First session of 2009 throws up nothing but small whiting.

First Castletown trip throws up nothing but doggies.

Barna lake produces some nice brownies on the fly.

Some of the fish caught over the christmas period. Using Lug, Macky,sandeel and oysters.

This years trophy.

A quick charter trip saw a lot of wrasse and pollock withh the occasional Ling and Cod.

A fun 2hour flounder session produces three nice fish.

Its a rockling it has 3beards but apparently its not a three bearded rockling.

Some Highlights (So Far)

Edward's slimy eel from the Grand canal at Athy

Dave with a tasty flounder from Spiddle beach

My hardest species yet Pike breaks a dry spell (caught boat fishing)

Fish caught on the Azores.

Holiday Bream

Some sort of puffer fish which made strange noises and squirted water

A dose of influenza doesn't stop Edward catching a ling from the boat in West Cork

John catches his first perch, which has obviously just told a funny joke

John displaying his Invisible Perch

Desperate times calls for desperate measures. Ed displaying the builders crack method of catching Perch.

No new species so posting some conger two recent trips searching for Ray and tope think i have the wrong ground or setup.

Specimen wrasse(2.288kg) off the boat on a mackerel fillet.

Things continue to tick over nicely with scad for both Dave and Ed from Blackrock beach.

Carmel has a nice Cuckoo wrasse on baited feathers and the old washing line.

Small bream for both Dave and Ed from Ballyquirke make the tally 22-20 to Ed.