Sam Roche was out my way this week for a quick session and he got 6 small wrasse on SPs and homemade jigs - fair play for a first LRF session! I reckon the Whiterock / 40 Foot area is paved with the little blighters...(Sam sorry to steal your thunder). Definitely want to look at Wicklow harbour and estuary now its warmed up - probably some bass about too...
There are a few spots between Whiterock and the 40 foot that are full of small wrasse and pollock alright, I also think that there are a couple of accessible spots on Bray head that might hold some better fish but I've never tried them myself. As for Wicklow harbour, apart from the wrasse (both corkwing and ballan), there's a good chance of tompot blenny and scorpion fish and of course pollock and possibly flounder. I've caught them all on bait and seen ling, gurnard and some other unexpected species being caught at close range there too but I haven't fished it with lures yet.
I was talking to Sam yesterday and he was telling me about the wrasse so I took a trip down there myself but I think might have been a little over gunned with my 8' 6" Rookie, so not quite LRF.:wink: I didn't manage to get any wrasse in the end but I did winkle out a little red cod on a 3" berkley power minnow, which made up for the lack of wrasse.
I think I'll be taking another trip or two down there soon but I think that I might need to invest in some lighter gear, I'm just not sure how light to go.:???: I was thinking maybe something along the lines of a Teklon Concept Spin 702L (7' - 7 - 25gm) paired with Shimano Rarenium Ci4 2500FA but I still not sure.:???:
Anyway I'll probably see you around there soon Rolfe.