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e-mail 24/1/10
Here we go again, about this time of year
when the cod run is on its last legs and the wall and Cobh have become a bit of
a bore. Myself and Geordie turn to the beaches. For no better reason than the
surfs up and its not raining, yet with little or no chance of a fish we are
magnetically drawn to the sandy foreshore for big casts and dreams of May and
June.
Below left: Bally Cronneen freezing cold but fantastic all the same.
We arrived at dawn three hours before high
water and the surf looked great. Our first choice was to have been
Ballybrannigan but weed had made it unfishable though this looked a good second
choice.
With frozen crab, fresh lug and a mackerel
all got from Sharkies last night at 9.30pm we felt we would be in with a chance.
Not to be though, we were just to early in the year. Brilliant morning none the
less and ever the optimists we never stopped hoping. Below left: one of a bag of
codling caught over the Holidays on the wall, makes you wonder why we bothered
to go to a beach today. Get down to a beach this week and you'll soon know why.
...................................Chris
PS Sharkie has moved to his own home, open
longer and bigger shop.
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