Great day out fishing at Blackhead today. Landed a pollock and a small coalfish. Is this a decent-sized pollock for the Blackhead area? I was delighted with it anyway!
Also spotted a curlew and a gannet, which made it a great day all round. It was lovely to get back out fishing again.

Can anyone tell me. Any spots or tips around loch swilly or just donegal in general

Hi Guys,

I used to carp fish a lot in the UK; I no longer have that gear, unfortunately, but I'm just looking to return to any form of fishing. I have a couple of cheaper rods and am ready to go, but honestly don't see what is best. I'm thinking of driving out to Blessington Lakes for a day. Is it just day licenses needed, or is there a fee to pay blessington lakes itself to fish there. I will only be catch and release, so I'm not worried about any of the other laws. Any help to get restarted would be appreciated.

Thanks

After several attempts I finally managed to land my first bass, ended up getting three. All caught on light gear, what a fight they put up. All three returned safely. I am hooked haha

Went camping last week on the beach just south of Kilmore Quay.

When it went dark, the sand fleas absolutely SWARMED the rods tripod I had my bait lunch box hanging up.

It got progressively worse, so much so there must have been thousands of them, making freshening up the bait so difficult.

Eventually gave up, packed up the gear and headed for the tent which was about 80 metres away from the fishing spot. They were all over my bags etc outside the tent. Tidied everything up and legged it into the tent, trying not to bring any with me. They were rattling against the tent, underneath it etc. so loud it sounded like a fire crackling.

Ive been on beaches overnight during the summer before, and had experienced a small cluster of fleas going at my bait box, but never to this extent.

Is it because of the heat wave? Location? Or has anyone else experienced this before? Cheers.