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u/Potential-Type3147 7h ago
For anyone who thinks I didn't put them back think again I put everything back and if I seen someone try take from the canal they'd be going in with the fish 🤣 was not Robertstown I haven't been there in a long time but had many good sessions there
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u/Michael_of_Derry 6h ago
What fish are they? Are they native to Ireland?
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u/Potential-Type3147 6h ago
These are Tench and they are not native to Ireland no but they don't cause any negative impact to water ecosystems plus they are great to catch they are strong fighting fish thanks
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u/malemanb 6h ago
tench and yes
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u/Michael_of_Derry 6h ago
Tench are not native to Ireland.
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u/Dapper-Second-8840 6h ago
Technically true, but they've been here since the middle-ages so we can at least give them "honorary" Irish status at this point 😉
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u/Michael_of_Derry 6h ago
Do 'The Honourable The Irish Society' still control access to waterways in ROI like they do in the North?
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u/Potential-Type3147 6h ago
There's always people watching thats for sure and good because who wants to sit beside an empty canal
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u/NobleKorhedron 1h ago
The IFI and - maybe - Waterways Ireland are the only agencies with statutory powers RE canals; well, aside from the Gardaí...
Who're this Irish Society you're on about...?
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u/Illustrious-Big-8678 6h ago
Ah lovely, youd a good day out. What bait were they keen on? Im hoping for a session this week
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u/GdanskToSeeTheFilm 7h ago
Fair play. What bait is working for you. Found worm tipped with sweetcorn good in the past. Did you rake?
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u/Potential-Type3147 6h ago
I was just using worm sitting off the bottom ever so slightly but they were feeding heavily throughout the day . Jacuzzi was turned on every hour or so for 5/10 mins . I racked a swim yes and find with the canal they show up not long after whist cloud in still in the water
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u/CurrentTurbulent 5h ago
I know very little about fishing, what is 'turning on the jacuzzi' - stirring up the canal bed somehow?
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u/GdanskToSeeTheFilm 5h ago
Tench feed heavily on the bottom resulting in bubbles coming to the surface. It is a telltale giveaway they are in the area
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u/giveitsometechno 2h ago
I had a pet tench in my aquarium I caught in monstersvan . I had release him he got too big for the tank
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u/GdanskToSeeTheFilm 5h ago
Nice one. Sometimes find a quick rake is nearly better than groundbaiting on some stretches.
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u/Heliotropicurticales 3h ago
Curious why keep em in a net until the end of the session If you’re just releasing. Is it just so you can look at it and say “damn look at all these fishes”?
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u/FORDEY1965 7h ago
Like I've said before here folks, our canals are STUFFED with fish. You all just need to get out fishing! Walk the banks, talk to other anglers, rake a swim or two, and fish away.