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Notes from the tideline

A working journal of shore and boat sessions around the Irish coast — every trip logged with the weather, tide and moon that shaped it.

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Sessions logged: 114
Hours on the water: 500
Species recorded: 21

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17 Oct 2026· Shore· Shane Buckley

North Dublin 17.10.2026

Malahide(North Dublin) 0 fish3.0 h7 kn ENE

Conditions on the day

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Air

12.2°C

Sea

13.6°C

Wind

7 kn ENE

Pressure

1038 hPa

Gusts

13 kn

Swell

0.4 m

Cloud

71%

Sky

Partly cloudy

Tide

High 15:51 · 2.82 mLow 09:27 · 0.81 mRising at time of tripHeights above chart datum (Rush)

Waxing Crescent

37% lit · waxing

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2026 statistics so far

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Sessions

19 hours fished

Fish landed

1 species

Catch per hour

0.26

19 hours fished

Longest fish

30 cm

Bass

Heaviest fish

1.00 kg

Bass

Species breakdown

Bass5 · best 30 cm · 1.00 kg