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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: 105
Hours on the water: 478
Species recorded: 20

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11 Oct 2026· Shore· Shane Buckley

North Dublin Schoolie

Malahide(North Dublin) 1 fish1.5 h8 kn SSE

Bass

Conditions on the day

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Air

13.2°C

Sea

13.8°C

Wind

8 kn SSE

Pressure

1010 hPa

Gusts

16 kn

Swell

0.1 m

Cloud

60%

Sky

Partly cloudy

Tide

High 12:17 · 3.86 mLow 17:44 · 0.28 mFalling at time of tripHeights above chart datum (Rush)

New Moon

0% lit · waxing

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Gear Review30 Aug 2026

Berkley DEX Longshot 14cm Lure

I bought this lure in Henrys on a whim as it looked good and was cheap enough, I have to say this was a good purchase, normally I fish with shamrock feedshallows but this new lure …

2026 statistics so far

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Sessions

16 hours fished

Fish landed

1 species

Catch per hour

0.31

16 hours fished

Longest fish

30 cm

Bass

Heaviest fish

1.00 kg

Bass

Species breakdown

Bass5 · best 30 cm · 1.00 kg