03/04/08 Shannon Estuary

[marshpike]

People: Me & Bill Ryan

Duration: 7pm - 11pm

Tide: low tide 10pm

Weather: Mild, calm

Bait: Sandeel

Rigs: Pulley Rig

Results: 9 doggies

Report: Had my fingers crossed for a thornie but in my present form it just wasn't going to be, managed plenty of doggies though and christend my new set up. Made a new friend and found another great fishing spot which will produce in the months to come.


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New set up christened
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http://www.chillwithbill.com/

[roger de dodger]

i know you get alot of crabs down that way do they crawl up your trouser legs often ????(if you have too many i,ll take off your hands :D )

[round_ourway]

unlucky on the rays mate. plenty of them in fahan (co.donegal) from about mid may on. i will be heading up to fahan for a cheeky ray in the next couple of weeks. your more than welcome to come along

[zeke]

unlucky on the rays mate. plenty of them in fahan (co.donegal) from about mid may on. i will be heading up to fahan for a cheeky ray in the next couple of weeks. your more than welcome to come along

what setup/rigs do u recommend down fahan for ray?thanks...

[round_ourway]

Zeke

Fahan is in Co.Donegal. The rigs I personally use are pulley rigs with a fairly long snood length. I have also used clipped down rigs, but all my rigs consists of just one snood length.
Fahan has a powerful rip through it which requires fairly big weights. hopefully the rays will start to show up soon

[zeke]

Zeke

Fahan is in Co.Donegal. The rigs I personally use are pulley rigs with a fairly long snood length. I have also used clipped down rigs, but all my rigs consists of just one snood length.
Fahan has a powerful rip through it which requires fairly big weights. hopefully the rays will start to show up soon

is Fahan the same as Fanad?is there any location/shore mark do u recommend?thanks :D :D :D

[Irish_Shamrock]

is Fahan the same as Fanad?is there any location/shore mark do u recommend?thanks :D :D :D

No, Fanad is the headland at the top of the western shore of Lough Swilly. Fahan is where the marina is on the eastern shore, at the opposite end.

Fish the beach about 500-700 yards up to the right of the marina, just around where the bend in the shoreline starts. It's a bit hard to describe but you'll understand what I mean when you see it. Try to fish into the channel which runs parallel to the beach, low water is usually best.

You can't go wrong with plain mackeral on a pulley rig - a bit of bling can also bring you rays when others are blanking. Even add a big, bright muppet to your rig - about six inches above your bait.

They are already being caught, some decent ones too.

[zeke]

thank you guys...i'll try fahan if the weather is good and hopefully catch my first thorny :D :D :D ...by the way were can i look for tide chart for fahan?thanks

[Al and Jordan]

nice session mate, shame raymond did'nt show thow, but hey it's early days. mabey next time :wink:

[Irish_Shamrock]

thank you guys...i'll try fahan if the weather is good and hopefully catch my first thorny :D :D :D ...by the way were can i look for tide chart for fahan?thanks

For a rough guife go to to http://www.easytide.co.uk and look for Rathmullan - it's pretty much the only spot on given on the easytide map in Lough Swilly. Fahan is directly opposite, so the tides will be the same.

[zeke]

thank you Irish_Shamrock...great info...i'll try next week :D :D :D