Limerick Point, Cushendall, Co. Antrim Sat 7 June 08

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#1 Post by **StevieC** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:28 pm

myself

time - 12.45pm - 4pm

tide - rising

weather - beautiful day

Bait - rag and mack

Rigs: two up one down

Results: dabs / plaice / pollock

[b]Report:

Collected a few bags of rag and some frozen mack from Larne Angling Supplies on Saturday morning (good quality stuff, highly recommended) and headed up the Antrim coast. Hadn't fished Limerick Point for quite a while so with the aim of targeting flatties I decided to give this venue a go. There was a few other lads about and noticed one guy landing a few small wrasse.
Managed to get a nice spot on the rocks in front of the house. There was alot of water traffic about so rather than go long with the beachcaster I decided to fish light close in - lobbed my trace (two up one down with a 3oz plain lead) out about 30yds.
Tide was flowing right to left and pulled the trace in front of a small reef. Wasn't long before there was some interest and then wallop - landed a nice wee pollock, nothing spectacular but enough to put a bend in my light rod. From here on it was virtuaaly a fish a cast with the pollock being interrupted by a couple of dabs and a plaice.
Largest flat would have been about 9" and largest pollock may have just been 12". Overall a good days sport in some scorching weather. 8)

#2 Post by **FMCN** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:13 pm

Well done Stevie. I haven't seen you report in a while, must be working to hard.

#3 Post by **immunecfg** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:16 pm

larne angling is very good for the rag, remember going to the guys house to get it years ago before he opened the shop on the main st

dgp140 · #4 Post by **dgp140** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:04 pm

Nice report Stevie, I must give that place a go myself.

#5 Post by **StevieC** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:14 pm

Cheers lads.

You're right Francis up to my eyeballs although I did manage a wee trip to Kilmuckridge / Courtown a few weeks back for the Civil Service nationals. Didn't actually fish the comp but over the two days I had flounder / rockling / whiting and a smoothhound - only a small one but lovely looking creature.

Also had a few hours at Glenarm on the Saturday night when we came back to use up some bait. Apart from a nice coalie the fishing was hard going with all the weed that was about.

Hopefully a few more trips to come - will keep you posted. Hope you have a good one in Kerry. I'm for Wicklow beginning of August.

#6 Post by **round_ourway** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:12 pm

I was only round the corner from ya. sounded like a decent session there.

#7 Post by **the-ghost** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:50 pm

nice fishin, gettin the sun and afew fish threw in! hard to beat

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Limerick Point, Cushendall, Co. Antrim Sat 7 June 08

Limerick Point, Cushendall, Co. Antrim Sat 7 June 08

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