Tide:Ebbing
Weather:North easterly, sunny
Bait:Fresh mackerel
Rigs:1 hook running ledger
Results:6 Thornbacks
Report:Mackerel were incredibly scarce and I spent an hour and a half before getting seven. Dropped anchor of the back of the Point and put two rods out. Both got hit at the same time and I lost both fish, was pumping what I think was a ray to the top when the other rod (reel in ratchet mode) took off for Bundoran at a rate of knots. At this stage whatever was on first rod came off and when I hit the other I got two heavy lunges before the hook fell out, probably a tope. Nerves well in tatters at this stage.
Fishing was steady if unspectacular after this and I finished up with 6 thornies. Cracking day weather wise and I had to seek shelter in the shade of the wheelhouse a few times. At the end of the evening when I was pulling up the anchor a group of 5 porpoises passed close by, nice sight.
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Hi Nick,
Porpoise is our smallest cetacean and thats one of the surest ways of identifying them, common and bottlenose dolphins are much bigger. They are usually very dark in colour and you only usually see their small dark backs as they roll out of the water. Not much splashing compared to the more lively dolphins and then they tend to be quite shy and you'll never get them riding the bow-ride of the boat.
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Porpoise is our smallest cetacean and thats one of the surest ways of identifying them, common and bottlenose dolphins are much bigger. They are usually very dark in colour and you only usually see their small dark backs as they roll out of the water. Not much splashing compared to the more lively dolphins and then they tend to be quite shy and you'll never get them riding the bow-ride of the boat.
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Compared to last year the mackerel have been poor although I was out with Adrian Molloy the day after that boat trip and had 10 in two drops! Still that was down around Rathlin O Birne at the very outer edge of the bay. I don't know if the 'red tide' incident has influenced their movements in the upper bay, you notice any dead flounder on Rossnowlagh Dingbat. Friend was telling me there was a whole load of them last week, kids even playing with them.
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