ballycastle beach sat 18th april 09

[Al and Jordan]

People: me jordan and minty

Duration: minty was there from noon and still there when we left at 9.30pm. us 4pm - 9.30pm

Tide: dropping

Weather: excellent

Bait: lug and mack

Rigs: 3 hook flappers

Results: ME: blank (again) JORDAN: 1 flounder




Report: we read that minty was headed up thet way looking some company, so we got a run up as there were rumors of turbot on the beach (yes jordan is still trying for one ) we arrived to find minty on up towards pans rock setting up beside 2 other anglers. he moved on up from the river end of the beach as he had'nt got a bite all day. but the 2 anglers at the rock end of the beach had a few turbot and flounders so things were looking up jordan was baiting up a rig with mackie strips and almost got a new species before the rod was even in the water not the turbot he's been after, but a border collie i turned around to see the dog with the bait and hook in it's mouth and thought "awhh god no" now i'm gonna have to listen to some yappy dog owner winge on at me to unhook their dog but by some stroke of luck the dog managed to strip the bait from the hook with it's mouth without getting hooked up.there were loads of people on the beach with dogs running about even thow there are council sign posts all over the place clearly stating that dogs are not permitted on the beach anyway back to the fishing . not much to report really, jordan got one flounder that he did'nt even know was there until he reeled in to re bait and me and minty were discovering that this session with jordan was quickly turning into a spectator sport again i was thinking to myself that i was'nt going home fishless again so we shot on up to waterfoot beach as it never fails and left minty to fish on as he was adament that the beach was'nt gonna defeat him . then things went from bad to worse. we arrived at waterfoot to find the beach 2 foot deep with kelp and weed i've never seen it so bad there before. i'll need to give it a week before going back up that way . so plan B went to plan C and we went over to the harbour to see if we could dip a line there. but when we got over it was packed with anglers. most of which were juniors, which was good to see . so not wanting to crowd them we just admitted defeat and headed on home. i don't appreciate it when people try to squeeze me out of a spot (big mistake), so i was'nt gonna be a hypocrite and do the same. yet another blank to add to my ever growing list . but it was a nice day and jordan enjoyed himself, so i was happy enough

[vamper]

Well done on the Flounder Jordan , and bad luck Al on the blank again

Keep meaning to venture away from Co.Down and try marks up the coast

What sort of distance are you guys casting up there to get into the fish?

[minty]

Well done Jordan (again ) you'll have to give me and you're dad a chance mate.....
i headed round looking for you about an hour after you'd left, twigged on why you were'nt on the beach when i seen it tried the pier myself then square house before giving up myself...
better luck next time fella

[eyesreilly]

Well done Jordan,nice flounder ,,,,hard luck Al ,,,get back out there and put it behind you ,,at least the weather was excellent and the dog wasnt injured. As for the signs, some people take them as a challenge

[Bass Buster]

well done jordon on out classin your dad and minty lol.hard luck al on the blank it can be tuff goin sometimes.jordon will maybe drop ya a few tips lol tight lines bryan

[rab01]

Hard luck on the blank Al. I've certainly had a few this season. Once we get into May you'll forget what a blank is, good times ahead lads!

[craigo]

Al Unlucky man , Jordan well done mate its been a few months since iv'e had a flounder fair play

[MC]

well done Jordan, try sandeel for turbot, its what i get them on

[fishermannum1]

nice one on the flounder jordan and dont worry about the turbot, your day will come!!!!

[saltydog]

Well done Jordan on the Flounder unlucky Al and Minty.

P.s. plenty of Turbot showing around Galway at the moment if ye fancy a road trip

[Al and Jordan]

Well done on the Flounder Jordan , and bad luck Al on the blank again Keep meaning to venture away from Co.Down and try marks up the coast What sort of distance are you guys casting up there to get into the fish?

jordan's flounder was taken at only 25ft in front of him man. i'm heading up to portrush tomorrow to try a few of last summer's marks out to see what they're fishing like at the moment. if you fancy a run out just let me know mate. like i always say, the more the merrier

Well done Jordan (again ) you'll have to give me and you're dad a chance mate.....
i headed round looking for you about an hour after you'd left, twigged on why you were'nt on the beach when i seen it tried the pier myself then square house before giving up myself...
better luck next time fella

did the same ourselves man and it was impossible i'm just gutted as i was going to fish the beach this week. but i'll give it until after the weekend to let the tides do their work and wash all the kelp and weed away unlucky with ballycastle. i honestly thought you might get something as the light went, but it looks like it's gonna be one of those beaches that fishes best from low to high. at least you can take that knowledge from the trip, so it was'nt a complete waste of time

Well done Jordan,nice flounder ,,,,hard luck Al ,,,get back out there and put it behind you ,,at least the weather was excellent and the dog wasnt injured. As for the signs, some people take them as a challenge

cheers dave, i'm determined to get a fish today by hook or by crook i'll get one a trip to one of our tried and tested marks in co.down will soon sort that out

well done jordon on out classin your dad and minty lol.hard luck al on the blank it can be tuff goin sometimes.jordon will maybe drop ya a few tips lol tight lines bryan

i know bryan, shorty is making a habbit of outfishing us lately it's gotta be the fish dance, it's the only thing i have'nt tried yet

Hard luck on the blank Al. I've certainly had a few this season. Once we get into May you'll forget what a blank is, good times ahead lads!

i know rab, i'm just glad to hear all the reports of the wrasse making a return to our shores, soon all the rest of our summer visitors will be in and we can fish during the day again

Al Unlucky man , Jordan well done mate its been a few months since iv'e had a flounder fair play

cheers craigo, jordan was just stoked to beat the 2 adults again . he'll be rubbing it in for the next few days

well done Jordan, try sandeel for turbot, its what i get them on

thanks for the tip MC do you cut them in half or use then whole???? all the turbot i've got so far were on worms, mackie strips or squid tenticles. the squid tenticles seem to work best. last year i watched ronald get about 5 turbot using the same tenticle in one session . and before all you budding comedians go into a typing frenzy, i said "TENTICLES"

nice one on the flounder jordan and dont worry about the turbot, your day will come!!!!

well it had better come soon as jordan is getting desperate he was watching the redneck fishing vids on youtube last night. i think they were titled "fishing with TNT")

Well done Jordan on the Flounder unlucky Al and Minty.
P.s. plenty of Turbot showing around Galway at the moment if ye fancy a road trip

looks like a road trip it is then it's the one stretch of coast that we have'nt cast a line into yet. i'll check when jordan's off for the may bank holiday and get back to you conor

[fishface]

hard luck alan cant wait to let you try my 15 footer 100 yards ,no problem keep in touch, try watching what jordan is doing,then copy him, you show him jordan

[RockHunter]

Well done Jordan, you show them how its done.
Hard luck Alan - maybe you shoud consider a trip down to the south coast.

[Dawsey]

Unlucky fellas, it's not for the want of trying Jordan produces the goods again. I hear there is a few good rock marks up that direction. I'll be giving them a go in the next month or so.

[saltydog]

Well done Jordan on the Flounder unlucky Al and Minty.
P.s. plenty of Turbot showing around Galway at the moment if ye fancy a road trip

looks like a road trip it is then it's the one stretch of coast that we have'nt cast a line into yet. i'll check when jordan's off for the may bank holiday and get back to you conor

No probs Al your both more than welcome i'll PM you my mobile....

[round_ourway]

Unlucky lads. I suppose its the time of year. not long before the fish starting showing up in larger numbers.

Sorry I never got back to ya minty. I went up to Donegal on the saturday morning.

I have had a few of those scary moments with the dog running away with a baited mackeral for it only to drop it in time. I wouldnt fancy trying to get a hook out of a dog's mouth either.

You boys going to the comp this weekend?

[vamper]

Cheers for the invite Al, but work keeps geting in the way of my fishing

Did you get a run up?

[nifisher]

Dont worry about the blank to much it happens from time to time. Just makes you more determined next time !!

[MC]

MC wrote:
well done Jordan, try sandeel for turbot, its what i get them on

thanks for the tip MC do you cut them in half or use then whole???? all the turbot i've got so far were on worms, mackie strips or squid tenticles. the squid tenticles seem to work best. last year i watched ronald get about 5 turbot using the same tenticle in one session . and before all you budding comedians go into a typing frenzy, i said "TENTICLES"

usally cut the tail off and the head at the gills, the only other thing i have got them on is a long thin slice of mackeral belly

[Al and Jordan]

hard luck alan cant wait to let you try my 15 footer 100 yards ,no problem keep in touch, try watching what jordan is doing,then copy him, you show him jordan

Well done Jordan, you show them how its done.
Hard luck Alan - maybe you shoud consider a trip down to the south coast.

already in the works we've got a pretty busy fishing schedule over the next few months. we're off to galway in may and jordan wants trigger fish and garfish, so that's a trip to cork and then a bass session in waterford or wexford. add to that theres all our club comps then our usual fishing marks up north to hit we'll be 2 very busy boys

Unlucky fellas, it's not for the want of trying Jordan produces the goods again. I hear there is a few good rock marks up that direction. I'll be giving them a go in the next month or so.

no probs m8, i'll give you a shout when i'm headed out next

No probs Al your both more than welcome i'll PM you my mobile....

you got mail

You boys going to the comp this weekend?

will have to give this one a miss. but good luck at it stevie, from the way it's fishing you'll need it

Cheers for the invite Al, but work keeps geting in the way of my fishing
Did you get a run up?

yeah m8 i've been all over the place since. i got loads of wrasse at donaghadee the other morning but blanked at portrush. 9 hours and no fish . but waterfoot pier was fishing well last night more coalies, dogs and whiting than you could shake a stick at

Dont worry about the blank to much it happens from time to time. Just makes you more determined next time !!

jordan reckons it's the fish gods punishing me for going out fishing while he's at school

usally cut the tail off and the head at the gills, the only other thing i have got them on is a long thin slice of mackeral belly

cheers for the tip MC , we'll have to give it a go