Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 03/05/09

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Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 03/05/09

#1 Post by vamper »

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Duration:2115 - 2315

Tide:rising

Weather:dry, calm

Bait:mack, squid

Rigs:3 hook flapper, 2 hook bling

Results:1 Pollack :) , 1 Coalie :) , 3 crabs :evil:




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Arrived down to find 4 other anglers there, (one of them caught a coalie on the float of the back wall), so I set up at the lifeboat end of the railings.

Set up both rods, and after about 20 minutes and lots of little knocks (crabs I am assuming), landed a treble shot of a small coalie :) , a large weedfish :roll: and a crab :evil: .

By this time the other guys had all left, so I moved up to my favourite spot below the lighthouse. Kept getting more taps, and landed a pollack (about 25 cms) about 30 minutes (and 2 crabs) later.

The crabs were having a field day as every hook was coming back in with only mack skin attached.

Called it a day about 2315, to enable the crabs to find their own food!

Still, crabs aside, a nice session on a pleasant evening
2011 species (2) - Three Bearded Rockling, Coalfish

2010 species (8) - Coalfish, Codling, Shore Rockling, Pollack, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Poor Cod, Whiting, Pouting

2009 species (10) - Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Pouting, Coalfish, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Shore Rockling, Codling, Haddock, Shanny, Whiting, Flounder
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 03/05/09

#2 Post by eyesreilly »

As Clint Earwig says,"Crabs (or is it Crows :? ) gotta eat too", :lol: :lol: Well done :wink:
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 03/05/09

#3 Post by Bass Buster »

well done mate at least you were out and got a few............. :D :D :D
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 03/05/09

#4 Post by nobuzz »

Nice fishing.

Any sign of our ASB Officer?
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 03/05/09

#5 Post by paulybo »

crabs were a pest for us last week as well but still you got a few fish well done :)
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 03/05/09

#6 Post by nifisher »

Beats doing work around the house :evil: Always nice to get out :!:
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[color=#0000FF]Species 2010: 5[/color]Codling, Coalie, Flounder, Plaice, Turbot.

[color=#0000FF]Species 2009: 20[/color] Flounder, Dab, Coalie, Shore Rockling, Pollock, Pouting, Codling, Poor Cod, Whiting, Long Spined Sea Scorpian, Turbot, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Thornback Ray, Plaice, Ballan/ Corkwing/Goldshinny Wrasse, Rock Goby, Shanny, Sea Trout.

[color=#0000FF]Species 2008: 20[/color] Coalie, Pollock, Whiting, Poorcod, Pouting, Mackeral, Ballan/Corkwing/Goldshinny Wrasse, Rock Goby, Shanny, Long Spined Sea Scorpian, Black Goby, Thornback Ray, Doggie, Flounder, Codling, Shore Rockling, 5 Bearded Rockling, Bull Huss.
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 03/05/09

#7 Post by Al and Jordan »

nice to see you got a few fish vamper :P . sometimes it's hard to get a bait out long enough for the fish to find before the 8 legged robbers have it munched down there man :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: but on the plus side you'd think they would draw some big fish in as the free crab buffet is so abundant :? :? :? :? :? at least that's what i like to think as the wee buggers are annihilating my bait :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 03/05/09

#8 Post by vamper »

eyesreilly wrote:As Clint Earwig says,"Crabs (or is it Crows :? ) gotta eat too", :lol: :lol: Well done :wink:

big bryan wrote:well done mate at least you were out and got a few............. :D :D :D

Cheers lads
nifisher wrote:Beats doing work around the house :evil: Always nice to get out :!:

Sure beats sitting in and listening to the wife :wink: :wink:
paulybo wrote:crabs were a pest for us last week as well but still you got a few fish well done :)

alandjordan wrote:nice to see you got a few fish vamper :P . sometimes it's hard to get a bait out long enough for the fish to find before the 8 legged robbers have it munched down there man :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: but on the plus side you'd think they would draw some big fish in as the free crab buffet is so abundant :? :? :? :? :? at least that's what i like to think as the wee buggers are annihilating my bait :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

This year seems to be terrible for crabs. Might have to beat the wee sods by getting out the float rig and nightlites
2011 species (2) - Three Bearded Rockling, Coalfish

2010 species (8) - Coalfish, Codling, Shore Rockling, Pollack, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Poor Cod, Whiting, Pouting

2009 species (10) - Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Pouting, Coalfish, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Shore Rockling, Codling, Haddock, Shanny, Whiting, Flounder
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 03/05/09

#9 Post by vamper »

nobuzz wrote:Nice fishing.

Any sign of our ASB Officer?


There was no sign of our little chums :D :D , so no ASB officer needed.

Maybe they have all emigrated :lol: :lol:
2011 species (2) - Three Bearded Rockling, Coalfish

2010 species (8) - Coalfish, Codling, Shore Rockling, Pollack, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Poor Cod, Whiting, Pouting

2009 species (10) - Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Pouting, Coalfish, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Shore Rockling, Codling, Haddock, Shanny, Whiting, Flounder

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