Duration:Sat 26th 3HRS / Wed 30th 1.5 HRS
Tide:Stranding & Filling
Weather:26th overcast & mild 30th Raining
Bait:Mac,Squid,Sandeel & Limpet
Rigs:One hook flapper
Results:26th :Myself 1Dogfish, 6 Wrasse. John: 1 Coding,1 Dogfish 3 Ballan Wrasse. 30th:8 Ballan Wrasse
Report:
Saturday 26th
With the weather overcast & wind light, it was perfect for a spot of fishing so made our way to a Beach mark but when we arrived the place was full of surfers & anglers
so plan B was to hit Mullaghmore harbour.When we got there the place was empty so wasted no time baited up & cast out, John was first in with a Codling after 5 minutes followed by Dogfish, whilst I was waiting for a bite for about an hour then the rod tip wet crazy picked it up & got a nice Dogfish first of the year for me so was very happy to get a new species
. Stayed on for another hour but not as much as a bite, so headed to my reliable Wrasse mark.Arrived to a very rough sea with big swells running but fishable, on with the bait & dropped it down it hadn’t hit the bottom when a big Ballan made off with it into the kelp gave it a pull, line snapped good fish lost, on with new rig & bait got five wrasse about the 2lb mark ,then connected with a good fish a lovely Ballan just under 3.5 lb, when I went to unhook him I spotted two lines & two hooks in its mouth
had to laugh that’s a first, the one that got away earlier was caught again got my lost fish & hook back, 
one hungry Ballan!! The tide was filling quickly so packed up & headed for a feed!! 
Wednesday 30th
With big Wrasse on my mind for a few days, I headed back to the same mark every shot a Ballan they were feeding hard attacking the bait as soon as it hit the bottom, got six from 1.5 to 2.5lb & two good ones 4 & 3 lb which fought very hard. I reckon there’s a massive one down there somewhere amongst the kelp
it seems to be full of big ones. But the rain started & I was soaked within 15 minutes so had to call it a day & head for home a happy but wet man 
, but it will all come good, i'm sure