Donegal pier 21st April 2010

[bigbadtom]

People: Just myself.

Duration: 10 am till 3 pm.

Tide: high water at 11.47 am.

Weather: Showery rain and cold.

Bait: Mackerel lug and sandeels.Flapper and pulley.

Rigs:

Results: One thornie ray and one dogfish.




Report:
Arrive at the pier at around 10 am and set up. Lugworm and mackerel on the flapper and mackerel and sandeel on the pulley. Nothing happened for the first hour or so then I got a great bite on the pulley rig. I struck into a good fish and got it to the top of the water. It was a nice thornback ray. While reeling in the fish managed to take line off the reel ( drag too loose ) and swam under the pier. The line rubbed against the concrete pier and it was bye bye fish. Nothing happened till about a half hour after high water when a dogfish took the lug and mackerel on the flapper. I go the doggie in only to discover I had forgotten the camera and the camera on my phone is worse than useless. Packed up around 3 pm and headed home. All in all a good day.

[fishermannum1]

hard luck on the raymond tom, but nice one on the doggie mate

[beachcaster]

tom i hope you have learned from this to check drag before you lift into the fish!!well done on the ray and dogfish mate.

[niallb73]

well done mate.
i hope you dont mind me asking but where exactly is donegal pier, i would like to give it a bash some time
many thanks,

niallb73

[Tanglerat]

He's being coy, niall.

"Donegal pier" means a pier in Donegal, not saying exactly which one.

[bigbadtom]

Where are you based niallb73

[bigbadtom]

Me being coy. Never.

[niallb73]

i am in kinlough in leitrim. normally a pike fisherman but wanting to broaden my horizons after moving here from fermanagh.
i was out all day today with a mate at mullaghmore and a few places in bundoran but nothing.
i have to say both of us are complete newbees to the shore fishing aspect of things and are really looking guidance so to speak

niallb73