Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

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Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

#1 Post by Drew »

People: Dan, Drew, Bingham, Michael

Duration: 7pm - ?

Tide: Pushing Nicely

Weather: Howling Northerly, Dry, COLD!

Bait: Lug, Rag, White Rag, Squid, Mack

Rigs: Flappers, 1up1down, 2up1down

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Me 3 Flounders, 4 Coalies, 1 Codling, 2 Rockling
Dan 2 Rockling, 1 Pollack
Bingham - ?
Michael - ?

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I'll let Bingham report on his session as he's still out there...

Started off at 7pm and set up at the railings, a gale of wind was going to make things interesting tonight. Dan and I proceeded to get our gear set up and first casts in. Waited about 15 minutes and Bingham and Michael arrived.

Didnt take long to get the first bite of the night for me, and I wound in a 37cm Coalfish! Not a bad start at all. Got it measured and photographed and got the little fella back in...

A While passed and I got a couple of deceiving pulls on the rod tip. Before I would have put it down to crabs but this time I decided to leave it and see if the bite developed. Lucky I did as I hit it a couple of soft tugs later and managed a Flounder of 30cm! Result!

Got the baits back out onto the ground and wound in the other rod, to find yet another flounder attached to it! Could it be Donaghadee was turning into Flounder city? 10 Minutes later and I got my answer! Yet another Flounder, this time on the top snood of the rig!

As the light started to go I started to pick up a few more Coalies, all of which were in and around 20cm, Positive little biters on the Affinity twins light tip! Next I missed a Coalies bite but reeled in anyway to find a small shore rockling on the bottom snood.

A less recognisable bite came on the affinity to finish, and I pulled in a nice double of a Codling and a Larger shorey.

Meanwhile Daniel managed a Pollack and 2 Rockling down the side, and Bingham got a Pollack and a Shorey too!

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Re: Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

#2 Post by nobuzz »

Great fishing guys.

I know where I'm heading this weekend!
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Re: Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

#3 Post by Drew »

Yeah man it's fishing really well! :)
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Re: Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

#4 Post by Tom H »

As kids we used to catch a lot of flounders and dabs in the Dee harbour. Just hoping there makeing a bit of a come back..Well done on catching a few Drew.
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Re: Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

#5 Post by doggie3131 »

nice one drew,nice to see the flounder back there for ye!
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Re: Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

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Tom H wrote:As kids we used to catch a lot of flounders and dads in the Dee harbour. Just hoping there makeing a bit of a come back..Well done on catching a few Drew.
Tom, was it about 15 years ago you got your flounders? Before the harbour became all weeded and roughed up? I have a serious feeling this dredging has improved the ground for Flounders around the harbour and given them the oppertunity to return and feed in numbers...

Just a hunch mind.
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Re: Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

#7 Post by rab01 »

Nice session lads! Never caught a flounder off the dee so you might be on to something there. I find it fishes well in rough conditions.
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Re: Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

#8 Post by Tom H »

It was more like 35 years ago Drew :oops: The hot spot was just as you came on to the pier. But I was down one day and there was two English men casting of the top wall. ( first time I had seen any one use a beachcaster there ) Now you know when some thing sticks in your mind. I can still see there catch of plaice dabs, coddling, and dogs. Would say the the biggest flatty was around the 3lb mark and the same sort of size for the cod :shock: I sat so long watching them i missed my bus home :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

#9 Post by Dawsey »

Nice one drew, that's a fair few flounder you have had at the dee in the last few weeks you may not be a bac judge with the dredging etc.
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Re: Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

#10 Post by Drew »

Cheers Dawsey! :) It's fishing well.
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Re: Donaghadee, Co Down, 11/05/10

#11 Post by Al and Jordan »

nice one drew. you got more flounder from there in that one session than i've had off it in the last 4 years :shock: :shock: fair play man and good work, keep em coming 8)
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#12 Post by Drew »

2 up 1 Downs in the Middle Al.... Pushing tide.
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