People: me and my daughter
Duration: 2hrs either side of both tides!
Tide: both
Weather: beautiful
Bait: mackerel - preseved lug
Rigs: x2 hook flappers
Results: x2 baby ling!...x1 'good' doggy
Report: headed for Donaghadee bout 4.30am...was fishing from 5-8am not a bite...not even a crab...so re-stocked the bait box and my daughter and I headed for Ballyhalbert to meet the 6.40pm evening tide was fishing bout 5pm and first cast my daughter had the first of 2 'small' ling, I managed a health doggy...so all returned happy...have blanked x3 time now at the Dee so puttin it down the recent dredging...shame cause its a great 'safe' spot to take the kids
Donaghadee and Ballyhalbert -5th June
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rodbender
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Re: Donaghadee and Ballyhalbert -5th June
Well done to both of you. Nice to see the kids taking an interest. 
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Re: Donaghadee and Ballyhalbert -5th June
We have been fishing the dee abit recently hand have been picking up plenty of coaies, flounders and an odd wrasse. we have found that the fishing has actually improved since the dredging although there seems to be a certain patch that the fish seem to be on!!
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Biggest Fish of 2014-15lb Conger Eel
Total Species 2014-39 Sea
9 FW
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Re: Donaghadee and Ballyhalbert -5th June
would agree with that...won't put me off m8 think its a great spot...dan wrote:We have been fishing the dee abit recently hand have been picking up plenty of coaies, flounders and an odd wrasse. we have found that the fishing has actually improved since the dredging although there seems to be a certain patch that the fish seem to be on!!