PORTSTEWART 25TH, 26TH AND 27TH MARCH

[fagan]

PEOPLE: Me, daddy, brother, and m8

WEATHER: sunny

TIDE: both

RIGS: two hook clipped down, pulley

BAIT:mackerel, ragworm, sand eel

RESULTS: 21 coallies, 5 dogfish

the good weather came in and i decided to go for my first session of the year. i heard the fishing wasnt that great at the minute so i wasnt expecting much.

i arrived at the mark around 10 in the morning, i tracked over some very slippery rocks and had a look at the platform i fish off, it looked alright so i walked over and just as i put my bag down a wave crashed and surrounded me with water. i was lucky i got a quick escape by jumping on to a higher rock. so i made a dash for a for the safer rocks and got setup. the fishing was great pulling up coallies every half hour r so and a couple of doggies i was surprised we got so many cause i was told the fishin wasnt great. it was pretty much the same the other two days.

all and all it was a great session to open my year and hope to get out again soon

john


i made a video and some pics of the highlights, have a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfIOApW0i_Q

[saving private brian]

well fagan ye got plenty of fish.no pollock which is a shame but hopefully soon

[gerryl]

Well done ya all...great vid enjoy'd that

[fagan]

well fagan ye got plenty of fish.no pollock which is a shame but hopefully soon

thanx m8 but no pollock yet m8 but i hope to get 1 soon.

[Drew]

Cracking Sesh, Crackin' Video, Crackin Coalies, well done lads!

[fagan]

Cracking Sesh, Crackin' Video, Crackin Coalies, well done lads!

thanx m8, wouldnt of minded a few pollock tho, hope to get 1 soon.

[grady]

great report nice video, well done on good session

[weedave]

good job lads. great to see the fish.

dave

[fagan]

good job lads. great to see the fish.

dave

oi dave it was a great session and the weather just made it a whole lot better. as long as the coalies r in it saves the blank.

[weedave]

good job lads. great to see the fish.

dave

oi dave it was a great session and the weather just made it a whole lot better. as long as the coalies r in it saves the blank.

its been lovely this last few days down there. hope it keeps up.

aye them ol coalies keep the interest up, a few bigger ones would be nice though. i was chatting to a fellow local angler who was telling me story about a 12lb coalie he caught spinning for sea trout a good few years ago.....can you imaging hooking that beast.!?!?

[fagan]

great report nice video, well done on good session

thanks m8 it was good to catch a good haul on my first session of the year

[Trojan]

Great vid and picks look like a good owl session

[fagan]

Great vid and picks look like a good owl session

thanx m8 it was good to get out for my first session of the year and not be dissapointed.

[fagan]

Well done ya all...great vid enjoy'd that

thanks m8!! thought i would make a vid cause its always nice to have when ur lookin back many years from now. good memories.

[tight lines]

it looks like a great spot well done good fishing

[fagan]

it looks like a great spot well done good fishing

thanks m8, it was a surprise cause it dosnt fish that well this time of year, but it def produced the goods this time

[FisherKing]

Nice fishing lads well done

[liam78]

well done you got the sunshine for it
what was the bottom like ? hard ground

[fagan]

well done you got the sunshine for it
what was the bottom like ? hard ground

thanks m8, the weather was class, but there was a bit of a north wind at times that woulda skinned ya. the ground is weedy out to about 70 yards then sandy bottom from there so u need to give er a good thump out. i fish this mark reguarly and it dosent usually fish that great this time of year but think i just hit it lucky.

[liam78]

u heading up there at the weekend sat want to try some were new .

well done you got the sunshine for it
what was the bottom like ? hard ground

thanks m8, the weather was class, but there was a bit of a north wind at times that woulda skinned ya. the ground is weedy out to about 70 yards then sandy bottom from there so u need to give er a good thump out. i fish this mark reguarly and it dosent usually fish that great this time of year but think i just hit it lucky.