People: Dan and Drew
Duration: 6.30pm - 9pm
Tide: Erm, wet.
Weather: Wayyyy colder than expected, Northerly breeze making it truely baltic!!
Bait:! Lugworm, White Rag, Mackeral and Sandeel
Rigs: Loops. 1 Hook Clipped
Results:
Around 40 Coalies and Pollack, from 18 to 34cm.
Report:
Dan got back from Florida yesterday with a new Reel and bits of tackle from the states. Phoned him this morning to see if he fancied heading out tonight, answer was yes, so at 1pm we went to the Beach to dig bait for our session, half an hours digging got us more than enough bait for a session.
Arrived down onto the Pier to find one guy chucking feathers over the back wall, and Sheppy and Dean fishing from the rails, had a yarn with the lads, they hadn't caught anything but were in good spirits, they were heading on so Dan and I got set up and started fishing from the rails, pretty much immediately started picking up coalies at distance on the loop rigs. Wind was bouncing the match tip of the rod around violently, but the bites were savage and unmistakable.
Dan started off slow, but sound found a good patch of Coalies and Pollack much closer in, he was happy to see them and had great fun playing them on his new baitcasting reel.
Fished the Evo over the back wall with Sandeels are bait, sadly didn't get a touch all evening. Would love a doggie, just to christen it properly.
So, as night fell it got dramatically colder, and since I didn't bring the suit I decided we'd call it a day at 9pm, great to be out.
Donaghadee, 27/03/11
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Donaghadee, 27/03/11
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Re: Donaghadee, 27/03/11
well done lads nice few fish there 
and great to get some when other lads diden't
nice work
and great to get some when other lads diden't
nice workGive a man a fire he will be warm for a night,
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
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Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
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Re: Donaghadee, 27/03/11
good work drew, surprised you didnt get anything at distane man, is it clean ground out that way i nevwe fish off the back wall.
[i]Species '10[/i] [b]23 Species[/b]
[i]Species '11[/i] Coalfish, Pollock, Mackerel, Sea Trout, Flounder, Turbot, Dab, Thornback Ray, Smoothhound, Tope(pup), Tub Gurnard, LSD, Shanny, Ballen Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Goldsinny Wrasse
[color=#FF0000]Target Species :- Huss, BASS, Cucko Ray[/color]
[i]Species '11[/i] Coalfish, Pollock, Mackerel, Sea Trout, Flounder, Turbot, Dab, Thornback Ray, Smoothhound, Tope(pup), Tub Gurnard, LSD, Shanny, Ballen Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Goldsinny Wrasse
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Re: Donaghadee, 27/03/11
Its rough for about the first 30 yards Dawsey n then it gets cleaner, I reckon the back walls about the only chance left in Donaghadee to get a Haddock from the Shore.Dawsey wrote:good work drew, surprised you didnt get anything at distane man, is it clean ground out that way i nevwe fish off the back wall.
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Re: Donaghadee, 27/03/11
Damn right I am mate, loving every single minute of it...tight lines wrote:well done drew your having a good time of it lately well done
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Re: Donaghadee, 27/03/11
well done on the rake of coaliesSpecies 2011 (25) :Cod 80 , Whiting 50 , Coalfish 42 , Sea Scorpion 6(3shortspined/3longspined) , (3b)Rockling 2 , Dogfish 72 , Flounder 32 , Bass 2 , Poor Cod 16 , Dab 16 , Ballen Wrasse 2 , Turbot 1 , Tompot Blenny 3 , Smoothhound 1 , Tub Gurnard 1 , Mackeral 78 , Pollock 10 , Corkwing wrasse 2 , Black Goby 5 , Pouting 4 , Cuckoo Wrasse 1 , Ling 1 , Conger eel 6 , Silver eel 1 , ( Year End 31st October )