People just me
Duration ramore head 4pm-7pm blue pool 730pm-10pm
Tide lw 4pm
Weather mixed
Bait rag, mackerel
Rigs various
Results 1 pollock, 26 colefish, 3 wrasse
Report with the wind blowing from the south east but the seas being flat calm i figured ramore head would be a good sheltered spot for a bit of wrasse bashing. landed down and was fishing by 4, first hour was pretty unproductive with only one coalie being landed dropping a bait down the rock wall. then it started to rain, set up my big umbrella and hunkered down for 45 minutes till it stopped, during this time i landed 2 wrasse, neither of any great size. when the rain did stop the clouds completely disappeared, the sun was shining and as my spot was sheltered it was quite a pleasant evening. still very few bites so switched to a float. set it over depth by a few feet cast out and reeled in slowly so the bait was being dragged over the top of the weeds and i managed to pull out 2 more coalies and a single pollock. decided to move as i wasnt getting much so headed off to the blue pool.
got to the blue pool and as i thought the wind was going to make it difficult. wanged out rag at distance and kept the float in close. neither of them were getting a touch. the guy beside me was using tescos bought herring and was getting flatties, doggies and and huge spider crab, i on the other hand was pulling every bait in untouched, (most of the rag were very green, with the odd red one) finally pulled out a wee wrasse on the float. gave up on the float as it was too windy so put on a 1 hook bomber and lobbed it out 15 feet. after about 10 minutes i got a wee coalie, then another and another. they were only about 8-12 inches long but was good to see some fish finally. decided as they were coming thick and fast i would try out the cristmas present i got http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Travel-Blue-Pen-S ... 4989395156, caught a few more on this. it was an interesting experience ill tell you, trying to control even a wee fish on such a short rod is tricky but good fun all the same. come 10pm the coalie bashing was in full swing and i was enjoying my new cree led headlight from ebay, its great and really bright, sure its cheap chinese crap but when the hinge does break im resourceful enough to fix it better than it was originally (bold statement, will keep you posted how that pans out), anyway was catching coalies and shining my new headlight on things zooming the beam in and out and into rockpools, up at the houses etc when i notice some dark clouds looming out of the dusk on the horizon. looking at them i minute im think this could be rain so was trying to decied whether or not to stay on when the decision was made for me as the whole horizon light up with a flash of lightning. was bad enough i had to ride my motor bike home 60 miles in it, didnt want to fish in it as well. so pack up and headed off. on the ride home it was chucking it down so hard i could hardley see. but on the plus side i remember to swap out my tinted visor for the clear one so i could keep the visor closed in the dark (never have i been so happy to have done that) and secondly i tested the waterproofness of my shakespeare salt rucksack. bag was strapped to the back seat and camera was in the side pocket. whole way home i was worried about it but in the end it arrived back in belfast bone dry. result.
had a whole mackerel out at both spots for conger, neither got a take but interestingly both bait came back in minus about 4 inches of their tails.
so in conclusion, a slow day with mixed weather and wee burst of activity at the end. but if i didnt go fishing i would have been pacing around the house wishing i had gone fishing.
Portrush Saturday 7th May
Moderators: donal domeney, saltydog
-
yngkmd
- SAI Sea Dog!
- Posts: 498
- Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 1:08 pm
- Favourite Fish: Pollock or Wrasse
- Location: Belfast
- Been thanked: 47 times
Portrush Saturday 7th May
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Last edited by yngkmd on Sun May 08, 2011 11:22 am, edited 1 time in total.
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
-
fishy1987
- SAI Sea Dog!
- Posts: 729
- Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:14 pm
- Favourite Rod: Hiro Basic 12ft f carbon
- Favourite Reel: Penn surfmaster 70
- Favourite Fish: Wrasse,Bass
- Location: cork ireland
- Has thanked: 46 times
- Been thanked: 10 times
Re: Portrush Saturday 7th May
nice one lovley looking wrasse good to see some reports up from somewhere 
tightlines
fergal
tightlines
fergal
Species 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 )
-
Ocean Roar
- SAI Bait Ball
- Posts: 135
- Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:36 pm
- Favourite Rod: Daiwa D-Surf/ Leeda Ocean Roar
- Favourite Reel: Okuma Mystique
- Favourite Fish: Doggie!
- Location: Larne
Re: Portrush Saturday 7th May
You tart! I would have loved to go fishing yesterday but only read your text this morning 
-
fagan
- SAI Sea Dog!
- Posts: 441
- Joined: Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:55 pm
- Favourite Rod: abu hellbender
- Favourite Reel: shimano
- Location: portstewart
- Has thanked: 19 times
- Been thanked: 3 times
Re: Portrush Saturday 7th May
great report m8!!! luv the wrasse good to see them back, im goin for a session next wkend so hopefully i catch a few!!.
well done !!!!
well done !!!!
TEAM FAGAN
WISHLIST(2013):
BASS ,MULLET, TURBOT, CONGER, RAY, BULL HUSS, SMOOTH HOUND
SPIECIES LIST(2013):: SEA TROUT, (1st) BASS, SPECIMEN PLAICE (3lb), DAB, LSD, FLOUNDER, SHORE ROCKLING, COALLIE, POLLOCK, STARFISH, PAINTED RAY, BULL HUSS, THORNBACK RAY, 1st LURE CAUGHT BASS. 3 BEARDED ROCKLING.
LOVE FISHING/ HATE IT WHEN IM NOT!!!!
WISHLIST(2013):
BASS ,MULLET, TURBOT, CONGER, RAY, BULL HUSS, SMOOTH HOUND
SPIECIES LIST(2013):: SEA TROUT, (1st) BASS, SPECIMEN PLAICE (3lb), DAB, LSD, FLOUNDER, SHORE ROCKLING, COALLIE, POLLOCK, STARFISH, PAINTED RAY, BULL HUSS, THORNBACK RAY, 1st LURE CAUGHT BASS. 3 BEARDED ROCKLING.
LOVE FISHING/ HATE IT WHEN IM NOT!!!!
-
chuckaroo
- SAI Megalodon!
- Posts: 1943
- Joined: Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:40 am
- Favourite Fish: halibut
- Location: Co.Antrim
- Has thanked: 597 times
- Been thanked: 329 times
Re: Portrush Saturday 7th May
lovely lookin wee wrasse. nice pic!
Charlie
2025 targets:
40lb+ stinger, shore skate, shore tope, 10lb+ cod
2025 targets:
40lb+ stinger, shore skate, shore tope, 10lb+ cod
-
polmac
- SAI Hammerhead
- Posts: 251
- Joined: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:54 am
- Favourite Fish: dog fish
- Location: Dunloy, Co Antrim
- Has thanked: 9 times
- Been thanked: 1 time
Re: Portrush Saturday 7th May
nice one mate, i musta just missed you at ramoure head on sat, i just left before you.
2011 species (16) - Flounder, Coalies, Pollock, sand eel, Wrasse, Sea Trout, dogfish, thornback ray, Whiting, Red Gurnard, Codling, Grey gurnard, pouting, Mackeral, Turbot, Plaice
targets for 2011 - Bass, sea trout and big cod! - Scratch one! Sea Trout Down!
targets for 2011 - Bass, sea trout and big cod! - Scratch one! Sea Trout Down!
-
yngkmd
- SAI Sea Dog!
- Posts: 498
- Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 1:08 pm
- Favourite Fish: Pollock or Wrasse
- Location: Belfast
- Been thanked: 47 times
Re: Portrush Saturday 7th May
any luck?polmac wrote:nice one mate, i musta just missed you at ramoure head on sat, i just left before you.
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
-
polmac
- SAI Hammerhead
- Posts: 251
- Joined: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:54 am
- Favourite Fish: dog fish
- Location: Dunloy, Co Antrim
- Has thanked: 9 times
- Been thanked: 1 time
Re: Portrush Saturday 7th May
i did mate, i just stuck a report up there.
did you get tortured by them flies on sat? my heart was broke by them, ive never seen as many in my life down there.
did you get tortured by them flies on sat? my heart was broke by them, ive never seen as many in my life down there.
2011 species (16) - Flounder, Coalies, Pollock, sand eel, Wrasse, Sea Trout, dogfish, thornback ray, Whiting, Red Gurnard, Codling, Grey gurnard, pouting, Mackeral, Turbot, Plaice
targets for 2011 - Bass, sea trout and big cod! - Scratch one! Sea Trout Down!
targets for 2011 - Bass, sea trout and big cod! - Scratch one! Sea Trout Down!
-
yngkmd
- SAI Sea Dog!
- Posts: 498
- Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 1:08 pm
- Favourite Fish: Pollock or Wrasse
- Location: Belfast
- Been thanked: 47 times
Re: Portrush Saturday 7th May
i did and them big black ones weren't shy about landing on your face eitherpolmac wrote:i did mate, i just stuck a report up there.
did you get tortured by them flies on sat? my heart was broke by them, ive never seen as many in my life down there.
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
-
polmac
- SAI Hammerhead
- Posts: 251
- Joined: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:54 am
- Favourite Fish: dog fish
- Location: Dunloy, Co Antrim
- Has thanked: 9 times
- Been thanked: 1 time
Re: Portrush Saturday 7th May
lol i should take a pick of my white track suit top as its covered in blood from killing the things.
i had to take a shower when i got home as i was still itching from the damned things
i had to take a shower when i got home as i was still itching from the damned things
2011 species (16) - Flounder, Coalies, Pollock, sand eel, Wrasse, Sea Trout, dogfish, thornback ray, Whiting, Red Gurnard, Codling, Grey gurnard, pouting, Mackeral, Turbot, Plaice
targets for 2011 - Bass, sea trout and big cod! - Scratch one! Sea Trout Down!
targets for 2011 - Bass, sea trout and big cod! - Scratch one! Sea Trout Down!
-
jbhartin
- SAI Lug Worm
- Posts: 36
- Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:04 pm
- Favourite Rod: Ugly Stik
- Favourite Reel: Penn
- Favourite Fish: Blue Shark
- Location: Yemen
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 3 times
Re: Portrush Saturday 7th May
Well done on the fishing pal , I know the location very very well . However forget about the actual fishing bit as your report brings back many happy memories re riding a motor bike to fish - yes I did it for years and I loved every minute of it even though I had a car . I had a big trailie which would take me anywhere though at times could be a handfull off road .. anyhow thanks for the memory and tight lines to you.. John