People:ME
Duration:3HRS
Tide:
Weather:wet then very windy
Bait:rag and mackeral
Rigs:various
Results:1 flounder
Report:
Headed off on Fri. night for an evening session on Downhill beach. Weather wasn’t too bad with raining sort of coming down.
Big thanks to weedave for sorting me out with rag worms!!
Got down to the beach and there was a few people there already fishing away. I set up and on my first cast caught a small flounder. Happy days I thought!
No it wasn’t! the wind picked up really strong and actually knocked the rod stand over! Next thing I know the lead was being pulled down the beach and added to that the crabs were cleaning the hooks!
I admitted defeat and packed up at half 9 and headed home to go to the pub instead! Lol good night’s craic but the weather ruined the evening.
I didn’t take a pic of the flounder but I did take pic of this small fish I foul hooked. Any idea what it is.
Downhill beach, Fri 16th
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Downhill beach, Fri 16th
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2011 species (16) - Flounder, Coalies, Pollock, sand eel, Wrasse, Sea Trout, dogfish, thornback ray, Whiting, Red Gurnard, Codling, Grey gurnard, pouting, Mackeral, Turbot, Plaice
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Re: Downhill beach, Fri 16th
nothin worse then the rods blowin over 
I thinks thats a small whitting and if they are about they are the reason behind top hooks being cleaned off!! in a flapper 2 up or more situation 
I thinks thats a small whitting and if they are about they are the reason behind top hooks being cleaned off!! in a flapper 2 up or more situation list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting
List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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Re: Downhill beach, Fri 16th
that makes sense then. the mack and worms were being cleaned off the hooks and it was that windy i could tell what was a bite and what wasnt.
ahh well theres always next time
ahh well theres always next time
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Re: Downhill beach, Fri 16th
good job on getting out though.
no problem with the worms mate. wouldnt see you stuck.
looks like the whiting in the pic. if they where about you'd be getting worms stripped every cast. in saying that i've been meaning to try them as live bait for bass!!!
you be out this week at all??
no problem with the worms mate. wouldnt see you stuck.
looks like the whiting in the pic. if they where about you'd be getting worms stripped every cast. in saying that i've been meaning to try them as live bait for bass!!!
you be out this week at all??
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Re: Downhill beach, Fri 16th
well done on the flounder but i think thats a small weever you have there but i could be wrong
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Re: Downhill beach, Fri 16th
fingers crossed i will. wedding party on fri night so i will have to see what shape im in for sat! lolweedave wrote:good job on getting out though.
no problem with the worms mate. wouldnt see you stuck.
looks like the whiting in the pic. if they where about you'd be getting worms stripped every cast. in saying that i've been meaning to try them as live bait for Bass!!!
you be out this week at all??
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Re: Downhill beach, Fri 16th
tight lines wrote:well done on the flounder but i think thats a small weever you have there but i could be wrong
Defo not a weever, looks like a whiting
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