People: Just me
Duration: Midday - 1430
Tide: Pushing
Weather: Howling Southerly, Waves pounding over back of pier... dry though.
Bait: Mackeral
Rigs: 1up1down, 2up1down
Results:
Pollack, Coalies, Pouting, and Whiting
Report:
Typical autumn Donaghadee fishing I guess, the Gale was chopping up the water nicely outside and this is where I picked up a few coalies, while on the inside the settled water allowed the Whiting to come onto the feed.
Fished a bass rod into the rough stuff, which proved to be the best idea, while the flattie rod was fished into the calmer stuff, I love spotting biting on the light rod, makes it a joy to fish with, most of the fish weren't big, the whiting were in and around 20-25cm while I could of the coalies would have been around 1.5lb, but fun all the same.
Donaghadee Pier 02/11/11
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Donaghadee Pier 02/11/11
2015 Lure: Pollack, Herring, Whiting, Sand Goby, Poor Cod, Pouting
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Re: Donaghadee Pier 02/11/11
no 5 bearded rockling this time? 
do you reckon you still might hit 50 species by year end? you've come so close even if you dont its still an impressive species count
do you reckon you still might hit 50 species by year end? you've come so close even if you dont its still an impressive species count
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)
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Re: Donaghadee Pier 02/11/11
Been thinking of that, with 2 months to go, I think I'm going to top our at around 45 Species max this year,yngkmd wrote:no 5 bearded rockling this time?
do you reckon you still might hit 50 species by year end? you've come so close even if you dont its still an impressive species count
but just means I get to try harder next year! lol 
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Re: Donaghadee Pier 02/11/11
nice one drew. we were down there over HW at the weekend and it was pretty dead 
. if we can, i always prefere to fish there over LW as it always seems to fish better. but that was a great result for a couple of hours man 
. if we can, i always prefere to fish there over LW as it always seems to fish better. but that was a great result for a couple of hours man -
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Re: Donaghadee Pier 02/11/11
Drew,
The tip on that new rod of yours must have been dancing with all those wee whiting about! LOL
The tip on that new rod of yours must have been dancing with all those wee whiting about! LOL
Species List 2012 (Me) - Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Plaice, Codling, pollack, dab, SS Scorpion Fish, Ballan Wrasse, Codling.
Species List 2012 (Daniel) - Not got started yet
Species List 2012 (Daniel) - Not got started yet
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Re: Donaghadee Pier 02/11/11
They just pull it right round man, there's no ifs, ands or indeed buts about it, its either a fish, or not a fish when that wee rods involved...nobuzz wrote:Drew,
The tip on that new rod of yours must have been dancing with all those wee whiting about! LOL
2015 Lure: Pollack, Herring, Whiting, Sand Goby, Poor Cod, Pouting
42 Species to beat 2011 & 2014
42 Species to beat 2011 & 2014