Duration: 3rd 5pm to 1.30am 4th 6pm to 9pm
Tide: 3rd LW 9pm 4th HW 9pm
Weather: 20mph westerlys gusting to 40mph, rain, hail, sleet and snow
Bait: rag, lug, mackerel, prawn, sand eel and razor
Rigs: 3 hook flappers size 4, 2, & 1 hooks. 2 up 1 down size 1/0 hooks
Results: flounder, whiting, turbot, plaice and coalies
Report:
SATURDAY 3RD MARCH DONEGAL BEACH 5PM TO 1.30AM
bit of a late report from the weekend but here goes










we arrived to the mark to be confronted by a pretty serious surf, but thought to ourself, sod it. we were here and we were gonna fish it regardless of the conditions

drew was first off the blocks with a flounder and i followed suit an hour or so later with the same. as far as our recent flattie bashing sessions have been, these were decent enough flounder hitting near or just over the 30cm mark and they were all solid thick set fish


i even managed a few myself, but poor jordan ended the evening on a blank

but drew was keeping us entertained with declaring in a loud voice that he had found a new pet rock to add to his ever growing collection and duely named it and pointed out all the reasons why rocks are better pets than cats or dogs!
1. they do not crap or pee all over the place
2. they can help keep your bait stationary in heavy winds where as a dog might eat it!
3. they offer bertter protection than a dog. a bash on the head with a jack russel is'nt nearly as dangerous as a bash on the head with a rock. (just ask eyesreilley

4. they do not need to be fed
5. a rock will not get jealous if you bring another rock home
6. finally and best of all. talking to your new found pet in a loud voice while tenderly stroking it tends to keep the tourists away in the busy summer months



all in all not the most productive of evenings, but fish were caught and we got out in the air for a bit. i even saw a weird shooting star that was massive and had an orange/red streak instead of the usual white flash


and both jordan and drew did'nt fall asleep on the 4 hour drive home so kept me awake counting road kill including a sheep that had been splattered all over the glenshane pass on the way home



SUNDAY 4TH MARCH COUNTY ANTRIM BEACH 6PM TO 9PM
after 3 hours sleep both myself and jordan were up and about again, even if we did look like a pair of extras from a zombie movie


we arrived as the light was beginning fade and bumped into cathal from the forum walking his dog. good to get a chat with you again man and glad to hear the back is on the mend for the moment





small flounder followed small flounder and jordan had a dab and i got a tiny plaice and micro whiting before we had to call it a day and pack up. jordan was begging me to stay on, but school was looming in the morning and we still had to get home and showered and fed yet

we finished with 12 fish between us and were happy enough just to be catching even if they were all tiddlers. after a few blanks in donegal recently, i'd take small fish over no fish all day long


