Coalfish Comeback @ Donaghadee, 08/03/2012

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Coalfish Comeback @ Donaghadee, 08/03/2012

#1 Post by Drew »

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Duration: 6.45pm - 8.45pm

Tide: Pushing

Weather: Not Bad

Bait: Just Mackeral

Rigs: 2up1downs on both rods

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8 Coalies, 2 Whiting, 1 Pollack, 1 Pouting

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Using up the bait from yesterday, and had a much better session, started off with rolling leads on bother traces but found the tide was moving them that bit too much, So I moved to a Pyramid and a Watch lead which seemed to hold the bait just right. First fish was a welcome one, 20 minutes into the session and the tip of the light flattie rod hammered round with the tell tale signs of a coalfish, love the account the little blighters put up on the light rods, couple of pics and back he went.

First fish on the bigger rod was slightly different, pulling the rod round in a Jag Jag Jag fashion, before leaving a little slack and doing the same again, Jag Jag Jag... lifted into it, it wasn't heavy by any means, but I could feed the fish was there, and soon my suspicians were confirmed as a deep bodied pouting broke surface, lovely job.

Next fish on the light rod gave me a total slack liner! Surely had to be a Coalfish? Hit into it and it didn't feel like one, A whiting was hoisted briskly over the harbour wall, got photos and the gear back in, only for a repeat performance 2 minutes later!

The rest of the Coalies were pretty standard fare, though one did make a bid for freedom, lifting the lead and charging a good 30ft out of the harbour before I relised how far he'd went, set the hook and had great fun getting the fish back in...

Old faithful seldom lets me down...
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Re: Coalfish Comeback @ Donaghadee, 08/03/2012

#2 Post by tight lines »

12 fish in 2 hours is good going drew and the coalies look a half decent size well done
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Re: Coalfish Comeback @ Donaghadee, 08/03/2012

#3 Post by chuckaroo »

nice report, well done
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#4 Post by Tonyo »

Well done mate sounds like you had a fun 2hours
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#5 Post by GarethM »

Good to see good size coalies showing at DDee! Good fishing!
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#6 Post by yngkmd »

thats some better fish :D , but i have to ask, where were the coalies on sunday, not a one was caught i tell 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)
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Re: Coalfish Comeback @ Donaghadee, 08/03/2012

#7 Post by Drew »

yngkmd wrote:thats some better fish :D , but i have to ask, where were the coalies on sunday, not a one was caught i tell you
I know dude, it's weird the way it goes.... The might had been out round the Islands.. or up inside the harbour... wherever they were. they weren't in front of us! lol
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#8 Post by weedave »

nice going drew.

tell me this, where do you get your pyramid weights from - cant locate any down my way.

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#9 Post by Creep »

Excellent report, and even better to get such a mixed bag! 8)
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

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Re: Coalfish Comeback @ Donaghadee, 08/03/2012

#10 Post by fishy1987 »

Nice way to use up your bait! :D nice mix of fish happy days!lovley pout!
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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 )
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#11 Post by Drew »

weedave wrote:nice going drew.

tell me this, where do you get your pyramid weights from - cant locate any down my way.

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Re: Coalfish Comeback @ Donaghadee, 08/03/2012

#12 Post by sparkey+1 »

Fair play drew nice mixed bag of fish there and all in 2 hours
Species 2012: Flounder, Whiting, Dublin Bay Codling, Coalie, 3 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Bass, Dogfish, 5.2lb Starry Smoothhound (PB), Twaite Shad, Thornback Ray 5.8lbs (PB), LSD, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Cork Wing Wrasse, 43cm Flounder (PB)

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#13 Post by Drew »

sparkey+1 wrote:Fair play drew nice mixed bag of fish there and all in 2 hours
Thanks man 8)
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#14 Post by Dawsey »

They do look like half decent coalies Drew, I fancy hitting that mark where u get the decent coalies this week. Is it worth a chuck?
[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]

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