People: Gabbey and Me
Duration: 3.30pm - 9.30pm
Tide: Over low up to high
Weather: 12'c, Lovely
Bait: Mackeral, Rag, Black Lug
Rigs: 2up1down, 3up, Danglers, DDP, Loop
Results:
Coalies to 36cm, Whiting to 25cm, Pouting, Dogfish, Pollack, L.SSS, Shorey
Report:
Tuesdays off are great, I arrived down at 3.30pm and got my rods set up, spent the next hour or so staring at idle tips, not ideal but it was during the day in March. I decided to try a bit of dangling on the spinning rod, and finally got my first fish for the day, a little shorey, boy was he welcome!
Gabbey arrived down and we we were talking I noticed a lot of slack on on a Penell I'd loaded up with Black lug and Mackeral over the back wall, hit it, and it pulled back, awesome! It was a Coalfish in the mid 30's and it was great to know that there'd be a few about!
Before dark I had another 3 identical Coalies along with another Shorey and a Long Spine Sea Scorpion, RESULT! If this is how it was fishing bedfore dark I couldn't wait for the lights to go out so the fish could really come on the feed!
Looked onto the back wall and saw a big bird, thought it was a duck or something, but when I got closer I saw a pheasant, weird to see it down on the end of the Dee!
Dark finally arrived and the tips stood idle, and I couldn't help thinking that we may have got it wrong, but eventually the bites came back on, and in 5 minutes of absolute hilarity I watched as Gabbey dragged a lovely Doggie from the middle of the harbour, then hammer an equally nice Coalie over the back wall!
Meanwhile I caught 2 little pouting and then a 25cm Whiting, Chunky little fella... 2 other guys came down to fish over the wall, I didn't see them getting anything while we were there. At 9.30 we decided it was time to pack up, but not before Gabbey managed one last whiting, also in the mid 20's.
Good way to spend the afternoon and night, definitely fished better for the Coalies during the day mind...
Weather was pleasant, and we saw a pheasant. D'Dee 20/03/12
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Weather was pleasant, and we saw a pheasant. D'Dee 20/03/12
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Re: Weather was pleasant, and we saw a pheasant. D'Dee 20/03/12
more pics
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Re: Weather was pleasant, and we saw a pheasant. D'Dee 20/03/12
seems the best of the fishing was over with by the time i would have gotten there, still would have preferred that to what i actually did last night
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: Weather was pleasant, and we saw a pheasant. D'Dee 20/03/12
Fair play drew and gabbey some nice fishing there and a happy looking doggie there 
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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Re: Weather was pleasant, and we saw a pheasant. D'Dee 20/03/12
not a bad session lads beat sitting at home watching tv
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Re: Weather was pleasant, and we saw a pheasant. D'Dee 20/03/12
good mix there drew
that was an odd one with the phesant
you just never know whats gonna turn up at the dee
that was an odd one with the phesant
you just never know whats gonna turn up at the dee
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Re: Weather was pleasant, and we saw a pheasant. D'Dee 20/03/12
Too true dude, too true...Al and Jordan wrote:good mix there drew
that was an odd one with the phesant
you just never know whats gonna turn up at the dee
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Re: Weather was pleasant, and we saw a pheasant. D'Dee 20/03/12
Seen plenty of pheasants around Portavoe & Orlock but never on a pier!
I remember going to Clandeboye Estate the week before Christmas years ago to set up a party for that evening. When we were driving in there were literally hundreds of pheasants everywhere. When we were inside decorating the Banqueting Hall we heard lots of banging.
When we were leaving at Lunchtime we saw only one pheasant and it was looking a bit nervous. I can't imagine what might have gone on?
I remember going to Clandeboye Estate the week before Christmas years ago to set up a party for that evening. When we were driving in there were literally hundreds of pheasants everywhere. When we were inside decorating the Banqueting Hall we heard lots of banging.
When we were leaving at Lunchtime we saw only one pheasant and it was looking a bit nervous. I can't imagine what might have gone on?
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