Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

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Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#1 Post by cathalger »

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Duration:8.30-10pm

Tide:High water 9.20pm or so.

Weather:Cool, steady south east wind.

Bait:Spinner and fly.


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Got a nice pound and a quarter pollack on 2nd throw with spinner after a dozen odd fruitless throws with fly. With the quick success I thought I'd hit a better one on spinner but a succession of small fish followed, very small- less than half pound.

About 9.30 I gave it another go with the fly rod, sinking line and a very basic white hair wing about 3" long tied on a double hook- its now stuck in the weed and gone. Got 8 pollack on the fly between 9.30 and 10.15pm, most were very small but got one just an ounce off 2lb as the light was fading and one about the pound. I kept the best 2 I got, the early one on spinner and the 2lber on the fly rod for an elderly neighbour who eats them.

A decent bit of sport, always nice to get a good pull on the fly rod. There will hopefully be bigger to come before the summer is out, if we get a summer that is??????? No sign of spring yet!
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2013 Sea Species:- Bass, Flounder, 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Whiting, red gurnard, grey gurnard, Pollack, coley, mackerel, sea trout, cant remember cos I didn't update at the time.....
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#2 Post by eoghanb »

Nice bit of fishing ,fair play too for getting a few on fly :D
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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#3 Post by fagan »

well done cathal :D :D great sport catching pollock on the fly. great pics
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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#4 Post by pete »

Nice work, can't help but think pollock are under-rated, good lookin fish too with the proper bronze flanks.
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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#5 Post by Monty156a »

Man, thats beautiful fishing :D Love those pictures, great fish.

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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#6 Post by yngkmd »

i'd take a nice plump pollock over a bass any day.
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

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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#7 Post by dave316 »

Couple of nice fish and great pics, well done!!
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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#8 Post by SlackLiner »

Nice fishing mate, and on the fly too, well done :D
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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#9 Post by tight lines »

well done mate great bit of sport you had there i say it was great fun on the fly rod
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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#10 Post by cathalger »

Thanks everyone for the responses, yeah they might not be sea trout or bass or turbot but thank God for the humble pollack. You can get a great evenins fishing with them and one thing about them is, they love to take flies close in to the rocks so to me they are a great sporting fish. Even modest sized fish on fly tackle is well worth going out for. Roll on some bigger ones!!
2013 Sea Species:- Bass, Flounder, 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Whiting, red gurnard, grey gurnard, Pollack, coley, mackerel, sea trout, cant remember cos I didn't update at the time.....
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#11 Post by chuckaroo »

couple of nice wee pollack there Cathal. cool. great pics
we'll get the bigger ones from the boat! :D

- if that feckin NE would give us half a chance!!!! :roll:
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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#12 Post by billy the fish »

Great report and fantastic photos mate. Sounds great crack catching on the fly. Ive only caught trout on the fly myself.
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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#13 Post by Al and Jordan »

great report and pics as always cathal 8)
the pollack must have been great fun on the fly :P
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Re: Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

#14 Post by cathalger »

Cheers Billy, if you can catch trout on the fly youll have no bother catching pollack, I wish trout always took flies as keenly as pollack do. It is good crack alright, they can give some really hard runs when you get them up close to the surface. Even that 2lber there which is a very modest pollack gave me a good run or 2 down deep into the weed, strong fish.

And Al, thanks for the response, youve been busy yourself, thats a hell of a report you put up, some lovely fish there, nice variety, great pics. Love the goby. Some nice pollack there, especially that one of Jordans!
2013 Sea Species:- Bass, Flounder, 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Whiting, red gurnard, grey gurnard, Pollack, coley, mackerel, sea trout, cant remember cos I didn't update at the time.....
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
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