Sligo and Donegal Beaches, 15/11/2014

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Sligo and Donegal Beaches, 15/11/2014

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People:Me

Duration:6.5 hrs

Tide:ebb and flood

Weather:Fine, dry, sunny, light wind

Bait:Frozen mackerel and prawns

Rigs:2 and 3 hook flappers

Results:Flounder, coalfish, whiting




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With the threat of some home decorating looming on the near horizon, I thought I better make use of the good weather and get out while I can. Unfortunately the sunny weather and light winds had produced a mass emergence of surfers and kayakers at my first choice of mark so I did what too many of those guys don’t when they arrive at a beach with anglers, I went somewhere else. There was the possibility of returning at night; God help us if ever they start equipping surfboards with headlights. I had the second choice mark to myself, apart from a raft of about 80 – 90 eider duck just out in front of me, though 2 more anglers arrived just as I was taking my first cast. The sea was almost calm but every 10 – 15 mins a set of 3 – 4 swells would come in and I got a salt shower or two as they broke against the rocks. That was the limit of excitement sadly, not a bite even from a crab on 2 rods at various distances for a period of 3 hours. I could have finished with the same pieces of bait I started with. Even as darkness descended the anticipated small coalfish failed to show. Stomach to brain; “Feed me!” So off for a burger, chips and coffee and on to pastures new. I returned to the same spot where I had success on my last trip. Conditions looked similar with a little more wave action. First cast produced a small coalfish, then another, then a whiting but eventually a flounder showed up. There was to be no glut this time, 4 flounder in total with the best reaching 31cm. Among the small coalfish was the odd bigger one hitting 30cm and an occasional smaller whiting. Perhaps there will be a few more whiting this winter, they were scarce last year. As the tide came in it started to bring in a late harvest of weed, big stalks of kelp which threatened to pull the rod out of the stand and with one mass causing a break, I decided that would do me for now. Not such a busy night but it sure beats painting and papering.
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Re: Sligo and Donegal Beaches, 15/11/2014

#2 Post by m.b3 »

I did what too many of those guys don’t when they arrive at a beach with anglers

anglers are always the fall guys on this one...
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Re: Sligo and Donegal Beaches, 15/11/2014

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enjoy the decorating, i shall miss your reports but on the plus side loads of brownie points
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Re: Sligo and Donegal Beaches, 15/11/2014

#4 Post by corbyeire »

in places some surfers dont even give up at night
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Re: Sligo and Donegal Beaches, 15/11/2014

#5 Post by johnwest »

MC wrote:enjoy the decorating, i shall miss your reports but on the plus side loads of brownie points
I'll put up a report on the decorating just for you.
corbyeire wrote:in places some surfers dont even give up at night
Not what I wanted to hear, anyone know where I can get a Barrett M107 with infra red night sights?
2013 species; 31

2014 species; 27

2015 species; 28

2016 species; 32

2017 species;28

2018 species; 33

2019 species; ballan wrasse,blonde ray, coalfish, cod, cuckoo wrasse, dab, dogfish, flounder, goldsinny wrasse, ling, mackerel, plaice, pollack, poorcod, pouting, scad, sea scorpion, spotty ray, spurdog, thornback, tub gurnard, turbot, whiting.

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