The pier, Rathmullan

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The pier, Rathmullan

#1 Post by mackfish »

Went Rathmullan today, drove onto the pier, got out of the car, was nearly blown off the pier, got back in the car, went home!


:shock: :shock: :lol: :lol:
sure, its not raining between the showers!
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan

#2 Post by shortcircuit »

Class report- any pics??!!

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Re: The pier, Rathmullan

#3 Post by guernica84 »

You got me excited there, haven't seen a report from the hallowed Swilly in too long.
2013 species (23 shore): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, cuttlefish, silver eel, pouting, 3b & 5b rockling, white trout, salmon, whiting, LSD, ballan, corkwing & goldsinney wrasse, thornback & spotted ray, red gurnard, lesser weever, LSSS
2014 shore (27): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, silver eel, pouting, 5b rockling, whiting, LSD, GSD, tope, smoothhound, ballan&corkwing wrasse, thornback & painted ray, tub gurnard, bass, common blenny, rock goby, haddock, LSSS, poor cod
2015 shore (37): cod, flounder, pollack, coalfish, poor cod, 5 bd rockling, shore rockling, whiting, LSD, plaice, dab, thornback ray, undulate ray, stingray, garfish, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, rock-cook wrasse, goldsinney wrasse, tub gurnard, common & tompot blenny, rock goby, pout, greater sandeel, mackerel, smoothhound, turbot, haddock, scad, red mullet, black bream, silver eel, bass, lesser weever, lsss
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan

#4 Post by MC »

Brave man, I woundnt even have got out of the car :D
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan

#5 Post by mackfish »

I blanked as well!
sure, its not raining between the showers!
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan

#6 Post by sandblaster »

Great report [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES]
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God loves a tryer. :D .
20107xthornback ray. {PB 14.5LB TB RAY} 1xpouting. 1xcodling.11xdogfish. 25xflounder.1xshore rock ling. 177xmac 4xturbot.1 bull huss.1sea trout. 1 MAYO BASS.2011. WHITING X9. COALIE X3. FLOUNDER X7. DOGGIE X8. THORNIEX3. CODLINGX1. SEA SCORPIONX1. 5 BEARDED ROCKLINGX4. SEATROUT X1. TURBOT X1. POLLACK X7. 3 BEARD ROCKLING .2012 SEATROUT X3. TURBOT X5. FLOUNDER X7. 3B,ROCKLINGX1.DOG .
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#8 Post by lad123 »

At least you drove onto the pier hahaha
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#9 Post by fishmad »

Legend !!!!!:-)
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#10 Post by Tom H »

Best report off the year.
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#11 Post by bossdog »

I was on rathmullan pier one time n the wind was howling as usual in winter but cast out the rod wit mackerel ,two hook flapper n I ended up pullin in two fine sized skate... n that day u cud of been blown into water it was so ruff... I always believe bigger better fishin in worse weather..
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#12 Post by paul skelly »

bossdog wrote:I was on rathmullan pier one time n the wind was howling as usual in winter but cast out the rod wit mackerel ,two hook flapper n I ended up pullin in two fine sized skate... n that day u cud of been blown into water it was so ruff... I always believe bigger better fishin in worse weather..
I'd say them skate were ray if not fair play to ya lol :shock:
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Species from the shore 2012:34,
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan

#13 Post by guernica84 »

Thornbacks are referred to as skate by many of the locals up that way. That said, I have seen small skate caught in shallow water in The Swilly but from a boat.
2013 species (23 shore): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, cuttlefish, silver eel, pouting, 3b & 5b rockling, white trout, salmon, whiting, LSD, ballan, corkwing & goldsinney wrasse, thornback & spotted ray, red gurnard, lesser weever, LSSS
2014 shore (27): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, silver eel, pouting, 5b rockling, whiting, LSD, GSD, tope, smoothhound, ballan&corkwing wrasse, thornback & painted ray, tub gurnard, bass, common blenny, rock goby, haddock, LSSS, poor cod
2015 shore (37): cod, flounder, pollack, coalfish, poor cod, 5 bd rockling, shore rockling, whiting, LSD, plaice, dab, thornback ray, undulate ray, stingray, garfish, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, rock-cook wrasse, goldsinney wrasse, tub gurnard, common & tompot blenny, rock goby, pout, greater sandeel, mackerel, smoothhound, turbot, haddock, scad, red mullet, black bream, silver eel, bass, lesser weever, lsss
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan

#14 Post by bossdog »

paul skelly wrote:
bossdog wrote:I was on rathmullan pier one time n the wind was howling as usual in winter but cast out the rod wit mackerel ,two hook flapper n I ended up pullin in two fine sized skate... n that day u cud of been blown into water it was so ruff... I always believe bigger better fishin in worse weather..
I'd say them skate were ray if not fair play to ya lol :shock:




it wud take a 'dub 'to have a better opinion lol... sure u know to much
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#15 Post by paul skelly »

bossdog wrote:
paul skelly wrote:
bossdog wrote:I was on rathmullan pier one time n the wind was howling as usual in winter but cast out the rod wit mackerel ,two hook flapper n I ended up pullin in two fine sized skate... n that day u cud of been blown into water it was so ruff... I always believe bigger better fishin in worse weather..
I'd say them skate were ray if not fair play to ya lol :shock:




it wud take a 'dub 'to have a better opinion lol... sure u know to much
We learn every day and can never know to much :D
It doesn't take a dub to know the difference between skate and ray
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Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,

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#16 Post by lucky13 »

paul skelly wrote:
bossdog wrote:
paul skelly wrote:
bossdog wrote:I was on rathmullan pier one time n the wind was howling as usual in winter but cast out the rod wit mackerel ,two hook flapper n I ended up pullin in two fine sized skate... n that day u cud of been blown into water it was so ruff... I always believe bigger better fishin in worse weather..
I'd say them skate were ray if not fair play to ya lol :shock:




it wud take a 'dub 'to have a better opinion lol... sure u know to much
We learn every day and can never know to much :D
It doesn't take a dub to know the difference between skate and ray

:lol:
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan

#17 Post by lad123 »

I caught two 100 lb skate on a two hook flapper with size 6 hooks and tiny pieces of mackerel lol
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan

#18 Post by John D »

Good stuff man! Very funny indeed :D :D :D
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan

#19 Post by bossdog »

I don't think there is skate in Kilkenny " lad 123" could be a ray tho ... maybe there a new specie to your river.. seen dolphins there the other day jus by the castle in Kilkenny.. thought "lucky 13" was a mermaid on its back
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#20 Post by lucky13 »

bossdog wrote:I don't think there is skate in Kilkenny " lad 123" could be a ray tho ... maybe there a new specie to your river.. seen dolphins there the other day jus by the castle in Kilkenny.. thought "lucky 13" was a mermaid on its back
:wink: keep me outa this,and keep looking for the photo of the two skate.what would i be doing on a dolphins back,not to mind kilkenny....

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