South Bull Wall

Old Shore Reports are moved here for Public Viewing

Moderators: donal domeney, saltydog

Message
Author
DarrenNiall
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 134
Joined: Wed Jul 22, 2015 4:37 pm

South Bull Wall

#1 Post by DarrenNiall »

Bait: mack strip
Rig: 3 hook dropper
Tide: high 11.30
Weather: westerly wind 20k
Fished: 11.00 to 15.00
Species: mackerel, dogfish, whiting, flounder, pollock.

Started out plugging for Bass while I was walking down the wall, no luck. Then jigging for mackerel from the end of the wall and had a few fairly quickly from the seaward side of the wall. Did lose some tackle as its a bit snaggy. Things slacked off as the tide started dropping again. So I cut some strip and fished the bottom, size 2, 3 hook trace, rolling 3oz lead. Had a nice dogfish on the first cast. Missed a couple of small bites too. Then had a small pollock a bit closer in to the wall. Wind changed to Northerly, and picked up a bit. Fishing went totally slack. Moved around the lighthouse so I could get out of the wind. Fished into the channel, had a few small whiting. Got nipped in the arse by a dog who liked to see me casting LOL. Caught a small flounder and then got fed up with the whiting and started walking back to the car. Tide was down a good bit at this stage and I could see a few nice Mullet mooching in amongst the rocks. Might be tempted to break out the fly rod and try for them sometime, could be fun, or frustrating :) anyway, it was nice to fish that place again, met some nice people, nice views, a few species, and mackerel for my tea. Not a bad little trip.
daveyboy
SAI Sea Dog!
Posts: 471
Joined: Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:08 pm

Re: South Bull Wall

#2 Post by daveyboy »

Sounds like a good day out, fair play
Deleted User 3488

Re: South Bull Wall

#3 Post by Deleted User 3488 »

Nice few fish for you troubles. On it's day that mark can throw up some nice fish saw an angler take a 4lb seatrout on mackerel jigs.
DarrenNiall
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 134
Joined: Wed Jul 22, 2015 4:37 pm

Re: South Bull Wall

#4 Post by DarrenNiall »

It's a handy enough place to get to. Not a bad place for anyone who wants to take their kids out for an hour. I really enjoyed the setting as much as the fishing.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
guernica84
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 146
Joined: Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:01 am
Favourite Rod: Shakespeare Agility Flattie
Favourite Reel: Penn Surfblaster 8000
Favourite Fish: Sea Trout
Location: Belfast, Co. Antrim

Re: South Bull Wall

#5 Post by guernica84 »

Any sign of those "other" wee sharks showing around there yet?
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
DarrenNiall
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 134
Joined: Wed Jul 22, 2015 4:37 pm

Re: South Bull Wall

#6 Post by DarrenNiall »

Didn't see any being caught. But I was speaking to a local who had a small Bull Huss (on crab) while night fishing for Smooth Hound 2 weeks ago. He said that was his only fish that night, and there were also 2 others fishing around the lighthouse (both blanked). Wouldn't mind giving it a go myself some night, it looks a likely spot for them :)

Return to “Archived Shore Angling Reports”