Newcastle, Co Wicklow Weds 5th July

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#1 Post by **Aido** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:24 am

People: Just me

Duration: 7.30am to 1 pm

Tide: LW around 2pm

Weather: Hazy sunshine - lovely and warm

Bait: Frozen sandeel, mackeral and squid

Rigs: pulley pennels, running ledger and 2 hook paternosters

Results: 13 LSDs !

Report: Lovely morning, hazy sunshine with sea mist offshore. Was getting a doggie on every other cast - sandeel and mackeral most effective, nothing on the squid.
A bit disappointing that nothing else was caught.

A strange thing happened about mid morning, I had both rods out - about 60m and 90m when all of a sudden a huge sea trout - over 10lbs - travelling at speed jumped clear of the water, as soon as he landed he jumped again and again - in all he travelled about 30 feet from my right to left about 30 feet out. Didn't seem to be chasing anything - it looked just like the way salmon leap the rapids - really giving it some wellie.

Why do they jump like this, anyone know ?

Regards

Aido

#2 Post by **blaker** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:37 am

Thats one mahoosive sea trout!

I'd guess he was probably trying to shift sea lice he had picked up

#3 Post by **Pat Spillane** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:48 am

Was there a seal in the area ????

#4 Post by **Aido** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:57 am

No Pat - no seals, porpoises etc - a flat calm sea

It was like watching the sea trout perform on a giant wide screen telly - 100' wide !

Aido

#5 Post by **Breathe the o2** » Thu May 03, 2007 6:50 pm

Saw that myself at Newcastle a while back, mad it was

#6 Post by **roger de dodger** » Thu May 03, 2007 8:03 pm

bet she was winking at ya to :D

#7 Post by **fishinmidget** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:35 pm

shaking sea lice.

#8 Post by **Breathe the o2** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:28 pm

roger de dodger wrote:bet she was winking at ya to :D

Oh ye 8)