Belfast lough/harbour

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#1 Post by **wilson** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:33 pm

has anybody ever fished down in and around the harbour im working at the minute in titanic quarter at the back of the odyessy and have noticed some cormants swimming about and diving so there must be fish about and maybe the possibility of congers as there is a lot of old structures at the waters edge

#2 Post by **hairyconger** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:09 pm

are you talking about just past the security hut?

lazycod · #3 Post by **lazycod** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:15 pm

only ever had mackerel from around airport road end I know that a wee river runs into the lough just past the tillysburn security gate and I have seen kids with fishing rods but dont know what they were catching..

#4 Post by **Drew** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:22 pm

I'd say your Main Problem will be Crabs, But if you can get by them I'd hedge my bets on Flounders, Whiting and Coalies. Does the Lagan have a Run of Eels? Has anyone ever had one from the Lagan Estuary (Say Holywood up)???

#5 Post by **MARRCO7** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:32 pm

Most rivers around the lough have eels i even seen them once at a small stream at the Gobbins, i have seen them caught in the smolt trap down at Stranmillis weir.

#6 Post by **Drew** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:42 pm

Therefore they should fall to Sea Angling Tactics at some point.

#7 Post by **rab01** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:49 pm

at kinnegar in holwood there is a stretch the locals call 'the butts'. used to catch countless silver eels and flounder from here, also literally hundreds of mullet rising and jumping all round u.

#8 Post by **Drew** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:50 pm

And how does it look now mate? Shadow of Former Glories? :?

#9 Post by **rab01** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:54 pm

completely different now drew, although i bet on a good day u would still catch a lot of flounder. the place was always teaming with them. have to say i haven't fished it for a few years now.

#10 Post by **Drew** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:00 am

Maybe one for an exploritory recon trip? 8)

#11 Post by **rab01** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:03 am

i have already decided i'm gonna have one or two trips here this year. i remember things didn't pick up here till may or so.

#12 Post by **Drew** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:31 am

Dead on.... always nice to know...

#13 Post by **rab01** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:35 am

i'll post all the reports on the forum mate. fingers crossed it still holds a big amount of flats.

#14 Post by **Drew** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:42 am

Damn straight, there's no reason (Except the Pollution, and ever declining fish stocks), that there shouldn't be a few fish about it. 8)

Good Luck Mate. :D

#15 Post by **rab01** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:56 am

well drew the whole of my life holywood beach has been polluted and i reckon the situation has improved if anything. but fish decline because of commercial fishing is hitting us all hard. now that i catch and release my fish, why not fish the likes of kinnegar. definately threw up the odd suprise for me starting out in fishing.

#16 Post by **Drew** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:17 am

Ahhh I'll ask HC if he's interested at some point, Bookmarking Thread.

#17 Post by **Ronald** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:26 am

We done a fish species survey a couple of years ago between the weir in belfast up to stranmillis weir 4km stretch produced 12 species but flounder ,eels,sea trout ,brown trout, salmon ,mullet ,were the most catchable size .herring fry ,sprats ,sand gobies ,sand smelt,bream and a stray perch all turned up .

glengormley-gavin · Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:00 pm

There is a spot beside the M2 on the North Foreshore which I reckon holds some flatties.

I pass it every morning on the way to work (just to your left when you come onto the M2 at Greencastle). There are always guys digging bait at low tide and it is really clean ground.

I'm hoping to give it a bash this year...

Anyone ever tried it?

#19 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:19 pm

I`ve fished Holywood a few times lately and had about 6 flounder to just over 1lb.I`ll try it again at different times of the year to see when it fishes best.

lazycod · #20 Post by **lazycod** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:18 pm

[quote="rab01"]at kinnegar in holwood there is a stretch the locals call 'the butts'.

is that the place just under the railway bridge and turn to the left it looked like an old wooden harbour :?: :?:

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