Culdaff Co.Donegal. 23/4/07

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Culdaff Co.Donegal. 23/4/07

#1 Post by jonboy »

People:myself

Duration 21.00-23.00

[b]Tide:flooding

Weather:overcast s /westerly a few heavy showers

Bait:rag,mack,sandeel.

Rigs:3 hook flappers

Results:6 flounder,1 coalie and a big brute of a spider crab

Catch and Release:: Yes



Report:all flounder were small between 15-22cms.the coalie was 24.
I thought i had a ray on after a good pull and plenty of weight but it turned out to be a spider crab of around 4lbs :lol:
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Species list 2007. dogfish,flounder, dab, conger,turbot,brill,pollock,coalfish,rockling,whiting.Thornback ray.Bass, Sea trout,Plaice.Mackerel,weeverfish.grey gurnard. tub gurnard ,red gurnard,ballen wrasse, corkwing wrasse goldsinny wrasse.garfish.Poor cod.Bull Huss.scad,pouting,torsk.
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#2 Post by pete »

Jonboy I got fooled by big spider crabs before :oops: , big awkard feckers you think your winching a good fish ashore only for a rake of arms and claws to break surface :lol:
Sea Species(25) bass, codling, whiting, turbot, seatrout, stingray, pollock, coalfish, longspine scorpion, ballan wrasse, dogfish, ling, pouting, poor cod, dab, mackerel, smelt, sandeel, launce, bull huss, painted ray, thick lip mullet, golden grey mullet, rock goby.
Fresh Water (2) brown trout, sea trout
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#3 Post by jonboy »

Pete there seems to be more of them about in recent years i don't recall ever catching one as a youngster.
Species list 2007. dogfish,flounder, dab, conger,turbot,brill,pollock,coalfish,rockling,whiting.Thornback ray.Bass, Sea trout,Plaice.Mackerel,weeverfish.grey gurnard. tub gurnard ,red gurnard,ballen wrasse, corkwing wrasse goldsinny wrasse.garfish.Poor cod.Bull Huss.scad,pouting,torsk.
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#4 Post by MC »

never seen then about culdaff before it new to me and i have been fishing that beach about 13 years
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#5 Post by ROADRUNNER »

Fair play John you did it again :x :x :x

I got a bloody great brute of a spider last year from the pier tasted lovely :lol: :lol:
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#6 Post by marlin »

i would check out the second flattie from the left,its eyes are on the right hand side the others are on the left its probably a plaice
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