portrush

[DAMIEN]

hi all

im going to be fishing the inter-provincail on the 14th 15th of janurary.im just wondering is the fishing over rough groung or clean ground and what are the main spicies at the following beaches:portswarth east strand and benone.any info would be a great help e.g hook size baits are limited to:rag lug mackerel herring sandeel mussel.

tanks a lot!!

[beachcaster]

it is all clean ground mainly sand,portstewart flounder bass turbet and mullet.white rocks flounder dogs whiting coalies.benone flounder , turbet,dogs and bass.hook size sie 1 and 2 it will be mainly flounder .

[DAMIEN]

ok

tank you for the info

[beachcaster]

no problem mate.look out for me i am supposed to do marshel.

[DAMIEN]

dont worry i will look out for u!
hope 2 see ypu in jan

[beachcaster]

if i where you i would bring some scratching rigs aswell.

[DAMIEN]

hi

when you say scratching rig do you mean rigs with small hooks?the min hook size allowed is 4

[DAMIEN]

hi

when you say scratching rig do you mean rigs with small hooks?the min hook size allowed is 4 oh yea do u know what bait ios good we are only allowed mackerel herring lug rag

[beachcaster]

baits lug ,rag, sandeel, makerel crab does not work aswell here as iot does in dublin and cork.the flounder take rag tipped with makerel.size 2 hooks would be ok,on booms seems to work better for the flounder.good luck for the match see you there.any other question just ask.cheers john.

[arthurg]

Hi Beachcaster,

What distance is best at Benone & Portstewart for flatties? I've never tried it and worry that I wouldn't have the distance to get anything.

Cheers,

Arthur

[dingbat]

hi
you wont need distance in the daylight. only for dogs at night. either mackerel or sand eel.
dingbat

[beachcaster]

the flatties will be caught close in maybe the odd bass and turbet.

[DAMIEN]

hi lads tank you all for this info

[Old Hand]

The info you have is spot on, but sometimes bait the odd hook up with lug and mackerel strip. Bass and turbot are only taken in these daytime competitions by fluke and are not targeted.
Experiment with grip and rolling leads.
The nightime venue, White Rocks, can be a distance venue but try scratching close in at some time.

[beachcaster]

the white rocks of late has turned up a lot of flounder,close in dogs and whiting and coalies are the main target but you never know i once seen a very good conger caught there on a live whiting.