rathmullen, co. donegal, 24.10.08

[corbyeire]

People: mefein

Duration: 13.00 -17.00

Tide: 3hrs fil 1 hr drop

Weather: rain wind wind wind rain

Bait: mac, sandeel, squid

Rigs: 3 hook flapper, pulley

Results: flounder

Report: it was surprisingly bright at times - had intended to fish the pier there - but the wind without gear was hard to deal with

decided to go north of the pier onto the beach in the lee of the sourhterly breeze

weed was about didnt look too bad

kept throwing baits out - not much happening

few crabs

then this flounder on mack skin

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blank saved - shivered along for another 2 hours waiting for a bit of the fill - spot was pretty shallow and then the weed started to come back in

prop did well enough just to scratch that lad out of it

still a stunning location and the locals fierce friendly even though they were as mad a me walking the beach!

[shamoo0804]

Ah the joys of angling

[saltydog]

Well done for toughin' it out Brian

[fishermannum1]

hi corbyrire,
if you had carried on walking up the beach( fair enough its a fair walk)till you came to an elbow of the beach, wadded out for your cast, you would have hit deep water with lots of speices on that spot, that spot holds double figure rays, and at right time of the year you can hook tope from that mark. best fished at L/W

[corbyeire]

"wadded out for your cast"

if your aunt had balls shed be your uncle but all the same on the day that was in it i was staying on land

ill remember that for next time - i could see the bouys marking the channel but the wind kept bringing the cast parallel to the beach ...

[fishermannum1]

:lol:

"wadded out for your cast"

if your aunt had balls shed be your uncle but all the same on the day that was in it i was staying on land

ill remember that for next time - i could see the bouys marking the channel but the wind kept bringing the cast parallel to the beach ...

that beach is across from fahan, best to allways use a griper as the current is fairly strong.


i must take the uncle out for a few pints...................and watch what toilet he use's

[fishingquinn]

if you go out the coast road towards portsalon you'll see a road fork off to the right it goes past entrance to the fortroyal hotel theres beach called the kinnigar theres a nice sand bar there well out at low water you'll get decient flatties there & coalies after dark.

[martblue]

hi corbyrire,
if you had carried on walking up the beach( fair enough its a fair walk)till you came to an elbow of the beach, wadded out for your cast, you would have hit deep water with lots of speices on that spot, that spot holds double figure rays, and at right time of the year you can hook tope from that mark. best fished at L/W

Thats a fair all wade out even at low water forget about it at high water I be out there on yak and can step of a good couple hundred yards from shore and still be in knee depth

[nifisher]

At least you saved the Blank. It is a lovely part of the world up there.