Waterfoot Pier, Antrim 24/25June 09

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Waterfoot Pier, Antrim 24/25June 09

#1 Post by rodbender »

People:Me

Duration:2300hrs-0215

Tide:Flood/Slack

Weather:13deg Calm Dry

Bait:Mackeral Squid

Rigs:Hoceye 3hook trace / running ledger

Results:8 doggies 1 spider crab 1 codling




Report:Waterfoot Pier
I needed a break from work and to get the old head rested so a quick look at the tide chart and a race to the coast landed me on waterfoot pier. A chap and his 2 sons were on it when i arrived but left while i was setting up having caught nothing. 1st rod went out at distance and started to nod while i was setting up second rod. Second rod out and i reeled in the other to find a nice big spider crab 13inches, returned safely.Set up spinning rod and tried for them elusive mackeral but no joy. Both rods nodding produced a doggy and a codling. After this most knocks came on the hoceye trace tipped with squid even the darn doggies were getting tangled in it. Plenty of missed bites and 1 dropped hook so a very worthwhile and not so restfull was had.
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Re: Waterfoot Pier, Antrim 24/25June 09

#2 Post by gfkelly1969 »

good session well done
lifetime species fishing and rock pool
1 dogfish,2 whiting,3 flounder,4 two spot goby,5 mackerel,6 pollack,7 common blenny,8 European eel,9 butterfish,10 Deep-snouted pipefish,11 rock goby,12 poor cod,13 corkwing wrasse,14 coalfish,15 turbot,16 tompot blenny,17 dab,18 dragonet,19 shorerockling,20 thornback ray,21 three bearded rockling,22 sandeel,23 grey gurnard,24 sea scorpion,25 scad,26 plaice,27 ballen wrasse,28 bullhuss,29 conger eel,30 blue shark,31 blonde ray,32 cod,33 pouting,34 topknot,35 Fifteen-spine Stickleback,36 mullet,37 Sand Goby,38 Montagu's Blenny,39 Three-spined Stickleback,40 goldshinny wrasse,41 painted goby,42 five bearded rockling,43 Sand-Smelt,44 Small-headed Clingfish ,45 sole

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Re: Waterfoot Pier, Antrim 24/25June 09

#3 Post by vamper »

Sounds like a brilliant break from work :)
2011 species (2) - Three Bearded Rockling, Coalfish

2010 species (8) - Coalfish, Codling, Shore Rockling, Pollack, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Poor Cod, Whiting, Pouting

2009 species (10) - Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Pouting, Coalfish, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Shore Rockling, Codling, Haddock, Shanny, Whiting, Flounder

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