Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

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Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

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Duration: 2100 - 0000

Tide:Low @ 2100ish

Weather:dry, srong breeze

Bait: Mack

Rigs:3 hook flapper, 3 boom bling

Results: 2 doggies, 1 codling (new species :D )




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Arrived down and had the whole pier to myself ( a rarity at this time of year)

Set up the first rod with a 3 hook flapper and cast midway between the 2 piers, and put a 3 hook boom rig on the second rod and fished it down the wall in the hope of a few mini species

All was quiet for the first hour, apart from numerous crab knocks, and bottom hooks coming in stripped every time :evil: , and then i got into a decent sized doggie, followed by another smaller one about 30 mins later.

I was going to pack up about 2330, when i got a knock on the second rod and in came a 20cm codling. I decided to give it another wee while, but after 30 mins of watching the rod tips flick about wildly in the wind, and with the thought of work the next day, I called it a night

No great numbers of fish, but a good night out all the same
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#2 Post by d.kane62 »

well done on getting a few , weather a curse at the moment , damian
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spieces 2009 boat blonde ray, pollock,cod,ballen wrasse,cuckoo wrasse,whiting,pouting,ling,colie,dab,dog,
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#3 Post by Dawsey »

Nice going man, nice to see there is a few fish about the Dee, haven't fished it this summer yet, do you know if the wrasse are there in big numbers as per usual?
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[i]Species '11[/i] Coalfish, Pollock, Mackerel, Sea Trout, Flounder, Turbot, Dab, Thornback Ray, Smoothhound, Tope(pup), Tub Gurnard, LSD, Shanny, Ballen Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Goldsinny Wrasse

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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#4 Post by nobuzz »

We were there last Sunday morning.

Lots of wee wrasse bites. Daniel got one good sized Ballen.

Not as many as this time last year.
Species List 2012 (Me) - Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Plaice, Codling, pollack, dab, SS Scorpion Fish, Ballan Wrasse, Codling.

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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#5 Post by Dawsey »

nobuzz wrote:We were there last Sunday morning.

Lots of wee wrasse bites. Daniel got one good sized Ballen.

Not as many as this time last year.



Cheers buddy, that's not good news, fished it's socks off last year :cry:
[i]Species '10[/i] [b]23 Species[/b]

[i]Species '11[/i] Coalfish, Pollock, Mackerel, Sea Trout, Flounder, Turbot, Dab, Thornback Ray, Smoothhound, Tope(pup), Tub Gurnard, LSD, Shanny, Ballen Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Goldsinny Wrasse

[color=#FF0000]Target Species :- Huss, BASS, Cucko Ray[/color]
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#6 Post by gfkelly1969 »

well done on the new species,its always nice to add a new one
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#7 Post by doggie3131 »

nice one on the codling vamper,there as rare as hens teeth any more!!
species 2012.........(12)seatrout,bass,turbot,flounder,brill,lsd,coalie,shore rockling,pollock,pout,poor cod,gray gurnard

species 2011 (20) flounder,whiting,poor cod,5 beard rockling,lsd.coalie,thornie,three bearded rockling,shore rockling.seatrout.turbot,plaice,brill,pollock,ballen wrasse.huss,pout,cookoo wrasse,corking wrasse,dab.

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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#8 Post by crazyfish1983 »

Well done on the new species vamper. Always good to catch something new. Keeps things interesting
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#9 Post by youngrod »

well done and well done on the codling
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#10 Post by dan »

seems to be some doggies around the dee at the moment, seen a few this year and some on the reports on this forum
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#11 Post by FisherKing »

Wel done on the new species.
Cheers Brian
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#12 Post by vamper »

d.kane62 wrote:well done on getting a few , weather a curse at the moment , damian
gfkelly1969 wrote:well done on the new species,its always nice to add a new one
doggie3131 wrote:nice one on the codling vamper,there as rare as hens teeth any more!!
crazyfish1983 wrote:Well done on the new species vamper. Always good to catch something new. Keeps things interesting
youngrod wrote:well done and well done on the codling
FisherKing wrote:Wel done on the new species.

Cheer guys
Dawsey wrote:Nice going man, nice to see there is a few fish about the Dee, haven't fished it this summer yet, do you know if the wrasse are there in big numbers as per usual?

I have yet to see a Wrasse caught at the Dee this year (nevermind catch one myself :( :( ), but a few guys on the board have had good sessions with them
dan wrote:seems to be some doggies around the dee at the moment, seen a few this year and some on the reports on this forum

There seems to a lot of them around after dark Dan
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#13 Post by Al and Jordan »

well done on squeezing out a few fish man 8) that mark is still off it's usual form, not quite sure what to make of it at the moment :? :? :?
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#14 Post by Drew »

I MISS THE DEE! :(

There, I said it!
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#15 Post by davy mccormick »

Its not often someone from Millisle says they miss the Dee. But then the best thing out of Millisle is the road to Donaghadee :D :)
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#16 Post by dan »

davy, davy, davy.

that isnt the only good thing aboot millisle- fishing is good too, if you know how to fish, i suppose the dee has that too. lol
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#17 Post by davy mccormick »

Dan are you suggesting i dont know how to fish, maybe you could give me some help :D
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#18 Post by dan »

no i wd do no such thing davy :lol:
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#19 Post by davy mccormick »

Its been a long time since Drew has been out on my boat maybe youse two should come out for a run some day
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Re: Donaghadee pier, Co Down, 26/07/09

#20 Post by dan »

is dat an invite davy? :lol: :shock: :o :) :D :!: :?:
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