Waterfoot Pier, Co Antrim, 4th April 2010

[nobuzz]

People: Just Me

Duration: 18:00 - 22:00

Tide: Dropping.

Weather: Started nice, ended very breezy

Bait: Peeler, Sandeel, Mackeral, Black Lug

Rigs: 2 hook flapper (size 4 hooks) Pulley (Size 1/0)

Results: 1 flattie, 17 Pollack


Report: Arrived at the pier at about 6ish. Nobody else about either on the pier or the beach.

Set up with a peeler on a size 1/0 pulley rig and black lug on the flapper rig.

First cast with the peeler resulted in a massive bite after only about 20 minutes! Obviously I missed the bite. The crab was totally mullered!

That was the only action until it started to get dark at about 20:00.

First up was a wee flounder on the lug. After that I was getting plenty of bites on the lug but none stuck. I changed over to sandeel on the other rod and started to get bites on it too.

After the first flattie the wind started to pick up and made bite indication a bit of a problem.

I therefore abandoned casting and started to fish down the side of the pier. I was rewarded with 17 small pollack (all about 15 - 25cm).

I saw the rain coming so I packed up early (had intended to stay until at least 12:00).

Well, thats the season started!

[declan65]

Good start, at least no blank

[Al and Jordan]

good way to start the year off man. but where was poor daniel you're as bad as me,,,, leave the kids at home so they don't thrash you on the first session of the year

[fishermannum1]

you're as bad as me,,,, leave the kids at home so they don't thrash you on the first session of the year

are your talking from esperance there al'