donegal, st john's point, what to use & fish for

[niallb73]

hi all,
i am a newbee to the site and pretty new to the whole sea fishing thing.
i am sat at home today and the missus & kids want to go to st johns point in donegal for a spin. last year we did a lot of camping & snorkeling around the same area.

but what i want to know is:
this time of year what would i fish for, would there be pollack yet ?
what sort of rig would i use ?

would i be better off spinning and what lure should i use ?

many thanks for reading,
all and i mean all info would be greatly appreciated.

i am living near bundoran in donegal so also any info on any places to fish would be great

niall_b73

[johnfish]

hear the seatrout fishing in bally shannon is out of this world,never fished st johns point but know a few who did, think you can catch a mixture of everthing there ,pollack ,wrasse ,macks,conger, dogs and basking shark are seen there regular in the summer ,friend says hes sure he saw a big blue there as well.if your interested in river angling i hear the bundrowse is getting a good run of spring salmon at the moment.

[niallb73]

hear the seatrout fishing in bally shannon is out of this world

i have never tried it yet but was down on ballyshannon quey on friday and there were plenty of men putting their boats in going hunting for them.

niallb73

[snakewhite]

Hi there,i think it is a bit early for st johns, i find that it usually fishes best from july through to november. As for pollock i find the best bait is rag, the setup i would use for this would be a 1oz inline lead folllowed for a rubber bead then a swivel. I then attach 3ft of 20lb mono then tie on a strong 2/0 hook. Sandeel also works well with this set up, but with the rag you can catch pollock and wrasse, the slower the retrieve the better! Hope this helps....

[niallb73]

thanks mate,
like i say i am pretty new to this, so yes your info is greatly appraicated.

i am based in kinlough in leitrim near to bundoran so if you know of any good places to fish ??

i dont even know what fish are in season for that matter !!

many thanks,
niallb73

[snakewhite]

No probs, as mentioned ballyshannon fishes well for seatrout, although a game license is required. Rossnowlagh beach is pretty good with some thumper flounder to be had, and if your luck is in maybe even a bass. Goodluck