Dead Lugworm!

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P Loughers
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Dead Lugworm!

#1 Post by P Loughers »

Dead Lugworm!

Folks up at Castlerock know anything about this?

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/ ... 56227.html
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Re: Dead Lugworm!

#2 Post by The Austrian »

Doesn't necessary have to be pollution. Lugworms do leave their burrows for spawning at spring tides up to late October and at this time deaths following spawning can reduce the numbers of lugworm on a beach by as much as 40 per cent and therefore many dead worms could be found on beaches.
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#3 Post by Al and Jordan »

never mind that,,,, the fish up there must be having a feeding frenzy :shock: :shock: i think a bucket of lug and 3 hook flappers would be the way to go :mrgreen: :mrgreen: how could you go wrong :P
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#4 Post by cortaz »

red tide?
What I said in public
"Bass, there future in your hands, support catch and release"
..but I'm a liar really
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#5 Post by paul mason »

Strange one this. Never seen this happen with lug worm but i've seen it happen with ragworm they leave there burrows when spawning and get washed ashore in larg numbers.
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#6 Post by weedave »

paul mason wrote:Strange one this. Never seen this happen with lug worm but i've seen it happen with ragworm they leave there burrows when spawning and get washed ashore in larg numbers.

very true.....thats what this turned out to be! just some old worm casings from the local beds being washed ashore. nothing sinister!

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#7 Post by baldy »

Did not have any effect up the coast at Benone , over 200 fish caught during UPC Closed Gold Medal on Sun 26th.

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#8 Post by paul mason »

baldy wrote:Did not have any effect up the coast at Benone , over 200 fish caught during UPC Closed Gold Medal on Sun 26th.

Bass 62cm , mullet up to 51cm , flounder up to 42cm , turbot,plaice, weaver
Nice bit of fishing paul!-- how many had the winner got????
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#9 Post by baldy »

Over 3 sessions 21 fish ( mullet 47)

2nd also had 21 fish so we had to go to the person with the longest fish (flounder 40)
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#10 Post by baldy »

Over the 3 sessions there were 351 fish caught
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