Ballycastle, Co Antrim, 05/01/2011 Video/Photos Added

[Drew]

[*]People: Bingham and Me

Duration: 1.30pm-4pm

Tide: Big n Wet

Weather: Couple of light showers, snow on the hills.

Bait: Lug, Mack, Sandeel, Black Lug, Razor

Rigs: Loops, 2up1downs, Flappers, Penells.

Results:

Bingham : 2 Flounders
Drew : 1 Flounder

Report:

First time at this venue, and I can't believe how stunning it is! Left Millisle at around 10.45am, and on the way up phoned the 2 tackle shops in Portrush to see if there was any rag available, there wasn't, so it was straight to the mark (via the chippy!).
Got set up, and things were looking fishy! 3 Hook rigs were lobbed into the suds and bigger baits were fired to distance. despite its fishy looks there wasn't too much action, with only 3 Flounders turning up for the duration.

We were looking foreword to fishing into darkness at this venue to see what would turn up, but at around 3.15pm, a load of free floating bladderwrack turned up from nowhere, and made fishing through it a right pain.

One of those venues that looks so good you know you'll be back.. and great to get out and get another species for 2011!

[Drew]

I'll upload the pics tomorrow, photo uploader's being a ho0r

[polmac]

nice one mate, were yous fishing off the beach then? ive only ever fished the rocks and its usually fun floating there for the pollock and coalies

[nicki d]

well done on the flatties.

[carp angler]

ballycastle eh? where ya fishing the harbour or off the pans rock?
my biggest catch in the sea was from pans rock. . .7lb pollack
havent been back for a while tho

[Drew]

Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZK7dbMmdPU

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[Drew]

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[Drew]

nice one mate, were yous fishing off the beach then? ive only ever fished the rocks and its usually fun floating there for the pollock and coalies

Yeah man, we were on the beach

well done on the flatties.

Thanks man!

ballycastle eh? where ya fishing the harbour or off the pans rock?
my biggest catch in the sea was from pans rock. . .7lb pollack
havent been back for a while tho.

Neither mate, on the beach... Close enough to the pans though, looks interesting to say the least!
Cracking spot!

[saving private brian]

looks like a great venue.well done

[cathalger]

Nice pics Drew. Must get up there meself.

[Drew]

looks like a great venue.well done

Cheers man!!

Nice pics Drew. Must get up there meself.

Thanks man, the photos are half the fun!

[Al and Jordan]

always good to beat the blank man . we might try to keep away from the hoardes of coalies and give it a lash tonight ourselves

[Mick001]

Great Report, Video and Photos....
A few fish anyday is a good result in my book....
Well done, looks like a good spot alright.

Mick

[Drew]

always good to beat the blank man . we might try to keep away from the hoardes of coalies and give it a lash tonight ourselves

Reckon it'd be quite the venue in the dark mate, sure gis a shout with how you get on!

[Al and Jordan]

hi man. that was bloody horrible weather up at ballycastle last night. 30mph n/w with torrential sleet and freezing rain. h/w was at 9.30pm but we could only stick it for 3 hours from 6pm to 9pm. in saying that the fishing was pretty good. i fished 2 rods, 1 at 100 yards and one at 50 yards. where as jordan only fished 1 at 50 yards. jordan was fishing to the right of the big rock that gets exposed at l/w and i set up on the beach with the other big rock to my back. i ended up with 10 coalies (the biggest was 36cm) and a 26cm flounder. i missed a great bite that almost bounced the rod off the tripod. but whatever it was only had one dig at it then thought better of it. to say i was gutted was an understatment . jordan had less luck only getting 1 coalie and a single 5 beardy. but bite indication was impossible with big white horses breaking in at 100 yards churning the crap outta everything. our 6 oz grippers were almost useless, so we just reeled in every 20 mins to see if a fish was attached. i did get 3 double hook ups thow . but like i said, by 9pm i could'nt even bait up as my hands were numb and useless to me. i could'nt even get my coat zipped up so we called it a day and all the traces were just cut off and thrown into the bait bucket in a ball
but sure,,, it beats sitting in the house

[Drew]

Brilliant man! Knew it would be a certain in the dark! Horrid conditions by the sounds of it, but you may find that actually helped the fishing. Deffo a mark that needs a bit attention! I'd say Bingham and I will be back up there before too long! Well done on getting a few!

[carp angler]

with weather like that, ya could have tried out portstewart to benone beach. . .

[polmac]

brilliant pics and vid mate. think i will have to give it a try this weekend coming to see what its like. its a great beach with the carpark nice and handy if your fishing near that rock in the water