Cushendun beach 02/08/2005( evening )

[STUART LANGRIDGE]

People:10 MEMBERS CARRICKFERGUS BEACH & ROCKERS S.A.C.

Duration:5 HOURS

Tide:3 HOURS IN TWO HOURS OUT

Weather: CALM WITH LIGHT N/WESTERLY WIND

Bait: RAG, LUG, SANDEEL , MACKERAL

Rigs: THREE HOOK FLAPPERS IN CLOSE AND CLIPPED DOWN WISHBONES & VARIOUS DISTANCE RIGS

Results:L.S.DOGFISH, CODLING,COALFISH,FLOUNDER, PLAICE,POLLACK, BULLHUSS


Report: hastily arranged outing that turned out to be one of the best evenings fishing in a long time, club treasurer bobby laughlin took the heaviest fish pool with a lovely bullhuss weighing 3.940kgs (8lb 11ozs)
the fish were thick on the ground during darkness with sizable codling, coalies, plaice, flounder,pollock being taken at all distances three hooks three fish a lot of the time, doggies were also there in abundance, i myself had five species and lost count how many keepers taken, well over thirty, after the disapointment at fahan this was just what we needed especially bobbys bullhuss which was taken on a clipped down size 2/0 pennel rig with sandeel for bait, happy to say it was photographed and released as were all the other fish captured. the only bad thing about the venue were the midgies driving everyone mad.
final comment when this venue fishes it is one of the best in the north without a doubt ,best to fish it at darkness

[BigPhil]

good session stuarty, told you there were plenty of fish about it, what were the most sucessful baits? what bit of the beach did use fish?. nice bloody huss off the beach and all, only bobby could be lucky enough to lift it! - tell him i said that and all!! :lol: :wink:

[Irish_Shamrock]

Do none of youse lads have to work!?!?!?! Yeez seem to be out fishing every day!!! Lucky b******S!!!! :D

[STUART LANGRIDGE]

Hey lads they were taking anything you could throw at them, rag ,sandeel, lug didnt use mackeral at all , me and bobby went on to the middle of the beach whilst the rest were down at the pitches,
irish shamrock you mentioned work , i tryed that once didnt like it so i fish as much as i can get away with :lol: :lol: :lol:
phil it was indeed a cracker bobby got, however the spawny git missed cast into the area i was fishing but thats the way it goes i think its a shimano specimen,
cheers :wink:

[John D]

That's an excellent session Stuart.
I'm delighted for you and the gang.
It's delighful to see you return the fish.
Brilliant!!

Regards,
John D

[STUART LANGRIDGE]

Thanks John
The days of mass kill by shore anglers is ending rapidily, however the scourge of gillnetting etc is still a worry
cheers

[John D]

True Stuart,

But hopefully as a collective unit we gather some force and put an end to that too!! Keep up the excellent angling.

John D