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Leenan Beach and Fahan

#1 Post by SlackLiner »

People: Just me

Duration: 6 hours (4 Lennan/2 Fahan)

Tide: Ebb and bit of flood

Weather: Horrendous!! (sw 25-30!)

Bait: Mack, Sandeel, squid, rag

Rigs: Up and Over Flowing Pennel, Pulley Pennel

Results: 1 x Turbot (Lennan) 10+ x LSD (Fahan)



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First time fishing North Donegal in years so took some advice from you guys and headed up to Leenan first. Hefty S-SW blew me off the pier so tried the beach or rather the rocks to the left of the beach to find some shelter :shock: . Got a monstrous turbot (see pic) and a few flounder before the fishing died off over LW. So headed to Fahan for the last few hours. Only just missed the tide on Fahan but did manage to loose count with the doggies. No rays unfortunately and the weed (the soul destroying stringy stuff) picked up just before I had to leave. Met a friendly chap on Fahan who had a few rays just before I arrived...typical :roll:

Many thanks to Sweetwrasse, Cathald and Fishermandan007 for the mark ideas - saved me a lot of driving about looking like an idiot - cheers guys :D :D :D
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Re: Leenan Beach and Fahan

#2 Post by zud25 »

Well done on the Turbo 8)
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Re: Leenan Beach and Fahan

#3 Post by bootster »

I did kind of the same thing but in the other direction. Fahan was the same for me, doggie after doggie although some of them were a decent size. Gave up there when it started hammering down and sought shelter elsewhere. Found Leenan but then bugged out as it was a little exposed.

Better get my report up properly I suppose.
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Re: Leenan Beach and Fahan

#4 Post by bingham »

Hard luck with the rays,nice turbo 8)
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Re: Leenan Beach and Fahan

#5 Post by Sweetwrasse »

Hard luck on the Ray but fair play for sticking it out in the conditions! Hope your next visit produces some real monsters :lol: :lol:
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Re: Leenan Beach and Fahan

#6 Post by SlackLiner »

Thanks all, planning another bash at Fahan in the next few weeks. Let the trace tying begin!!! :D :D
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Re: Leenan Beach and Fahan

#7 Post by Ronan »

Have fished Fahan 3 times in the past 2 weeks and only had 1 small Ray!! The place is carpeted in dogs!!!
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Re: Leenan Beach and Fahan

#8 Post by fishermandan007 »

SlackLiner wrote:People: Just me

Duration: 6 hours (4 Lennan/2 Fahan)

Tide: Ebb and bit of flood

Weather: Horrendous!! (sw 25-30!)

Bait: Mack, Sandeel, squid, rag

Rigs: Up and Over Flowing Pennel, Pulley Pennel

Results: 1 x Turbot (Lennan) 10+ x LSD (Fahan)



Report:

First time fishing North Donegal in years so took some advice from you guys and headed up to Leenan first. Hefty S-SW blew me off the pier so tried the beach or rather the rocks to the left of the beach to find some shelter :shock: . Got a monstrous turbot (see pic) and a few flounder before the fishing died off over LW. So headed to Fahan for the last few hours. Only just missed the tide on Fahan but did manage to loose count with the doggies. No rays unfortunately and the weed (the soul destroying stringy stuff) picked up just before I had to leave. Met a friendly chap on Fahan who had a few rays just before I arrived...typical :roll:

Many thanks to Sweetwrasse, Cathald and Fishermandan007 for the mark ideas - saved me a lot of driving about looking like an idiot - cheers guys :D :D :D
well done mate on the turbo, very nice fish indeed, i only met cathal up there few weeks ago, hopefully get up there this weekend, if i can get a handheld tv to watch the champions league final, just saw a video taken on rathmullen today, it is crazy looking, suppose its well worth ago after the storms die out!
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Re: Leenan Beach and Fahan

#9 Post by cl1 »

well done i have got great advice from guys on site to but never got out.that fricking weather pain in the butt.better catching dogs than nothing at all
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Re: Leenan Beach and Fahan

#10 Post by nicki d »

well done on the fish
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Re: Leenan Beach and Fahan

#11 Post by darknight »

Nice session.........
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