RATHLIN ISLAND 3rd 4th JUNE

[fagan]

People: brother neil, uncle martin, daniel, niall, myself

Duration: friday nite, all day saterday

Tide:both

Weather:calm sunny

Bait:mackerel, sandeels, ragworm, squid

Rigs:pulley rigs

Results: 16 dogs, 12 pollock, 4 wrasse, 1 bull huss.




Report:we decided to head over to rathlin island for the weekend, so we got the ferry at ballycastle. when we got there we had a long walk ahead of us with all the gear, it wasnt easy but was well worth it when we arrived, we set up camp and got set up and thumped the rods out, it was dropping dwn dark we got r first fish a dog fish, it was very slow at the start then daniel got a wack on his rod when he was reeling in he sensed that it was bigger than a dog, he reeled on up and it was a small bull huss at 4 lb 7 oz. then just more dogs. we packed up and got some kip from r eventful day. got up got some breakfast and a brew and headed out first thing. the fishing was execellent on sat with geting pollock the biggest at 3lb 2 0z on float and spinning tactics and some good wrasse on ragworm. all and all great session and the weather was class and hope to get back real soon.

[saving private brian]

nice one......some nice few varietys

[roger de dodger]

nice pics the weather looked good alright ,fair play on your angling adventure plenty of fish and burnt sausages

[fagan]

nice one......some nice few varietys

thanks m8, it was a great session and a lovely spot to fish.

[fagan]

nice pics the weather looked good alright ,fair play on your angling adventure plenty of fish and burnt sausages

cant beat the burnt sausages roger thanks m8, it was a great we session and the weather toped it off

[weedave]

nice going man. thats one place i've never fished.
looks like cracking spot
dave

[fagan]

nice going man. thats one place i've never fished.
looks like cracking spot
dave

thanks dave its a great spot to fish but its a long haul with all the gear to the fishing spot cause most of the island is high cliffs the whole way round it leaves just a few marks to fish and there about 3 r 4 mile walk away. but well worth it when u get there.

[Der Baron]

Excellent report, luv the Huss, well worth the trip!

[fagan]

Excellent report, luv the Huss, well worth the trip!

thanks m8 the huss was on my wishlist so thats 1 down 3 to go.

[Sweetwrasse]

Top class fishing Some nice sized pollock there.

[weedave]

nice going man. thats one place i've never fished.
looks like cracking spot
dave

thanks dave its a great spot to fish but its a long haul with all the gear to the fishing spot cause most of the island is high cliffs the whole way round it leaves just a few marks to fish and there about 3 r 4 mile walk away. but well worth it when u get there.

next time your going drop me a pm, i'd love to get over there. only time i've been there is for the music festival in the summer and thats just a session
dave

[corbyeire]

good to see a report from the island - nice work!

[SlackLiner]

Good job! Nice report and nice fishing! I've fished rathlin alot from the shore and boat and theres some awesome marks - esp if you can get onto the wave cut platform off the north shore. If your going back send me a pm and I'll give you the directions

[fagan]

good to see a report from the island - nice work!

thanks m8 its a lovely place to fish and i hope to get back real soon!!!!

[fagan]

Good job! Nice report and nice fishing! I've fished rathlin alot from the shore and boat and theres some awesome marks - esp if you can get onto the wave cut platform off the north shore. If your going back send me a pm and I'll give you the directions

thanks m8, its a great spot to fish and hope to get back l8 july early august. so ill pm u near the time, maybe get a spot whech dosnt take so nuch milage to walk till, thanks m8.

[SlackLiner]

No worries mate! It is a bit of a hike to the north side but it's well worth it and if you camp in church bay its a lot closer. Here's a few pics from my last trip..

[fagan]

No worries mate! It is a bit of a hike to the north side but it's well worth it and if you camp in church bay its a lot closer. Here's a few pics from my last trip..

no bother mate, never new you could fish the north of the island i always thought it was high cliffs but as u can see in the pics u can get down below them, thanks mate!!!

[weedave]

No worries mate! It is a bit of a hike to the north side but it's well worth it and if you camp in church bay its a lot closer. Here's a few pics from my last trip..

no bother mate, never new you could fish the north of the island i always thought it was high cliffs but as u can see in the pics u can get down below them, thanks mate!!!

i'm the same boss - never knew that at all or i'd be over like a shot - have you ever seen the admiralty charts for the back of the island, there are some seriously deeps waters out there.

[SlackLiner]

No worries mate! It is a bit of a hike to the north side but it's well worth it and if you camp in church bay its a lot closer. Here's a few pics from my last trip..

no bother mate, never new you could fish the north of the island i always thought it was high cliffs but as u can see in the pics u can get down below them, thanks mate!!!

i'm the same boss - never knew that at all or i'd be over like a shot - have you ever seen the admiralty charts for the back of the island, there are some seriously deeps waters out there.

Yeah it's deep on the north side although it's not an easy place to get too, took us a few go's to find a way down! It rarely, if ever, gets fished. Fished Bull Point in the boat too and its freaky deep. We were no further out than 20m off the rocks and sitting in 90 . It then went on in steps down to 180 then 300+. No hope in hell of getting there from the shore tho!

[billy the fish]

Great trip lads, and youve inspired me to try rathlin with the son and son in law. It would be a bloody good weekend.