Donegal & Sligo, May 21 ,24, 29 & June 6th 2012

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Donegal & Sligo, May 21 ,24, 29 & June 6th 2012

#1 Post by FisherKing »

People: Myself & the Missus

Duration: Between two & three hours each session

Tide: Stranding & Filling

Weather: Warm sunny with a light South easterly , Wet & Windy

Bait: Frozen Lug & Mack

Rigs: Spinner & Two hook Flappers

Results: 14 Mackerel, 3 Pollock, 3 Flounder

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May 21st

Haven’t had a chance to stick up a report in a while so I’ll start with the most recent trips with the first which was meant to be a Wrasse session but the only problem was the Wrasse were know where to be seen :evil: I tried every good deep pool & Gully around but not a Wrasse in sight so after two hours I changed over to a spot of spinning & that was though going as well I was almost looking at my second blank :twisted: of the session only to get a lone Mackerel on the second last cast :D

May 24th

Myself & the Missus were down in Donegal for a drive & I talked her in to giving a nearby beach a go for a couple of hours so picked up some bait & made our way across a packed strand & got set up with the usual one rod at distance & the other in close. Not a bite for two & half hours :roll: then I got a good knock on the distance rod ran over & reeled in a lovely plump Flounder just under the 40cm mark 8) Then I get a great bite on the other rod only to lose the fish at the last minute which I think was a good size Trout :evil:

May 29th

Headed to a rock mark in search of some Pollock but the sea was flat calm with not a ripple you could see the bottom but luckily a shoal of Sand eels & fry came in close followed by some hungry Mackerel, I landed thirteen & three Pollock to just over two pound weight But missed a lot more better fish :x I have to say it was some sight watching the Mackerel & odd Trout picking off the bait fish 8)

June 6th

Tried a beach mark in Donegal for few hours there was nice surf rolling but fishing was slow with just two Flounder to show for three hours but was great to be out roll on the next session :wink:
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#2 Post by saving private brian »

welldone brian,,love the last pic with the sun setting.im surprised you didnt see a trout,,,perfect timing and all
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#3 Post by nicefish »

Nice report Brian, unlucky with the Wrasse, the last photo is stunning 8) 8) 8)
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#4 Post by myworldfishing »

Love that last picture.
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#5 Post by kerrywez »

Well done mate and that last pic is a really nice one it could win prizes I would say.

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#6 Post by johnwest »

Lean times Fisherking! I'm surprised you didn't manage even a few small wrasse. I haven't had a shore session in a while; I've been out in the boat a few times during the settled weather and among other fish, I picked up 4 - 5 ballan wrasse over some rough ground in 60 - 80 feet, perhaps they haven't moved inshore to the shallow water just yet. Nice photos as usual.
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#7 Post by tight lines »

nice fishing mate and the last photo is postcard stuff
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#8 Post by chuckaroo »

greta wee report FisherKing. some very nice fish there. sounded all good 8) 8)
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#9 Post by Al and Jordan »

man, but your marks are taking their sweet time to turn on this year brian :lol:
good to see you getting some results thow man 8)
and that last pic is pure class man :mrgreen: 8) 8)
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#10 Post by grady »

nice few sessions Brian. Well about the wrasse i can tell you the pretty same thing, they just not there yet
I'v cought few on boat session alright, but not a thing at shore
anyway nice bit of fishing ang as usual great pictures, well done
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#11 Post by FisherKing »

saving private brian wrote:welldone brian,,love the last pic with the sun setting.im surprised you didnt see a trout,,,perfect timing and all
Cheers Brian, ya if the tide was filling Id have nailed one or two!!
nicefish wrote:Nice report Brian, unlucky with the Wrasse, the last photo is stunning 8) 8) 8)
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kerrywez wrote:Well done mate and that last pic is a really nice one it could win prizes I would say.

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johnwest wrote:Lean times Fisherking! I'm surprised you didn't manage even a few small wrasse. I haven't had a shore session in a while; I've been out in the boat a few times during the settled weather and among other fish, I picked up 4 - 5 ballan wrasse over some rough ground in 60 - 80 feet, perhaps they haven't moved inshore to the shallow water just yet. Nice photos as usual.
Cheers John, ya there very slow to make a return this year but hopefully not to much longer to wait!!
tight lines wrote:nice fishing mate and the last photo is postcard stuff
chuckaroo wrote:greta wee report FisherKing. some very nice fish there. sounded all good 8) 8)
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Al and Jordan wrote:man, but your marks are taking their sweet time to turn on this year brian :lol:
good to see you getting some results thow man 8)
and that last pic is pure class man :mrgreen: 8) 8)
Cheers Al, all I can say is when does kick of I'll be making the most of it :wink:
grady wrote:nice few sessions Brian. Well about the wrasse i can tell you the pretty same thing, they just not there yet
I'v cought few on boat session alright, but not a thing at shore
anyway nice bit of fishing ang as usual great pictures, well done
Cheers grady, we'll get them yet 8) we must be due a session soon!!!
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#12 Post by roger de dodger »

Lovely pics B-) shame about the last one , no fish in it! :mrgreen:
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roger de dodger wrote:Lovely pics B-) shame about the last one , no fish in it! :mrgreen:
Cheers roger, your right if only there was a big trout on the other end of the line putting a nice bend on the rod :wink:
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#14 Post by gavind19 »

lovely pics especially the one of the sunset. wrasse have been very quiet as of late
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gavind19 wrote:lovely pics especially the one of the sunset. wrasse have been very quiet as of late
Cheers gavin, the Wrasse should be making an appearance any time now hopefully
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#16 Post by zeke »

nice session bud :) ,i tried your play ground couple weeks ago and caught pollack and wrasse.
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#17 Post by FisherKing »

zeke wrote:nice session bud :) ,i tried your play ground couple weeks ago and caught pollack and wrasse.
Cheers zeke, I'll get them next time :wink: they must be hiding on me :oops:
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