PORTMUCK

[The Intrepid Damager]

Hello All

This is my first post on your forum so I'll introduce myself, I'm The Damager, The Intrepid Damager, and MOSTLY, I fish the North Antrim Coast, I've fished all my life, all round our coast, I'm not saying i'm a "GOOD" fisherman, because basically its luck, and all we can do is try to stack the odds in our favour with baits, Rods and tackle.

I'd like to tell you about a fishhing trip a few days ago to Portmuck, I'm not so sure about the format that you all seem to use, but I'll have a go.

People: Me and my Brother

Location Portmuck

Time: About 2 hours before hightide

Wind: Lots and cold

Swell: Big

As I say we got there about 2 hours before the tide, I think the tide was around 12:30 or 1 in the morning, we fished the tide in from the end of the harbour, caught lots of coalies, and nothing much else, nothing of any size either, but we were catching, and it took our mind off the cold biting wind. We were taking the coalies on rag, squid, and macks, we had sandeel but thought there was no point using it as they were takin the macks.
All was well until about a half hour or so before, hightide, it all went quiet. We fished there at the end of the harbour for about another hour an a half, thinking when the tide turned they would bite again, but the fish where having none of it. So we decided to move round to the back of the toilets. Things faired no better there either, we had been there for around 2 hours, and only 3 fish between us. Sandeels we thought, so out they came, after almost an hour, and still no luck, I noticed, a very slight knock on my rod, a Zeus, he was using a Grays. So I picked up my rod, and sure enough, I could feel the tiniest of tugs. Thinking, and hoping it was something "toying" with my bait, wishing it to be a doggy, I just held my rod for a moment, then when I thought it was about to take it I struck the Rod, and it was on.
It didn't feel big, not in weight anyway, but it was tugging, a small pollock I thought, so I started reeling in, I wasn't out very far, as I have always said, your just gonna reel it in again. Anyway, if I was out 40 yard, I must have got halfway in and the thing really started going, still didn't feel big, but it was fighting, diving, running one way then the other, I must have got it to about 20 or 15 feet from the edge and it started leaping from the water. What a fight from such a small fish, so I reeled it in lifted it up, couldn't really see what it was, thinking maybe it was a small pollock, as they do go when they are fresh. Got the floodlight switched it and almost collapsed, it was a small Brown Trout weighed about 3/4 0f a LB. I know, I could hardly believe it myself, but there it was, still flapping on the concrete.

This really is a conundrum, never in all my born years, I didn't even know there was a river at Portmuck. Does anyone know where abouts the river is. It really has got me stumped. The only other thing that even comes close to this was one time a good few years ago, I was fishing out from Rathlin in a six foot Dinghy, just out from Ballycastle and I landed a 37 Pike, whilst jigging for cod, that was an epic fight.

So there you have it, a small summary of a very rare occasion, if this or anything like this has happened to anyone else I would really like to hear about it.


The DAMAGER

[Guest]

You been drinkin Mr. Damager?

[The Intrepid Damager]

What makes you think that now ?

[hairyconger]

What makes you think that now ?

Seek medical advice mate or go to specsavers to have your eyes tested :oops: :oops: :roll:

[Livid]

:lol: :lol: :lol: I enjoyed that. :shock:

[hairyconger]

:lol: :lol: :lol: I enjoyed that. :shock:

i found it rather disturbing :roll:

[Livid]

The only disturbing thing i found was that he actually bothered to make that all up.. funny thing is, 80% of it is probably true but thanks to a few bizarre additions, it's all rubbished. :lol:

[hairyconger]

The only disturbing thing i found was that he actually bothered to make that all up.. funny thing is, 80% of it is probably true but thanks to a few bizarre additions, it's all rubbished. :lol:

PROBABLY :lol: . He should check the species guide that should help him

[squalus]

There's no reason that sea trout shouldn't be around Portmuck, as the hang around Browns Bay

[blowin]

it was a small Brown Trout

[x]

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we decided to move round to the back of the toilets

...and then you hook a small ""brown trout"". Amusing..... :lol:"

[John D]

Well spotted Sandman (and I don't mean the trout!)

John D

[The Intrepid Damager]

So nothing like this has ever happened to any of you then ?

[John D]

Not me anyway. However, if you are being serious it could have been a sea trout.

John D

[GF80]

a 37lb pike....sounds like the 53lb tope I had fishing on the tolka in finglas!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

as for a brown trout in portmuck...are you sure it wasnt a pollack with fake tan on???

[Guest]

a 37lb pike....sounds like the 53lb tope I had fishing on the tolka in finglas!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

as for a brown trout in portmuck...are you sure it wasnt a pollack with fake tan on???

It was Definitely a Brown trout.

[The Intrepid Damager]

that was me ^^^^^^

[art.]

hi
think its a slob trout
a B.T. that lives in eestuary/sea
used to be lots not so common now
have seen them up to 8lbs
earth worm good bait in eustary few taken around shandon Br. dungarvan co waterford

[b0ogaloo]

Welcome back arthur :)

long time ...no posts


Andy

[Livid]

I thought it may have been a slob myself but i still really think he's taking the piss. :P