is islandmagee worth fishing..????

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#1 Post by **pookie5488** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:04 pm

just wondering fished portmuck and brownsbay this year and had nothing much out of it.

does anyone fish it and any tips

stevie rea · #2 Post by **stevie rea** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:22 pm

Fished it last september with a few friends on a night session and it only produced one flounder. Then about a mounth previous to that, i fished it from my boat and had two plaice on mackeral strip. The boat was only in about 11,12 feet deep. The next time i head down there for a shore session i'll try wading out, and cast at distance.....

#3 Post by **pookie5488** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:37 pm

where on islandmagee did you try have you ever tried portmuck

stevie rea · #4 Post by **stevie rea** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:50 pm

This was at Brownsbay............ Have tryed at Port Muck on the boat but did nt produce anything, but then again i didnt really give it that long????????????

#5 Post by **round_ourway** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:56 am

Portmuck only really fishes well at night with 2 hours before full tide.

hope this helps

#6 Post by **liam78** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:12 pm

how did you find out :?: i fish it 3 hours before high water and 2 after high water

#7 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:39 pm

try fishing in close with short snoods and a couple of glow beads straight rag worm and when i say close i mean 5 to 10 yards towards the beach

#8 Post by **liam78** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:42 pm

dont like bottom fishing never caught anything :evil:

#9 Post by **round_ourway** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:51 am

how did you find out i fish it 3 hours before high water and 2 after high water

I have fished this area quite alot and it seems to work best for me. You did'nt say wether you fished it at night or daytime. :? :? :shock:

#10 Post by **merv147** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:23 pm

when fishing portmuck try muck island side that's were most of the good fish are its hard to get to so kit up light but its not a place to be fishing at night. you can get good fish there i can only tell you what i have had but i am sure there are bigger fish there 3lb ballen warse, Pollock 3-4lb , cod 2lb and Meany more when fishing it use rotten bottom links as you can get snagged and pulley rigs

good hunting and tight lines Merv

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the 2ed spot is very hard to get to but there is a cod bank there :wink:

#11 Post by **alannelson** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:21 pm

Islandmagee area can be worth a chuck or two although it can be slow. I think the fishing is better in the summer months for this area lots of small fish at Ballylumford altough it does throw up the odd good coly codling. The painted rock area at Brownsbay is full of dogs at any range with a chance of a good pollock especial in the summer. I think Portmuck fishes better in the summer, dawn with a high tide is brilliant when the mackrel are in. All of which are good size last year I had 2 glow in the dark delta eels on at first light a mackrel took one of the eels and then I could feel another fish jump on which was either a big coly or pollock must have been no smaller than 8 lb but slipped the hook when my mate tried to land it for me. There is a chance of catching a few haddock from Portmuck habour there are also congers around Portmuck and Brownsbay but don't usual seem to go past double figures.

Harryp · #12 Post by **Harryp** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:18 am

Merv, I really liked the map. Did you get it online? Regards.

Livid · #13 Post by **Livid** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:33 am

Nice map Merv indeed :P PM me with the details if you want, of where one could aquire such a fine facility. :lol:

Is it just a scanned OS map, surely you didn't pay for the privalige online? :shock: :lol:

#14 Post by **merv147** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:31 pm

sorry i have taken so long to get this on the forum i use http://www.multimap.com/ its free thanks to bigliam he showed me it very use full

Livid and Harryp i have sent you 2 a PM