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#1 Post by **round_ourway** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:16 pm

I was pleased to read an article on culdaff beach there during the week in the sea angler magazine. Have to get a run up and fish it soon.
I would love to find out what that stuff in the bottle was to get some better results.

(Sea Angler, Feb 07, page 135)

#2 Post by **beachcaster** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:30 pm

the article you are talking about was made during september october 2006 mate ,the one with all the turbet!!!!they fished the beach as they could not get out on the charter boat they had booked as the weather was so bad.

#3 Post by **BigPhil** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:10 pm

was that a seperate trip they had over, i think the first run that steve souter etc got out on for a half day etc featured in an issue a few months back was actually done early in 2006 from what des mills told me? i could be wrong...
culdaff has always thrown uo decent numbers of turbot, but most of them are very small.

#4 Post by **round_ourway** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:35 am

Thats the one beachcaster. It was good reading. They beach looks like a real good sea trout beach.

#5 Post by **beachcaster** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:05 pm

yes the beach has produced some very nice sea trout ,also flounder and dogs .may be worth a throw even at this time of year you never know what it could produce.

#6 Post by **drseafish** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:14 pm

Just a small question that seemed to tie into this thread. I know of some marks around Belmullet & Achill and in North Mayo that throw up small turbot and from the article you get them along the Donegal cost. Why have I never had one on some of the Beaches in Sligo. Ok it may be my gross inability to catch turbot but I often use baits such as mackerel and sand-eel which I have had plenty of sea-trout. Is it possible that turbot need a more sloping beach (deeper water) or is the type of ground. Any ideas? or has anyone caught a Turbot from any of the storm beaches in Sligo (Enniscrone, Strandhill, Rosses Point or Mullaghmore). I want to catch one on one of my trips up there this year, so any help would be appreciated.

#7 Post by **markj** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:36 pm

Ive fished culdaff this time last year, we had turbot, coalies, dogs, sea trout and flounder, I was catching all the turbot on a cocktail of sandeel & white bait. They have got big mouths and a hole sandeel or half a launce wont go a stray, on a 2/0 to 4/0 hook, that should pick up the decent fish.