Year Long Species Hunt 2007..Sponsored by Ian Golds Tackle

Here`s a few fish i caught yesterday 12-7-07 at a rock mark in north donegal.the red gurnard was caught using mack on a pulley pennel,the cuckoo ray was caught using squid/mack coctail and was only my second ever.The spotted was a new species for me and it was caught using squid and those new fish baits from baitbox,not sure what they are called but the look like garfish with no beaks.I`ll put up a full report later when i have more time

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tub gurnard caught today 15/07/07 at fahan on fresh mackerel.

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spotted ray caught at north Antrim rock mark on fresh mackerel.

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I thought this was a flounder but was not sure after research it must be a plaice but the orange spots arnt as bright as usual :roll: caught from north antrim rock mark on ragworm 22/07/07

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cuckoo ray caught at north Antrim rock mark on squid.

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cracking fish alan well done fella :)

hi ,
report to follow, but managed to bag a blue shark at last, caught with a mackerel flapper, on 250lb wire trace, .
Not a big one, but a start!
regards
screeming

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hi ,
report to follow, but managed to bag a blue shark at last, caught with a mackerel flapper, on 250lb wire trace, .
Not a big one, but a start!
regards
screeming

Well Done Martyn!!

I hope you didn't disturb my sleeping beauties too much!

Did you catch him out near the """Cork Buoy""" where I told you :wink: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Jim

This is a new personal best and a first for me from the shore ,caught whilst messing around at a rock mark near dingle ,I was meant to be ray fishing but when the trigger fish appeared on the mini rod everything else was forgotten about ,I had 7 and helen had 2 , this fish was 2lb 6oz ,at one stage there was shoal of around 25 following fish to the surface .

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14lbs 5 oz Bull Huss caught of the coast of Ballycastle in June

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14lbs 5 oz Bull Huss caught of the coast of Ballycastle in June

Bull Huss are already gone.

ermmm :? :? .....

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result ronald cracking catch mate well done

cracking huss mate well done, some strength to lift those bad boys

caught two of these tiny little fish(on purpose) yesterday 10-8-07 down at my favourite mullet mark, using mackerel on a size 16 hook.I know its sad but it was a new species so i was chuffed :D.

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Caught this little black goby on 18-8-07 while fishing Lough Hyne.It took rag/squid on a size 6 hook.The only other fish i had that day was two small rock gobys.

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Tub Gunard

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Hi

As fascinating as it is seeing all these mini species appear - and I am sure some marine biologist out there will find the final list very useful - we will have to put some reasonable limit of what is acceptable in terms of size.

The way it is going we will be looking for diatoms next! :wink: yeah, "hooked it on a size 1250 hook baited with a single zoo-plankton, thank god the sister works in an IVF clinic, a bugger to get them on the hook"...

On a serious note a concern has been expressed that the deliberate targeting of very small species might bring us into disrepute or provide a*u*nties with easy ammunition, and that is something we would all hope to avoid...

But it is very interesting to see what is out there...

Ah bugger ,and there was me going and buying a packet of size 20 hooks :lol: my biggest problem would be getting 20lb mono through the eye of the hook :wink:
suppose the argument could be the fish are big for their species ie.mature and not showing immature fish markings .
maybe a rule to make for the future .