antrim and down something a bit special 17th & 18th sep

nice fish al, well done on your john dory

Well done Al - this is one in a million and will be hard to match in a species comp - congrats again.

Mick

Nice one Al...

Rare enough from a boat, let alone the shore! Did you release the little critter or take it back for dinner? Only reason I ask is that by all accounts they're about as good an eating fish as there is. Not often you get the chance to try something like that, even the commercials don't get them very often.

nice on al, say what you want about the pier it does throw up the odd good one now and then, I had a hake of it around 15 years ago and I still talk about it looks like you could be talking about the john for years to come aswell.

Awesome man, been waiting to get a look at this report. Typical I missed out on the session but well pleased for ya man. Jordan will have to better a better boy for next weeks adventures

well done on the john dory

brilliant catch AL, that john dory looks mad, totally bizarre !

nice one al thats the 2nd one of that pier this year

great catch al well done it would be hard to match it

Nice one Al, I'm well jealous of the dory.

well done with the john dory

well done al,there is not many people that can say they have a john dory on their species list,super catch

Nice one Al!!!!!

Not a common catch esp when in shallow water!!

And yes they are very nice to eat.

well done al.havent seen a dory in hyears.amazing fish and even nicer to eat i believe

nice fish al, well done on your john dory

thanks man

Well done Al - this is one in a million and will be hard to match in a species comp - congrats again.
Mick

cheers mick. i might never see another one again, so at least i have a few pics to back up the fishy tale

Nice one Al...

cheers drew. how did wee dan fair at the comp?

Rare enough from a boat, let alone the shore! Did you release the little critter or take it back for dinner? Only reason I ask is that by all accounts they're about as good an eating fish as there is. Not often you get the chance to try something like that, even the commercials don't get them very often.

cheers bootster. there seems to ba a lot of old nonsense regarding good eating fish from the sea. so far we've had pouting, coalfish, pollock, gurnard, cod, ling, flounder, turbot, plaice, whiting and bass all deep fried in beer batter. and to be honest a lot of them all taste the same provided they are cooked within 48 hours of being caught. obviously some such as ling and cod are more chunky, but there's not a great deal of difference to be honest. we've been out on boat trips and some lads have said to us not to bother with the coalies and pouting as they taste foul. but when i asked them when did they try them, they replied "oh i never bothered to try them because i was told they were stinking" . from my own experience i gotta say they all taste nice provided they are fresh

nice on al, say what you want about the pier it does throw up the odd good one now and then, I had a hake of it around 15 years ago and I still talk about it looks like you could be talking about the john for years to come aswell.

true man. that wee spot has been good to me this year. i got my first shore caught herring from there at the start of the year and now the dory

Awesome man, been waiting to get a look at this report. Typical I missed out on the session but well pleased for ya man. Jordan will have to better a better boy for next weeks adventures

cheers man. this is becoming a bit of a habit with you mate,,,,,, seems to be if you miss a trip out with us that you were ment to go on i end up getting something unusual

well done on the john dory

cheers man

brilliant catch AL, that john dory looks mad, totally bizarre !

thanks davy. i never realized just how spikey those things are covered in a ridge of spikes the whole way around it's body. weird wee fish

nice one al thats the 2nd one of that pier this year

cheers rab. i saw the pic of the first one, but was'nt sure if it was from 2009 or 2010. right bring on the tarpon!!

great catch al well done it would be hard to match it

thanks seanie. not too many of them about

Nice one Al, I'm well jealous of the dory.

cheers ronald. i would'nt mind a trigger thow to add to the list. but i think i missed my chance as i was out of action when they were about portrush at the end of august

well done with the john dory

cheers alan

well done al,there is not many people that can say they have a john dory on their species list,super catch

thanks gerry. it's one of the real appeals of sea fishing for me. you just never know whats out there

Nice one Al!!!!!
Not a common catch esp when in shallow water!!
And yes they are very nice to eat.

indeed it was . so far my top 3 favourite eating fish would be cod, ling and john dory

well done al.havent seen a dory in hyears.amazing fish and even nicer to eat i believe

cheers brian. it was well tasty and dead easy to fillet as the meat came away from the bone with minimal waste

feckin mad ,did you check your loto numbers yet?if you didnt do it ,wack it on cos your one lucky man

cracking fish al well done

well done al great result bet it good to be back out

Nice one Al, my bro caught one of them weird mofo`s on Culdaff pier a couple of years ago during a Coalie session too.