Leenan pier, co Donegal

[MC]

People:just me

Duration:9pm to 3am

Tide:flooding, i think

Weather:nice until 2am then wind and rain

Bait:prawn, mackeral and sandeel

Rigs:2 hook bomber and pulley

Results:2xLSD, 1x flounder,1xsliver eel and 1x thornback ray

Catch and Release:: Yes



Report: the wife wanted to do the house work so she chased from the house and was told to go fishing, wish this happened every day. so 15minutes later i was on my way to leenan. the pier was busy but i got a spot and ended up next to jonboy, while chatting to him i got a knock and in came the first dogie of the night. i was out to catch something on my diawa supercast rgm as i have used it twice and blanked, but when i was unhooking the dogie the supercast got a knock and in came a flounder.After that it all went quiet, on the fishing front, the pier got busy with some lads conger fishing. Sometime later john left as he has work in the morning, so i keep on fishing and had a bit of craic with the lads fishing for conger, they where good lads down to beat pbs. Anyway i landed another dogie then a sliver eel which bugger up my trace so i packed away the rod, when i came back the diawa tip gave a rattle and then a steady pull and i lifted into what would be a pb ray, its the biggest i had and it was about 5lb+, not bad for my third ray and my first shore caught one. The bites dried up for me but the lads going for conger got one strap and lost one double figure fish at the steps after it did a death roll and nipped the wire trace. All in all not a bad trip for being a spur of the minute get out of the wifes way trip.



PS don't ask how i got kicked out to go fishing as i am still trying to work it out.

Last edited by MC on Thu May 17, 2007 12:48 am, edited 2 times in total.

sorry forgot the camera so no pictures this time

Well done on the ray mate glad you had a decent session 8)

I have only fished off Leenan pier once before, and could only manage a few 1lb+ coalies, did you cast far off the pier or did you stay close in?
I've been told by a guy that I work with from Clonmany that not far out from the pier there is a deep channel, but I didnt notice it the evening I fished it? He also reckons the pier fishes best when the boats are coming back in!

well done ! good session

Good session MC

How did old jonnyboy get on :?:

When you find out how you managed to get banished from the house let us in on the seceret

I had a turbot a doggie and a grey gurnard Danny.Also dropped a decent ray at the side of the pier :x 2/0 hooks from now on. it was on a scratching rig with size 4,s it just straightened the hook. :roll:

was casting out about 100yrds+ and inching the baits back every 5 minutes and most bites came at about 40 to 50 yards out, as for being sent fishing by the wife, i am still trying to figure it out and the only thing i can think of is she had something to hide( married 6years this friday)

Fair play John I'm jealous :cry: i haven't been out since we met last (Bloody work) but that's about to change, I will be getting my new boat on Monday :lol: :lol: :lol:

The Swilly wont know what hit it i hope. by the way lads there is plenty of space on board and all are welcome.

MC don't you go and embarrass me.

Cheers lads

Danny

MC don't you go and embarrass me.

Danny

sorry mate you have lost me on this, what did i do?

Don't tell me you have forgot abt Rathmullin already :lol:

no mate didnt want to rub it in but now you memtion it i got two ray that day and the second one won the comp :lol: and i still havent worked out why the wife sent me fishing :?

Glad to see they were rays and not SKATE :lol:

Took ownership of "Knotty Buoy" last nite i have to get a few bits n bobs for her then :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Lough Swilly watch out yea haw

Incidentally Danny, where the hell were you for the Rathmullan trip???? :D Bit windy for you was it.... :wink: