Danish Cellar, Belmullet Mayo 20 July 08

People: Me Myself and I (some other people who shall remain nameless are too busy writing books about fishing to go fishing! :wink: )

Duration: 2 hours

Tide: mid water up

Weather: blustery, odd rotten squall, pleasant otherwise

Bait: hardback crab

Rigs: one hook rotten bottom, 20 lb snood to 3/0 varivas, rotten mono onto superglued stone

Results: 11 wrasse, best just on 45 cms, massively thickset fish definitely over the 4.75 lbs specimen weight!


Report: I found this mark and how to fish it by accident with the brother and David Dinsmore from IA about a month ago so decided to head back with proper bait to try for a specimen, hence 3/0 hook size.

Second drop got a rattle, loads of wrasse down there collected again on the RHS of the bluff. Used the boat rod this time as the spinning rod was way too light for hauling the bigger fish up the 10 metre drop. Picked up or missed fish on every drop, got close a couple of times with fish around the 4 lb mark, crab definitely brings out the bigger fish. Finally got a faint bite that developed into a real scrap, took line off the reel even and then hauled up a beauty - male ballen wrasse, 45 cms and over 5 lbs on the grip. Pain in the butt getting down to the water to release them but had to be done... will fish from the grass at the base of the stream next time!

Top tip departed vintage rod and put a premature end to the session, but only by 15 minutes, fish disappear once the tide turns here...

Very good fun, will try to get out again in August and head up the cliffs...

good work - that spot is a live one so!

Great fishing. Was in belmullet myself a few weeks ago. I spent more time searching for places to fish than fishing. Is Danish Cellar north or south of the town?
I like the idea of using a superglued stone for a rotten bottom- will have to try that one. :D

Hi

All the good wrasse marks are north of the town. Danish cellar is best accessed by turning left after the mushroom farm and following your nose. It is listed on the OSI map. The mushroom farm is the collection of huts after the ruined chapel as you head north for ballyglass etc.

HTH

Thanks for that. That mark is definitely on my list for next time. :D