Donaghadee 8-11-08

People:Me and mate Pete

Duration:8-12pm

Tide:High and dropping

Weather:Strong offshore wind

Bait:Lug, Mackeral and Squid

Rigs:1 & 2 Flapper Size 1

Results:Rockling ,Codling , Whiting, Pollock, Poor Cod, Pouting and Coalie




Report: Headed down to the dee hoping for a few fish. Fished here last Saturday during the day and was a bit dissapointed at the number of fish caught.

Straight off Pete was into fish with a number of Whiting and poor cod and Coalies fishing in the mouth of the harbour.

I setup fishing a bigger Mackeral squid bait outside the harbour hoping for a codling or Dogfish. I setup another rod to fish for Rockling down the wall. Since I was behind I changed the rod at distance to fish inside the harbour and got both rods in the water at the same time.

Straight away I was into my first Rockling of the year !! . Thanks to Al and Drew for the tips. A quick photo and it was returned. Soon after there was a steady stream of fish on my other rod. A couple of good Coalies one of about 1.5lb two small codling which was another first of the year and Pouting. Things quitened down abit in the mouth of the harbour so the rod went down the side again to try for another Rockling. I wasnt dissapointed with the second and larger of the night.

All in all a good nights fishing.

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good selection of fish, that's a grand nights fishing

The cold weather is alot easier to bear with my new sundridge floatie suit mmmm its like a giant sleeping bag great

thats a good nights fishing, nice mix of speices,
have noticed the colour of rockling's vary a lot. probably to do with the area there are in, the ones i get are blood red!!
nice fishing nifisher.....
here's a pic to compare the colour differance.

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Cheers Don, I think the one in your pic is a 3 bearded rockling. The one I got is a shore rockling.

Well done, congrats on the new species, great to get a mix like that now and again, will have to get some decent winter clothing myself .

well done jonny!!! always nice to get a few new species to add to the 2008 species count.

Cheers guys. Its always nice to add species that you have not caught this year or never before Nearly all this has been possible because of this forum.

Eyes I would highly recommend the sundridge en-tec suit really nice for the colder nights.

Eyes I would highly recommend the sundridge en-tec suit really nice for the colder nights.

Oh and you can't beat long john's too but better not get caught wearing them

the dee seems to be chuckin up plenty of species "almost as good as millisle"

Eyes I would highly recommend the sundridge en-tec suit really nice for the colder nights.

Oh and you can't beat long john's too but better not get caught wearing them

I still have the long johns from my biking days ( long gone now but at least i survived them ). They make a huge difference on an icy night.

I used long johns last winter and i think that this year will be alot more comfortable with the floatie suit.

Well done on a great session - nice to get a good variety of species - not to mention a couple of new ones.