North Down AGAIN 29/7/09

People:Same Team as day before, Me, Der Baron and Adam

Duration:3.30pm-6.30pm

Tide:HT 6.10pm

Weather:Dryish, passing thunder storms, light offshore breeze.

Bait:Frozen mack, frozen black lug, prawn, jellies

Rigs:2 hook flapper, paternoster, spinners, leadheads etc

Results:Me-1 Pollack, 1 Haddock. Adam-1 Pouting, 1 Rockling




Report: What a difference a day makes! Different conditions, different baits, a lot less and different species All in all, a bit dissappointing but then on the other hand......it beats work! What we are trying to work out is why such a difference? Ok, we didn't have any fresh lug, so that would account for the lack of Wrasse taking the bait, but generally there was just a lack of fish. Can only put it down to the difference in sea conditions, presumably the day before was throwing up more food for them. I suppose the surprise of the day was hooking a small haddock Adam managed a Pouting and a Rockling and Der Baron drew a blank (serves him right for calling me Claude Greengrass, on account of my stylish and much admired headwear ). Jealousy...........not a handsome quality!
A couple of other blokes nearby lifted a couple of Pollack and a Coalie on the mack.
Great light show with the thunderstorm, missed us by about half a mile!
Getting to like this fishing lark............

nice one lads, good to see a haddock from the shore, never had one from the shore.

It was only about 8 inches long and I honestly didn't know what it was when I reeled it in but Der Baron said it was a Haddock. i checked some pics when I got home and reckon he was right. The dorsals looked right and the barbel, though honestly can't remember a smudge......one of those times where you wish you had photographed the small fish!

yea, had plenty out on the boat, at the mouth of strangford lough, well out about 2 miles there are hundreds, once you hit them you get loads.

Nice session was this at the same mark or somewhere different?

well done lads great session

good to be out anyway lads,some fish at least,dont mind the jelous one,he does not own a lucky fishing hat

nice fishing lads. just goes to show what a difference fishing without worms will make . the haddock is a real achievement from the shore out that neck of the woods too . well done

Nice session was this at the same mark or somewhere different?

Yeah, same spot