Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 05/08/09

[vamper]

People:Me

Duration:2115 - 0000

Tide:HW @ 0030(ish)

Weather:overcast but dry

Bait:mack, squid, tesco prawns

Rigs:3 hook flapper, 3 boom bling

Results:1 coalie, 2 pouting, 1 shore rockling, 1 doggie, 1 big lobster, 1 haddock (cheers for the id Al)




Report:

After about 2 weeks of not getting out, I managed to get a run down to the Dee on Wednesday night. I set up the first rod with cooked prawn and fished it down the wall, in the hope of tempting a few wrasse. The line was no sooner in the water than i had a bite, and in came the first pout of the night.
Got the second rod setup, and fished it close in to the north breakwater. Again, the line had barely hit the water when I got another bite and in came a coalie. 2 casts - 2 fish, so I was off to a good start for a change!
After about 30 mins of the usual crab bite false alarms, I reeled in to check the bait on the first rod, and discovered the smallest fish I have ever caught (it was about 3 inches long)! I think that it was a baby pout, with the black spot behind the head, but the body shape did not look right. (I have attached a photo. Does anyone have any ideas??)
A shore rockling, another pout, and the seemingly obligatory Dee doggie followed.
I started to pack up the first rod, and I noticed a big hit on the rod left in the water. It felt like another doggie when I was reeling it in, but it turned out to be a good sized lobster, which was put back as i wouldnt have a clue what to do with one !
The Dee had been a bit hit and miss recently, so it was good to catch a few fish

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Last edited by vamper on Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:16 am, edited 3 times in total.

A few more pics

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nice session vamper . if i'm not mistaken your mystery fish is a baby haddock . the dark blotch above the pectoral fin is a dead give away . on a pouting the dark blotch is at the base of the pectoral fin. so well done man, you'll not see to many of them on peoples species list at the end of the year. espically caught from the shore, a real achievement mate . i think gary g got one on that stretch of coast recently too. a good sign that they might be making a comeback.

some nice fish there vamper,id have kept the lobster,they taste lovely,and well done on the new species if alan is right

Good mix of species there man. I am like yourself lobster is great but would need someone to prep it for me

seems like you've a great session there mate, and well done on the haddock , as for the lobster i dont think i'd know how to un-hook never mind cook it

Nice session Vamper glad to see the Dee picking up a tad Sry Al wasnt me would have been nice tho

well done as for the lobster my young lad had one last year 1 1/2 pounds hooked fair and square in the mouth from donaghadee pier so i brought it home as i had never tried it cooked it up then realised i shouldve threw it back as i didnt like it at all but each to their own
again well done

nice session vamper . if i'm not mistaken your mystery fish is a baby haddock . the dark blotch above the pectoral fin is a dead give away . on a pouting the dark blotch is at the base of the pectoral fin. so well done man, you'll not see to many of them on peoples species list at the end of the year. espically caught from the shore, a real achievement mate . i think gary g got one on that stretch of coast recently too. a good sign that they might be making a comeback.

Cheers for the id Al . Haddock hadnt even occurred to me as a possibility. Those are the first pics that I have posted, and if i hadnt posted them, I would still be thinking that it was a funny shaped pout

some nice fish there vamper,id have kept the lobster,they taste lovely,and well done on the new species if alan is right

Good mix of species there man. I am like yourself lobster is great but would need someone to prep it for me

seems like you've a great session there mate, and well done on the haddock , as for the lobster i dont think i'd know how to un-hook never mind cook it

well done as for the lobster my young lad had one last year 1 1/2 pounds hooked fair and square in the mouth from donaghadee pier so i brought it home as i had never tried it cooked it up then realised i shouldve threw it back as i didnt like it at all but each to their own
again well done

Cheers guys. I'm well pleased to add a new species to the list The lobster had me totally flummoxed. Wouldnt even know how to get it home, never mind how to cook it!!!

Nice session Vamper glad to see the Dee picking up a tad Sry Al wasnt me would have been nice tho

Cheers Gary.The Dee has been fishing far better in the last month or so, compared to earlier in the year

well done nice selection of fish

well done nice selection of fish

Cheers mate

good range of species there vamper and congrats on the haddock, i haven't seen 1 of those off the shore in along time only time i catch them is on my uncles boat

cheers jonny

nice session vamper. nice lobster mate.

good range of species there vamper and congrats on the haddock, i haven't seen 1 of those off the shore in along time only time i catch them is on my uncles boat

cheers jonny

nice session vamper. nice lobster mate.

Cheers guys