Donaghadee Pier, 24/08/09

[vamper]

People:Me

Duration:2145 - 0015

Tide:rising (HW @ 0100)

Weather:breezy, dry

Bait:mack, cooked prawns

Rigs:3 hook flappers, 3 boom bling

Results:3 shore rockling, 2 doggies, 1 pout




Report:


Got both rods set up. Fished one at distance with 1/0 3 hook flapper and mack, and the other about 5 yards out, with a homemade 3 boom rig with lots of beads, size 4 hooks and prawn. Had 3 rockling within the first half hour, all on the cooked prawn and the homemade rig . I lost the rig on my next retrieve , so put on a 3 hook flapper baited with mack and prawn, and again fished this close in.
Over the next hour, I had 2 doggies on the distance rod, and ended the night with a pout on the distance rod.

I have been relatively lucky with rig losses recently, but every 3rd or 4th retrieve ended up in a snag, and a lost rig and sinker , especially on the rod which was fished close in .

Still, I had caught a few fish, so that softened the pain!!

Last edited by vamper on Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:51 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Wel done. Will have to try the cooked prawns sometime.

must shoot down to fish it i like fishing it in winter less people.

nice one, always a few fish about the dee, surprised there arent as many codling about it this summer seeing i have been getting so many around millisle.

must shoot down to fish it i like fishing it in winter less people.

give me a shout liam me my mate and son were down every tuesday night last winter
if you fancy some company that is

a mate and i fished it every saturaday between mid january and the start of march, had great sessions with pollack, codling, pouting, poorcod, coalies and poorcod. had some nice coalies to 3lbs, i think there is a report for that session on the site somewhere too.

Wel done. Will have to try the cooked prawns sometime.

Cheers Fisherking. I am told that the cooked prawns are also good for the wrasse, but I have yet to experience this for myself The only drawback with them is they are a nightmare to keep on the hook

nice one, always a few fish about the dee, surprised there arent as many codling about it this summer seeing i have been getting so many around millisle.

Cheers Dan. I had one codling a few weeks back, but that is all I have seen all year

i was sitting in my car at the start of the pier when you walked past,was tempted to go get my rods and join you anyone know who we can contact to get the light at the end of the pier fixed??keep leavin stuff behind

next time i am on the dee i will fire out a pulley with a biggish bait on it for diggies, never had one off the dee, loads around millisle earlier on this year- march april may and june there were loads showing.