Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 30/08/09
Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:55 am
People:Me
Duration:2145 - 0030
Tide:dropping (HW @ 2100ish)
Weather:dry, then downpour!
Bait:mack, cooked prawn
Rigs:3 hook flappers
Results:1 pout, 1 shore rockling
Report:
Not a lot to report really, apart from both fish took prawns. Fishing was really slow. I'm putting it down to the state of the tide, and not to my lack of angling skills
Duration:2145 - 0030
Tide:dropping (HW @ 2100ish)
Weather:dry, then downpour!
Bait:mack, cooked prawn
Rigs:3 hook flappers
Results:1 pout, 1 shore rockling
Report:
Not a lot to report really, apart from both fish took prawns. Fishing was really slow. I'm putting it down to the state of the tide, and not to my lack of angling skills
Re: Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 30/08/09
Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:44 am
well done,nice to land a few
Re: Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 30/08/09
Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:57 am
hard luck vamper,the weather was bloody awful,but thats fishing,some good days and some bad!
Re: Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 30/08/09
Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:16 pm
Always nice to get something in this crap weather wel done.
Re: Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 30/08/09
Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:49 pm
Well done Vamper, at least you got a couple and didnt blank 
Re: Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 30/08/09
Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:34 am
gfkelly1969 wrote:well done,nice to land a few
doggie3131 wrote:hard luck vamper,the weather was bloody awful,but thats fishing,some good days and some bad!
FisherKing wrote:Always nice to get something in this crap weather wel done.
eyesreilly wrote:Well done Vamper, at least you got a couple and didnt blank
Cheers guys. All we need now is for the weather to clear up a bit!
Re: Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 30/08/09
Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:10 am
nice one on getting a few vamper 
. that mark is really hard to work out this year 
you either seem to have a feast or a famine down there at the moment. i checked our diary from this time last year and we were pulling out a regular stream of coalies to 1lb 8oz and pollack to 2lb. not quite sure whats happened down there this year 
. that mark is really hard to work out this year you either seem to have a feast or a famine down there at the moment. i checked our diary from this time last year and we were pulling out a regular stream of coalies to 1lb 8oz and pollack to 2lb. not quite sure whats happened down there this year
Re: Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 30/08/09
Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:42 pm
One local I chatted to down there last year had the theory that the fishing was so good because the dredgers working out near the islands had driven the fish away from their normal haunts!
I have to say it has been poor here during the day. Dan & Drew did okay though in the evening according to a post I read.
I have to say it has been poor here during the day. Dan & Drew did okay though in the evening according to a post I read.
Re: Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 30/08/09
Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:15 pm
Ive fished the dee for 30 odd years and for the next few months is prime time.
If you fish this venue for a while you will soon learn when to be there. At this time of year and over the winter darkness is best unless you want to target wrasse. Wind and tide do make a difference to species caught but dusk onwards is best and you will catch.
If you fish this venue for a while you will soon learn when to be there. At this time of year and over the winter darkness is best unless you want to target wrasse. Wind and tide do make a difference to species caught but dusk onwards is best and you will catch.