Buncrana Pier, Donegal. 12-10-09
Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:04 am
aPeople:Me
Duration:1145-2130
Tide:Up Down UP
Weather:Dry, Slight breeze, Sunny spells, Mild
Bait:Mack, Bluey, Rag, Sandeel,Lug
Rigs:Runnin ledger, Flattie
Results:Thornback, Dogfish, Coalie, Whiting, Dab, Blenny?
Report:After a disapointing session on a north Wicklow mark on Sunday
where I met a few of the lads off the site, ( Thanks to all for your help and advice and nice to be able to put a face to the names) 
I headed to Donegal. Crana Pier has been good to me this year and didnt let me down.
Two other lads pulled in just before me and before I had a rod in the water they had a thorny and doggie between them
Not bad I thought, looking good 
Nothing for about 45mins, they've caught the only fish of the day 
Boy was I wrong, all three of us were into fish at once, rays and a doggie for me. This was the pattern for the next hour and a half. I couldnt connect with a ray, then my rod tip bent slowly down and I knew my luck had changed. A nice thornback hit the scales at 6lb 14oz the biggest of the day. The doggies kept coming, in fact they never really stopped all day so I went to work on the flatties. Soon lifted a dab, another was to follow on the next cast 26cm. Small whiting to 20cm and coalie to 32cm started to take the flattie rig and that ended the flatties. Also landed a blenny? on it. Will try and get pic up. All in it was a great days fishing, 2thornback, 2dab 1blenny countless dogs, coalie and whiting, just what I needed after 420miles and £100 fuel
ps. The other 2 lads had countless doggie and 13rays and were still fishing when I left
Duration:1145-2130
Tide:Up Down UP
Weather:Dry, Slight breeze, Sunny spells, Mild
Bait:Mack, Bluey, Rag, Sandeel,Lug
Rigs:Runnin ledger, Flattie
Results:Thornback, Dogfish, Coalie, Whiting, Dab, Blenny?
Report:After a disapointing session on a north Wicklow mark on Sunday
where I met a few of the lads off the site, ( Thanks to all for your help and advice and nice to be able to put a face to the names) I headed to Donegal. Crana Pier has been good to me this year and didnt let me down.Two other lads pulled in just before me and before I had a rod in the water they had a thorny and doggie between them
Not bad I thought, looking good Nothing for about 45mins, they've caught the only fish of the day Boy was I wrong, all three of us were into fish at once, rays and a doggie for me. This was the pattern for the next hour and a half. I couldnt connect with a ray, then my rod tip bent slowly down and I knew my luck had changed. A nice thornback hit the scales at 6lb 14oz the biggest of the day. The doggies kept coming, in fact they never really stopped all day so I went to work on the flatties. Soon lifted a dab, another was to follow on the next cast 26cm. Small whiting to 20cm and coalie to 32cm started to take the flattie rig and that ended the flatties. Also landed a blenny? on it. Will try and get pic up. All in it was a great days fishing, 2thornback, 2dab 1blenny countless dogs, coalie and whiting, just what I needed after 420miles and £100 fuel ps. The other 2 lads had countless doggie and 13rays and were still fishing when I left
Re: Buncrana Pier, Donegal. 12-10-09
Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:30 am
Well done Ivan, glad that you had a decent session to round off your few days off. Pity about the N wicklow mark, but thats fishing. All the best, Dave
Re: Buncrana Pier, Donegal. 12-10-09
Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:45 am
Good session to finish off with the rodbender nice one
Warren
Warren
Re: Buncrana Pier, Donegal. 12-10-09
Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:00 am
nice fishing rodbender, 6lb 14oz thornie nice fish mate, and the swilly seems to have come alive with doggie's this last few weeks, had 17 of them at fahan beach on my last trip there, there was no sign of the thornie's so the crack with the doggie's was good fun
nice fish mate, and the swilly seems to have come alive with doggie's this last few weeks, had 17 of them at fahan beach on my last trip there, there was no sign of the thornie's so the crack with the doggie's was good fun
Re: Buncrana Pier, Donegal. 12-10-09
Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:27 pm
Think you deserved that fishing after racking up those kind of miles Rodbender
Re: Buncrana Pier, Donegal. 12-10-09
Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:24 pm
eyesreilly wrote:Well done Ivan, glad that you had a decent session to round off your few days off. Pity about the N wicklow mark, but thats fishing. All the best, Dave
Crackin mark Dave, Ill try it again soon,
Re: Buncrana Pier, Donegal. 12-10-09
Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:36 pm
pete wrote:Think you deserved that fishing after racking up those kind of miles Rodbender
Love driving and fishing, catching is a bonus
Re: Buncrana Pier, Donegal. 12-10-09
Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:40 pm
Sounds like a great session! Was at Buncrana on Friday night and got 8 doggies myself.. was chuffed as I've never caught one before 
Out of interest - what part of the pier were you fishing, and what bait seemed to be working for the rays?
The dogs seemed to love my frozen bluey, mack worked too but not as well as the smelly ole bluey!
Out of interest - what part of the pier were you fishing, and what bait seemed to be working for the rays?
The dogs seemed to love my frozen bluey, mack worked too but not as well as the smelly ole bluey!
Re: Buncrana Pier, Donegal. 12-10-09
Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:50 am
well done nice session and nice size ray
Re: Buncrana Pier, Donegal. 12-10-09
Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:19 am
unlucky with wicklow ivan but it sounds like donegal more than made up for it man i remember our 500 mile round trip to wexford for 2 flounder 
them fish can be wild unco-operative at times
i remember our 500 mile round trip to wexford for 2 flounder them fish can be wild unco-operative at times