dunlaoighre west pier 25/04/10

time: 2pmish- 7 or 8ish

tide;out then flooding

weather: rain,wind,occassional sunny breaks

rigs: float,runnin ledger, 2 hook flappers

bait: ragworm

results:3 small pollock,1 whiting,numerous dab,1 not so bad plaice



Had some ragworm in the fridge so decided to head out to dunlaoighre today to have a mess around and kill a few hours. Arrived about 2 on the west pier and set up a float rig and fished it off the back wall for an hour picking up 3 small pollock but with the weather turning foul decided to abort the float fishing and set up my beach rod with a two hook flapper.Fishing at range onto sand the bites were frequent with dab coming almost every cast interrupted by 1 fairly decent plaice just before i left. I ran out of bait about 7 an picked up a whiting on my last cast , so all in all not a bad way to spend a sunday.. oh apart from nearly loosing my rod and reel to a speed boat while my back was turned quick reflexs saved me about five hundred quid

Fair play on the Plaice, nice way to spend a few hours

There used to be good Plaice caught inside the harbour years ago dirctly in front of the old lifeboat house, it's changed completely now though I here there are stil decent flounder caught though at the fishhouse if the seals dont get there before ya :p

tanks Al ye its not a place i fish often but stil provided a few hours sport so cant complain ya no

is the fishing there good? any tips for the pollack and flatfish there? are there many fish to be had there at the moment because ive only ever had luck at the east pier