Co,Sligo Pollock,Coalies,Wrasse,Mackerel 13,18,20th May 2010

People: Myself

Duration: 13th : 30 Minutes, 18th: 3 Hours, 20th: 2 Hours

Tide: Stranding & Filling

Weather: Overcast wet, Sunny & Bright

Bait: Limpets & Spinner


Results: 13th: 2 Pollock, 1 Mackerel. 18th: 9 Pollock, 3 Coalies, 1 Mackerel. 20th: 3 Mackerel, 2Pollock, 1 Ballan Wrasse




Report:

Thursday 13th

Short Thirty minute session, landed a couple of Pollock around the two pound mark & a good size mackerel before the wind changed & made casting impossible , so called it a day.

Tuesday 18

With the thought of big Pollock & my first Wrasse of the year on my mind all week, picked the location, fifteen minutes later was set up & spinning, taking Coalies & Pollock on the first few casts then it slackened of .
So perfect time to try a spot of Wrasse fishing, on with some Limpets, dropped down along the rock edge & got one good bite, struck, pulled in a 3lb Pollock .
Gave it another twenty min or so but still no Wrasse very late to return to this mark !!
After a while I moved further down the rocks & first cast hooked & landed a decent Pollock of five & a half pound .
Tried another twenty minutes with just a few fish around one – two pound & a lone Mackerel, so hopped back to the first spot, casted out as far as I could & bang a big Pollock took the lure on the surface, what a scrap-it fought like a fish twice its size , got him landed with a struggle & weighed a good 6lb .

Thursday 20

Arrived back to same mark that I fished on the Tuesday, the sea was like mill pond, hopes were getting low for catching any big Pollock.
First few casts got three mackerel followed by two very small Pollock & that was it, went very quiet.
With nothing to lose I prized a few small Limpets from the rocks, baited up dropped down along the edge, got a good pluck, struck, landed my first Wrasse of the year , happy days, what a difference a day makes, how I’ve missed these fish, mighty fighters. Tried for a while longer but no joy just great to see them back, hopefully the rest of them will follow in the next few days !!

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that was a few really good days fishing brian congrads on your first wrasse of 2010. that's some really nice sized pollack you're hitting into. we can't seem to get any at our usual marks . just checked our old diaries and from what we're getting, the decent pollock all seem to be gone . they seem to have moved from our deep water rock marks and into the chippers

My sister saw them catchin them at rosses point a few days ago.

good man brian.nice fishing.i will ave to hook up with u some time soon for a session

Some nice fish there,I'm starting to see that lure in my sleep

Very nice, im a big pollock fan one of the best figting fish

couple of nice fish there! glad to see the wrasse and especially the mackerel returning!

that was a few really good days fishing brian congrads on your first wrasse of 2010. that's some really nice sized pollack you're hitting into. we can't seem to get any at our usual marks . just checked our old diaries and from what we're getting, the decent pollock all seem to be gone . they seem to have moved from our deep water rock marks and into the chippers

Cheers Al, seems to be a good few big ones around early this year just hope it continues

My sister saw them catchin them at rosses point a few days ago.

Ya they are showing up alround the bay

good man brian.nice fishing.i will ave to hook up with u some time soon for a session

Cheers spb, ya next time ya up this way give us a shout try for some big Pollock

Some nice fish there,I'm starting to see that lure in my sleep

Cheers nicefish, its got to the stage ive the tackle box full of them & not much else,cant close my eyes without seen them

Very nice, im a big pollock fan one of the best figting fish

Cheers bigsod, great scrapers from the shore hard bet!

couple of nice fish there! glad to see the wrasse and especially the mackerel returning!

Cheers kaylem, great to get back catching them again!

well done there mate, nice fishing.
i was down on your mark last sat for about an hour, caught 1 pollack @ a couple of pound and a small coalie.
was at mullaghmore on sunday all day and decided to give it a cast with a mate. fished about an hour n a half i caught nothing but my mate what was right beside me and using the same lure caught 6 small pollack, all returned.
thats a few now i have seen pulling in the pollack down that way.
thanks again for your help

niallb73

what is the lure?a barracuda is it?

well done there mate, nice fishing.
i was down on your mark last sat for about an hour, caught 1 pollack @ a couple of pound and a small coalie.
was at mullaghmore on sunday all day and decided to give it a cast with a mate. fished about an hour n a half i caught nothing but my mate what was right beside me and using the same lure caught 6 small pollack, all returned.
thats a few now i have seen pulling in the pollack down that way.
thanks again for your help

niallb73

Cheers niall, mullaghmore can be tough fishing at times but the big pollock & mackerel shoud be starting to show around the rocks there now. Iv often fished beside someone with the same lure & they would catch plenty when i couldn't get a bite, but thats fishing

what is the lure?a barracuda is it?

Not sure of the name there sold seperatly in a plastic packet for €2.50 in the local tackle shop,one of the best lures iv ever used has out fished jeelyworms & all other spinners, deadly bait

Not sure of the name there sold seperatly in a plastic packet for €2.50 in the local tackle shop,one of the best lures iv ever used has out fished jeelyworms & all other spinners, deadly bait

The Deadly Cheapo strikes again! Brilliant. Always an extra boost to outfish the expensive designer lures.

Not sure of the name there sold seperatly in a plastic packet for €2.50 in the local tackle shop,one of the best lures iv ever used has out fished jeelyworms & all other spinners, deadly bait

The Deadly Cheapo strikes again! Brilliant. Always an extra boost to outfish the expensive designer lures.

One of the best lures Iv ever used will catch almost any fish that swims & for €2.50 a great bargin, to think of all the money spent on over priced lures & catch feck all, when a cheap one is ten times better, happy days !!