fintragh beach co.donegal

People:meself

Duration:9.30pm to 2am

Tide:falling and rising

Weather:windy some showers

Bait:lug, mac

Rigs:2/3 hook flappers

Results:dogs dogs and more dogs




Report:not much to report just arrived to (lug farm ) 8pm dugg some lug small bit unfortunatly break down my fork so left with aprox 15 worms then head for beach before sunset aspecting some flatties cast my first rod and start get ready the second one when the first bend strike and first dog next cast same thing another dog ,second rod still dry well after much though there just little pack of them they might move away shortly,and some flaties will appears, but i was wrong all the time dog dog and more dogs after hour or so just lost a number tryed cast far and near left only lug on rig but dogs never stoped biting there supose to be planty of flaties but where they were that night must be dogs went mad and atacking everything on theyr way never saw that many dogs in one place

no pictures made was to busy

ah well dogs r dogs grady.better than notin.u get sick of them very easily.i had a beach like that a week or 2 ago and i got notin else but dogs.some beaches r just dog compounds

How do Grady, the fact you were getting a heap of dogs would suggest you were fishing too far out. Next time, if its flats you want, and Fintragh is full of em, drop small baits in at ten yards and work your way out in 5 yard increments every 15 minutes or so till you find them. You shouldnt pick up the dogs in that close.

thanks pete i'll follow your advise next session i was just in the middle of the beach may i should move right or left

Probably as good there as anywhere else mate, just fish in really close for the flats and keep your rod tip down so as to fish your baits hard on the bottom. Lighter leads for a bit of movement will help enormously. It can seem daft to fish at 10 -15 yards on a sandy beach but they can come in much closer than that at times.....

wouldn't say no to all those dogs in salthill, very few fish around here at the moment.

a barking mad session well done

Im Donegal bound tomorrow, and hope to fish in this area - I have walked Fintra strand and I always imagined there to be a lot of flatties. Although I got my eyes set on another deep water mark which isnt too far away and i have had dogs, macks, pollack before but id imagine there is a good chance of ray and conger also. if anyone fancies joining me you more than welcome, send me a pm

Conor

i would wish to but busy till thursday so im arrangind to fish gunwell and fintragh beach on thursday morning till very late night