Fintra Donegal 10/06/10

People: Me and Belo the Barbarian

Duration: 2.5 hrs

Tide: Dropping

Weather: Strong North easterly, but sheltered where we were

Bait:Sandeel & Mac

Rigs: Loop rigs, flyers, flappers

Results:9 Flounder, 1 Dab, 3 Homelyns.




Report:

Had read a report that Fintra was throwing up a load of dogs at the moment, so myself and Belo made the trip with high hopes of a doggie bashing session.

Was trying out some frozen sandeel that I had netted myself and I was happy enough with the quality of em. Anyway first cast out far resulted in a decent dab of 32cm. Nothing for the next cast or two. Then got a phonecall from "her indoors" which resulted in me having to be away from the rod for half an hour. Returned to find a slack line and wound in a double shot of spotted ray (male and a female). Got bitten twice by the male while posing for a photo, havent been bitten by a ray in about ten years!

We were both catching away at flounders in close and I had one decent one out far too. By about 10pm the wind died off and the midges came out in force so we decided to get out of there as quickly as possible. Never seen anywhere as bad for midges, any exposed skin was literally covered in em. Typically Belo reeled in a double of a flounder on the flyer and a spotted ray on the loop rig so we had to stay getting eaten while unhooking and returning them.

No dogs to be had but a nice evenings fishing all the same.

Will try uploading photos from my phone later.

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Very nice bit of fishing despite the midges. Well done on the double shot of ray.

well done with the rays and flaties i wasn't that lucky so i got dogs only well i was fishing during the night anyway good job

Sounds like a nice session sean any size to the spotty`s???
got my first,second and only homelyn rays from a well known Donegal rock mark but they were only 2lb.
It was a great day till the mackie bashers turned up i was getting three species of ray coming in thick n fast but then they turned up and all i was getting was tangled with their feathers

good going sean i was only looking at hats with mosquito nets on ebay yesterday myself and eric got eaten alive down on Kilmichael point last year they even went up your nose and in your mouth when you breathed in aHHHHHHH

Nice session lads well done to all. Hate that Donegal midge, I take serious reactions to it.

Sounds like a nice session sean any size to the spotty`s???
got my first,second and only homelyn rays from a well known Donegal rock mark but they were only 2lb.
It was a great day till the mackie bashers turned up i was getting three species of ray coming in thick n fast but then they turned up and all i was getting was tangled with their feathers

Howya Davy,

The female was about 4lb or so, decent fish. No worries with the macky bashers on the beach, just swimmers to avoid.

Good man Sean

i didnt actually read anything you wrote Sean but i'd say it was good

i didnt actually read anything you wrote Sean but i'd say it was good

haha

i didnt actually read anything you wrote Sean but i'd say it was good

A purveyor of tweed such as your black self should never have to read for himself.

fantastic fishing - but the responses are just another level altogether

Sounds like a nice session sean any size to the spotty`s???
got my first,second and only homelyn rays from a well known Donegal rock mark but they were only 2lb.
It was a great day till the mackie bashers turned up i was getting three species of ray coming in thick n fast but then they turned up and all i was getting was tangled with their feathers

Howya Davy,

The female was about 4lb or so, decent fish. No worries with the macky bashers on the beach, just swimmers to avoid.

4lb thats a very nice spotty

Jesus he certainly got a grip of you
Is that why your biting your lip in the last pic

Jesus he certainly got a grip of you
Is that why your biting your lip in the last pic

No, it's cos Im thinking of you my sweet.

Jesus he certainly got a grip of you
Is that why your biting your lip in the last pic

No, it's cos Im thinking of you my sweet.

That makes sense Sean but dont try anything strange on Saturday

Im making no promises