Portmuck+Glenarm Co.Antrim

[Ocean Roar]

People:Myself and a mate (Andy)

Duration:3hrs approx each

Tide:Fishing before High tide at Portmuck - About 3ft out at Glenarm

Weather:Sunny with a rod tip tingling breeze

Bait:Pollock fillet + Fresh ragworm

Rigs:3 hook flappers on 12ft beach/surf casters/3oz gripleads and 40lb mainline - Anti-crab rig on 10ft pier rod with 40lb mainline/4oz griplead

Results:3 small flatties + 1 doggie

Report:
Having spoken to a couple of guys fishing at Portmuck who were there for a few hours,we decided to gear up for a couple of hours and see if there was any interest. With regret,due to having no bait,the Pollock caught off the pier the day before was to become fish food . A few hours pass and with a couple of catches lost due to weed and 1 lost rig we decide to pack up and head home (Larne) obtain some live bait and take a speculative look around the coast.

Have both beachcasters reeled in and cleaned up ready for bagging so I decide to bring in the anticrab rig on my 10ft pier rod (up to this point,this rod has caught all of my fish) and find some resistance,not weed but later turned out to be what I think is a doggie? (please correct me)Quick pic taken and returned.


So we head back to Larne,grab some lunch and some fresh bait then head around the coast to see where's busy. We park up in Glenarm and take a look over onto the beach in front of the Police station.. Brilliant! the beach was empty I finished off the chips and we got the gear out of the car and headed down.

Due to a light breeze and 2/3 of the rods fished having stiff tips,I'm still learning how each reacts to bites,wind,tide and fish so unknowingly first fish at Glenarm goes to Andy,a tiny flattie but his first ever fish



We struggle on with unpredictable rods and eventually my luck turns again hooking a flattie not much bigger than Andy's,he has the pic of the catch.

Around 4.00 and having used much of the first rag bag we decide to pack up again and head home.I bring ole lucky in and strip it down while Andy has another go at the last of the rag. Eventually bring in my beachcaster and Andy's surfcaster to my surprise this time there is another flattie

Took the total to 4 for the day: Two flatties and 1 doggie for myself and 1 flattie for a delighted Andy.

Last edited by Ocean Roar on Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Nice report mate and at least yous did not blank. I have fished Glenarm beach a good few times can be a bit of a hit and miss its best fished at night with a incoming tide have caught plenty on some nights only ever caught a few during the day.

I'm finding a lot of my fished areas so far a bit hit and miss really. Was great starting to catch bigger fish,just need them a bit bigger

Do you know why Glenarm fishes better at night? And is there a sweet spot or time during incoming tide to start fishing?

hi WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED IF YOU CAUGHT ANYTHING BIG AT GLENARM BEACH MOSTLY FLOUNDER SMALL COAL FISH CODLING AND WHITING YOU ALSO GET ALOT OF DOGFISH . I HAVE CAUGHT MY BIGEST FLOUNDER THERE THOUGH, THE FISH JUST SEEM TO COME IN CLOSER AT NIGHT TO FEED I GUESS, IM SURE THERE IS A MILLION OTHER REASONS , TRY WATERFOOT BEACH SEEM TO BE A LOT MORE FISH ABOUT THERE ALOT OF WEED SOMETIMES THOUGH OR EVEN THE PIER OR GARRON POINT FOR THE CHANCE OF BIGGER FISH.

large fish and many species can definitely be caught at glenarm. just be in the right place at the right time, like most places. perservere !!

HI THERE ONLY EVER HEARD OF A FEW DECENT POLLACK BEEN CAUGHT AT THE WHITE ROCKS OVER THE LAST LOT OF YEARS NEVER ANYTHING AT THE BEACH I FISH BOTH OF THEM QUITE ALOT WOULD LIKE TO HERE FROM ANYONE THAT HAS CAUGHT ANYTHING DECENT AT THESE SPOTS CHEERS .UP NEAR GLENARM THIS WEEKEND IF ANYONE IS UP THAT NECK OF THE WOODS.

Around myself possibly tomorrow,but probably going to give Limerick point a shot

i fish glenarm myself got 15 fish biggest a wrasse of 30cm only there 4 hours and dug my own bait which was good had 100 lugworms and a bag og ragworm had to throw some of the rag away cause a mate had to be back at a time .