Portballintrae, Co Antrim 1/8/2010
Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:00 pm
People:Me and Davy (carpangler )
Duration:06.30 - 12.30
Tide:high water 10:30 ish
Weather:overcast, occasional drizzle, blustery nw wind
Bait:Rag, mackeral
Rigs:2 hook flappers
Results:Me 1 turbot, Davy 1 turbot and 1 pollock
Report:Had planned to fish Ballycastle, but decided to give the salmon rock at Portballintrae a go, as we'd meant to try it for ages. The day actually started quite well - my first cast resulted in a small turbot, and Davy's second cast produced a pollock. There were many mullet cruising, and all seemed good with the tide coming in. Then ....... nothing . Apart from a small turbot late in the day, it was a very quiet day, and very disappointing. Should 'av stuck to the original plan !!
Duration:06.30 - 12.30
Tide:high water 10:30 ish
Weather:overcast, occasional drizzle, blustery nw wind
Bait:Rag, mackeral
Rigs:2 hook flappers
Results:Me 1 turbot, Davy 1 turbot and 1 pollock
Report:Had planned to fish Ballycastle, but decided to give the salmon rock at Portballintrae a go, as we'd meant to try it for ages. The day actually started quite well - my first cast resulted in a small turbot, and Davy's second cast produced a pollock. There were many mullet cruising, and all seemed good with the tide coming in. Then ....... nothing . Apart from a small turbot late in the day, it was a very quiet day, and very disappointing. Should 'av stuck to the original plan !!
Re: Portballintrae, Co Antrim 1/8/2010
Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:47 pm
Not that many good fish in btrae at the moment.
Re: Portballintrae, Co Antrim 1/8/2010
Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:28 pm
For real . It's the first time I fished it, but I've meant to give it a go for ages. I do know of 2 guys who've had decent fish from it. I think it may be me, 'cos 2010 has been a really poor fishing year for me so far. What time of year does it fish best mate ?
Re: Portballintrae, Co Antrim 1/8/2010
Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:55 pm
unlucky with the slow session man 
. that mark seems to be either a feast or a famine 
. i have heard lots of mixed reports about it recently and it seems to be if you do catch something, it will be something decent. but if not, you'll be staring a blank in the face . at least you gave it a good go thow.
. that mark seems to be either a feast or a famine . i have heard lots of mixed reports about it recently and it seems to be if you do catch something, it will be something decent. but if not, you'll be staring a blank in the face . at least you gave it a good go thow.