Carrick harbour, co. Antrim. 02/10/10

People:Me

Duration:2130 - 0000

Tide:dropping

Weather:Dry, blowing a gale

Bait:mack

Rigs:3 hook flappers

Results: - 2 whiting


Report:



i have just moved to Greenisland, so thought that i would give carrick harbour a go, saying as it is only 5 minutes down the road from the new house.

For those that don't know it, the harbour has quite a small entrance, which i reckoned would severely restrict the numbers of fish in the harbour itself, so I had planned beforehand to fish over the back wall to get into a bit of open water.However, when i got down there, I discovered that there was festoon lighting tied between every lampost along the harbour wall, so any kind of cast over the wall was out of the question. Not to be beaten, I went to the end of the pier with the intention of casting outside the harbour fron there, but the wind would have taken your head off!! so, I reverted to plan "C", which was to just fish inside the harbour and see what happened.

Had loads of knocks right from the start, but no hook ups, and on every retrieve on both the rods, the hooks were stripped. About an hour later, one of the baitrobbers showed its face in the shape of a 15 cm whiting. this was followed a while later by an even smaller one which had managed to get its jaws aroung a 1/0 hook. I packed up around midnight, because i only had rigs with 1/0 hooks out with me. However, I plan to tie up a few rigs with smaller hooks and maybe give it another bash at the weekend.

if anyone has any tips, please let me know!

Not too sure on that one... I know people get Congers off it, but any time I've been up its been mini whiting city.

you should go to blackhead just up past whitehead
ive been having some good times up there recently, check my reports for more details
if you want to go up sometime send me a PM and we'll arrange something

some of the lads have good success down there, but sadly i'm not one of them as i've only had the same results as yourself wee pouting and whiting seem to be the usual for that mark.

time of year im afraid whiting conger pouting coalfish pollack and codling you should catch casting over towards the breakwater.The light cables straped to the lamp posts is a nightmare they should of been took down a 3 years ago you can still fish over the wall using a side swipe

you should go to blackhead just up past whitehead
ive been having some good times up there recently, check my reports for more details
if you want to go up sometime send me a PM and we'll arrange something

Cheers for the offer mate. Expect to hear from me sometime soon lol

time of year im afraid whiting conger pouting coalfish pollack and codling you should catch casting over towards the breakwater.The light cables straped to the lamp posts is a nightmare they should of been took down a 3 years ago you can still fish over the wall using a side swipe

I could overlook the lights if they were used,but it was dark, and the blooming lights were not even switched on !!

some of the lads have good success down there, but sadly i'm not one of them as i've only had the same results as yourself wee pouting and whiting seem to be the usual for that mark.

Not too sure on that one... I know people get Congers off it, but any time I've been up its been mini whiting city.

Cheers for the replies lads. Mini whiting are a pain, but they beat the blank lol