Downhill beach - 6/11/10

People:myslef and 2 mates

Duration:4pm to 9pm

Tide:in at 4ish and heading out as evening went on

Weather:dry, no rain or wind

Bait:rag and mack

Rigs:2 up one down

Results: Plaice, turbot, sea trout, codling and a Bass




Report: headed down to downhill beach on sat evening with a few mates. with benone road closed we decided to hit the closer beach for a go.
this was my first time night fishing and beach fishing, so i purchased myself a stand and a head lamp for the session.
started off pretty slow for us, we were baiting up with rag only. after about half an hour chris (the novice of our group) got a bite and reeled it in to find he had a nice wee sea trout on. it was carefully unhooked and returned to the water. i was next in landing a wee turbot, now i think thats what it was, so someone can confirm this when i get the pics up?
the evening went on pretty much the same with me landing a double plaice catch.then finally it came. william and chris were putting out my two plaice i caught when i noticed chris's rod twitching, i shouted him but he was too far down the water to hear so i duely reeled it in for him. i did know what i had until i heard a shout 'its a bass, its a bass!'. brilliant job, esp for chris who hadnt a clue what it was!! lol it was great that one of us got one, it was also the first i had seen in the flesh. it was too small to take so it was returned asap, and it shot back off into the dark ocean.
a great first session on the beach and i think i will def have to get at it again. i still have all my rigs and weights that i started the session off with!!! lol

end scores were; Chris - 5 plaice, 1 sea trout & 1 Bass, William - 2 plaice, 1 sea trout, Me - 7 Plaice, 1 turbot & 1 codling.

3 new species for me and i got to reel in a bass. lol pity it wasnt on my rod!

will upload pics the mara when i get into work

sounded like a good session lads and well done on the bass, cannot wait to get up that neck of the woods myself never fished up there, looking forward to see the pictures.

well done there

Well done on the bass, we where on that beach on sat as well, didn't manage a bass tho, plenty of flatties to keep us busy tho.

Was that you down near the entrance to the beach fishing from the cars?

Well done on the Bass, we where on that beach on sat as well, didn't manage a Bass tho, plenty of flatties to keep us busy tho.

Was that you down near the entrance to the beach fishing from the cars?

it was us, there was 3 of us there. wasnt a bad spot, tho the tide seemed to come up higher tehre than the rest of the beach. good nights fishing

a few pics i got, all the fish were returned.

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excellent result man

i know i was well chuffed with the flaties. i was explaining the fact i got them to my girlfirend on sat night and she couldnt understand why i was excited about getting a new species! lol she said is a fish not a fish!

i replied in horror, no woman! good god! lol even chris our novice is now talking about getting more species for his list

well done on the bass nice work

good stuff lads. glad to see you's got one.

Nice one with the bass, heading that direction today, will report back later, is that a whiting below the bass pic?

Edit;
Sorry, didnt go up the north coast as the winds werent what were forecast, fished rocks near Cushendall instead, 3 coley, 1 flounder, 3 edible crab all on rag and lug. Fella beside me got 4 codling, 2 of which were 1.5lb, on good black lug he dug in Belfast lough. He was casting further too.


Was anyone on Downhill today?

Editing again, hope I havent done wrong here puttin a report and photos on someone elses thread?!? New to this, must watch what I'm at...

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your from cushendall, i wont hold it against you if you cant use a comp

only joking lad. good pics

Hi don't want to burst your bubble, but your cod looks very much like a whiting to me. Nice nights fishing and your first effort at it too, with all those fish you had a great nights fishing,
Regards Wez

Hi don't want to burst your bubble, but your cod looks very much like a whiting to me. Nice nights fishing and your first effort at it too, with all those fish you had a great nights fishing,
Regards Wez

nice one mate, cheers. tbh i do struggle to tell the difference in the types of fish still at times.

roll on sat till i get another bash and see if i can call these ones right lol

nice one, good to know the bass are still there. . . .anyone know when the bass turn off? i havent been up there in a while. . .kinda missin it lol

the bass r north these days.they must be up shoppin in the north for xmas.well done

they are still around . . .maybe not as many but a few being caught . . i had two last week one of 4.5lb and one under 2lb. both returned

dave

there here all right m8 got them last week not to far from home member of the forum got one didn't post it ops























there about m8 mate of this fourm got one some weeks a go never said any a thing about it











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happy days, i'll be up over xmas for them. . .and what ever else gets hooked

outstanding fishing. well done