Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 19/11/10 Coalfish Plague

People: Dan and Drew

Duration: 6.15pm - 9.00pm

Tide: Pushing

Weather: Cold, wee bit of South Easterly?

Bait: Lugworm and Mackeral

Rigs: Loops, Flappers

Results:

2 Shore Rockling. 4 Pollack, Around 60 Coalies

Report:

I've been fishing Donaghadee during the day recently, and have been having some real good success with the Coalfish, this was my first night session on the pier for a while and all I can say is, wow!

Got down to find 3 Fellas fishing the railings, they said they'd had a few small Pollack, so we set up and fished over the back wall until they left around 20 minutes later. Got the gear onto the railings fishing the usual methods and all hell broke loose, Coalies in singles, doubles, and trebles happening immediately, and up until around 8pm we didn't really get a break from them. Saw a random otter in the harbour mouth, cute wee thing, and good to see they're still in the area.

From 8pm til 9pm the fishing slowed a tad, allowing another couple of species to make a showing, but still plenty of coalies there too.

I'll add pics off my phone tomorrow.

Drew

not bad drew, any size to them?

Seems to be a massive amount of coalies about at the minute! Fished Tullagh bay last week and there were loads of them!! Good size to and i think the biggest would have been around 40cms. Hopefully the Culdaff comp this sunday will throw up coalies in numbers.

Really going to have to invest in a decent fishing camera, all the Coalies ranged from around 18cm to Over 30cm...

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well done guys, busy session there . the coast seems to be coming down with 20cm coalies at the minute lets hope they avoid the commercials and get to put a bit of weight on for next year when they'll all be over 1lb . great craic on the light gear

great craic on the light gear

You can say that again Al, Soft tip on the Affinity, it was feckin savage!

nice work drew

great craic on the light gear

You can say that again Al, Soft tip on the Affinity, it was feckin savage!

Savage?was it not epic?

Epicly Savage AB!! Epicly Savage!

good sesson there lads must take the wee nephews there before xmas get hem see how many different fish
any flounders beening caught there

Not recently Liam...

Great stuff good to here the Dee fishing well...luv that spot...

@liam78...off the back wall to far right (inline with the Bouy) bout 80-100 yrds) usual there-lug or rag is best!

thanks gerry dif having a go this year is out

Great session there Drew, some amount of fish