Portaferry, 13/03/2011
Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:29 pm
People: Just me
Duration: 1700-1900
Tide: Push, n High
Weather: Drizzle, No Wind, Flat Calm
Bait: Lugworm, White Rag
Rigs: 1/0 Pullys
Results: 1 Baby Sea Scopion
Report:
Dug worms this morning and had decided on Portaferrys as the venue for the first time this year. Got to the mark to find a rather large boat moored up on the side of the pier, no matter, I could still fish up into the eddy. Go 2 Rods set up with pullys and baited up with Lug. Was expecting some small codling, as is usually the standard down here. So sat down and waited, and waited, brown crab, then waited some more. 20 Minutes between bait changes and finding the worms coming in in the same condition they went out. About 6.30pm I got a few taps on the bass rod which I connected with to find a small Sea Scorpion holding on for dear life.
The large boat was sorting out buoys up the Lough, and one of the fellas came ashore to have a yarn, his job allows him to go Sea Angling all over the U.K. and it was great to hear a few stories about what he'd caught around our shores.
Nice Calm night, pity there wasn't more fish, may go down and try again once the big boat leaves.
Duration: 1700-1900
Tide: Push, n High
Weather: Drizzle, No Wind, Flat Calm
Bait: Lugworm, White Rag
Rigs: 1/0 Pullys
Results: 1 Baby Sea Scopion
Report:
Dug worms this morning and had decided on Portaferrys as the venue for the first time this year. Got to the mark to find a rather large boat moored up on the side of the pier, no matter, I could still fish up into the eddy. Go 2 Rods set up with pullys and baited up with Lug. Was expecting some small codling, as is usually the standard down here. So sat down and waited, and waited, brown crab, then waited some more. 20 Minutes between bait changes and finding the worms coming in in the same condition they went out. About 6.30pm I got a few taps on the bass rod which I connected with to find a small Sea Scorpion holding on for dear life.
The large boat was sorting out buoys up the Lough, and one of the fellas came ashore to have a yarn, his job allows him to go Sea Angling all over the U.K. and it was great to hear a few stories about what he'd caught around our shores.
Nice Calm night, pity there wasn't more fish, may go down and try again once the big boat leaves.
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Re: Portaferry, 13/03/2011
Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:14 am
lovely we sea scorpian there drew, hopefully get out this week myself for the first time this year.
Re: Portaferry, 13/03/2011
Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:02 am
Fair play for giving it ago at least u saved the blank
Re: Portaferry, 13/03/2011
Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:07 am
at least you got out mate. i decided to take a long trip to donegal today to go shore fishing myself. i left a nice calm sunny(ish) day in co.antrim only to arrive at my intended mark in the worst conditions ever. i couldnt believe the contrast 
gale force winds, sleet, rain, hail, the lot. unfishable! 
so anyway, you did better than me. saved the blank too. nice1
gale force winds, sleet, rain, hail, the lot. unfishable! so anyway, you did better than me. saved the blank too. nice1
Re: Portaferry, 13/03/2011
Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:38 am
chuckaroo wrote:at least you got out mate. i decided to take a long trip to donegal today to go shore fishing myself. i left a nice calm sunny(ish) day in co.antrim only to arrive at my intended mark in the worst conditions ever. i couldnt believe the contrast
so anyway, you did better than me. saved the blank too. nice1
Jesus Chuck that's Harsh man...
Re: Portaferry, 13/03/2011
Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:37 pm
Nice wee sea scorpion there Drew and it beats the blank. Some very nice photos as well. Good on ya mate.
Re: Portaferry, 13/03/2011
Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:29 pm
Your doing a right bit of angling this year Drew 
Re: Portaferry, 13/03/2011
Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:59 pm
There's so much more to come Pete 
Re: Portaferry, 13/03/2011
Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:41 pm
nice looking scorpion,,,,,good pics drew
Re: Portaferry, 13/03/2011
Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:30 pm
did i see bells on the rods aaaarrrrggggghhhhh 