n.e.antrim 19/3/11
Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:48 pm
People: myself
Duration: couple of hours 5.30 - 8pm
Tide: out on arrival
Weather: nice. pretty cold
Bait: spinners and mack
Rigs: aye
Results: coley, rockling
Report:
weather was good so headed to a rock mark to try for pollack. tried for over an hour but only managed to hook one - well, im guessing it was a pollack anyway - he got into the kelp and that was the end of that!
decided then to fish with 2 mackerel-baited rods to see what was about. cast the first rod out at distance and dropped the second below my feet. got a coley straight away. managed a nice wee 3 bearded rockling and a coley on the other rod. that was about it, had to pack up and head home before the tide came in and marooned me! ..and i had an appointment... in the pub
had a quick chat to two other guys who had travelled up from belfast who were fishing on the rocks just up from me. they were particularly hopeful for success as the tide was going to be big that night.. big moon.. but they hadnt managed anything as yet
not a particularly over-productive session but was pleased to add another species to the list for the year
Duration: couple of hours 5.30 - 8pm
Tide: out on arrival
Weather: nice. pretty cold
Bait: spinners and mack
Rigs: aye
Results: coley, rockling
Report:
weather was good so headed to a rock mark to try for pollack. tried for over an hour but only managed to hook one - well, im guessing it was a pollack anyway - he got into the kelp and that was the end of that!
decided then to fish with 2 mackerel-baited rods to see what was about. cast the first rod out at distance and dropped the second below my feet. got a coley straight away. managed a nice wee 3 bearded rockling and a coley on the other rod. that was about it, had to pack up and head home before the tide came in and marooned me! ..and i had an appointment... in the pub
had a quick chat to two other guys who had travelled up from belfast who were fishing on the rocks just up from me. they were particularly hopeful for success as the tide was going to be big that night.. big moon.. but they hadnt managed anything as yet
not a particularly over-productive session but was pleased to add another species to the list for the year
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Last edited by chuckaroo on Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: n.e.antrim 19/3/11
Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:00 pm
lovely markings on the rockling nice 1 well done
Re: n.e.antrim 19/3/11
Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:22 pm
Lovely looking rockling Charlie, a good one to get ticked on the list, not an every time out species at all. Good pic on the green algae, great colours.
Edit, or is it just green limestone???? V nice no matter what.
Edit, or is it just green limestone???? V nice no matter what.
Re: n.e.antrim 19/3/11
Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:27 pm
how bad new species 
Re: n.e.antrim 19/3/11
Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:28 pm
Nice rockling 
The coleys can be hard to get past at times!
The coleys can be hard to get past at times!
Re: n.e.antrim 19/3/11
Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:27 pm
So that was you mate. Glad you got some fish. I finished with a pollock a coley and a wee cod. Best about 30cm. My buddy had a pollock about 37cm. Not great fishing but untill the wind started to pick up it was a lovely evening to be out
Re: n.e.antrim 19/3/11
Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:08 pm
JAMMYJOEY wrote:So that was you mate. Glad you got some fish. I finished with a pollock a coley and a wee cod. Best about 30cm. My buddy had a pollock about 37cm. Not great fishing but untill the wind started to pick up it was a lovely evening to be out
hey jammyjoey, nice to have met yous. aye it was a nice evening indeed, good to hear yous caught somethin anyway. 37cm aint a bad wee pollack, nice one. i left just as things were beginning to happen for me... would have liked to have stayed a bit longer. ah well