Donaghadee Harbour 06/04/11

People: Dan, Shep, Drew

Duration: 7pm - 10pm

Tide: Pushing

Weather: Shower, Bit windy, but really mild!

Bait: Lugworms and Mackeral

Rigs: Loops, Flappers

Results:
Serveral small Pollack, A few Coalies, and what we believe to be a Donaghadee PLAICE

Report:

Down to the Dee for an uneventful few hours, Didn't get onto the rails til 8pm, but in the meantime Dan managed a wee Plaice over the back wall! Well, checked for the bumps behind the head, present and correct, bright orange spots were there, so if I'm right Id think it was a plaice! Result! (Someone correct me if I'm wrong!) The other folks at the rails cleared off and proper fishing began in earnest. Well, saying that, it was dead slow and stop most of the night, fishing down the side for species only yielded a few Pollack and a Coalfish, while the loop in the middle did the trick with a couple of Coalies.
Just a typical night on the Dee with a little surprise thrown in.

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No tackle pic's Drew! ya big tart

ffs....

you need to build a house on that pier man ,,,very clear orange spots on that plaice.....im starting to think that ive caught loads of plaice now...i was reading that the spots are not always red that they can be orange too,,ive been passing them as flounders

picture is'nt the sharpest drew, but i'd be inclined to go with plaice too well done that man . never fails to amaze me just what turns up at that mark from time to time. if memory serves me correct, thats cuckoo wrasse, haddock and now plaice to add to your list of unusual catches from there in the last 12 months. nice one!

Yeah man, there's been plenty of weird stuff off it in my time mind!
I've seen Gurnards, Forkbeard, Haddock, Cuckoos, Plaice, a Tompot, to name but a few, it's amazing the variety you can pick up here, especially since its North Down! lol

Gd goin guys,must get out 4 a chuck nxt week

Well done on the place

you need to build a house on that pier man ,,,very clear orange spots on that plaice.....im starting to think that ive caught loads of plaice now...i was reading that the spots are not always red that they can be orange too,,ive been passing them as flounders

brian lots of flounder have spots i all depends on what ground they are on well done drew nice fishing

Nice one drew something I haven't seen from down there. Starting to fish a bit in the ay light now is it?

Ack there's bits n pieces about Dawsey mate..

Welldone on the Plaice, used to be plenty down round Kilkeel but haven't caught one in about 10 years