They're Back! Donaghadee, Co Down 10/04/11

People: Shep and Drew

Duration: 6.30pm - 9pm

Tide: Dropping away.

Weather: Summeresque.

Bait: Rag, Mackeral

Rigs: 2 Hook Flapper, Sheppy Rig, Loops

Results:

While I was there Sheppy managed a Shore Rockling and Pollack.
I personally had 2 Ballan, 1 Corking Wrasse and a Shore Rocking.

Report:

Got out of work at 4pm, came home and sat down on SAI for a wee read, read Ocean Roars report and thought I'd go out and try somewhere local for the Wrasse, still undecided I got the gear together and jumped in the car, just then the phone went, it was Sheppy, Dean and Shep were having some success with the Coalies on Donaghadee! I figured it was as good a spot as any, so I headed down, Just missed Dean but Shep had stayed to fish on with me.

I set the M4 up with a 2 hook flapper in the rough, while fishing the usual loop for the coalies in the mouth, highly unusual but I didn't manage a touch on the Loops all night, probably due to the lack of lugworm.

Shep was fishing down the side at the light, and managed his first Shorey of the year on Mackeral, as well as a small Pollack.

While I concentrated on wrasse fishing for the duration of daylight, followed by 2 big Mackeral baits out the back during darkness to try and connect with a dogfish, sadly didn't happen.

Slow day for Donaghadee, but at least the wrasse are coming back.

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nice to see mate, warmer and settled weather must be bringing them back into shore

Nice one Drew I must have been a bad influence

i love wrasse! one of my favourite fish to catch

must get some rag and try up at white head for them

more species ticked off the 2011 list drew. well done man

Glad 2 hear they're bak

That will keep ya busy now Drew

Wrasse popping up is a good sign that summer is fast approaching! Nice stuff Drew.

Wrasse popping up is a good sign that summer is fast approaching! Nice stuff Drew.

Cheers dude.

must take another trip up there.. and this time bring the rods

nice session lads,good to see them moving in

nice one on the wrasse drew,nice to see them back!

good to see wrasse are back, well done

That was a good nights fishing drew, wrasse are quite fun to fish for it's a shame I didn't manage one but I'm sure ill catch one in the very near future

As my life revolves around one fish only, excuse my ignorance but do Wrasse naff off for the winter..? And if so to where..? deeper water marks..? Just curious.

Couple of nice looking fish there, welldone 'again'

You guys have to get a report Im actually in, hopefully it signals a little change in luck.

You guys have to get a report Im actually in, hopefully it signals a little change in luck.

Haha Dean lad, Sheppington was meant to do it last night, he lied! HE LIED! lol

You guys have to get a report Im actually in, hopefully it signals a little change in luck.

Looks like it did mate! But now every time I am in a report I never catch anything!! lol