Swilly Safari, Co Donegal, 11/05/11

[Drew]

People: Bingham and Drew

Duration: Beach 9am-10.30am, Pier 11.30am-4pm, Beach 5pm-8pm

Tide: Push, High, Drop

Weather: Showers, High Winds, Interspersed with sunny spells.

Bait: Mackeral, Squid, Sandeel, Ragworm

Rigs: Loops, Flapper, DDP

Results:

Bingham - 7 Rays to 6.5lb, 2 Dogs to 2lb6oz, 1 Plaice 37cm, 1 Turbot
Drew - 1 Small Ray, 1 Dogfish

Report:
6am start and Bingham picked me up, we were both buzzing as we headed up the road to Londonderry, hopeful of a good day on the rays, here's how it went.

Mark 1
On our way up to the first intended Mark, we noted that the tide still seemed right for one of the beach marks, so ended up trying there for an hour, Bingham managed a Doggie here, I blanked, but it was still good to get the gear into Donegal waters!

Mark 2
This is where the fun started, well, the fun really started when we got lost in Buncrana, but that's a story for another day... Got to the second venue to find the wind giving it full rice into our faces. Caution was thrown to the wind though, and we soon got set up. Bingham had a ray pretty much straight away, the bite, savage and unmistakable the look on his face when it was landed? Like a kid at Christmas... "Chirstmas" came at least another 6 times on this Venue with a couple of lovely rays, including his 6.5lb fish, which really tore off , also a lovely Plaice fell to rag on a penell tipped with Mackeral. As for me? Well after Binghams first Ray and Dog I got a bite, prayed for a ray but hauled in a little dogfish, Sh*t. I caught the last ray on the venue, a small one, but still, its Thorny ticked off the species list for the year, Happy flippin' days!

Mark 3
Back down to the Beach for the dropping tide. Joined by Beachcaster from the forum as we were trading a couple of rods, Good to see him as its been a few years! Fished this venue with 2 Rods each, Bingham managed 2 Rays, and that was the height of it. Red letter day for that man!!

Another great trip, can't wait for the next one.

Drew


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Well done guy's, Drew you were a perfect guide letting Bingham catch all those rays Look like a great wee trip indeed.

Well done on getting out and good to see you got at least one for the drive over there. That is indeed a cracking plaice, have to have a little look up there to see if I can bag one of them myself!

nice session again yourself, ive never caught a ray, will definitely have to make the effort to get up there and give it a go someday.

lovely ray, a great plaice, and a nice wee turbo there.
great report and pics lads. good fishing. well worth the drive.

nice session again yourself, ive never caught a ray, will definitely have to make the effort to get up there and give it a go someday.

me too

[bingham]

Well done guy's, Drew you were a perfect guide letting Bingham catch all those rays Look like a great wee trip indeed.

It was nice of him I was just glad he got one ,was nice to have a trip that went to plan for a change

Well done on getting out and good to see you got at least one for the drive over there. That is indeed a cracking plaice, have to have a little look up there to see if I can bag one of them myself!

Was a good size plaice but was very thin,it didn't even weigh a pound would expect a fish that length to be about 2lb!maybe I'll get him again next time when he's put a bit of weight on

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[bingham]

Nice pics and video drew was a great day and yes we wil b back soon
Cheers for the comments guys

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Nice pics and video drew was a gr8 day and yes we wil b bak soon
Cheers 4 the comments guys

Cheers for the comments lads. Thanks mate, least there was plenty of fish to keep you occupied!

As per usual a cracking report drew, gotta let me do the next one
Swimming out and putting them fish on his line must of been freezing Im suprised you didnt catch that 5b you keep in your pocket haha.
As I said let me know the day a little in advance so I can get it booked and well take another look down that end. If shep comes and we send him of for a while well lift 100's so dont worry about just the 2.

Ill have do a report if we catch anything interesting of portrush even bringing the camera, altho I can see where thats gonna end up...

Lovely ray for bingham and always nice to see the thornback coming of the list.

nice one lads looks like ye had good craic and a few lovley looking ray's there a nice variety of fish!great report and snaps
tightlines
fergal

That's great fishing lads. Donegal never dissappoints

Well done on a very good session there lads. Loved the video and pictures.

Cheers Tom, was a cracking day!

3 of us from stranraer and ronan from londonderry fished there 2 weeks before and thought it was a great mark,so much so we are coming back over in 6 weeks for another all nighter,great report to whet our imagination and show the missus just exactly where we were. hopefully might get to see some more anglers this time
alan

nice one guys........

well done guys nice session
i only live ten minutes drive from there, so must pull my finger out and get down there for a session, at the minute i think i'm suffering from that disease....lasytightus!!!!

Well done lads, you are bloody fish magnets