Donegal 6 Feb 2012, 2 marks.
Tue Feb 07, 2012 6:09 pm
People:Just me.
Duration:4 hrs + 4 hrs.
Tide:Low to high +2 hours ebb.
Weather:Foggy, calm, odd light shower but mild.
Bait:Frozen mackerel, frozen and fresh lug.
Rigs: 2 and 3 hook flappers.
Results:2 flounder, 1 turbot, 1 dab, 2 coalfish, 1x3b and 1x5b rockling and about 25 small whiting.
Report:
Started off at a beach mark, got wrapped up and down to the water's edge in a state of total perspiration, I hadn't expected it to be mild, even warm. First cast produced a 24cm flounder on mackerel but how often do you get a fish first cast and then nothing for a long time after? Anyhow eventually a second flounder at 36cm weighed in, this one at range. A short time later a small but beautifully proportioned turbot took the mackerel bait, then nothing for the next 2 hours. By now it was just past half tide and there was quite a strong current sweeping across the beach, even 5oz Breakaways were rolling along. That along with just enough weed to cover the hooks every cast made me decide to change marks. At the second mark which usually fishes better into darkness, a few rattles on the rod tips turned out to be pin whiting until one rattle became a lovely 32cm dab. As darkness settled (somebody mention Guinness?) the bites became more frequent and a succession of whiting around the 22cm mark were interspersed with 2 coalfish @ 25cm, a 3b and a 5b rockling making up the numbers. A total of 7 species and 3 more for this year's species list made for an enjoyable day out.
Duration:4 hrs + 4 hrs.
Tide:Low to high +2 hours ebb.
Weather:Foggy, calm, odd light shower but mild.
Bait:Frozen mackerel, frozen and fresh lug.
Rigs: 2 and 3 hook flappers.
Results:2 flounder, 1 turbot, 1 dab, 2 coalfish, 1x3b and 1x5b rockling and about 25 small whiting.
Report:
Started off at a beach mark, got wrapped up and down to the water's edge in a state of total perspiration, I hadn't expected it to be mild, even warm. First cast produced a 24cm flounder on mackerel but how often do you get a fish first cast and then nothing for a long time after? Anyhow eventually a second flounder at 36cm weighed in, this one at range. A short time later a small but beautifully proportioned turbot took the mackerel bait, then nothing for the next 2 hours. By now it was just past half tide and there was quite a strong current sweeping across the beach, even 5oz Breakaways were rolling along. That along with just enough weed to cover the hooks every cast made me decide to change marks. At the second mark which usually fishes better into darkness, a few rattles on the rod tips turned out to be pin whiting until one rattle became a lovely 32cm dab. As darkness settled (somebody mention Guinness?) the bites became more frequent and a succession of whiting around the 22cm mark were interspersed with 2 coalfish @ 25cm, a 3b and a 5b rockling making up the numbers. A total of 7 species and 3 more for this year's species list made for an enjoyable day out.
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Re: Donegal 6 Feb 2012, 2 marks.
Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:42 pm
seven species is good going 
i was up that way yesterday, tried a few hours on a beach & had some good fishing, the fog was very bad, you couldn't see any one walking till there right beside ya 
i was up that way yesterday, tried a few hours on a beach & had some good fishing, the fog was very bad, you couldn't see any one walking till there right beside ya
Re: Donegal 6 Feb 2012, 2 marks.
Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:50 pm
FisherKing wrote:seven species is good going
Perhaps we were on the same beach! What did you get yourself?
Re: Donegal 6 Feb 2012, 2 marks.
Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:07 am
I don't think it was the same beach unless your hid in the fog , it was around 10 - 2 pm when i was out, I'll stick up a report & pics tomorrow night
Re: Donegal 6 Feb 2012, 2 marks.
Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:04 pm
Well done and that little Turbot is Beautiful!!! He's not going to find his way into one of your tins yet thought!!
Cracker Dab! Keep it up!!
Cracker Dab! Keep it up!!