PORTAFERRY

PORTAFERRY :shock:

DATE: FRIDAY 14/10/05
TIME: 8:35PM TO 12:05 AM
WEATHER: FINE, DRY AND JUST A SLIGHT BREEZE 8)

TACKLE: JUST FEATHERS
TIDE: ON THE UP AND JUST TURNING BACK DOWN

RESULTS: 12 GOOD SIZE COLLIES,3 CODLING AND 67 SMALL WHITING AND SMALL COLLIES... :lol: :D
YES I KNOW I AM SAD WHEN I REALISE I HAVE STOOD AND COUNTED ALL 82 FISH :(

IT WAS THAT GOOD FUN,THAT 1 HOURS FISHING ENDED UP BEING 3 1/2 HOURS

ALL IN ALL A REAL FUN NIGHTS FISHING, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ON MY OWN - YES IT WAS 82 FISH AND I KNOW NO-ONE WAS THERE TO VERIFY IT - BUT ITS TRUE..
SURE BEATS SITTING WATCHING T.V. - OR GOING TO THE PUB,AS NEXT MORNING MY HEAD WAS FINE,JUST BUZZING WITH GLEE... :lol:

ANYONE WANTING A REAL GOOD NIGHTS FISHING MUST TRY PORTAFERRY,BUT REMEMBER TO WRAP UP WARM AS THE WINDS THERE CUT YOU IN TWO.........EVEN STILL THE FISHING THERE IS WORTH A CHILL.........BUT BE SURE TO GO AT NIGHT AS THROUGH THE DAY NOTHING HAPPENS AT ALL THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.. :!:

YOU MUST TRY PORATFERRY,BUT WORD OF WARNING IT IS AN ADDICTIVE PLACE TO FISH..

PORATFERRY AGAIN :D

DATE: SATURDAY 22/10/05
WEATHER: RAINING AT FIRST,THEN DRIED UP . VERY LIGHT BREEZE.
TIME: 9PM TO 12AM

BATE: JUST FEATHERS AS USUAL HERE

FISHED FOR APPROX 3 HOURS,BUT GOT SOAKED AT THE START AND WAS DAMP THE REST OF THE NIGHT

RESULTS: BETWEEN 2 OF US 87 FISH TOTAL.....LOADS OF GOOD COLLIES....AND BUCKET LOADS OF SMALL COLLIES,SMALL WHITING AND EVEN A FEW CODLING.....AND 2 MACKEREL.. I THOUGHT IT IS A BIT LATE IN THE SEASON FOR MACKEREL BUT THERE WAS 2 TAKEN AND I CAUGHT 2 ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THERE AS WELL :P

ANOTHER REAL GOOD NIGHTS FISHING
:P
WHEN WE ARRIVED ,A MAN AND HIS DAUGHTER HAD BEEN FISHING THERE A WHILE AND HAD A LOAD OF GOOD SIZED COLLIES.... ONLY ANNOYING THING ABOUT IT WAS THEY WERE TAKING THEM HOME WITH THEM........ALWAYS CATCH AND RELEASE,UNLESS IT IS A GOOD FISH WORTH EATHING AND EVEN THEN I WOULD HAVE TO BE SURE I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY EAT IT AND NOT WASTE IT LIKE THIS MAN AND DAUGHTER OBVIOUSLY WERE..... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

WOULD LIKE TO HEAR OF ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN FISHING THERE,JUST TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN CATCHING AND IF IT IS ONLY JUST FOR NIGHT FISHING AT THE MINUTE :idea:

PORATFERRY AGAIN :D

DATE: SATURDAY 22/10/05
WEATHER: RAINING AT FIRST,THEN DRIED UP . VERY LIGHT BREEZE.
TIME: 9PM TO 12AM

BATE: JUST FEATHERS AS USUAL HERE

FISHED FOR APPROX 3 HOURS,BUT GOT SOAKED AT THE START AND WAS DAMP THE REST OF THE NIGHT

RESULTS: BETWEEN 2 OF US 87 FISH TOTAL.....LOADS OF GOOD COLLIES....AND BUCKET LOADS OF SMALL COLLIES,SMALL WHITING AND EVEN A FEW CODLING.....AND 2 MACKEREL.. I THOUGHT IT IS A BIT LATE IN THE SEASON FOR MACKEREL BUT THERE WAS 2 TAKEN AND I CAUGHT 2 ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THERE AS WELL :P

ANOTHER REAL GOOD NIGHTS FISHING
:P
WHEN WE ARRIVED ,A MAN AND HIS DAUGHTER HAD BEEN FISHING THERE A WHILE AND HAD A LOAD OF GOOD SIZED COLLIES.... ONLY ANNOYING THING ABOUT IT WAS THEY WERE TAKING THEM HOME WITH THEM........ALWAYS CATCH AND RELEASE,UNLESS IT IS A GOOD FISH WORTH EATHING AND EVEN THEN I WOULD HAVE TO BE SURE I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY EAT IT AND NOT WASTE IT LIKE THIS MAN AND DAUGHTER OBVIOUSLY WERE..... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

WOULD LIKE TO HEAR OF ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN FISHING THERE,JUST TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN CATCHING AND IF IT IS ONLY JUST FOR NIGHT FISHING AT THE MINUTE :idea:

Do you have to get the boat across to portaferry were bouts where you fishing

NO BOAT TRIPS REQUIRED: FROM BELFAST GO THROUGH NEWTOWNARDS AND HEAD DOWN PORAFERRY ROAD.HEAD TO GEYABBEY AND YOU GET TO A MINI ROUNDABOUT-TURN RIGHT AND HEAD INTO KIRCUBBIN-DRIVE STRAIGHT THROUGH IT AND KEEP GOING STRAIGHT-THIS LEADS YOU STRAIGHT INTO PORTAFERRY....WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN PORTAFERRY HEAD STRAIGHT INTO IT UNTIL YOU COME TO A MINI ROUNDABOUT WITH THE POLICE STATION ON YOUR RIGHT-TURN LEFT AND GO TO END OF ROAD,TURN RIGHT AND KEEP GOING STRAIGHT-- THIS WILL LEAD YOU DOWN TO THE SEA FRONT.TURN LEFT AT SEA FRONT AND TRAVEL APPROX 1/4-1/2 MILE AND ON RIGHT HAND SIDE YOU WILL SEE A FEW BOATS SITTING ON GRASS AND A SMALL PIER WITH A LARGE FLOOD LIGHT LIT(THAT IS IF YOU GO AT NIGHT)

WELCOME TO THE MAGNIFICANT PORTAFERRY PIER--WARNING IT CAN BE AN ADDICTIVE PLACE TO FISH........P.S. DON'T TELL EVERYONE ABOUT IT OR IT WILL BE FISHED OUT....ONLY JOKING....THE MORE THE BETTER.........GOOD LUCK AND ANY PROBLEMS FINDING IT YOU CAN FOLLOW ME DOWN SOME FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT....JUST POST DATE AND TIMES GOING AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW IF I AM GOING DOWN--MIND YOU IT WOULD NOT BE HARD TO TWIST MY ARM IF I WAS NOT GOING...

BE SURE TO TAKE PLENTY OF FEATHERS AS IT CAN BE QUITE WEEDY IF THE TIDE IS LOW

DISTANCE FROM NEWTOWNARDS IS APPROX 20 MILES

Would I be right in guessing that high tide in Portaferry is earlier than Belfast ?

think its behind by a couple of hours

ie high in belfast @ 1pm its high down there at 3pm

tides between belfast and portavogie are only 15 mins

Yeah but it was portaferry he was asking about

true

think its far behind because a massive volume of water has to squeeze into strangford via the narrows every tide. thats why the currents and the run of the tide are so strong.

portaferry tides are 1hr after belfast.the further you get to comber the more the tide time is.

does nobody click onto bbc~weather centre~coast and sea~tides northern ireland

relax guest its easy to work out the tide if you live there!not many are interested in tides as they should be

no but it helps

For tide times I use Easytide

http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/Ea ... tPort.aspx


b0ogaloo

BOYS WHAT IS THE BIG PANIC OVER THE TIDE TIMES FOR PORAFERRY ??? :?

DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE TIDES FOR PORTAFERRY AS IS FISHES WELL HIGH AND LOW.. :lol: BUT IT MUST BE FISHED AT NIGHT...

THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH LOW TIDE IS THAT IT IS WEEDY AND YOU WILL LOOSE A COUPLE OF TRACES--BUT YOU REAL FISHERMEN KNOW THAT IS PART OF THE SKILL-AVOIDING THE WEEDS AND CATCHING THE FISH...
:oops:

A FEW TRACES ONLY COSTS A COUPLE OF QUID TO BUY AND EVEN LESS TO MAKE YOUR OWN,,,EVEN I KNOW THIS AND ONLY FISH NOW AND AGAIN--BUT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE AT PORATFERRY THIS YEAR :lol:


P.S. DON'T SIT THERE WONDERING ABOUT THE TIDES,GET UP AND OUT THERE AND CATCH SOME FECKING FISH.............I SOMETIMES WONDER IF YOU BOYS JUST SIT THERE THINKING ABOUT FISHING OR ACTUALLY DO GO FISHING...... :? :? :?

PORTAFERRY

FRIDAY 28/10/05
WEATHER : FINE 8)
TIDE: HIGH
TIME: 9:25PM--11:20PM
BAIT: JUST FEATHERS

RESULTS: 26 FISH TOTAL,COLLIES,CODLING AND SMALL WHITING :lol:

ALL IN ALL A GOOD 2 HRS FISHING

:evil: LOST ONE CODLING TO THE LOCAL CAT,WHICH RUN OFF WITH IT WHEN IT FELL OFF THE HOOK :evil: