Westport area
Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:42 pm
Myself and Ian Bonney:
1pm -3pm:
Dropping tide
Glorius Sunshine but cold northerly breeze
Black wraps and Sandeel
Two hook Flappers
2 Sea trout and 1 Turbot
Dougie in "a shore thing" in Westport put us onto a nice beach mark. First couple of casts produced nothing so we removed the wraps and went entirely with Sandeel. Straight away Ian, (who hasn't fished in 15 years or so) caught a nice 2lb Sea Trout. In his next cast he had a small Turbot and in the next cast a lovely 4 lb Sea Trout that performed like a salmon jumping up a waterfall and tail walked and fluttered across the surface in a massive attempt to escape. A great scrap and a great comeback to fishing for Ian who has joined SAI SAC this year. I managed to blank. Later in the day I went to Old Head to see if I could tempt a ray and spun for Pollack as I was waiting. I spent two hours there and just a managed a dog fish.
We did encounter two sharks on our trip, but they were pool players in McCarthys bar both of whom were also beachcasters and who had given me the same recommended mark as Dougie.
Will be back to this venue again in August.
Donal.
1pm -3pm:
Dropping tide
Glorius Sunshine but cold northerly breeze
Black wraps and Sandeel
Two hook Flappers
2 Sea trout and 1 Turbot
Dougie in "a shore thing" in Westport put us onto a nice beach mark. First couple of casts produced nothing so we removed the wraps and went entirely with Sandeel. Straight away Ian, (who hasn't fished in 15 years or so) caught a nice 2lb Sea Trout. In his next cast he had a small Turbot and in the next cast a lovely 4 lb Sea Trout that performed like a salmon jumping up a waterfall and tail walked and fluttered across the surface in a massive attempt to escape. A great scrap and a great comeback to fishing for Ian who has joined SAI SAC this year. I managed to blank. Later in the day I went to Old Head to see if I could tempt a ray and spun for Pollack as I was waiting. I spent two hours there and just a managed a dog fish.
We did encounter two sharks on our trip, but they were pool players in McCarthys bar both of whom were also beachcasters and who had given me the same recommended mark as Dougie.
Will be back to this venue again in August.
Donal.
Re: Westport area
Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:10 pm
well done mate at least the trip was worth while well for you mate in anyway 
Re: Westport area
Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:29 pm
well done donal.the aul weather isnt the best.by august that venue you were on should be fishing better by then.but saying that me and a mate were out on saturday not too far from ya and i think it was 6 trout landed,with good sized beefy flounders and turbos so things are starting to look good
Re: Westport area
Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:49 pm
Fair play some nice fish there. 
Re: Westport area
Tue May 01, 2012 12:38 am
Thats a nice sea trout, one of the best fighting fish for their size from the sea imo, well maybe mullet have more power but they do put up a spirited fight indeed. Was staying in a friends recently in Westport, he lives on the quays there, popped into dougie when we where there for some sandeels, sound lad alright. If anyone on a trip to Westport I recommend popping in to him he is always willing to chat, not like some of the old school tackle shops around.