Pollack fishin, Cushendun Bay rock mark, Co Antrim 17 May 12

People:Me

Duration:8.30-10pm

Tide:High water 9.20pm or so.

Weather:Cool, steady south east wind.

Bait:Spinner and fly.


Results:

Got a nice pound and a quarter pollack on 2nd throw with spinner after a dozen odd fruitless throws with fly. With the quick success I thought I'd hit a better one on spinner but a succession of small fish followed, very small- less than half pound.

About 9.30 I gave it another go with the fly rod, sinking line and a very basic white hair wing about 3" long tied on a double hook- its now stuck in the weed and gone. Got 8 pollack on the fly between 9.30 and 10.15pm, most were very small but got one just an ounce off 2lb as the light was fading and one about the pound. I kept the best 2 I got, the early one on spinner and the 2lber on the fly rod for an elderly neighbour who eats them.

A decent bit of sport, always nice to get a good pull on the fly rod. There will hopefully be bigger to come before the summer is out, if we get a summer that is??????? No sign of spring yet!

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Nice bit of fishing ,fair play too for getting a few on fly

well done cathal great sport catching pollock on the fly. great pics

Nice work, can't help but think pollock are under-rated, good lookin fish too with the proper bronze flanks.

Man, thats beautiful fishing Love those pictures, great fish.

Monty

i'd take a nice plump pollock over a bass any day.

Couple of nice fish and great pics, well done!!

Nice fishing mate, and on the fly too, well done

well done mate great bit of sport you had there i say it was great fun on the fly rod

Thanks everyone for the responses, yeah they might not be sea trout or bass or turbot but thank God for the humble pollack. You can get a great evenins fishing with them and one thing about them is, they love to take flies close in to the rocks so to me they are a great sporting fish. Even modest sized fish on fly tackle is well worth going out for. Roll on some bigger ones!!

couple of nice wee pollack there Cathal. cool. great pics
we'll get the bigger ones from the boat!

- if that feckin NE would give us half a chance!!!!

Great report and fantastic photos mate. Sounds great crack catching on the fly. Ive only caught trout on the fly myself.

great report and pics as always cathal
the pollack must have been great fun on the fly

Cheers Billy, if you can catch trout on the fly youll have no bother catching pollack, I wish trout always took flies as keenly as pollack do. It is good crack alright, they can give some really hard runs when you get them up close to the surface. Even that 2lber there which is a very modest pollack gave me a good run or 2 down deep into the weed, strong fish.

And Al, thanks for the response, youve been busy yourself, thats a hell of a report you put up, some lovely fish there, nice variety, great pics. Love the goby. Some nice pollack there, especially that one of Jordans!