Rathmullan 20th May

People:me

Duration:13.00 to 18.30

Tide:high tide at 15.30

Weather:mild with misty drizzle

Bait:mackeral and squid

Rigs:size 2/0 pulley, 2 hook flapper with size 1/0 hooks and 1 hook flapper size 2/0 hooks

Results:4 thornback ray




Report:I'm off work for a week and with nothing much to do, I got some bait and to the pier I went. When I got there, there were 3 lads fishing and had a mackeral caught. Well, at least there's a sign of life I thought.
I set up the two rods and horsed one out as far as I could and the other I just lobbed about 50 yards. Nothing was happening really, baits were coming back with starfish on them!..
As high tide arrived, I got my first sign, the rod tip just slightly dipped, so I reached for it, and felt the weight on it, first ray landed.
I re baited and threw it out, I lifted the other rod to find that there was also a ray on it too! That was 2 ray in quick succession, and as the ray seem to hit in quick bursts down there, I thought that might it. I cast again and in the meantime, the other lads had landed a ray quickly followed by another. I went and sat in the car to get out of the breeze for a while, as soon as I got comfy, the rod took a good dip, another ray!..happy was I!
The last ray took a full squid, I didn't even see it, I was just taking in the line to see if crabs had taken the bait, and there it was!..it quietened off after that with nothing for an hour and a half, so I packed up and went home.
It was a good day out and great to catch at long last!

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Well done lads, at long last rays are back. Will be looking further to fish them by my self.

good stuff mackfish, nice wee report
some nice thornies there. happy days

Nice going, earlier reports regarding the whereabouts of the ray in the Swilly weren't very encouraging. Will be heading up that direction at the weekend and hopefully the tope will be about.

Cheers lads...it gives a bit of hope for the coming months

Damo Fair play, good fishing. you have me off my head now as i still have not got my Ray!!!! am very tempted to pack the car after work and try for them

Nice session there and its good to see the rays back in the Swilly.

Damo Fair play, good fishing. you have me off my head now as i still have not got my Ray!!!! am very tempted to pack the car after work and try for them

Thanks John, I might try again today.

Damo Fair play, good fishing. you have me off my head now as i still have not got my Ray!!!! am very tempted to pack the car after work and try for them

Thanks John, I might try again today.

I tried last night, No LUCK i might give it a blast again tonight

nice man

nice one - fished another mark on sunday and had a few, have to do the report yet.

dave