PORT SALON CO.DONEGAL 03.09.2006

People:19 MEMBERS CARRICK BEACH & ROCKERS S.A.C.

Duration:5 HOURS

Tide:INCOMING

Weather:FINE, BREEZY , SEA STATE CALM

Bait:MACKERAL, SANDEEL, RAG, LUG, SQUID

Rigs:ASSORTED CLIPPED AND FLAPPERS

Results:THORNBACK RAYS AND FLOUNDERS

Catch and Release:: Yes



Report: THIS WAS A GOOD TURNOUT OF THE ROCKERS IN PORT SALON. GARETH BELL TOOK THE 11TH LEG OF MASTER ANGLER WITH A MIXED BAG OF 4 THORNIES AND 2 FLOUNDERS, I COULD ONLY MANAGE 2ND WITH 2 THORNIES. A DOUBLE SHOT TAKEN ON MACKERAL ON A THREE HOOK CLIPPED DOWN RIG SIZE 2 KAMIZAN HOOKS, BEST ONE WAS 2.220KGS AROUND 4 1/2LBS HEAVIEST FISH POOL FOR ME, JOHN RODGERS CAME THIRD WITH 2 FLOUNDERS, WINNER OF THE JUNIORS WAS CHRIS RODGERS WITH A NICE FLOUNDER 33CMS NEARLY ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS TAKING PART HAD A RAY OR FLOUNDER, THE MAJORITY OF THE RAYS WERE QUITE SMALL UNDER 1KG
ALL FISH WERE RETURNED ALIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.

not just as productive as the same time last year stuarty???
was the general size of fish down on last year too?

not just as productive as the same time last year stuarty???
was the general size of fish down on last year too?

looks that way mate :cry: :cry: :? :shock:

I THINK LIKE THE MAJORITY OF VENUES ITS HIT OR MISS, WE FISHED AT THE PORTSALON SIDE AS THERE WAS A FANTASTIC TO WATCH HILL CLIMB RALLY, I KNOW THAT IF WE HAD FISHED THIS BEACH INTO DARKNESS WE WOULD HAVE HAD A FAR BETTER RETURN, ONE THING ABOUT THE VENUE I DID NOTICE WAS THE NOTABLE ABSENCE OF ANY SMALL FLATS I DONT UNDERSTAND IT, HOWEVER I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE MACKERAL ARE STILL EVIDENT IN CATCHES FROM THE MEMBERS YESTERDAY FROM THE SHORE, ON A FINAL NOTE THERE WAS A BLUE TRAWLER TYPE VESSEL SITTING MOORED AT PORTSALON ,
A GREAT DAYS CRACK ( SOME SERIOUS SLAGGIN GOIN ON ) AND WELL DONE GARETH :wink:

CLUB SIZE LIMITS 250MM FLATS, 300MM RAYS (WINGSPAN )
TOTAL KEEPERS BROUGHT TO SCALES 9 THORNIES + 11 FLOUNDERS ALL BETWEEN 28 & 33 CMS AND FRESH MACKERAL ( GOOD SIZE )

no bother stuarty, im just trying to establish a wider picture of how the fishing in the lough has been this summer compared to previous years....

Still sounds like you had a good day out - much better than the last time the club fished this venue 8)


Well done


Lee

Stuarty
Port Salom Beach and the rest of the lough are towed regularly by the boat pictured below, Allegedly owned by the nephew of a Charter Skipper from Rathmullan. A few anglers have complained to me that as soon as the charter boat starts finding fish, the trawler is along a few hours later.
Probably, Explains the lack of small flats on the beach.
I watched him tow that whole bay from tight to the shore to the edge of the bay
SACN is working towards the golden mile.. an exclusion zone of one mile ( we would like to see a 3mile zone) from the shore, where no trawling or netting of any kind is permitted


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Andy Elliott

SACN is working towards the golden mile.. an exclusion zone of one mile ( we would like to see a 3mile zone) from the shore, where no trawling or netting of any kind is permitted

Sounds like HEAVEN 8) 8)

Lee

THANKS FOR THAT ANDY AND YES IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME VESSEL,
THE SOONER APROPER EXCLUSION ZONE IS SET UP THE BETTER, THERE WAS A REPORT A FEW YEARS AGO THAT WHEN THE BOATS FROM GREENCASTLE WERE FISHING INSHORE AT BENONE THAT ALL FISH REGARDLESS OF SIZE WERE BEING PUT INTO A SKIP AT THE PORT AND THEN TURNED INTO THAT POWDERY SUBSTANCE AND FLAKE TO BE USED AS PET FISH FOOD EG GOLDFISH AND TROPICAL FISH, I DONT KNOW IF THE REPORT WAS ACCURATE, DO YOU KNOW IF THE FISHERIES VESSEL COVERS LOUGH SWILLY AND MULROY BAY ANDY?

That'll be this boat Stuarty >?

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Pictured in Fahan Mid July
Yes to answer your question it does cover Lough Swilly and Mullroy Bay
Unfortunatley in the eyes of the law the trawler pictured was doing nothing wrong,
Unless it was landing undersize fish, probably to be used as pot bait :roll: The CFB protection vessels seem only to be interested in Salmon netting

Andy Elliott

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surely they arent allowed that close to the shoreline :?: :evil: .......would explain recent poor results from the shore around that area

As I consistently emphasise, there appears to be no legal limit on how close inshore a commercial vessel can fish..........

Hi Folks. Over the past 10 - 15 years I have always been angered and frustrated when I see inshore trawlers hoovering up ours bays and inlets. What about angling groups putting down some strategically placed artificial reefs. A couple of these would have the likes of Redbay, Portsalon and the like being trawler free all year. Imagine the impact on the stocks! Wonder would it be illegal?

I dont know the legalitys of it...I suspect that it would'nt be

The salmon gill net boats, once decomissioned and stripped of any pollutants, would make nice artificial reefs

A fitting end to their working lives


Andy Elliott

a string of concrete pailing posts and coils of razorwire would do a good job of any nets around them too..

this was the outing last year i was referring to, just found it.
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I'd prefer to see legislation that was enforced to preserve the juvenile fish around the shore. With an army of anglers ready to dob in any boat they saw breaking the law.

totally agree sandman its the only way forward