ballylumford harbour

People:me, my fiance vicki and mate dave

Duration:7.00pm - 11.00pm

Tide:rising

Weather:calm with light showers

Bait:mack and lug

Rigs:3 hook clipped and flappers

Results:20 coalies, 1 codling and a red scoripion fish

Catch and Release:: Yes



Report: most of the coalies where between 25cm - 38cm....most of the coalies i caught where 29 and 1 at 35...my mate dave had the most but where all really small at 25cm - 28cm and a small red scorpion fish which where all caught in the mouth of the harbour...vicki had a couple of nice coalies and she also had the biggest at 38cm which was 2lb 1oz at aout 50 yards out and a nice wee codling of 30cm too....good to see dave catch his first fish...

Were you fishing close to the power station? I was told by one of the locasls that it produces some kind of toxic 'froth' when it discharges into the sea :?

about 500 yards from the gates to the power station and if there is any toxics in the water it hasn't affected the fishin