north antrim coast brownsbay painted rock

People:me and sam

Duration:1600/2000

Tide:incoming

Weather:head on strong breeze uncomfortable fishing

Baitlug worm mackerel:

Rigs:pennel

Results:3 beared rockling codling pouting

Catch and Release:: Yes



Report:First trip of the year was dying to wet a line decided to just fish near home at Brownsbay. What a nightmare we were mucked up to are eyeballs getting there especially with all the gear we carry for the session. Started of slow then picked up a bit Sam caught a codling, I caught 3 rockling 2 of which were of very good size and both caught on the pennel rig at the same time and a pouting and a codling not great but at least I avoided my first blank of the year. It was fun walking back to the car through the cow ploughed fields which were water logged and up to are knees in **it! Sam must have fallen about 12 times but he had a few beers in him so this could attributed to him falling.



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not to bad and sam is always fallin nothin new there lol

not to bad and sam is always fallin nothin new there lol

well done in making the ireland team dinger thats you up there with the best in the country and well done on the bass you lucky #####rd :lol:

cheers nelson

is painted rock easy to find? i know where browns bay beach is. its somewhere i've always wanted to try.

you can't miss it from the carpark and there is a wee path up to it....

is painted rock easy to find? i know where browns bay beach is. its somewhere i've always wanted to try.

yes mate you just walk towards the beach then head to the right hand side you go up a we walk way and along the hill you wont miss it but make sure youve water proof boots this time of year you can head on round from the painted rock theres a few good spots further round but its a dander

cheers for that lads. one other thing, whats the bottom like there? is it still sandy or does it get rough? have to get off my a**e and give it a chuck.

cheers for that lads. one other thing, whats the bottom like there? is it still sandy or does it get rough? have to get off my a**e and give it a chuck.

Rab any cast over 30/ 40 yards gets you on the sand for the dogs you can catch them better when its calmer closer in gets the ballen wrasse but its ruff :D

Hi Guys fished Browns bay Sunday from about 4.30 till 9.00pm tortured all night with small coalies,flounder,whiting but as i said previously always likely to throw up a surprise,had one last night in the shape of a 3 1/2lb sea trout :lol:

Hi Guys fished Browns bay Sunday from about 4.30 till 9.00pm tortured all night with small coalies,flounder,whiting but as i said previously always likely to throw up a surprise,had one last night in the shape of a 3 1/2lb sea trout :lol:

happy days where you on the beach with a lantern we could see someone fishing the beach :lol:

aye that was me :D the mantel went on the lamp about 8:30..

aye that was me :D the mantel went on the lamp about 8:30..

Nice fish if i had ov new u were doing that well we would of joined ya that beach does give up a few nice fish sometimes :lol:

would have preferred to be rougher..sea was too flat!!what has happened 2 the wee river?seems 2 be diverted 4 some reason

would have preferred to be rougher..sea was too flat!!what has happened 2 the wee river?seems 2 be diverted 4 some reason

It was a bit ruffer where we were it was shelterd at the beach didnt notice the river was diverted dont know why next time i fish that area ill hit the beach :lol:

Always liked fishing at the mouth of the river must see if I can find out what happened to it.Whats it like fishing round at the point never fancied it,like to keep my feet on nice level ground

[quote="Davy Butler"]Always liked fishing at the mouth of the river / Your right davy you can get a few flounder at the river when i fished the winter lge we were getting plenty of them and other stuff my mate lifted a good coalfish of that beach thats the first seatrout ive heard ov from the bay uve got the river there suppose apparently someone caught a bass from the same beach earlyer this year :lol:

Yeh I caught it around the mouth of the river during October this year. Seems the beach throws up the odd suprise. By the way, good catch mate. :D

Yeh I caught it around the mouth of the river during October this year. Seems the beach throws up the odd suprise. By the way, good catch mate. :D

Bass and sea trout happydays lads ill defo avoid the walk to the painted rock next time and just fish the beach :lol:

hi lads, how does the beach fish through the day? i don't get night fishing at all now.