Portsalon, Co. Donegal Dec. 04, 2005

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x · #1 Post by x » Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:58 pm

People: Me (and 10 other hopefuls from Lough Swilly SAC)

Duration: 15:00-18:00 approx

Tide: Low up.

Weather: Blustery NW wind, showers

Bait: Mackerel, razor, squid.

Rigs: 3 hook flappers

Results: Ahem...moving swiftly along....

Report: Fishing from the golf course end over. Didn't look like the worst day for fishing but no-one got anything at all before nightfall. As far as I heard there were a few flounder and whiting caught, one or two small coalfish, but few and far between overall - best I saw personally was the lad on my left who had a triple shot - 2 whiting and a flattie, I've a notion he may have taken the match with that.

Had to cut the match short by an hour as the tide was cutting some people off - this is why I blanked (but at least I had company this time) - I'd been saving my best baits and rigs for the last hour

Ask Tanglerat - he'll back me up....

A decent LSD would have cleaned up, I reckon. I'll never curse dawgs again...

EQ · #2 Post by EQ » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:20 pm

Great turnout even if the fishing was on the poor side. Hope I can get away without a blank net time out.

#3 Post by **markj** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:00 pm

Two blanks in a row for me, not so good, I better catch something the next outing or else ill sell my gear for beer tokens!!

#4 Post by **markj** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:03 pm

Anyone fancy giving marble hill a go some time next week??

#5 Post by **Tanglerat** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:04 am

markj and EQ, had I known youse were there and fishing I'd have come up and said hello. I turned up for the last hour of fishing for a nosey and to meet Sandman. Nice to put a face with a name at last!

Marblehill sounds good, I'll do some of that. Was down thereabouts last week and saw a mark that just screamed "Bass" at me. If only there was some Bass around this corner of Ireland!

x · #6 Post by x » Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:40 am

I figure myself and the brother could be persuaded. Anyone want to suggest a date and time? LW next w/e would be 8am-ish. Since Kinnegar is reckoned to be a HW venue, we could try it instead? I'm easy either way.

#7 Post by **Tanglerat** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:02 pm

All the same to me cos I know so little about shore angling. Where's Kinnegar? Not Monday or Tuesday, kinda busy for me.

Guest · #8 Post by **Guest** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:25 pm

Do you guys want to try an evening session or what, I dont think that im off next week during the day so that might rule me out.

#9 Post by **markj** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:26 pm

That was me by the way

#10 Post by **markj** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:29 pm

Must get some photos of the next outing and get them posted on the site

#11 Post by **Tanglerat** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:47 am

Anytime of day for me, really. Although thinking about it, darkness might hide my ineptitude...........

x · #12 Post by x » Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:08 am

Tides for Rathmullan

Thu 8 Dec
LWHWLW
05

1217:33
1.8m3.7m1.4 m

Fri 9 Dec
HWLWHWLW
00

2412

56
3.5m1.8m3.7m1.5m

Sat 10 Dec
HW LW HW LW
01:26 07:40 13:45 20:12
3.6m 1.7m 3.7m1.4 m

Sun 11 Dec
HW LW HW LW
02

40 14:59 21:11
3.7m1.6m3.8m1.3m

3 Day Outlook:

Friday night will be mild and mainly dry apart from some mist or fog in places. Saturday will be a dry mild day with sunny spells and a light to moderate southerly breeze. Sunday will be another dry mild day with winds becoming light and variable. Sunday night will be cold though with some frost and fog. Monday will be dry but rather cold with the frost and fog lingering in some areas.

Tanglerat Kinnegar is the next beach North of Rathmullan - just round the back of the town really - as far as I know.

Evenings and weekends suit me. Might try something on Saturday evening say 18:00-22:00 or thereabouts? I'm easy on venues so if anyone has a preference or knows where loads of fish are a dead cert shout. Marble hill got the most votes so far?

#13 Post by **markj** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:01 pm

Well lads im easy, any evening after half 6, marble hill or kinnegar, having not tried either venue i dont mind. Work most evening till six so any time after that.