The pier, Rathmullan
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The pier, Rathmullan
Went Rathmullan today, drove onto the pier, got out of the car, was nearly blown off the pier, got back in the car, went home!

sure, its not raining between the showers!
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
Class report- any pics??!!
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
You got me excited there, haven't seen a report from the hallowed Swilly in too long.
2013 species (23 shore): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, cuttlefish, silver eel, pouting, 3b & 5b rockling, white trout, salmon, whiting, LSD, ballan, corkwing & goldsinney wrasse, thornback & spotted ray, red gurnard, lesser weever, LSSS
2014 shore (27): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, silver eel, pouting, 5b rockling, whiting, LSD, GSD, tope, smoothhound, ballan&corkwing wrasse, thornback & painted ray, tub gurnard, bass, common blenny, rock goby, haddock, LSSS, poor cod
2015 shore (37): cod, flounder, pollack, coalfish, poor cod, 5 bd rockling, shore rockling, whiting, LSD, plaice, dab, thornback ray, undulate ray, stingray, garfish, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, rock-cook wrasse, goldsinney wrasse, tub gurnard, common & tompot blenny, rock goby, pout, greater sandeel, mackerel, smoothhound, turbot, haddock, scad, red mullet, black bream, silver eel, bass, lesser weever, lsss
2014 shore (27): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, silver eel, pouting, 5b rockling, whiting, LSD, GSD, tope, smoothhound, ballan&corkwing wrasse, thornback & painted ray, tub gurnard, bass, common blenny, rock goby, haddock, LSSS, poor cod
2015 shore (37): cod, flounder, pollack, coalfish, poor cod, 5 bd rockling, shore rockling, whiting, LSD, plaice, dab, thornback ray, undulate ray, stingray, garfish, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, rock-cook wrasse, goldsinney wrasse, tub gurnard, common & tompot blenny, rock goby, pout, greater sandeel, mackerel, smoothhound, turbot, haddock, scad, red mullet, black bream, silver eel, bass, lesser weever, lsss
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
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20107xthornback ray. {PB 14.5LB TB RAY} 1xpouting. 1xcodling.11xdogfish. 25xflounder.1xshore rock ling. 177xmac 4xturbot.1 bull huss.1sea trout. 1 MAYO BASS.2011. WHITING X9. COALIE X3. FLOUNDER X7. DOGGIE X8. THORNIEX3. CODLINGX1. SEA SCORPIONX1. 5 BEARDED ROCKLINGX4. SEATROUT X1. TURBOT X1. POLLACK X7. 3 BEARD ROCKLING .2012 SEATROUT X3. TURBOT X5. FLOUNDER X7. 3B,ROCKLINGX1.DOG .
. 2013.shore species ..... Flounder, dog conger pollack sea trout plaice. Gobyx3 wrasse cork wing wrasse Huss scorpion fish sp. coalie .
. 2013.shore species ..... Flounder, dog conger pollack sea trout plaice. Gobyx3 wrasse cork wing wrasse Huss scorpion fish sp. coalie .
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
I was on rathmullan pier one time n the wind was howling as usual in winter but cast out the rod wit mackerel ,two hook flapper n I ended up pullin in two fine sized skate... n that day u cud of been blown into water it was so ruff... I always believe bigger better fishin in worse weather..
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
I'd say them skate were ray if not fair play to ya lolbossdog wrote:I was on rathmullan pier one time n the wind was howling as usual in winter but cast out the rod wit mackerel ,two hook flapper n I ended up pullin in two fine sized skate... n that day u cud of been blown into water it was so ruff... I always believe bigger better fishin in worse weather..
Give a man a fire he will be warm for a night,
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
Wish list: ray
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
Wish list: ray
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
Thornbacks are referred to as skate by many of the locals up that way. That said, I have seen small skate caught in shallow water in The Swilly but from a boat.
2013 species (23 shore): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, cuttlefish, silver eel, pouting, 3b & 5b rockling, white trout, salmon, whiting, LSD, ballan, corkwing & goldsinney wrasse, thornback & spotted ray, red gurnard, lesser weever, LSSS
2014 shore (27): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, silver eel, pouting, 5b rockling, whiting, LSD, GSD, tope, smoothhound, ballan&corkwing wrasse, thornback & painted ray, tub gurnard, bass, common blenny, rock goby, haddock, LSSS, poor cod
2015 shore (37): cod, flounder, pollack, coalfish, poor cod, 5 bd rockling, shore rockling, whiting, LSD, plaice, dab, thornback ray, undulate ray, stingray, garfish, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, rock-cook wrasse, goldsinney wrasse, tub gurnard, common & tompot blenny, rock goby, pout, greater sandeel, mackerel, smoothhound, turbot, haddock, scad, red mullet, black bream, silver eel, bass, lesser weever, lsss
2014 shore (27): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, silver eel, pouting, 5b rockling, whiting, LSD, GSD, tope, smoothhound, ballan&corkwing wrasse, thornback & painted ray, tub gurnard, bass, common blenny, rock goby, haddock, LSSS, poor cod
2015 shore (37): cod, flounder, pollack, coalfish, poor cod, 5 bd rockling, shore rockling, whiting, LSD, plaice, dab, thornback ray, undulate ray, stingray, garfish, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, rock-cook wrasse, goldsinney wrasse, tub gurnard, common & tompot blenny, rock goby, pout, greater sandeel, mackerel, smoothhound, turbot, haddock, scad, red mullet, black bream, silver eel, bass, lesser weever, lsss
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
paul skelly wrote:I'd say them skate were ray if not fair play to ya lolbossdog wrote:I was on rathmullan pier one time n the wind was howling as usual in winter but cast out the rod wit mackerel ,two hook flapper n I ended up pullin in two fine sized skate... n that day u cud of been blown into water it was so ruff... I always believe bigger better fishin in worse weather..
it wud take a 'dub 'to have a better opinion lol... sure u know to much
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
We learn every day and can never know to muchbossdog wrote:paul skelly wrote:I'd say them skate were ray if not fair play to ya lolbossdog wrote:I was on rathmullan pier one time n the wind was howling as usual in winter but cast out the rod wit mackerel ,two hook flapper n I ended up pullin in two fine sized skate... n that day u cud of been blown into water it was so ruff... I always believe bigger better fishin in worse weather..
it wud take a 'dub 'to have a better opinion lol... sure u know to much
It doesn't take a dub to know the difference between skate and ray
Give a man a fire he will be warm for a night,
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
Wish list: ray
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
Wish list: ray
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
paul skelly wrote:We learn every day and can never know to muchbossdog wrote:paul skelly wrote:I'd say them skate were ray if not fair play to ya lolbossdog wrote:I was on rathmullan pier one time n the wind was howling as usual in winter but cast out the rod wit mackerel ,two hook flapper n I ended up pullin in two fine sized skate... n that day u cud of been blown into water it was so ruff... I always believe bigger better fishin in worse weather..
it wud take a 'dub 'to have a better opinion lol... sure u know to much![]()
It doesn't take a dub to know the difference between skate and ray
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
I caught two 100 lb skate on a two hook flapper with size 6 hooks and tiny pieces of mackerel lol
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
Good stuff man! Very funny indeed

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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
I don't think there is skate in Kilkenny " lad 123" could be a ray tho ... maybe there a new specie to your river.. seen dolphins there the other day jus by the castle in Kilkenny.. thought "lucky 13" was a mermaid on its back
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Re: The pier, Rathmullan
bossdog wrote:I don't think there is skate in Kilkenny " lad 123" could be a ray tho ... maybe there a new specie to your river.. seen dolphins there the other day jus by the castle in Kilkenny.. thought "lucky 13" was a mermaid on its back