Hi guys,
Quite the beginner here starting to fish in the Rosguill peninsula, Co. Donegal. I'll be fishing over rough, weedy ground for Pollack and Wrasse, off Downings pier for Mackerel (I hear there's some Sea Trout and Salmon in there too at this time of year) at high tide and flats at low tide, and maybe some surf fishing over Tra na Rossan for flats.
I'm looking for some info or resources about rigs, bait and techniques so I can land my first decent specimen. I'm clueless about how different lines and hook sizes affect the fishing and species hooked, so any info on that too would be great.
Also, dug about 10 worms there about 60 yards from the low water mark and stored them in a lunchbox lined with wet newspaper for 15 mins until I got to my mark. The worms were full of sand and in that 15 mins had hardened up to the point where they were brittle(apart from their red tail, which I ended up using for bait) and released a yellow die/stain when they broke. What did I dig up, and what did I do wrong?
Thanks in advance guys!