Browns Bay, Co. Antrim 14-04-2009

[rab01]

People:Myself

Duration:10am-noon

Tide:rising

Weather:rainy

Bait:abu krill lure

Rigs:

Results:1 Seatrout




Report:Only my third outing of the season and the previous two resulted in 2 blankety blanks and the other marks I fished in Strangford Lough are far more renowned for seatrout, but thats fishing. Great sport on my light spinning rod, a very acrobatic fish, it leapt clear of the surface as soon as it was hooked. Almost lost it in the kelp at the waters edge but I gave it a bit of line and it swam back out into the clear. I would have swore blind it was around the 2 pound mark as it was a long fish but it weighed in at 1lb 4oz. I'm happy to get the season up and running.

[last cast lad]

good to find the fish, its always nice not to blank and sea trout arn't to be scoffed! I fished that area about a month ago, rag on float but unfourtunately blanked.

[Bass Buster]

well done rab. I live up there and fish it often and it always seems to throw something up just wen you think a blank is coming. Lol. If your ever up that way again drop me a pm and i will fish with ya for a session if ya dont mind the company.

[nifisher]

Nice one with the sea trout I am trying to bag one myself at the minute. Does browns bay fish well I have never tried it?

[rab01]

Browns bay is a great wee spot with a good variety of species available. Seatrout, flounder, pollock, coalie, wrasse, whiting, codling, rockling, dogfish and the occasional bass. Well worth a throw chum.

[nifisher]

Is it a night venue or does it fish well during the day too? Maybe have to give it a chuck sometime. Thats if i can get near it with you mentioning Bass .

[rab01]

There isn't enough numbers of Bass caught there to get alot of interest. Really aren't worth targeting at this mark but it does throw up a few every year. Only ever fished it during daylight hours and it fishes well.

[Bass Buster]

i tend to fish the bay mostly at night and most of the time it fishes pretty well. Its worth havin a bash.

[nobuzz]

Bryan,

Do you fish from the beach or off the rocks at either side?

[Al and Jordan]

nice fishing rab good way to come off the back of 2 blanks man

[boyler]

Well done on the seatrout m8.

Paddy