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Bangor Pier

#1 Post by brubaker19 »

Just wondering if anyone could tell me what I could catch off the pier. Have fished it the last couple of years on and off and caught just small species. Any thoughts boys?
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#2 Post by immunecfg »

Nothing much from bangor, alot of mini species really, tho its comming to the time where the mack will be coming in.
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Some decent(decent for Bangor)1-2 lb pollack caught at weekend off the back of pier on lead greenfish lures.Got 1 small Wrasse using garden worms near to rocks right of platform.Two mackerel also lifted at back of pier Sunday (searing heat :oops: :oops: )where the elbow starts.Not too many mackerels about but they are certainly in.
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Re: Bangor Pier

#4 Post by Al and Jordan »

other than the odd 1lb pollack, wrasse and mack in the summer it's pretty much just a mini species mark. there are conger there, but you'll need to get a go at them early before they get cleaned out again this summer :evil:
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Re: Bangor Pier

#5 Post by Davy Murdoch »

Bangor isn`t just a mini species mark.
Lots of wrasse to 3lb+ off the back,and a very good chance of wrasse to 4lb+.
congers to 20lb+ if ye can get them out from the boulders :roll:
Lots of cod(mostly red cod) to 6lb,most would be 1-2lb.

apart from that i guess it is a mini species mark :wink:
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Re: Bangor Pier

#6 Post by kelvin »

Why fish the pier? Try wilsons point near pickie park for good wrasse and red cod. Try rag on a sliding float.
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#7 Post by pol2768 »

Have caught plenty of pollack of the back of the pier using spinners and feathers also on ragworm/mackerel strips on the float caught a 3lb pollack last september on the spinner also plenty of wrasse to be had from the platform can be a bit hit and miss sometimes but a handy mark to fish for few hours .hope this helps.
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#8 Post by immunecfg »

The level of decent sized fish in Bangor is quite poor. To get a 3Lb pollock you'd have to fish there quite alot. I only fish there for mackeral but only from the rocks.
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#9 Post by pol2768 »

Yes mate i have been fishing Bangor pier in the spring and summer months at least once every other week for quite a few years now only a 10 minute walk from my house i agree with you that most fish are small but the odd decent one does make an apperance.

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