Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 14/05/11

[Drew]

People: Just Me

Duration: 7pm - 9.30pm

Tide: Pushing

Weather: Bloody fierce NW Wind, followed by a skiff of rain, followed by calmer conditions

Bait: Ragworm

Rigs: 3 Hooks Up, 2 up 1 down

Results:

15 Coalies to Mid 20's, 6 Baby Shore Rockling, 2 Ballan Wrasse, 1 Pollack

Report:

Had full intentions of going back to the mark which threw up all those fish last night, sadly when I arrived it was being pounded by a heavy swell and it never fishes well in those conditions, so it was down to Donaghadee (with a brief stop at Starbucks in Bangor).
Got set up in a howling wind, which made doing anything pretty difficult, but after a while it started to settle and the fish started arriving in earnest.

Fishing a 3 Hook Flapper about 5 yards out, Orange floaty bead on the top snood, a smaller float bead on the second snood, and normal beads on the bottom seemed to work wonders. Also fished a loop out of the mouth which accounted for a few Coalies too...

Plenty of very small shore rockling making an appearance, hard to believe they could get the baits down...

Anyway, good bite, good night.

Drew

[bingham]

Good result!how's the new rod?

[Drew]

Good result!how's the new rod?

Sexual.

[nobuzz]

I'm trying to figure out where your rough ground mark is, so far I know it's west of Bangor as you stopped of at starbucks en route to d'dee.

Any more clues?

[flyno]

Some fishing drew, 24 fish in less than 3hrs. I think i will start driving north instead of south , some good sessions you are having..