isle of whithorn!!

[Stampsy525]

hi, has any one been to whithorn lately or know if theres much catching, going up on wednesday n staying the night then coming back thursday cos got work thursday night, let u no how it goes and some pics.

 

[rod-the-cod]

a couple of mates went there a couple of weeks. ago they had about 70 pollock between the two of them in one day. but most of the fish were undersize.

 

[Stampsy525]

did they say if they had any doggies or were any about??

 

[Charlton]

you get some big mullet in the harbour at high water, better when thewater is claer you can see them.

 

[Stampsy525]

yeah a seen the mullet in there last time down by harbour wall, i wasn gonna even try n catch one tho, 1 dint have small enough hooks or 4lb line n 2nd haven got the patience lol, just gonna go for pollock n doggies this time n maybe wrasse cos got bout 12 crab off a mate

 

[rod-the-cod]

they were fishing float and lures not on the bottom mate.

 

[Stampsy525]

well car's all packed ready to leave about 7am, if i have no luck spinning or floating for pollock am gonna try get some doggies, a fancy a challenge by using a 2 hook flapper n see if i can get 2 on same cast. are they still as present as couple year ago??????????

 

[Brashy]

was at whithor last year with stepen and a m8 it mite of been this time last year was any amounts of doggies n pollack and wrasse like so good luck shud be doggies there

 

[Stampsy525]

cheers brash m8, am up n aving cup coffee then picking me m8 p then setting off, its gonna rain all day up there but me skins waterproof lol so not letting rain put me off. will post report when get back,

 

[ANDREW JAMES]

went last winter it is rubbish but go every summer and it is a live with fish
u get

pollock
coalfish
mackrel
dogfish
mullet [on the pier]
and the odd bull and ray

 

[Charlton]

sorry Andrew, there is some very good fishing at Whithorn in the winter if you know where, just not the species you get in summer.