Subject: Back from my hols...
Davyred
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posted on 20/8/2005 at 15:50
Had a great time. Fished 6am most mornings for 3 or 4 hours. Loads of Mackerel, Pollack to 4lb, coalies to 2.5lb and even a 1.5lb Red codling on spun sandeel!
Fished the back of Whithorn on the sunday with jonnymc, plenty of mackerel, with a few Pollack. The place was an absolute tip, a disgrace.
Monday morning, fished Cairn Head with Jonny again, a few fish but not as good as previous years. Went back out on the evening at a new mark I found, had Pollack, coalies, mackerel and a lovely red codling.
Tuesday, Fished with Emma, my eight year old, at the same mark I'd found at the back of where we were staying. Result - Emma 6 Pollack and a Mackerel (her first), me nothing!
Wednesday. Went for a bit of an exploring trip at the base of some cliffs north of the Isle. Found a mark after a bit of rock climbing and seagull nest dodging. Had about a dozen good Pollack to 4lb, with mackerel thrown in.
Thursday, had a lie in! Went out for a couple of hours at 5pm and had 4 Pollack and some Mackerel from Emmas mark!
Friday morning. Finally got on an island I'd had my eye on all week. About 10-15ft of water at my feet, with lovely kelp beds visable. Had 6 Pollack to 4lb and a few mackerel. Best moment was when I slowly reeling the sandeel in at my feet, lifting it out, and a 2lb Pollack coming from nowhere, jumping 6 inches clear of the water and grabbing it!! I nearly sh*t myself!! It made my week.
All the fish came to either floatfished or spun frozen sandeel. I was going to have a trip to Port Logan, but never got round to it as the day I had planned, the wind sprung up for a day.
Took a few phone pics, so here you go.....
Emma and the Codling
Charlotte and Mackerel
Bottom of the cliffs...
Early Friday Morning....(You can see the mark I fished on Wednesday at the top of the pic)
Isle of Whithorn, and one of the marks I fished in the foreground
Some more marks....
Emma and one of her Pollack
[Edited on 20/8/2005 by Davyred]
[Edited on 20/8/2005 by Davyred]
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posted on 20/8/2005 at 15:54
excellent report and photo's Davy and well done to Emma as well
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posted on 20/8/2005 at 17:43
glad the week brightened up mate and a few better fish, should have stayed a few more days meself lol
nice meeting you
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posted on 20/8/2005 at 17:43
oh and well done emma
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posted on 21/8/2005 at 10:03
the bottom of the cliffs looks a great mark, any success from it davy?
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posted on 21/8/2005 at 10:57
Went there on Wednesday, although you can't see the mark on the pic of the cliffs. I only had a couple of hours on it as the sea was a bit lumpy, but had some nice Pollack from it. Its a bit of a climb though
[Edited on 21/8/2005 by Davyred]
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posted on 21/8/2005 at 20:48
well done Davy & the young uns
some nice looking marks on the pics.
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posted on 22/8/2005 at 07:11
Nice one Davy ,Emma and Jonny ,I think we might be going up again When Jim gets sorted after his hols .
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posted on 22/8/2005 at 16:33
hope you have a good'un steve
when you next going up davey mate?
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posted on 22/8/2005 at 16:45
Dunno yet jonny, nothing planned.
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posted on 22/8/2005 at 20:29
Nice one Davy mate some cracking pics there.
Aye Steve am chomping at the bit mate.
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Davyred
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posted on 20/8/2005 at 15:50
Had a great time. Fished 6am most mornings for 3 or 4 hours. Loads of Mackerel, Pollack to 4lb, coalies to 2.5lb and even a 1.5lb Red codling on spun sandeel!
Fished the back of Whithorn on the sunday with jonnymc, plenty of mackerel, with a few Pollack. The place was an absolute tip, a disgrace.
Monday morning, fished Cairn Head with Jonny again, a few fish but not as good as previous years. Went back out on the evening at a new mark I found, had Pollack, coalies, mackerel and a lovely red codling.
Tuesday, Fished with Emma, my eight year old, at the same mark I'd found at the back of where we were staying. Result - Emma 6 Pollack and a Mackerel (her first), me nothing!
Wednesday. Went for a bit of an exploring trip at the base of some cliffs north of the Isle. Found a mark after a bit of rock climbing and seagull nest dodging. Had about a dozen good Pollack to 4lb, with mackerel thrown in.
Thursday, had a lie in! Went out for a couple of hours at 5pm and had 4 Pollack and some Mackerel from Emmas mark!
Friday morning. Finally got on an island I'd had my eye on all week. About 10-15ft of water at my feet, with lovely kelp beds visable. Had 6 Pollack to 4lb and a few mackerel. Best moment was when I slowly reeling the sandeel in at my feet, lifting it out, and a 2lb Pollack coming from nowhere, jumping 6 inches clear of the water and grabbing it!! I nearly sh*t myself!! It made my week.
All the fish came to either floatfished or spun frozen sandeel. I was going to have a trip to Port Logan, but never got round to it as the day I had planned, the wind sprung up for a day.
Took a few phone pics, so here you go.....
Emma and the Codling
Charlotte and Mackerel
Bottom of the cliffs...
Early Friday Morning....(You can see the mark I fished on Wednesday at the top of the pic)
Isle of Whithorn, and one of the marks I fished in the foreground
Some more marks....
Emma and one of her Pollack
[Edited on 20/8/2005 by Davyred]
[Edited on 20/8/2005 by Davyred]
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posted on 20/8/2005 at 15:54
excellent report and photo's Davy and well done to Emma as well
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posted on 20/8/2005 at 17:43
glad the week brightened up mate and a few better fish, should have stayed a few more days meself lol
nice meeting you
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posted on 20/8/2005 at 17:43
oh and well done emma
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posted on 21/8/2005 at 10:03
the bottom of the cliffs looks a great mark, any success from it davy?
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posted on 21/8/2005 at 10:57
Went there on Wednesday, although you can't see the mark on the pic of the cliffs. I only had a couple of hours on it as the sea was a bit lumpy, but had some nice Pollack from it. Its a bit of a climb though
[Edited on 21/8/2005 by Davyred]
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posted on 21/8/2005 at 20:48
well done Davy & the young uns
some nice looking marks on the pics.
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posted on 22/8/2005 at 07:11
Nice one Davy ,Emma and Jonny ,I think we might be going up again When Jim gets sorted after his hols .
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posted on 22/8/2005 at 16:33
hope you have a good'un steve
when you next going up davey mate?
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posted on 22/8/2005 at 16:45
Dunno yet jonny, nothing planned.
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posted on 22/8/2005 at 20:29
Nice one Davy mate some cracking pics there.
Aye Steve am chomping at the bit mate.
Jim.
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