Stefan Martin from Killybegs Mariners SAC reports on their last couple of trips to the water’s edge…
25 April: Polar airs didn’t deter us from venturing for a short stint over the turn of the tide and we came on a shoal of turbot feeding on the edges in close as gannets dived from above into the sandeel shoals being driven ashore by pelagic fish.
Some lovely turbot were landed, the longest was 37cm, and all released back for another day, great to be on the bay watching it all kick into life again a great feeling.
29 April: Another great day out wandering the home turf of Donegal’s shores taking in the wonderful vista’s and battling some lovely fish to admire and release again back to the rich waters. Flounders and trout at distance from the rock mark and then the lure rods casting soft plastics out onto the sand and reeled slowly back the pollack would be waiting for sandeels coming in off the sand onto their kelp territory and latch on it was hold on tight as some fine fish crash dived, fantastic stuff.
Most weed patches in Donegal throw up plenty of pollack, you might get over 10 fish weighing a couple of pounds for every 6 to 10 pounder good sport.
Go fishing…
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