The Killybegs Mariners’ daylight league outing took place on Saturday at one of their favourite locations along the Donegal coast—the beautiful Silver Strand at Malin Beg.
The drive along the road at Malin Beg was spectacular, as the wild Atlantic was crashing into the sky as it collided with the reef-strewn shore in the sound of Rathlin O’Birne.
The strand is surrounded by towering cliffs on three sides, and, on the day, there was a big surf crashing onto the shore. Fishing took place from 11am to 3pm, and the first casts had fish for a few anglers. Getting on the scoreboard early were Pat, Cara and Shane with turbots and flounders up to 27 cm, but as the tide turned, the fish switched off and things got quiet.
A late double haul of a turbot and a decent flounder of 30 cm was enough to nudge the new league leader, Darren Rawdon, into first place to take the win on the day with 102 pts, winning €54.
In 2nd place with a weaver and a last-cast turbot for 60 points was Pat Cunningham, winning €27.
And longest flattie outside the top 2 was won by Cara Boyle with a 27 cm flounder for €27.
Well done to all; it was an enjoyable location for a quiet day’s fishing. The next league outing is scheduled for next Friday at Rossnowlagh south side.
