Latest Fishing Reports: Dawn Venture
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08/06/2015
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
8 Jun 2015 by dominic wilson
period 4-8 june 2015
the summer species are seemingly surging north to portpatrick and the north channel
on Thursday we had 30 herring and 7 mackerel a solo codling but also coalies,gurnard,haddock another scorpion fish and some Pollack upto 4.5lb from the weeds at the harbour entrance....so far this season,the ground at the harbour is the place producing the goods,provided you can avoid the lobster pot buoys!!
Friday and Saturday.....too windy
Sunday saw beechwood SAC join me and we had around 30 mackerel and 1 herring......we also caught coalies ,plaice,gurnard and lots of small haddock and codling(8-10") with a few keepers thrown in.....Pollack failed to show in the weeds
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27/05/2015
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
27 May 2015 by dominic wilson
we had a quick 3 hrs out this morning before the wind got up and we caught whiting haddock to 2lb and a lone codling at 2lb as well as a 3.5lb Pollack out of the weeds in the harbour entrance....the Pollack seem well established close in tho a bit small(largest 4.5lb)....just need the sandeels to arrive and the larger specimens will surely follow....water clarity remains good
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26/05/2015
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
26 May 2015 by dominic wilson
we had 2 trips out today and the morning venture produced only dogfish and small lean ones at that but plenty of them!
this afternoon produced codling to 2lb...lots of small coalies...some gurnard....Pollack in the weeds to 3.5lb and the 1st MACKEREL on the boat....hopefully this is them pushing north -
08/05/2015
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
8 May 2015 by dominic wilson
I had alan swifts' boys on this Friday and we tried allsorts....drifting logan bank produced doggies and whiting and a solo herring....anchoring down produced more doggies a couple of codling about 3lb,a huss of about 4lb and a lobster of 8 lb....an old leviathan!!
we also tried jellyworms under the cliffs and as always seem the case, we caught the most and largest Pollack in the harbour entrance....biggest 4.5lb.
water clarity is improving and bait shoals are showing on the sounder
mackerel being caught at stranraer so theyre not far away!!
some weekend dates still available in june july august -
28/04/2015
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
28 Apr 2015 by dominic wilson
the huss are on the move...this beauty at 14lb was landed only 200yds off the cliffs near the harbour
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05/04/2015
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
5 Apr 2015 by dominic wilson
Had the first of the clubs out and the tides were massive...doggies ,codling,whiting ,haddock and a lone huss were caught.the whiting are gathering in there masses and range from 2" to 12" but all the "round fish" were lean.
some bait shoals showing on the sounder and reports of skate being caught by local trawlers on the inshore sandbanks -
02/2015
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
Feb 2015 by dominic wilson
Hello everyone.....
I wont be able to answer emails until 2nd march but I am still able to answer the phone!!!
tight lines
Dominic
07739231331 -
02/2015
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
Feb 2015 by dominic wilson
The wind has not been kind to us but we have managed a couple of trips out and what is showing is a lot of codling between 12oz and 1.5lb with a taste for black lug in the shallower water.
we have also had quite a few coalies upto 2.5lb and lots of huss upto 4lb.....nothing worthy of a photo ,but it shows that the fish are there and that fishing continues through the winter (when the wind allows!!) from portpatrick -
31/10/2014
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
31 Oct 2014 by dominic wilson
The wind continues to keep the harbour shut with massive seas running.The fish are there and close in....whilst lifting some personal lobster pots only 100yds from the shore we had this 14lb conger eel in the pot,granted it wasn't caught on rod and line but it shows that large fish are close in.
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12/10/2014
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
12 Oct 2014 by dominic wilson
report for weekend 11/12 October.......the water was very coloured offshore and affected the fishing accordingly.Close in tho',the water was clearer and we caught mackerel,codling,haddock and whiting along with the everpresent dogfish and bullhuss.Largest huss on Saturday was 6.5lb and yesterday,the biggest huss was 11lb
