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Outdoor Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: sparkosone on April 18, 2010
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what anglers have we on here? pike,trout,coarse,sea. mainly pike man myself at the min, trout man too. depends on season. good to hear from everyone interested in fishing. ;D
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Mostly do sea fishing from the rocks hopefully be getting a boat if I can find one . Took up fly fishing last year and I am not sure if it hates me or I hate it still learning :) never tried the pike fishing but I hear it could fill a void in the winter months
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nice one , check gumtree for boats. flyfishings great once u get the hang of casting, a floating line is easier to lift of water when practicing, pikes great in winter infact all year is good but winter is best before they spawn around easter. sit on top kayaks r all the go now for fishing easy to store n transport.
:)
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I do a bit of all sorts of fishing, have been keen from as far back as I can remember. I'll upload a few photos
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i,ve just started my winter piking,nothing like the reel screaming
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Sea fishing for, nothing better the being on a pier all alone your rod in the water and a cuppa tea in your hand....... Heaven!!!
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Hi guys i do game fishing i,also fly fish from the shore.good fun with pollack to 4-5 lb on a 8-9# rod i also do rainbow in the winter.I also love float-fishing fresh-salt. regards ivor.
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I will fish for anything really depending on the location and time of year. I enjoy pike fishing the most as after I caught my first big pike nothing else seems to be as exciting!
There’s nothing quite like catching a roach or a perch with a maggot or worm, then putting it on a wire trace for the pike!
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Where would you do most of your pike fishing at, as i would somtimes do a bit at newbridge.
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I dont have a car so have to keep it pretty local at the minute - There are a few great pike lakes around the Ballynahinch area that are fishing well at the minute.
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Hi wildwesty,
Im from the ballynahinch area and looking to get back into a spot of fishing - used to do a lot more but have to admit that in the past few years have been confined to mackie bashing off the rocks at ardglass....
where do you head (oh and what price are licences nowadays?)
Brian ;D
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LOL - I don’t have a license and never have - simply because the places i fish you would never ever in a million years see a bailiff. If I am going somewhere I just buy a three day pass from the local fishing shop! I’m from Lilburn but do a lot of my fishing down there. basically all the lakes you would pass from Lilburn to ballynahinch hold pike!
I do have a couple of favourites but don’t really want to put them on hear for obvious reasons! :)
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hehehe thats deadon - can understand wanting to keep personal favourites private.
have you ever fished the big lake on the belfast road? have often seen people round about it.
Just wondering about access - is it necessary to seek out the landowner or can you just turn up rod in hand?
apologies about the million questions - have lost my way with this whole thing ;D
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I have sent you a PM mate!
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cheers mucker!
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Fly fisherman and fly tyer
I fly fish fro Sea Trout in and around the shores of Strangford and travel to Wexford . Cork and Kerry to fly fish for Bass
I'm a pro tyer for Bug Bond , Funky products and a few others and tie at most of the shows in Ireland
Although I've taken a year out from the tying , It was all getting too much , too many orders and not enough time
I come from a sea angling background ,beach casting and boat fishing . Also did a bit of tournament casting making it to the Irish team in 2007
Andy
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Hi andy Im a fly tyer also,but not in the same league as you, i just tie for myself and my bro mostly i tie salmon patterns--trout and a few bits and bobs for the sea. I would also fish rainbow in winter,we fished benone down-hill and a lot of other places all night sessions very little to show for it we caught bass at down-hill nothing big 2lb regards ivor :D
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Keen angler myself from kayak most off the time mainly sea odd time fresh ..
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Mess about round the coast in the summer. Mackerel and pollack on spinners and feathers and cod and wrasse on bottom-fished lugworm. Newcastle rocks and SW Donegal best locations last summer.