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Title: Ref outing on 22/09/2016 by bornn6
Post by: boron on September 24, 2016

Had a good day, weather good, walked up estuary and seen a large colony of seals basking on a sandbar. Started fishing but only caught one small sea trout which was realised unharmed. Over the course of the day I saw several good sea trout between 2 to 4lb. My fishing was interrupted when two large seals started hunting fish right in front of where I was wading and a large salmon breached twice close to where I was standing. NO point fishing when seals are hunting. So I walked back up the estuary and gathered cockles. I steeped the cockles overnight to allow them to expel the sand. The next morning I walked up cave hill and had some nice blackberries and hazel nuts from the hedges on the way up and down. When I got home I cooked up the cockles with spaghetti (Italian style) they call it vongole and use clams but it works well with cockles. Freebie from the sea delicious.

Title: Re: Ref outing on 22/09/2016 by bornn6
Post by: Glenn B on September 24, 2016

Hmmmm you've got my mouth watering. I haven't gathered cockles for years.

Title: Re: Ref outing on 22/09/2016 by bornn6
Post by: boron on September 25, 2016

hi Glen
wer do u do ur fishing?

Title: Re: Ref outing on 22/09/2016 by bornn6
Post by: Glenn B on September 25, 2016

Club waters at Hollywood and Downpatrick or anywhere I can get a line in the water. How about you?

Title: Re: Ref outing on 22/09/2016 by bornn6
Post by: boron on September 25, 2016

All over Ireland, big western lakes Mask and Conn,central lake Sheelin for trout,crappy DCAL waters, as i get over sixty concession permit lol salmon on the Roe, sea trout Dundrum. Mackerel Co Down coast. I luv wild trout fishing but fish stockies some times. have been flyfishing 37years. Season nearly over tight lines for the rest of it Glen.

Title: Re: Ref outing on 22/09/2016 by bornn6
Post by: RedLeader on September 27, 2016

Brilliant, can't beat a bit of foraged seafood if you can be sure of quality. Dowser treated me to an awesome Seafood Tagliatelle with a few years back. Was awesome, I'll not be forgetting that one in a hurry!

http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1752.0

Title: Re: Ref outing on 22/09/2016 by bornn6
Post by: boron on September 28, 2016

Hi Redleader,
You and Dowsers camp looked good and your foraged seafood tagliatelle
 looked great.I love seafood and the last time I gathered wild oysters was in Galway bay.Theres not too many wild beds left in Ireland.
All the best.

Title: Re: Ref outing on 22/09/2016 by bornn6
Post by: boron on October 17, 2016

some pics from outing, I hope,
https://imgur.com/a/zDO6s

Title: Re: Ref outing on 22/09/2016 by bornn6
Post by: boron on October 17, 2016

Lol,having trouble posting pics dono if it's me,imgur or iPad.
Getting a bit frustrated now!