Dunure Trip

Chris,Iain,shane and John fished dunure for a couple of hours last Thursday after the SL match. They caught a few Coalies and Dabs. Shane has now added another 2 species to his list which takes him to 13 species.

First Summer League match Ballast Bank

Ten members turned up for the first SL of the year. The weather was kind and there were fish being caught from the kick off. Sanny bashed out a mixed bag of fish to take win the match and Chris took the longest fish for the sweep money with a nice Wrasse for here of 38cm and just over 2 pounds.

Will is set to buy a  match pole for his next visit here after  putting together a bucket full of Blenny's Good work from the closet coarse match angler.

1st S Wason 10 fish for 268 points (species Wrasse, Codling, Rockling)
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2nd W Millar 15 fish for 189 points (species Blenny)

3rd N Wilson 9 fish for 151 points (species Codling, Blenny, Wrasse)

4th C Grant 5 fish for 137 points (species Wrasse)

5th S Wilson 3 fish for 77 points (species Wrasse. LSS Scorpion fish)

6th M Allison 2 fish for 52 points (species Wrasse, Pollock)

7th M Bletsoe 1 fish for 36 points (codling)

8th j Wilson 1 fish for 17 points (codling)

10 members fished.

Play time at Whithorn

The fish played ball for  Steven & Gordon who enjoyed a top days sport out of Whithorn. Notable fish were a big male Tope for Steven with Gordon equalling his best Spur @ 16.9 as well as a new PB Pollack of 11.3

Soft Plastics- Bass & Pollack

Martin has managed a few fish on SP's in the last week with some Pollack on 3 inch Worm Stick and 3.5g jig head

Have a shot with some lures at night. What else would you be doing apart from sleeping ?

SW Club match 27th May

The latest match report from Jamie.

The match kicked off at 11am and with the rest of the lads opting to fish the sand shoreline far to the right, whilst Michelle & myself fished the rocks straight down from the car.

Michelle was first into a fish with a nice rattle on her rod and her retrieval of the first fish of the day, a nice flounder at 34cm's - quickly followed by a nice double shot of flounders again, with the biggest at a nice 39cm's a nice deep plate of a fish!

Whilst sorting out Michelle's catch, I look round to see my other rod receive a nice tug, followed by some smaller pulls, upon picking up the rod, it's almost yanked from my hands, lifting into an nice fish, then it surfaces, an nice big bass, managed to get it to the side and beach it on the rocks, just at that point the hook pulls out and the fish almost escapes back into the water - measured at 70cm's bang on and weighed at 6lb 7oz, it's the first bass of the year for me and what a corker to start with! - We then pack up and head over to the next point along to join the rest of the guys...

Upon arrival we are informed of their lack of fish and bites, I set up again and cast out, within 5 minutes my rods nodding into another flattie and then followed by another 2 shortly after, then as the tide starts to ease the bites go off and it's time to sit back and relax and enjoy the sun! - yup roasted again!! - Iain Grant also managed a nice wee flounder of 34cm's falling to a rag bait.

1st.  Jamie Soons - 5 fish, 4 flounder & 1 Bass — longest fish 70cm's

2nd. Michelle Smith - 3 flounders — longest fish 39cm's

3rd. Iain Grant - 1 Flounder - 34cm's

Luce Bay for Steven & Will

Some cracking  fish for the lads here, 3 pound Tub Gurnard, 7 pound Smut and well.... a smashing Tope. Not too shabby.

Sea Trout and Bass blank

Martin had a s successful visit to the Kyle of Tongue earlier in May for Sea Trout. He also managed an evening session on the Tay estuary last week which produced this fish below.

This was followed by the first blank Bass trip  of 2012 in the SW on Sunday past. This is Jamie snagging one of Martin's lures as Scott laughs and waits for the break.....fortunately Jamie worked it free but I'm told he takes switch anyway. It was a cracking day to be out but somebody gave the fish they day off.