Northern Ireland Trout Angler

dabrain06 · Joined: 15 Jun 2009 Posts: 4

hi ppl..im after some info about sea trout i.e where is the nearest place to fish for them and what all tackle do i need bait or what? im new to the sea fishing scene as all i do is fly fish lol so any info would be great thanks

gareth francey · moderator Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 205

where abouts do you live and maybe i could find out a few spots for you to fish.
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dabrain06 · Joined: 15 Jun 2009 Posts: 4

carrick unfortunately lol

david reid · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:46 am 34 Post subject:

there are plenty of marks around belfast lough for sea trout fishing try the gobbins

gareth francey · moderator Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 205

im no expert on this subject but from people i know and who have met while out fishing in the salt, whitehead gets a decent run from july and august, the method would be a sandeel on a float fished at 10-15ft depth, tanked out as far as you can get it, sea trout tend to like cover, ie seaweed, until they get to the mouth of the river, they will then wait in the weed 150-300 yards from the shore and get themselves acustomed to the brackish water for 2 or 3 days until the river is in flood then they will move up the river, they may wait a whole week on optimal conditions, im out midweek next week after sea trout who are running the river, pm me for the location if your interested. gareth

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