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First fishing trip in 2015....photos to follow (cant do that on this Computer
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The expectations were not high...
the common opinion is that all fish are at some sort of offshore orgy...mating, spawning etc...
Also no catch reports anywhere to be seen...
well...we ventured out at 10 am, Ash and myself, willing to give the wrecks a go.
Wreck 1: Ravensbourne. Wind SW, Drift 70-80 deg and 0.5 knots, water colour green but visibility seems 5m+
To our surprise there was a huge shadow cloud of bait visible, which I believe were prawns. The drift was not good for that wreck and after 2 fruitless drifts we moved further offshore
wreck 2: Trident: Wind SSW fresh, Drift 70, later 20 deg at 0.5kn (later up to 1kn): I tried mackerel strip on a single hook and bangbangbang, a cod a drift. Those were nice cod and a few over 5lb. They did not look as fat as in summer but beautiful wreck cods. A couple were bitten on the way up! Wonder what was big enough to bite them.
Wreck 3: Zeeland: Now 7 miles out, the water clarity was good and the drift direction almost North, which is very good. The wind unfortunately was picking up at a guessed SSW 15kn. We tried Shads and again had loads of takes. We caught cod, whiting, a ling and to my delight a nice hard fighting large pollock of around 6 1/2 lb.
We persevered longer but the drift was getting silly with the freshening wind.
We went back to the marina after 3 hours fishing with red noses by the cold, red cheeks by the excitement of an unexpected good catch. The box was filled with a mix grill of cod, ling, pollack and we went straight into the Snow Goose Cafe and had Coffee and toast. MARVELLOUS
Summary: Glad that nobody told the fish that they are not supposed to be on the wrecks at this time of the year.
MetOffice predicted 5-8knots wind---my arse ! It was rough out there at 7 miles
Glad that the boat gave me no trouble at all on the first day of hopefully a good season 2015
)The expectations were not high...
the common opinion is that all fish are at some sort of offshore orgy...mating, spawning etc...
Also no catch reports anywhere to be seen...
well...we ventured out at 10 am, Ash and myself, willing to give the wrecks a go.
Wreck 1: Ravensbourne. Wind SW, Drift 70-80 deg and 0.5 knots, water colour green but visibility seems 5m+
To our surprise there was a huge shadow cloud of bait visible, which I believe were prawns. The drift was not good for that wreck and after 2 fruitless drifts we moved further offshore
wreck 2: Trident: Wind SSW fresh, Drift 70, later 20 deg at 0.5kn (later up to 1kn): I tried mackerel strip on a single hook and bangbangbang, a cod a drift. Those were nice cod and a few over 5lb. They did not look as fat as in summer but beautiful wreck cods. A couple were bitten on the way up! Wonder what was big enough to bite them.
Wreck 3: Zeeland: Now 7 miles out, the water clarity was good and the drift direction almost North, which is very good. The wind unfortunately was picking up at a guessed SSW 15kn. We tried Shads and again had loads of takes. We caught cod, whiting, a ling and to my delight a nice hard fighting large pollock of around 6 1/2 lb.
We persevered longer but the drift was getting silly with the freshening wind.
We went back to the marina after 3 hours fishing with red noses by the cold, red cheeks by the excitement of an unexpected good catch. The box was filled with a mix grill of cod, ling, pollack and we went straight into the Snow Goose Cafe and had Coffee and toast. MARVELLOUS
Summary: Glad that nobody told the fish that they are not supposed to be on the wrecks at this time of the year.
MetOffice predicted 5-8knots wind---my arse ! It was rough out there at 7 miles
Glad that the boat gave me no trouble at all on the first day of hopefully a good season 2015
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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