Norman
Well-known member
A catch report of a no report 
Just a little too windy today to be comfortable ...........
After missing the past few weeks being away it was really desperation that led us to "give it a go" today ... that was the up side, the down side was that I was still suffering from an elbow problem (mental note - must ask Andy Murray how he copes with it and still plays tennis) .....
However, my mind was set, I'll catch, then swap rods with tony and he can haul in and claim the prizes ... that way the elbow gets a day off and tony gets double the catch rate win/win I thought.
We even discussed on the way up the river that today we would be looking for a double or two to "PUT BACK" on film .... expectations were high.
Great morning for light but as forecast the breeze was still persisting from the last few days, in fact by we got to the pier end the breeze had turned into a gust..... no, a gale !
Initial catch rate was high with tony into mackerel everywhere we went ... and BIG mackerel they were .....
myself, content with a casual day on the shads into only whiting .....
Out to one of our favourite wrecks and it was stuffed full of whiting (again) oh and mackerel of course for tony who, it seems, has adopted quite a taste for them.... watch out Mr Charlton someone else in on the mackerel trail now
Eventually I got the tell tale nod nod of cod and quickly asked tone for help to boat it ... ..... and a nice clean fish it was.
At this point in time we were beginning to struggle with the severe wind, not that it was too rough just never ending cutting into us and streaming line down the tide.
We tried a few wrecks but all were the same .... quiet,..... except for Mackerel Whiting oh , and Wind!
by about 11am we decided enough was enough we had had our fix, got out, got blown around, felt and smelt fish ... so decided to cut and run with a solitary codling of about 4lb ...... and loads of mackerel for various recipies mulling around in Tones mind
Maybe not many keepers, but still a good fresh day out that left us feeling, no problem this was the day the fish and the weather won and we lost, but there would always be other days.
Most definately the best sunrise of our fishing year to date ........
Never mind, there's always next week
Maybe not a catch report, but a report all the same ..... cheers
the instant the sun rose ............
and a quick condensed 12 minutes to about 2 ..........
A Fast Sunrise - YouTube
many thanks
norm
Just a little too windy today to be comfortable ...........
After missing the past few weeks being away it was really desperation that led us to "give it a go" today ...
that was the up side, the down side was that I was still suffering from an elbow problem (mental note - must ask Andy Murray how he copes with it and still plays tennis) .....However, my mind was set, I'll catch, then swap rods with tony and he can haul in and claim the prizes ... that way the elbow gets a day off and tony gets double the catch rate win/win I thought.
We even discussed on the way up the river that today we would be looking for a double or two to "PUT BACK" on film .... expectations were high.
Great morning for light but as forecast the breeze was still persisting from the last few days, in fact by we got to the pier end the breeze had turned into a gust..... no, a gale !
Initial catch rate was high with tony into mackerel everywhere we went ... and BIG mackerel they were .....
myself, content with a casual day on the shads into only whiting .....
Out to one of our favourite wrecks and it was stuffed full of whiting (again) oh and mackerel of course for tony who, it seems, has adopted quite a taste for them.... watch out Mr Charlton someone else in on the mackerel trail now
Eventually I got the tell tale nod nod of cod and quickly asked tone for help to boat it ...
..... and a nice clean fish it was.At this point in time we were beginning to struggle with the severe wind, not that it was too rough just never ending cutting into us and streaming line down the tide.
We tried a few wrecks but all were the same .... quiet,..... except for Mackerel Whiting oh , and Wind!
by about 11am we decided enough was enough we had had our fix, got out, got blown around, felt and smelt fish ... so decided to cut and run with a solitary codling of about 4lb ...... and loads of mackerel for various recipies mulling around in Tones mind
Maybe not many keepers, but still a good fresh day out that left us feeling, no problem this was the day the fish and the weather won and we lost, but there would always be other days.
Most definately the best sunrise of our fishing year to date ........
Never mind, there's always next week
Maybe not a catch report, but a report all the same ..... cheers
the instant the sun rose ............
and a quick condensed 12 minutes to about 2 ..........
A Fast Sunrise - YouTube
many thanks
norm
may get out to a mark or 3
with monster tides. Well done you and Tony all the same.:thumbup::thumbup:
