Norman
Well-known member
Well, the wind did drop off somewhat today (although not completely) and boy was I glad I`d sorted some bait out on saturday . . .
Having bait organised left me with the choice of a real early start to hit top of the tide (6.30am ish), so I set off from marina at 5.00am (Solo today)
I had promised the better half a few tasks i`d do in the afternoon so this fit in well with an early start (in fact I only planned to fish for a few hours today)
It was really quiet out there on a Sunday at that time of the morning, no calls on radio, no other boats, not like an early start on Saturday when bert and lads with shady and Kenny on the boys are already emptying the wrecks at 5.00am.
Decided not to give the wrecks a go today since there was still the residue of the big wind of the last few days which was SW which is exactly the same direction the tide would be heading after about 7.00 ish so went to hard ground in shelter of the coastline , ie st marys close in (Steve will know the EXACT spot).
Started slowly with a couple of missed fish halfway up, it was soooooo cold, and still a bit lumpy.. Then to get a text from Keith saying hes been to the beach and it looks all fine and warm and flat out there ..... beach ? was that california Keith ?
Still, the wind eased, the sun rose, the sea calmed , then ............ like magic the fish came on the feed, again and again and again
from top of tide to 2 hrs down (till about 9.00am) was sheer poetry (in fishing terms)
Ended up with 12 codling all good pan sized between 2lb and 4 lb with lots put back for next time.
At one stage I thought it was the tactics with every fish being taken on bottom hook with ragworm, than that was shattered when the next couple were on top hook with squid ..... LOL then all that went out the window when I decided not to bother baiting but just fishing lures (daylites) and they still kept coming.
left early with me 12 codlings so I could keep the rest of the family happy ....
Not a lot of pictures taken today since I was on my own, however here`s a nice pic of the end result
24 prime pan sized fillets (or in another way potentially 24 plates of cod`n`chips)
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Having bait organised left me with the choice of a real early start to hit top of the tide (6.30am ish), so I set off from marina at 5.00am (Solo today)
I had promised the better half a few tasks i`d do in the afternoon so this fit in well with an early start (in fact I only planned to fish for a few hours today)
It was really quiet out there on a Sunday at that time of the morning, no calls on radio, no other boats, not like an early start on Saturday when bert and lads with shady and Kenny on the boys are already emptying the wrecks at 5.00am.
Decided not to give the wrecks a go today since there was still the residue of the big wind of the last few days which was SW which is exactly the same direction the tide would be heading after about 7.00 ish so went to hard ground in shelter of the coastline , ie st marys close in (Steve will know the EXACT spot).
Started slowly with a couple of missed fish halfway up, it was soooooo cold, and still a bit lumpy.. Then to get a text from Keith saying hes been to the beach and it looks all fine and warm and flat out there ..... beach ? was that california Keith ?
Still, the wind eased, the sun rose, the sea calmed , then ............ like magic the fish came on the feed, again and again and again
Ended up with 12 codling all good pan sized between 2lb and 4 lb with lots put back for next time.
At one stage I thought it was the tactics with every fish being taken on bottom hook with ragworm, than that was shattered when the next couple were on top hook with squid ..... LOL then all that went out the window when I decided not to bother baiting but just fishing lures (daylites) and they still kept coming.
left early with me 12 codlings so I could keep the rest of the family happy ....
Not a lot of pictures taken today since I was on my own, however here`s a nice pic of the end result
24 prime pan sized fillets (or in another way potentially 24 plates of cod`n`chips)
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