Norman
Well-known member
Slinky Kate Report Wednesday 9th July 2008
I so love this thing they call "HOLIDAY" ....................
All day with no problems being fired at you .......... other than "where to next
"
Had planned to have a mid week trip out with a couple of workmates and watched the weather rather anxious for the last few days ... however it turned out just dandy ....
Unfortunately Alan couldn`t make it at the last minute (work commitments would you believe ) so that left Les and myself.
As usual I prefer to plan my trips around the tide so that meant for an 8.30ish High Tide we`d have a 6.00am start.
All went as planned with the first fish being taken (a Scotchie) to Les then the first codling to myself within a couple of minutes of exiting the tyne. This certainly looked like being a good day .......
Headed off to 3 mile wrecks and more or less pottered about all day followed by a huge bunch of seagulls everywhere we went.
There was no pattern other than fish after fish were coming in over the gunwhales, all fish were caught on a number of wrecks and were in the 4-6lbd mark with a couple at about 8lb.
Great to see a guest having a whale of a time with many fish being taken, especially the 5lb pollack to les ... nice one mate (oh by the way Alan, hope your reading this )
Favoured bait today seemed to be squid, however rag and mackerel took fish as well .............. there was one common factor the lure , but of course I couldn`t say what that was.
Totals for the day
Retained:-
8 cod to 8lbd
5 ling to 6lbd
1 pollack 5lbd
a few whiting
a few mackerel
Returned:-
millions of scotchies
thousands of whiting
hundreds of mackerel
1 coalie
(maybe the figures of returned are a slight over estimate, but it felt like that )
All in all a great day with great company,
I make no apology for the many pictures but they`re for a great guest who had a startling fishing day . well done Les on many PB`s today
First fish of the day ........ guess what (nice one Les)
First codling to me
And Les catches his first ever codling .............
Then his first ever Pollack
Then his first ever ling ......... and they`re getting bigger !
It was like this all day ....................
And I caught a few ..........
All in all a decent day with many caught and many put back .... just the filleting to do , now where`s that Eagles CD ?
Cheers Les , Great Day ......................
Norman
I so love this thing they call "HOLIDAY" ....................
All day with no problems being fired at you .......... other than "where to next
"Had planned to have a mid week trip out with a couple of workmates and watched the weather rather anxious for the last few days ... however it turned out just dandy ....
Unfortunately Alan couldn`t make it at the last minute (work commitments would you believe
) so that left Les and myself.As usual I prefer to plan my trips around the tide so that meant for an 8.30ish High Tide we`d have a 6.00am start.
All went as planned with the first fish being taken (a Scotchie) to Les then the first codling to myself within a couple of minutes of exiting the tyne. This certainly looked like being a good day .......
Headed off to 3 mile wrecks and more or less pottered about all day followed by a huge bunch of seagulls everywhere we went.
There was no pattern other than fish after fish were coming in over the gunwhales, all fish were caught on a number of wrecks and were in the 4-6lbd mark with a couple at about 8lb.
Great to see a guest having a whale of a time with many fish being taken, especially the 5lb pollack to les ... nice one mate (oh by the way Alan, hope your reading this
)Favoured bait today seemed to be squid, however rag and mackerel took fish as well .............. there was one common factor the lure , but of course I couldn`t say what that was.
Totals for the day
Retained:-
8 cod to 8lbd
5 ling to 6lbd
1 pollack 5lbd
a few whiting
a few mackerel
Returned:-
millions of scotchies
thousands of whiting
hundreds of mackerel
1 coalie
(maybe the figures of returned are a slight over estimate, but it felt like that
)All in all a great day with great company,
I make no apology for the many pictures but they`re for a great guest who had a startling fishing day . well done Les on many PB`s today
First fish of the day ........ guess what (nice one Les)
First codling to me
And Les catches his first ever codling .............
Then his first ever Pollack
Then his first ever ling ......... and they`re getting bigger !
It was like this all day ....................
And I caught a few ..........
All in all a decent day with many caught and many put back .... just the filleting to do , now where`s that Eagles CD ?
Cheers Les , Great Day ......................
Norman
