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Some days are just too good to go to work on, like today for example. Calm seas, blue skies and fish showing up in the reports made for an opportunity too good to miss.
Arthur’s wreck was empty of boats, and fish. I tried the hard ground inshore of the can at StMary’s, an area that I’ve done well on at the early part of previous seasons. Fishing was quiet at first until the tide turned to ebb and I was about to head offshore when along came Grace.
Tony mentioned an area that fished well yesterday so I called in there on the way further out. That was it for the day, without needing to go far, first few drops brought small scotchies and tommy codling. Then one or two keepers of about 2.5lb came in.
The sun shone baking my lug and ragworm to mush and still the fish took it. By the end of the afternoon I’d landed dozens of small fish mixed with a few keeps; all but three went back for next time.
We both packed up at the same time, unfortunately a mucky lens spoilt what should have been some good photo’s as we headed for home.
Arthur’s wreck was empty of boats, and fish. I tried the hard ground inshore of the can at StMary’s, an area that I’ve done well on at the early part of previous seasons. Fishing was quiet at first until the tide turned to ebb and I was about to head offshore when along came Grace.
Tony mentioned an area that fished well yesterday so I called in there on the way further out. That was it for the day, without needing to go far, first few drops brought small scotchies and tommy codling. Then one or two keepers of about 2.5lb came in.
The sun shone baking my lug and ragworm to mush and still the fish took it. By the end of the afternoon I’d landed dozens of small fish mixed with a few keeps; all but three went back for next time.
We both packed up at the same time, unfortunately a mucky lens spoilt what should have been some good photo’s as we headed for home.
Did you loose much gear on it, as it seems to have quite a few snags on it now-a-days.
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