Belated report - Amble Sunday 12th

[Shilbottler]

A quick report since there was not a great deal to write about. Out at 7 am and across to Boulmer once more. Wind wasn't pleasant to say the least and made for an uncomfortable day although the sea was flatish. We persevered but only came up with 3 Cod, a decent one escaped, Coley and Mackerel. We did catch a Herring on the hook, that's 2 this season, the other coughed up by a Cod.

There was a very brief period when the wind fell silent, only for 5 mins and that's when we suddenly caught the Cod - coincidence ? I'm not a big believer in it. I think some Cod are still lurking maybe the ones that stay all winter.

We eventually headed back to Amble and as the wind fell away it became a very pleasant day, we then had a bit fish behind the island but not a bite.

Headed back in about 16:30. It was a very bleak day for the charter boats by all accounts they had fished farther out and up Craster way but virtually no Cod so our own efforts weren't too bad.

Took some pics of the entrance to Boulmer haven at very low water, it appears navigable at the lowest tide, not much water left inside the haven but it's always nice to know!

[lingking]

no fish

aye a quiet day all round by the looks of it.i was having a wee look at your boat today nice and tidy clean and a canny bit room.looks as though its quite heavily built(not that i ken very much about boats!!!!!!!!!!!

[amblecol]

Ditto

We took the Natalie Kristen party out the same day, result was virtually the same, 5 cod, a couple of small ling, a pollack and loads of skinny mackerel.The water was dirty for more than a mile out but even in the clear water over the Craster Skeres there were still no fish and nowt from the wrecks either.One of the worst days, fish wise, we've had for a long time.We saw you in by Boulmer and had a try there on the way back to no avail, still there's always another day!

[Shilbottler]

Boulmer Haven Entrance at low water

[Shilbottler]

Boats

My boat would look a bit better if I had the time to do a few jobs on it ! It's a great boat to fish off, I can stand under the cabin roof when there's a bit of a blow and keep the chill off, the downside is only about 5.5 knots max. On the other hand when the fishing isn't good I don't go zooming all over the place wasting fuel. Seemed the Upholder was determined to get into port before the Natalie Kristen I was just ahead of you when you came back

[lingking]

boat

aye shilbottler i spoke to you when you were getting in your car, asked about the cool box.5.5 knots is ok you can still cover a bit of ground at an economical and leisurely pace,theres plenty of marks and wrecks well within your reach.