Catch report "Grace" 1/5/19

[drifter]

After weeks of Easterlies and lumpy seas, on Wednesday May 1st we finally got an opportunity to dust off the cobwebs and give it a go. Myself, Albee and Ray took Grace off her moorings and headed North to fish some of our favourite marks around St Mary's. We reached our first mark just before bottom of the tide and within minutes we'd managed to land a few fresh run Cod. Our early success was followed by a very quiet hour or so before the tide turned when we once again started to pick up several Cod on each drift.
The small tide meant the drift was slow and there wasn't much wind but the water was gin clear and the flowing trace proved to be the best method when "hopped" a few turns from the bottom with the lure (shad or twintail) tipped off with bait. There was hardly a time when one of us wasn't playing a fish and I lost count of how many fish we landed and returned. We kept around half dozen each to top up our freezers and we returned probably double what we kept. It's fair to say that many of the fish were just legal keeping size or slightly under which bodes well for the future but we also hit areas during our drifts where the fish we landed were at least 3lb and above. I reckon the new season's definitely started but unfortunately the weather doesn't look too good for the coming days with the forecast predicting very strong Northerlies, let's hope the fish are still there after it settles down.

[dt1]

Great to see a positive report Tony , shame the weather is poor for the weekend but look forward to the next quiet spell .

[Davey1970]

At last, someone has some good news to report, well done on getting out and catching.

[My Alibi]

A very encouraging report, thank you. Shame the weather won't be as encouraging this weekend. C'est la vie!

[drifter]

Great to see a positive report Tony , shame the weather is poor for the weekend but look forward to the next quiet spell .

As it happens there was a couple of Yaks fishing inside but I couldn't see their colours only their silhouette, wondered if you were out that day. Not sure when we're going to get another quiet spell but today the sea looks absolutely awful and even if the Northerly drops off later it'll take some time to settle down. I'd hoped to give it a go on Monday but the forecast's changed for the worse and it aint looking good all week.

[dt1]

As it happens there was a couple of Yaks fishing inside but I couldn't see their colours only their silhouette, wondered if you were out that day. Not sure when we're going to get another quiet spell but today the sea looks absolutely awful and even if the Northerly drops off later it'll take some time to settle down. I'd hoped to give it a go on Monday but the forecast's changed for the worse and it aint looking good all week.

Not us Tony, me n Mark struggled Mon morning at Hadston , I had 2 eating size cod and a bonus 5lb Pollock all on bait . The Can area seems to produce first this time of year ?

[drifter]

Not us Tony, me n Mark struggled Mon morning at Hadston , I had 2 eating size cod and a bonus 5lb Pollock all on bait . The Can area seems to produce first this time of year ?

Aye Davey, cannot really beat the yellow can for the spring Cod but there's area's beside the can which seem to consistently hold fish more than any other marks.
You'll have to have a trip out with us this season, we've talked about it but we'll do it this season and maybe bring Alan out with us.

[Kev1n]

Nice one Tony and team. That was a brief interlude before the weather closed the door again. This weekend’s conditions wouldn’t be out of place mid-winter.

[dt1]

Aye Davey, cannot really beat the yellow can for the spring Cod but there's area's beside the can which seem to consistently hold fish more than any other marks.
You'll have to have a trip out with us this season, we've talked about it but we'll do it this season and maybe bring Alan out with us.

Aye Tony, look forward to a trip out with Alan and you in the near future