It's hard to believe, but this is the first trip since mid September. Every weekend has been blighted by strong winds.
Oli and I set out from Amble at around 09.30, following a veritable armada of angling boats. A few had been out the previous day, and reported masses of fish, so we had high hopes. We were not disappointed. We didn't venture far, with limited daylight hours, but didn't have to anyway. We first stopped just off Hauxley, and every drop brought up a fish. Most were in the 1lb bracket, but there were a few larger specimens.
After an hour or so, we headed down to Brownhill, where most of the other boats had congregated. The tides were favourable, giving a nice leisurely 0.7-0.8 knot drift. Water clarity was good too, after a couple of days of southerlies. Like most of the boats, I stuck to frozen prawns, while Oli persevered with his homemade lures. My best fish was a codling of 5.5lb, but Oli took the prize with one of 6.5lb, which went back to fight another day.
All in all, I took close to 50 fish, almost entirely codling, with about 10 keepers, plus a couple of coleys and pollack. Oli had a further 30 fish.
We were back in the marina around 15.30, having kept 5 fish for the table. Let's hope we don't have to wait as long for the next trip
Oli and I set out from Amble at around 09.30, following a veritable armada of angling boats. A few had been out the previous day, and reported masses of fish, so we had high hopes. We were not disappointed. We didn't venture far, with limited daylight hours, but didn't have to anyway. We first stopped just off Hauxley, and every drop brought up a fish. Most were in the 1lb bracket, but there were a few larger specimens.
After an hour or so, we headed down to Brownhill, where most of the other boats had congregated. The tides were favourable, giving a nice leisurely 0.7-0.8 knot drift. Water clarity was good too, after a couple of days of southerlies. Like most of the boats, I stuck to frozen prawns, while Oli persevered with his homemade lures. My best fish was a codling of 5.5lb, but Oli took the prize with one of 6.5lb, which went back to fight another day.
All in all, I took close to 50 fish, almost entirely codling, with about 10 keepers, plus a couple of coleys and pollack. Oli had a further 30 fish.
We were back in the marina around 15.30, having kept 5 fish for the table. Let's hope we don't have to wait as long for the next trip
