Norman
Well-known member
Back to the roots of fishing ................
With busy times ahead this weekend for both Tony and I we decided (if the weather behaved) this week we would "keep it simple", so a trip to St Marys where the drift was small the sea was shallow and the treck there and back was short.... would be the order of the day.
Surprising note today how quickly it got light, there we were in darkness pulling up at the fuel berth but by the time we had fuelled up WOW daylight in abundance, and strange now the year is passing just where the sunrise is, it used to always be behind the north pier on the way out but its now behind the south pier as it trecks southward with each and every day.
Not going wrecking was a lot more difficult than you ever would imagine with Slinky Kate just yearning to go easward
but after a 6am meet up it was out the piers and turn sharp left.
We got to the can area at just before the top of the tide and went straight to our favourite spot "grub gulley" where in the past the slinky lures have proved themselve killers.... not a bite, move along a bit to the under water peninsula just off the briar dene pub, again not a bite.
It was cold, the sea had a big slow swell, it was windy (westerly luckily) and no signs of fish ....... were we in the right place after all?.
So, with a fair windy drift and no particular spot working we left it to the gods and sat close to the can and let the wind and tide determine our spot.
After about 100yds drift eastward Tony hit into the first cod of the day then almost straight away the second, and the third. Then it went quiet .... had we found the spot?
A brisk run back up the drift confirmed we had as Tony yet again hit into his (and our) fourth of the day.
A quick tug on my line confirmed (at last phew) that I too had a fish ..... but not a codling just a little pouting which Tony quickly thought to photograph in case it was my only fish of the day but is deemed not to be thank goodness)
We caught a good few, all extreme hard fighting fish with many too small to keep so lived to fight again another day, but it was fairly difficult and we found only this single spot that held fish, maybe on another day or time it would be different but certainly I am pleased we did hit the spot as all around appeared barren.
We did at one point think of wrecking but after reports of "quiet on the wrecks" we decided to stay inshore.
All fish today were caught on lures of some type be they muppets grubs or whatever but what seemed to be a must was to also bait the lure with squid, I think in entirety today there was never a fish taken on an unbaited lure ...... so always a good idea to take a box of frozen squid along "just in case".
Great Day, early start, early finish, short steam (cheap on the fuel) and a load of good hard fighting fish. Thanks to Tone for the unending banter and thanks to all for reading ..... ps hope you get your laptop sorted Tony
a few pics of the day :-
The sunrise .... over the south pier now instead of the North
Tonys first of the day .....
and my pouting (just in case I caught no codling)
But Luckily I did ......
A wonderful horizon and sky ........
And a better stamp for Tony
All in all yet another great day afloat .............
cheers
norm
With busy times ahead this weekend for both Tony and I we decided (if the weather behaved) this week we would "keep it simple", so a trip to St Marys where the drift was small the sea was shallow and the treck there and back was short.... would be the order of the day.
Surprising note today how quickly it got light, there we were in darkness pulling up at the fuel berth but by the time we had fuelled up WOW daylight in abundance, and strange now the year is passing just where the sunrise is, it used to always be behind the north pier on the way out but its now behind the south pier as it trecks southward with each and every day.
Not going wrecking was a lot more difficult than you ever would imagine with Slinky Kate just yearning to go easward
but after a 6am meet up it was out the piers and turn sharp left.We got to the can area at just before the top of the tide and went straight to our favourite spot "grub gulley" where in the past the slinky lures have proved themselve killers.... not a bite, move along a bit to the under water peninsula just off the briar dene pub, again not a bite.
It was cold, the sea had a big slow swell, it was windy (westerly luckily) and no signs of fish ....... were we in the right place after all?.
So, with a fair windy drift and no particular spot working we left it to the gods and sat close to the can and let the wind and tide determine our spot.
After about 100yds drift eastward Tony hit into the first cod of the day then almost straight away the second, and the third. Then it went quiet .... had we found the spot?
A brisk run back up the drift confirmed we had as Tony yet again hit into his (and our) fourth of the day.
A quick tug on my line confirmed (at last phew) that I too had a fish ..... but not a codling just a little pouting which Tony quickly thought to photograph in case it was my only fish of the day
but is deemed not to be thank goodness)We caught a good few, all extreme hard fighting fish with many too small to keep so lived to fight again another day, but it was fairly difficult and we found only this single spot that held fish, maybe on another day or time it would be different but certainly I am pleased we did hit the spot as all around appeared barren.
We did at one point think of wrecking but after reports of "quiet on the wrecks" we decided to stay inshore.
All fish today were caught on lures of some type be they muppets grubs or whatever but what seemed to be a must was to also bait the lure with squid, I think in entirety today there was never a fish taken on an unbaited lure ...... so always a good idea to take a box of frozen squid along "just in case".
Great Day, early start, early finish, short steam (cheap on the fuel) and a load of good hard fighting fish. Thanks to Tone for the unending banter and thanks to all for reading ..... ps hope you get your laptop sorted Tony
a few pics of the day :-
The sunrise .... over the south pier now instead of the North
Tonys first of the day .....
and my pouting (just in case I caught no codling)
But Luckily I did ......
A wonderful horizon and sky ........
And a better stamp for Tony
All in all yet another great day afloat .............
cheers
norm
