Today i had my first sea fishing trip in years, actually thats a lie , i went out in a boat last year , caught some cod and mackeral , but this was my first shore fishing expedition .
So it's very much new ground, and i have so much to learn, so far tackle-wise i have a flounder rod , a reel a few weights hooks enought to build a few simple rigs, so today we initially planned to go for flounder , but at last minute my eldest brother Lindsay and i decided to have a go off his regular patch the cliffs.
I needed a 3oz gripper , and we baited up with lug tipped with mackeral . Lindsay was first into a fish, a 3 bearded rockling.
Then i had a small codling.
A few knock s after that , but the suspects were bait robbing crabs.
We were then treated by a few displays by the dolphins , often clearing the water.Breathtaking sight.
Another hour wore on before the next fish took, another codling , for Lindsay.
good stuff col, a great start with your new rod.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian, Although the rod was great ,i thought though it was a bit light for that sort of work , might have to get a proper beach caster.
ReplyDeleteThree bearded rockling, that's a shame... Ocht, you'll maybe get a clean shaven one next time!!
ReplyDeleteNice to see the dolphins, eh?
John
Great seeing the Dolphins. Have you been down sea fishing much recently John? quite fancy a shot down ethie mains next time.
ReplyDeleteI don't do much sea fishing during the trout season, Col. Just the winter months for the sea fishing, for me. It'd be worth trying to find a good mackerel spot just now (right time of year). A mackerel on the fly would be really fine!
ReplyDeleteThats one species i'm hoping to get this year on the fly, along with a few others, coleys , pollack , maybe even gar when i head down south?
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