Boat Trip

A break in the weather looked good for a boat trip with Jeff on " Jupiter's Moon " for Saturday so  off we went . The tide was a very large one at 6.1m so many of the marks were not likely to be fishable, so Jeff picked a mark where we could target conger over the slack period of the tide.

A smorgas board of delight was prepared with cuttle and squid as the main course for the conger .

The tide run was very harsh so we had to use a pound of lead to hold .

We were getting pretty immediate bites but from small fish which were stripping the baits . I managed to get one solid bite from a conger and a small fish of about 10lbs was brought quickly to the boat .

Jeff decided on a move to a mark on rough ground inshore , so off we went . We again fished with big squid and cuttle baits in the hope of a conger . I managed to secure the only bite and brought in a nice thornback ray close to double figures .

 I am always amazed at the number of spines on a ray , and the remarkable dentistry , which is not the place to leave your finger for too long !

With the wind beginning to increase and the sea beginning to move to its rythmn we left to return to port . the river mouth was an interesting experience with the tide , wind and increased flood water in the river .