Post by Mumbles Motor Boat Fishing Cl on Oct 5, 2015 17:19:36 GMT 1
Lazy start, after picking up bait at Swansea Tackle and Bait I arrived at the boat at 8:30am. First mark was a little drift for some mackerel, we managed a grand total of 1! Not really a problem as we all had plenty of bait. The first mark produced a few small eyed rays and dogfish.
Dean Gifford & small eyed ray
Nathaniel James with small eyed ray
After slack water we headed further east to a mark normally stuffed with smooth hounds. Unfortunately, the wind kept pushing us over the anchor rope resulting in tackle losses and generally poor fishing. I did manage to nick one little hound before we decided to move west and a little way offshore.
Dean Gifford & smoothhound
The fishing was a little more productive giving a couple of strap congers, bullhuss, smoothhounds and a thornback ray lost at the side of the boat.
Dean Gifford with his second smoothhound Nigel Ellerton looks a bit **** off
Towards the end of the day, the wind that had been a pain all day eased right off. We spent the last hour drifting off the Swigg looking for mackerel but only had a couple of Gurnards.
Not the best days fishing by any stretch of imagination but sun shone all day and we did catch a few fish so can't complain too much. I also showed Nathaniel the importance of peelers over soft crab for smoothhound fishing.
Dean Gifford & small eyed ray
Nathaniel James with small eyed ray
After slack water we headed further east to a mark normally stuffed with smooth hounds. Unfortunately, the wind kept pushing us over the anchor rope resulting in tackle losses and generally poor fishing. I did manage to nick one little hound before we decided to move west and a little way offshore.
Dean Gifford & smoothhound
The fishing was a little more productive giving a couple of strap congers, bullhuss, smoothhounds and a thornback ray lost at the side of the boat.
Dean Gifford with his second smoothhound Nigel Ellerton looks a bit **** off
Towards the end of the day, the wind that had been a pain all day eased right off. We spent the last hour drifting off the Swigg looking for mackerel but only had a couple of Gurnards.
Not the best days fishing by any stretch of imagination but sun shone all day and we did catch a few fish so can't complain too much. I also showed Nathaniel the importance of peelers over soft crab for smoothhound fishing.