Popular Post Malc Posted July 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2023 Out in mild drizzle and the river was pancake flat. The north sea wasn't, wind over tide meant a bit of a chop. The rough ground seemed empty even though there was plenty of surface action and guillimots in rafts of 10-20. I was using a flying collar with a small shad on the end which didn't get anything and eventually I changed to a lighter rod and single SG sandeel as my friends were getting a few fish. I got a few rattles on the drop from mackerel but no solid takes until I was reeling in to try and pass the net over when I was hit in mid water by a decent pollock which was returned, I then just dropped to the bottom and started a slow retrieve and got smashed again by a bigger pollock. (Not mine but that was the general size we were getting) When it was quiet I decided to drop the lure to the bottom and have retrieve a couple of metres and then open the bail to free fall it back to the bottom as it sometimes provokes a fish, and eventually it did and I got my first codling of the day. Not a fast and furious day but fun and fish for all and the smoker is about to go on the stove top so we can have some smoked mackerel pate tomorrow. daio web, Andy135, Josh and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daio web Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 great report bud good pics 🐳 Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 First batch of smoked mackerel daio web 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Nice work. It's often the way that flat conditions which promise much makes for hard fishing. Glad you got there in the end though, and a hopping eel did the business for that codling. Good thinking 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: Nice work. It's often the way that flat conditions which promise much makes for hard fishing. Glad you got there in the end though, and a hopping eel did the business for that codling. Good thinking 👍 The 2 codling we took were full of crabs and tiny 2-3" sandeel and its sometimes hard to get their attention if they have a lot of other foods that are easily available. Just a day of trying other methods and seeing what happens I suppose. daio web 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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