First Session of the year

What with one thing or another i've not got out this year, taken the rod down a few times only to find it too choppy or weedy.

Went down the East Beach last night though, fish were jumping as soon as we got there (about 7pm)

Loads of Whitebait beaching themselves.

Just used a single Dexter wedge, had 3 decent sized Mackerel, caught and returned young Pollack & Scad too.

Smashing evening, didn't come back till dark

 

It was obviously well worth the wait Zigs.

 

It was Sheal, boiled up the Mackerel in sea salted water for 10 mins, lovely.

 

2 Mackerel at Seatown today, not very big though.

Bloke next to me caught a Garfish on feathers, don't think i've ever caught one on feathers, i've always float fished for them.

 

Enjoy your fish Zigs..... strangely I bought some Mackerel pate today, haven't bought it for ages.

 

A problem Jenny???

 

Zigs knows Sheal....

 

Fair enough Jenny.

 

Jenny don't like fish, even after I made her stand in the wet fish shop at Weymouth, thought the smell might have tempted her

You'm not pregnant are you?

 

Jenny doesn't know what she's missing!

At my age Zigs that would be a miracle or is that a Mackerel.

 

I'll do her some smoked Garfish

 

Perish the thought! That would be my worst nightmare now.

 

Of all the years i've been spinning and i'd never caught a Garfish with a spinner, caught 2 today.

 

What a strange fish , don't look much meat on it Zigs.
Lovely pebbles on Seaton beach , over 30 years since I have been to that lovely stretch of coast . We stayed in Beer for a couple of nights . Someone got prosecuted for taking 7 sacks of pebbles from a beach last week . Its OK to take a handful , but by the sack.....some people