Weather: Dry, cloudy/sunny spells, light S-SW wind/calm Sea Conditions: Calm Time Spent: 0900-1730 – 8.5 hours Tides: 10:12 GMT 3.8m Had a “use it or lose it” day so bit the bullet, set the alarm for 4.30, and headed off to Port Logan to take advantage of the fine weather. Launched no bother, but half… Continue reading 17th September 2009 – Port Logan
Category: Boat fishing
Anything to do with fishing from a boat
13th September 2009 – St Andrews
Weather: Overcast, with light-mod NE wind. Cool at times Sea Conditions: OK, but moderate NE swell building to 4 feet or so over the afternoon Time Spent: 1230-1930 Tides: Approx 2130 Fished off Ian’s boat, with Tim for company. First off was a lengthy stop to try and bulk up the winter mackerel supplies –… Continue reading 13th September 2009 – St Andrews
11th September 2009 – Dunbar
Weather:Light NW wind, dry and largely sunny – clouding over later Sea Conditions: Calm Time Spent: 10:30 – 17:30 – 7 hours Tides: 11:58 GMT 1.6m Another disappointing day, although slightly better than yesterday. Spent a fair while on the River Garry but fish were just trickling aboard, so I headed over to the Redfish… Continue reading 11th September 2009 – Dunbar
10th September 2009 – Dunbar
Weather: Light SW wind, mainly sunny. Warm Sea Conditions: Slight wind against tide, but little underlying swell Time Spent: 1115-1545 – 4.5 hours Tides: 11:16 GMT – 1.3m A very poor day – little real drift, but little sign of fish either. No mackerel at all, which isn’t a good sign for early September. Had… Continue reading 10th September 2009 – Dunbar
9th August 2009 – Dunbar
Weather: Dry, largely overcast, SSW wind F2-3 Sea Conditions: Calm Time Spent: 0600-1300 – 5 hours Tides: 05:04 – 5.0m Decided to focus the day around another pollack session down towards Siccar, given the size of fish around the previous trip, so went over to the wreck to pick up some mackerel first. Next stop… Continue reading 9th August 2009 – Dunbar
6th August 2009 – Dunbar
Weather: Largely sunny; light ENE wind; warm Sea Conditions: Wind against tide most of the day, so a rather awkward choppiness. No swell. Time Spent: 13:00-18:30 – 5.5 hours Tides: 16:00 – 4.9m Probably my best day out of Dunbar this year, although that’s not saying very much. I didn’t get a lot of fish,… Continue reading 6th August 2009 – Dunbar
25th July 2009 – Dunbar
Weather: Initially cool, with a F2-3 NW breeze (F2-3) until early pm, but warmed up a lot in the sunshine. Sea Conditions: Wind against tide, but clear. Underlying 3-4 foot swell from N Time Spent: 0700-1530 – 8.5 hours Tides: LW 1144 – Large tide I took Bonnie with me today, as she’d be home… Continue reading 25th July 2009 – Dunbar
5th July 2009 – Dunbar
Weather: Calm or light E/SE wind. Dry and fairly sunny. Thunderstorm just after I landed which soaked me as I was sorting out the trailer. Sea Conditions: Fairly calm, with only a 2-3 foot swell Time Spent: 0530-1230 – 7 hours Tides: LW 0930 – moderate tide Kicked off at the River Garry, but the… Continue reading 5th July 2009 – Dunbar
28th June 2009 – Port Logan
Weather: Light SW wind, dry. Cloudy and cool at first, later sunny Sea Conditions: Calm and clear Time Spent: 0430-0930 – 5 hours Tides: HW 0400 – Medium tide Back onshore after my session at Wigtown I was feeling pretty knackered but decided to push across to Port Logan for a few hours fishing on… Continue reading 28th June 2009 – Port Logan
27th June 2009 – Wigtown Bay
Weather: Light SE wind dropping to calm for much of the day; overcast becoming sunny and hot later Sea Conditions: Muddy colour at first (altho fish seemed to like it), then clear as tide pushed through Time Spent: 0900-2030 – 11.5 hours Tides: LW 0930 moderate tide First off was a patch of roughish ground… Continue reading 27th June 2009 – Wigtown Bay