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
Category: East Coast
Anything to do with fishing the east coast of Scotland
30th August 2009 – Aberdeen
Weather: S-SW wind 2-4, mainly overcast, a little drizzle. Mild Sea Conditions: Clear, with a 1-2 foot wave Time Spent: 1600-2030 – 4.5 hours Tides: First time up in Aberdeen for a few months, and marks like the Red Rock were crowded with mackerel bashers. Altens was empty as usual so I set up a… Continue reading 30th August 2009 – Aberdeen
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
24th May 2009 – Dunbar
Weather: dry, sunny, variable SW to S wind force 2-4 Sea Conditions: Calm and clear Time Spent: 0615-1115 – 5 hours Tides: LW 0853. Moderate tide I started off at the River Garry, but a series of drifts proved very unproductive and only a single small codling appeared. Part of the problem seemed to be… Continue reading 24th May 2009 – Dunbar
2nd May 2009 – Dunbar
Weather: F2-3 westerly which backed F2 easterly for a little while. Mainly sunny with some cloud. Fairly cool. Sea Conditions: Small chop but nothing substantial. Clear Time Spent: 1800-2130 – 3.5 hours Tides: HW 2100 – small tides Started off at the River Garry and tried to tie up to the divers shot line, but… Continue reading 2nd May 2009 – Dunbar
19th April 2009 – Dunbar
Weather: Cloudy at first, but rapidly becoming sunny and warm. No wind to speak of. Sea Conditions: Underlying 3 foot NE swell. Clear Water Time Spent: 0700-1100 – 4 hours Tides: HW 10:45 V small tide Launched just before 7 after digging a few lug at Longniddry. Forgot to screw in the bung – Duh!… Continue reading 19th April 2009 – Dunbar
12th April 2009 – St Andrews
Weather: Bright and sunny, but a very chilly E wind which gradually Sea Conditions: Underlying 2-3 foot swell. Clear water Time Spent: 1400-1900 – 5 hours Tides: HW Approx 16:30 Large tide Fished with Ian from his boat. I dug bait beforehand and collected a fair amount of lug and rag, plus a bucket of… Continue reading 12th April 2009 – St Andrews