It’s been a wee while since I ventured out from St. Andrews, although Ian was reporting some decent fishing between the autumn gales. Conditions looked good as we headed out from the harbour, and better than forecast for a change. Our initial mark produced plenty of fish, but not really the sort we were looking… Continue reading St. Andrews
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Haddock Round 2
Following success at the end of May, Ian and I were tempted north again in early July. There were fewer haddock on offer, but they would potentially be larger, fatter and tastier specimens. Yum!! My only problem was that the tides meant I’d be up before four in the morning – again. I’d literally just… Continue reading Haddock Round 2
Slow Drift at Dunbar
I’d my first foray from Dunbar at the end of June, on a beautiful but rather too calm morning. Launching into a glass-like harbour I nosed out past the castle around half-six. I stopped just outside the harbour and hoping for mackerel, plonked a set of sabikis over the gunwhale. Leaving them to fish by… Continue reading Slow Drift at Dunbar
Breezy Day at St A.
Scotlands weather obliterated our plans for a 5 day trip to Galloway, so we had to make the best of a bad deal. Consequently, we snuck out on a very breezy day at St. Andrews for a few hours fishing. Trev and I were crewing Ian’s Raider 18, targetting cod and pollack rather than tope… Continue reading Breezy Day at St A.
Haddock Suppers
It’s that time of year again, when the permafrost becomes a little less permanent and Freezerburgh hits 5 degrees at noon. Haddock sneak in past the trawlers and Ian and I don thermals and head north to catch our suppers. OK, Trevor hasn’t lost any fingers to frostbite yet, but NE Scotland does have a… Continue reading Haddock Suppers
Fishless and Frozen at St. Andrews
An exaggeration on both counts, but it was a tough day afloat when I paid a visit to Ian last week… – and a short report! The numbers of fish around St. Andrews dwindle as winter sets in but their quality normally tends to improve. Therefore, when Ian suggested a cod hunting session in the… Continue reading Fishless and Frozen at St. Andrews
A Corkwing for Corkwing (finally)
The early part of October saw me out on Ian’s Raider, fishing out of St. Andrews. The pollack and cod played a little hard to get so we ended up spending 2 or 3 hours chasing wrasse. Ian’s hard-dug rag proved highly successful and a rapid succession of small to middling ballans appeared alongside the… Continue reading A Corkwing for Corkwing (finally)
A Couple of Late St. Andrews Reports
I’m way behind in writing up my fishing reports, so the next couple are a pair of late summer/early autumn sessions out of St. Andrews. I’ve still got another three or four to catch up on! Mackerel “Mackerel – no problem, there’s tons around!” I exaggerate Ian’s words slightly but you have no doubt already… Continue reading A Couple of Late St. Andrews Reports
Sea Fishing Off Dunbar
I’ve not had a day out sea fishing off Dunbar for 10 months, so I was well out of touch. To try and rectify this I slipped the Longliner into the harbour on a quiet Monday morning a couple of weeks ago. Edging out of the harbour my first target was to catch a few… Continue reading Sea Fishing Off Dunbar
Wrassling at St. Andrews
I was debating what to last weekend when Ian dropped me an email suggesting a trip out of St. Andrews with Trevor. The forecast was for a fine sunny day but with a stiff westerly breeze – not perfect, but much easier than an east wind. We duly met up on the harbour pontoons, after… Continue reading Wrassling at St. Andrews