Weather: Scattered sun and cloud but becoming pretty misty later on, down to 150 yards or so. Sea: Light NE swell, and fairly clear water. Time:Fished approx 0600-1130 This was rather a late kick off for the east coast fishing, as I’m usually out sometime in April. However I’d spent more time over on the… Continue reading 27 May 2012 – Dunbar
Category: East Coast
Anything to do with fishing the east coast of Scotland
20 Nov 2011 – St. Andrews
Weather: Mainly overcast with a little sun, light SSW wind. Chilly Sea: Fairly clear water, with a small 2 foot E swell. Time: Roughly 11-4.30 p.m. Tides: Small tides, LW around 3 p.m. After a discussion around Etive v St Andrews, we opted for a late season east coast coddie session, despite the awkwardness of the… Continue reading 20 Nov 2011 – St. Andrews
2 October 2011 – Dunbar
Weather: Peeing rain for most of the time, but light winds and mild Sea: Slight chop around 1 foot, but pretty calm. Water was clear Time: 0700-1130 – 4.5 hours Tides: HW 0625 (5.1m) LW 12:22 (1.1m) BST This was planned as a shortish trip out using the inflatable in search of mackerel bait for winter… Continue reading 2 October 2011 – Dunbar
Aug/Sept 2011 – Dunbar
A couple of poor trips out of Dunbar at the end of August/early September – next to nothing apart from a few decent pollack and a small sprinkling of ling and codling (but mackerel in plague proportions). First trip since early July was very poor – a handful of decent pollack, best over 7lbs, but nothing… Continue reading Aug/Sept 2011 – Dunbar
July 31 – Dunbar
Weather: Force 2-3 S wind, overcast, mild Sea: 2-3 foot ENE swell, clear water, 14.5 degrees Time: 0630-1300 – 6.5 hours Tides: LW 0940, large tide About time to pick up a few mackerel for bait over the winter, as there’s none at all in the bait freezer at the moment. Normally I try and catch these… Continue reading July 31 – Dunbar
3 July 2011 – St Andrews
Weather: Light E wind, dry and sunny Sea Conditions: A moderate (4 foot or so) swell from the NE, but water was clear Time: 1330-1900 – 5.5 hours Tides: LW approx 1040, largish tide Fished with Ian and Tim on Ian’s Raider, taking advantage of our rare tee-shirt weather. Mackerel were a bit elusive to… Continue reading 3 July 2011 – St Andrews
29 June 2011 – Aberdeen
Weather: Light, variable wind, dry and sunny Sea Conditions: Small (2 foot) swell, but pretty clear water Time: 0830-1600 – 7.5 hours Tides: LW approx 0700, mid-range tide Been a couple of years since I’d taken the inflatable up to Aberdeen but it’s one of my favourite east coast venues, mainly because you end up… Continue reading 29 June 2011 – Aberdeen
28 June 2011 – Dunbar (Inflatable)
Weather: Light N/NNE wind, warm, dry and sunny Sea Conditions: Calm and clear Time: 1300-1630 – 2.5 hours Tides: HW approx 1430, mid-range tide A case of grabbing a little sunshine whilst I could – not brilliant fishing, but a lot better than most of the alternatives! Ended up with a few codling, mackerel, tiny… Continue reading 28 June 2011 – Dunbar (Inflatable)
June 10 – Nice surprise from Dunbar
Weather: ESE wind force 1-2, dry and mainly overcast Sea: Modest chop, clear water Time: 1100-1730 – 6.5 hours Tides: HW approx 1000, LW 1600 – smallish tide Had a good day out of Dunbar, with the wind and tide nicely aligned to give a fast but steady drift. Total of 43 coddies and 7… Continue reading June 10 – Nice surprise from Dunbar
May 29 Inshore codling at St Andrews and Dunbar
A couple of quick reports on St Andrews and Dunbar at the end of May/early June. First off was a trip in Ian’s Raider a few miles along the coast from St Andrews. This proved to be a fairly typical trip – i.e. plenty of codling – and we picked up around 30 each, plus… Continue reading May 29 Inshore codling at St Andrews and Dunbar