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
Tag: cod
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
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
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
Feb 20th – Aberdeen
A nice bit of wild weather rock fishing in search of Aberdeenshire codling – good fun in stormy conditions, with half a dozen pan-sizd fish as a result.
8th August – Dunbar
Codling city off Dunbar – loads of them, although lacking in size. Nice lazy drift up the coast in almost perfect conditions for most of the morning – if only it were like this more often 🙂
13th January 2010 – Aberdeen
An after-dark coddie session from the cliffs. Only three fish winched 50 feet above a raging sea to show for my efforts, but a good night for all that.
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
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