Weather: Variable WNW wind, everything from force 1 to 4. Sun and scattered showers. Mild Sea: Slight wave action, but a fairly unpleasant wind against tide chop in evening. Time: Roughly 3.30 – 9.00 p.m. – 5.5 hours Tides: HW approx 6.00 p.m., and a moderate tide Today had a sort of will we, won’t… Continue reading 25 June – More East Coast Coddie Bashing
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1 June – Coddie Bashing at St Andrews
Weather: Dry, with a mix of scattered clouds and sunshine. Light ENE wind Sea: 2-3 foot NE swell, but fairly clear water Tides: HW approx 1230. Smallish tide Time: Roughly 0930-1430 – 5 hours First shot on Ian Raider out of St Andrews this year, and I was reasonably hopeful after a successful trip from… Continue reading 1 June – Coddie Bashing at St Andrews
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
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
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
1st August – St. Andrews
A good species day – 9 in all – from Ian’s Raider, with some respectable sized codling although not in huge numbers.
13th June 2010 – St Andrews
Away up to St Andrews today, for my first east coast coddie session of the year (late or what!). Fished with Ian and Tim from Ian’s Raider a few miles east of the harbour, trying a number of marks. However we all struggled to make much of an impact with only a handful of small fish… Continue reading 13th June 2010 – St Andrews
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
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