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16/08/2013 Fishing Report by Mark Dolben

16 Aug 2013 by Mark Dolben

Well after one of the best days fishing I have ever had I felt I had to write a report and tell you all about it so here goes.
It all started with a last minute booking after seeing on the My Way website (well worth a look www.goangling.co.uk) there was a space due to a cancellation at 9:30 pm the night before! It was a quick call to Gethyn and and I was booked on. Happy days!.
It was a 9am sail and we were greeted at the dock by Gethyn and his lad H on a nice sunny morning. What a difference a day makes . The day before it was blowing 30-40 mph and absolutely lashing it down which had scupper end Gethyn's original plan of a trip out to the deeps, the swell out there would be too big after the weather the previous day.It was going to be a day of species hunting inshore.
With everyone briefed on what to expect we set off to the first mark of the day, target pollock and wrasse on light gear rigs where size 1 down to size 8 hooks (for the mini species) and light spinning rods and sensor tips of which there is a great selection and top quality on board for the crew to try out or you can bring your own which I did. But Gethyn asked if I fancied a go with one of his tronixpro hto rods that he is giving away every month as prizes and boy I'm glad I did! Withh balanced gear like this an 8 oz wrase gives a good account of itself and if you hook a 2-3lb fish you've got a battle on your hands! Great fun!
It wasn't long before the the first fish of the day were hitting the deck, plenty of colourful little wrase in the shape of Ballan,cuckoo,corkwing, and my first ever goldsinney wrase. Beautiful little fish,pollock, mackerel, rock goby's Really good fun on the light gear and a very enjoyable start to the day. After that it was kettle on as we steamed out a little further to the second mark of the day, the mussel beds where some of the crew carried on with the light tackle approach, taking a selection of fish, cod,gurnard,Huss,poor cod,whiteing,dab,and dogs but there was only one thing on my mind. Tope!!
I lost what felt like a nice fish about this time last year that spat the hook after a couple of minutes (gutted) as I have been hoping and trying to bag my first tope with out success for a couple of years. On my last trip out to the deeps with Myway plenty of tope came aboard but to other anglers.Frustrating, but you can't complain too much when you're landing double figure spurdogs and bullhuss! lol
Any way Gethyn and I felt there was a chance so I baited up with fresh mackerel just snippingg off the tail fin to stop it spinning in the tide. Out it went and I sat back to wait it out. After an hour or so with no luck and the other guys having a ball pulling up double and triple shots of fish I was thinking it might not happen and I should join in on the fun with the others and it was just as Gethyn was commenting on the lack of whiteing that are usually quite prolific on this mark it happened! Like the scene out of jaws the rod tip twitched, the reel clicked once...twice and then screamed. I jumped up, grabbed the rod, flipped the reel in to gear. The rod arched over and it was fish on and what could only be an angry tope that was on its first blistering run absolutely smoking line from the reel!
I got a couple of turns back and it went again and then again and as I was gaining bit of line I thought disaster had struck again. I felt the line ping (must have been over one of the fins) and slack line. No, weight at all. I was gutted and started to reel as fast as i could to get another bait out for another go and bang! bang ! it was still on and it took off again ripping line off the reel. The fish must have charged the boat and with a mix of relief and adrenalin I got back into the fight. After another 5 minutes the tope began to tire and we got the first glimpse of it and it was huge. The biggest fish I have ever seen, let alone caught! Another few minutes and it was ready for the net. Gethyn slipped the net under the tope and it was mine! We laid it down on the deck and I was in awe, a truly impressive creature!!
She weighed in at 48lb7oz . What a fish! A few photos and we slipped her back and wached her disappear back into the depths, awesome!!
After that some of the crew wanted to get in on the action, gearing up with more fresh mackerel. It wasn't long before Arron was in to one that led us a merry dance, swimming under the boat and tangling with 5 other anglers but he kept his cool and with a bit of quick thinking and Gethyn's handy work with the scissors we had another tope on the deck 46lb, Well done mate! Another 5 minutes and it was my turn again,another cracker 30 to 35lb. I couldn't believe it. Amazing!
Then it was time for a spot of lunch (sausage, black pud and bean butties) mmmmmm!! And a move to the last mark of the day to have a go for smooth hounds of which we picked up a few in the 5-8lb range along with some other bits and pieces and some nice codling for tea, all taken on crab baits. All too soon it was time to head for home but what a cracking day and I would like to thank Gethyn and his lad H for the best day's fishing I've ever had. Cheers guys!
It goes without saying I would highly recommend a trip on Myway no matter what your age or ability. Top quality bait and tackle, rods, reels (not the battered rubbish you get on most charter boats) hand tied rigs, plenty of tea and coffee and mmm those butties! All supplied by a really knowledgable skipper who is only too happy to help. You really can't go wrong booking a day out on this boat. Just check out their web site at www.goangling.co.uk. Well, that's all for now can't Wait for next time!
07/2013 Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen

Jul 2013 by Gethyn Owen

In our free tackle give away with Tronixpro and World Sea Fishing local angler Martin Bates was the July winner of a light rod & reel combo. During his time afloat with us Martin fished with one of the new HTO lure rods from Tronixpro, free to use aboard My Way. Baiting up with either fresh worm or Isome artificial worms as supplied by World Sea Fishing, to catch small ballan and cuckoo wrasse, Martins name was automatically entered into the free prize draw.

Many anglers have taken up the challenge through July and fished using either the HTO 25gram or 50gram rods, coupled together with Daiwa Megaforce fixed spool reels and braid. Wrasse and mini species are the main targets when using such extremely light outfits whilst afloat, even 8oz wrasse bend the rods and offer an exciting adrenalin rush for the captor.

We have another rod & reel combo available in August, you simply need to grab one to the rods and have a fish
07/2013 Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen

Jul 2013 by Gethyn Owen

Towards the end of June we had a few poor trips, with the weather not playing ball we were unable to get afloat on a few days and those we did on occasions suffered through lack of species required – mainly the hounds. But that’s how fishing goes for us sometimes and we battle through with the thoughts of some great rewards. As we planned to say goodbye to our annual smoothhound season we wanted it to go in epic fashion and not fizzle out as slowly as it had started, left with a few days mid-week to make the most of the tides and continual arrival of fresh peeler crab we set out with only hounds on our minds. Thankfully, the hounds were game on and we were treated to just short of 50 double figure hounds, including 2 over 20lb and many in the small 8lb bracket.

Both 20lbers fell to anglers having a play around with the Yuki Manacor rod from Moonfleet Angling in Gateshead. This 4 piece senor tip rod comes complete with 4 interchangeable tip sections, rated 1,2,3 and 4 oz. Primarily used for smaller species that require delicate bite detection this rod is equally at home when landing powerful and hard fighting 20lb plus smoothhounds. Graham had a new pb of 22lb 10 oz, beating his previous of 22lb 3oz caught aboard My Way 2 years ago.

Inshore the fishing was also improving, at anchor a variety of species were helping the anglers to some great mixed bags. Many ticking off a whole host of species required for personal and club species hunts. The wrasse that had been missing for what seemed an eternity finally started to arrive in numbers through July; nothing too big at the moment but a fairly plentiful amount of both ballans and cuckoos for most anglers to catch along with the odd corkwing and goldsinney.

In July we set in motion a new competition for anglers aboard My Way – a tackle give away with thanks to Tronixpro and World Sea Fishing we have 4 x HTO lure game rods (2x25grm and 2x50grm) all 4 with Daiwa megaforce FS reels up for grabs over coming months. These rods are free to use aboard My Way when on the drift for the likes of pollack and wrasse or at anchor for a variety species. Initially the only requirement was that the angler baits up from a selection of Isome lures as supplied by WSF tackle. Photographs to be uploaded to our FB Group and at the end of each month July, August, Sept and Oct, all anglers’ names for that month will be placed in a pot and one recipient drawn at random to receive a rod and reel combo. However with the slowness of the wrasse and mini species this year it was decided to allow anglers to use either Isome or bait as they wish – providing they catch using the HTO Lure rods, they’ll be automatically entered into the competition. This is a free give away with great thanks to TronixPro and World Sea Fishing. GO Angling Charters decision is final!

I reported last month on some of the superb fishing we had experienced in Holyhead Deep, with double figure pollack over the wrecks, along with huss, spurdogs and small tope. Hopes were high that July wasn’t going to disappoint! Again the weather scuppered our plans on occasions but when we did get out there we were treated to some great fishing, both from the drift and anchor work. The pollack fishing was on occasions hard; we caught on most drifts but only one or two. What became apparent when gutting our catch for the supper table was that they were all stuffed full with sandeel. It seems the pollack were already filling themselves with bait fish before our arrival. Bites were delicate and fishing tough as the pollack seemed only to snatch at our lures as they passed their heads, the pollack never really needed to chase the lures or hit them hard in any feeding frenzy.

At anchor the fishing was more hectic with everyone looking to target a shark from either huss, tope or spurdog. Without doubt the most prolific was the spurdog with the vast majority of specimens going well into double figures. Simon Coyne from Manchester bagging another near welsh record aboard My Way with a fantastic spur of 19lb.
Our biggest huss for a few years fell to local rod Dave Craddock when he landed and then made a great attempt to get to grips with this monstrous 17lb 1oz bully.

Fact is we've had some great fishing around our small part of north Wales over the past few weeks, you simply have to be out there to be in with a chance!

Thanks to everyone who helped make it fun, and cross fingers for some more great fishing to come!
07/2013 Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen

Jul 2013 by Gethyn Owen

The month ahead - July

As we enter July, we tend to say goodbye to the large influx of smoothhounds around Holyhead and Trearddur Bay. They can still be caught, but not so much as a targeted fishery, with average sizes now at only 8lb. July often signifies the start of some great and varied fishing around the bays, with many trips giving up to 20 different species of fish in any one day.

Many trips start drifting around the coast for a selection of different species that include Pollack, Cod, Mackerel and 5 different types of wrasse. IInshore drifting for such hard fighting species can be great fun, especially when using light gear. Fishing waters of around 45ft using spinning rods and similar you feel every bite and dive from your fish. For those not having such rods and reels and wanting to 'test the water' fear not, we have a selection of superb rods from Yuki & also Hart from Tronixpro available free to use. Coupled with some excellent multiplier or FS reels your enjoyment is almost guaranteed.

At anchor the bigger targets inshore include Bull Huss, rays, strap Conger, smoothies and the odd Tope ... with sizes varying for all from the very small to those well into double figures. Double figure Bull Huss for example are regularly seen from some of our favoured marks. Thornback rays are also present along with the odd Blonde ray and Spotted ray.

If weather allows we'll travel to the famed Holyhead Deep we will almost certainly be targeting bigger Pollack, Spurdog, Tope, Bull Huss and Conger. Drifting around the wrecks we have the potential for some great Pollack, few of which go well into double figures.

At anchor we tend toi think big -- tope, spurdogs huss and eels. A great draw for many anglers, it is always recommended that everyone tackles up on the big side, and goes all out to land specimen sharks. There are other species to be had, Whiting, Dogfish and Gurnard the most prolific, but these are also achievable inshore, no point in missing out when in the deeps. As with most fishing trips travelling offshore we need a few elements to fall in our favour, neap tides and calm weather the most important.

Competition Time
We have teamed up with the guys at Tronixpro and World Sea Fishing to bring you a great competition. Starting late July, everyone fishing aboard My Way in coming months is in with a chance to win a superb light boat Rod & Reel combo! There will be one available each month for July, August, September and October.

Look out for more details, available soon on our website and via our Facebook page.
Website: www.goangling.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GOAngling
06/2013 Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen

Jun 2013 by Gethyn Owen

2013 Fladen Smoothhound Challenge

With bad weather cancelling 2 days of our 2013 Smoothie Challenge kindly supported by Fladen Fishing UK we had another 2 rod and reel combos up for grabs. To continue with the theme of the heaviest hounds, we decided to run the comp through June. We managed to catch a great amount of hounds, with the vast majority in the mid teen area .... we also caught 6 that went over 20lb in weight, magnificent fishing by all those involved.

However there can only be two winners,
Tom Reay 24lb 5oz
Neil Harrison 23lb

Runners up …
Graham Ellis 22lb 10oz
Peter Hamilton 22lb 5oz
Tojo 20lb

Did I mention I also had a new PB at 24lb 10oz

Many thanks to Fladen for their support once again this year, very much appreciated.

Pictured is winner Tom
06/2013 Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen

Jun 2013 by Gethyn Owen

June I am so glad to report has been a hectic month aboard My Way, the weather has on a couple days thwarted our plans, but thankfully not too many to mention. For the first few days of June I was joined aboard My Way by a great group of friends from around the UK - various parts of Scotland, down to Oxford and the nearest a relatively short journey from Cheshire.

This has become a regular trip over the years with our main targets Holyheads Smoothhound. We have though also suffered from the weather and many times have had a day or more cancelled. This time around we had an extremely favourable forecast for all 3 days.

We caught plenty, everyone had some great fun with hounds the vast majority of which were in the mid teen weight class, Davy Holt taming most of his hounds on the light £20 Yuki Rubymar rod. Top honours though went to Peter Hutchinson, who ignored the comments of being the ‘tangler’ and caught many large hounds including one at 19lbs and another magical smoothie at 22lb, above left. I also managed to find myself a new personal best smoothhound on the last of these 3 days, weighing at 24lb 10oz.

Another annual pilgrimage followed on later that same week when Harry and I were joined aboard My Way by the Boat Fishing Monthly Team, this time Dave and Jim bringing ad man Daz up to sample some hot fishing and hot Holyhead nightlife. As with last years couple days, we were also joined by Mike Thrussell jnr from World Sea Fishing and also a competition winner who had won the chance to fish aboard My Way with the great possibility of joining that VIP club for 20lb hound captors.

Sadly last year the hounds played hard to get, we did land a few doubles on light spinning gear, but never got near the 20lb threshold. This year I was confident, the fishing had finally kicked up a few gears following 2 months of doldrums had - sun was out, the crabs were peeling and we had already landed a 20lb, you can read the full story in an upcoming issue of BFM, but yes, Tom made it with a 24lb 5oz beauty.

We remained smoothhound hunting for the coming weeks – some days also adding general fishing for dogs, dabs, huss, gurnards etc. to the day when the tides never suited for an all out assault on the hounds. When hounding some days fished far better than others, there was no definite cycle to the days that we struggled, nothing I could say was to blame to be honest just a simple case of the smoothhound not being there.

What we need to remember is that with the smoothhound off the Holyhead coast tending to be mainly double figure sharks, they do seem to be more solitary feeders and not pack fish associated with those in smaller sizes. We sometimes see 3 or 4 come through, then it goes quite for an hour or more, then others swim through! Challenging fishing indeed that really does try your patience!
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Entering the 3rd week in June and we had some great settled weather, light variable winds and all coinciding with neap tides. A quick chat with the crews and it was soon decided to shoot offshore to the edges of Holyhead Deeps were we would be able to try out a few wrecks in 180foot of water for pollack and codling. Over slack water we would drop anchor and hopefully connect with more sharks but this time tope, spurdogs and huss.

Fortunately the gamble over these 3 days paid off, during the few hours on the drift over the ebbing tide, we pulled out many pollack averaging 6lb in weight. We also managed to pull out a dozen fish into double figures, the best weighing 11lb 8oz. With all days for individuals, it was a great mixed bag of abilities as well as fish, with everyone reeling in something of note.

On the Monday we had a group of regulars from Burnley in Lancashire, having fished the previous week in some poor weather, but still managing to land the targeted hounds, today was a great blessing. Having had many trips cancelled of late and the one fished remaining inshore, a foray offshore for bigger stuff and possibly a few table fish was music to everyones ears. Thankfully everyone was rewarded with pollack on the drift, and then huss, spurdogs and tope at anchor, the best going 22lb for Pepe … was a great day, made better with some great biscuits and scones from Mrs Eve, thanks.

The following couple days followed a similar pattern for us, out to the wrecks for the last few hours of the remaining ebb tide. This saw most of the crew catching a good amount of decent sized pollack for our small part of the Irish Sea. At anchor numerous spurdogs, huss, small tope and the ever obliging dogfish kept us busy whilst drinking tea and coffee and enjoying our sausage & black pudding sarnies.

Sidewinders, shads and jelly worms all being used to great effect from our varied crews, with certain colours out fishing others more noticeably at certain stages of the tide (it’s great to just sit back and watch sometimes).

I even managed to bag a few pollack myself on the light Ruby h fishing rod. This £20 rod never ceases to amaze me, as well and pollack from 180foot of water, over these few days the rod hauled in spurs, huss and one small tope and once again made everything effortless. I will though add that reel choice is also of great importance when using these rods. Inshore a small multiplier of fixed spool is adequate, Holyhead deeps requires a decent large retrieve reel such as a good Daiwa, Abu or as I was using an Avet!.

We have been using these rods often of late, but at £20 they are worth every penny. Check out the videos on our My Way TV page at www.goangling.co.uk and see for yourself

With tides increasing and an unsettled weather forecast we ended last week by remaining inshore for a spot of general fishing, followed by another bash at the smoothhound.

Thankfully this plan came together and after a few hours with dogs, dabs and a few other species, the lads were rewarded with some great double figure smoothhounds; the best of which fell to Neil Harrisons ledgered peeler crab, an astounding 23lb and our 4th twenty of 2013.

Good weather is rolling in once again for the last week of June, good luck to all :)
05/2013 Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen

May 2013 by Gethyn Owen

Smoothies, pollack, spurs - not bad when the winds don't blow ....

Despite a healthy calendar, early May still fell foul to the weather gods. High winds once again leading to the cancellation of far more trips than we actually managed to sail on.

When we did manage to sneak out, the back of the breakwater was still producing some nice Pollack. With plenty in the 1 to 2lb bracket, we also hooked into a good few up to 5lb in weight, offering a nice meal for the lucky angler. At anchor we started to see far more fish than the struggle we had through the bitterly cold weather in late March and April. With Dogfish , Whiting, Dab and Codling we also caught some small thornies and huss approaching double figures.

It was though Smoothhound we really wanted.
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After a break of 10days, cancelling every trip along the way through high winds, we managed a nice few days afloat from 17th May. This was to be our first attempt at landing a smoothie this year. Our day actually started with some drifting. Everyone tackled light and we had some great sport for a few hours catching pollack, cuckoo and ballan wrasse.

By lunch it was time to head over to our anchor and try for a few hounds. The waters though were still fairly cold compared to recent years; this was seriously affecting the crab moult. Cold waters had stopped the big spring moult required to bring the big Smoothhound to our shores on the feed.

Regardless we made our best attempt, primed with some quality Anglesey peeler crab. It took an hour before local angler Arron Miles had a clear bite and run from the first hound of 2013, as I jumped for joy and screamed "you hero" Arron lifted into the hound …… and lost it!

To which I called him something else, "hero to zero in 10 seconds" Billy pointed out!

Arron though had the last laugh as he went on to land the only two smoothhounds of the day and get My Ways Smoothhound hunt truly underway. The following day the wind was once again playing havoc with our attempts to get out fishing. Delaying the sail time to lunchtime, we once again set off with high hopes; sadly though no smoothies graced the decks of My Way that afternoon or evening.

Proof to the ridiculous nature of the unsettled weather we are experiencing this year was these few days. The scenario was Friday light NW, Saturday strong NE and then Sunday, sunshine, no wind and calm seas.

With the Smoothhound still being a little unpredictable I made the suggestion pm the Sunday that we make the most of the neap tide and glorious weather and head off shore in search of some bigger pollack action and maybe a few huss and spurdogs; not exactly what the crew wanted, but in fairness the guys were happy to take onboard my observations on the state of the current fishing situation.

With nervous anticipation I set My Way up for the first pass over the wreck and as I called the warning the sunken vessel was coming up, I could see Marks rod tip bend over as a hard fighting Pollack hit his lure. On the first drift we had a few nice Pollack grace the decks of My Way including a 10lb er for Mark. A few more drifts and everyone was hooking into fish and a few the wreck! A couple drifts and Mark in particular had 3 fish in his bag for a return of 27lb, not bad fishing at all for our small part of the world
Don Abbot also raised a smile when amongst his haul he managed a nice 10lb 4oz Pollack. At anchor we had spurdogs, a few small huss and a fair old number of dogfish! But returning back onto the drift when the tide was running, we were back into the Pollack.

A few more cancellations followed before we were able to get back out to try for the Smoothhound in Holyhead bay. Each trip though started with a small amount of drifting or general fishing before the waiting game of hound fishing. Thankfully we were rewarded with some smoothies, all being double figure sharks. Sadly though the hounds are still not in the great numbers we normally associate with this time of year.

But with the hen crabs now shedding shells in great numbers, each day should be a marked improvement on the last.
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04/2013 Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen

Apr 2013 by Gethyn Owen

Early season 2013 and the weather has played a major part in the fishing all over the UK. From mid-March all the way through April, the water temperatures have remained unseasonably low in comparison to previous years. Together with a relentless barrage of strong winds, it really has been hard to get out and put any sort of run together.

Early April and we managed to sneak out to the deeps on one day, as a small example, either side of this particular we cancelled because of strong winds. With a good group of regulars, we sailed around the coast looking for herring or pollack to supplement our frozen baits for our spurdog and huss hunt. Sadly none of them wanted to help us out. Barring 2 good spurdogs out in the deeps, the day would have been a real hard one.

An extract from our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/GOAngling) this days fishing reads as follows:-

Glorious sunshine and flat calm seas today, nice end to the Easter period … sadly the fish failed to read my email! A painfully slow start to the day, drifting around the coast to Trearddur Bay saw no fish for the first 90 mins. A move to anchor, then a further move finally saw a few doggies, with the odd codling and whiting break the surface of the water.

Additionally we had a fair number of bull huss, sadly they were the smallest huss I had ever seen, the largest was smaller than a standard dogfish! The deep was sadly hard work also.

Dave managed to hook a beauty of a spurdog towards the end of our time, following on from Ian Thomo who hooked into the only other spur of the session, everyone else catching just dogs. Fortunately for Ian, it was his first spur and a very a decent one at 14lb 6oz

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The fishing through early April was hard work; even the dogfish were showing signs of hibernation. Normally April is a month that really gets going, all manner of species moving in and some fantastic sport with spurdogs, huss and small pack tope arriving in the Holyhead Deep. Towards the 3rd week of April things started to pick up on the fish front, with quantity and more species moving in.

This was when we managed another couple days afloat, having cancelled numerous trips in between leaving both me and the anglers extremely frustrated. With a planned trip off to the Deeps restricted again by a strong NW breeze one mid-April day, our efforts centred on various marks within Holyhead Bay. The usual suspects of dogs, whiting, dabs, small huss, codling plus more showing up to grace our baits and help out some of the crew with their clubs on going 2013 species hunt.

The following day the wind swung around to the south, too strong again to allow us to get to the deeper marks offshore but it allowed us to drift a few inshore marks around the Breakwater and Rocky coast in search of early season pollack that move in to Holyhead Bay.

Thankfully the pollack had arrived, nothing too big, the best specimen probably going 4lb, but with a fair number in the 2 to 4lb bracket, a few buckets were filled with some nice chunky fillets going home with the anglers.

Light tackle and 25 to 35 foot of water, makes for some great fun with these hard fighting fish. Sadly, the over all wind patterns remain unsettled for us at the moment and whilst colleagues on the south coast have basked in some fantastic calm seas, and hot days, we have had to dodge winds for the odd day or two afloat.

On the plus side, things though are quickly improving, the waters are warming up, the crabs are starting to peel and fish are moving into the bay with each passing day.

We have limited spaces available for the remainder of May and into June, if you are interested in a particular date or species to fish for please email or call to discuss, thanks.
06/04/2013 Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen

6 Apr 2013 by Gethyn Owen

Glorious sunshine and flat calm seas today, nice end to the Easter period … sadly the fish failed to read my email!

A painfully slow start to the day, drifting around the coast to Trearddur Bay saw no fish for the first 90 mins. A move to anchor, then a further move finally saw a few doggies, with the odd codling and whiting break the surface of the water. Additionally we had a fair number of bull huss, sadly they were the smallest huss I had ever seen, the largest was smaller than a standard dogfish!

The deep was sadly hard work also. Dave managed to hook this beauty of a spurdog towards the end of our time, following on from Ian Thomo who hooked into the only other spur of the session, eevryone else catching just dogs.Fortunately for Ian, it was his first spur and a very a decent one at 14lb 6oz
03/2013 Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen

Mar 2013 by Gethyn Owen

The weather this weekend made for a challenging time for the lads aboard My Way. Erratic fishing saw, dogs, dabs, whiting and codling come aboard My Way in single double and triple shots, only for the following hour to slow down, forcing another move to seek out fish.

Huss and small ray helped bulk up the species count along with a few additional mini specie and a solitary plaice; thankfully some pretty unprintable banter and great food help ease the hardship of the bitterly cold east wind that forced us all to cover up behind big coats and hats all day long.

On reflection, a great weekend with a good bunch of anglers …. Roll on the summer!