Knott end - Looong day!!

[Paul]

So I've been off work for a grand total of 11 weeks with the arrival of my second son, during that time I've been out on the boat......errrrr.............NONE!

11 weeks off work and no trips out.... so with being back to work tomorrow, i managed to snatch a day yesterday from knott end, with TerryG (Padstas son for those who might not know)

The wind had been forecast to be a little snotty in the morning but easing off early afternoon.... Well it was certainly snotty!!!! Rough as a badgers backsides might be another way to put it

Plans of hitting the tope looked off the cards and fishing in the lee of Kingscar seemed the best option to see if it eased off after a few hours. Fishing was dire, a few doggies, maybe a dozen mackeral, but one decent Raymond weighed in the net at 11lb so somewhere around 10lb






Mid afternoon and the wind did drop a little so we decided to have a run around to Shell wharf, a run of about 5 miles.... it was still fairly rough, but we got there....

The 3 tope baits out the back were just getting hammered by doggies, but we also carried on with the feathers, and had a manic half hour and ended up with about 100 mackerel between us for the freezer.

After a couple of hours the wind picked back up creating some "interesting" conditions!! TIme to head back.... the 5 mile run back to wyrelight seemed to take forever with a huge following sea - its never good surfing back in on a swell thats breaking under you

Aching a bit today and my face is like a lobster!! Spoke to Terry just before and i think he is broken too!

Despite the weather and poor fishing we had a good craic and still enjoyed ourselves, and plenty of Macks for the freezer.

[sharpey]

Well done skipper..!! That's a clonking ray..!! Shame the conditions weren't kinder but that's our great British weather.. Still, good sport for you..!!


Sharpey

[Settle Simon]

Well done on getting out and having a bbit of 'me time'. Great fish and great report (and no dog owners to put up with!

By the way Mr Sharpe "clonking ray "? are you channeling the spirit of the great John Wilson?

[grumpyppops1]

Its about time we had a good report(babies mmm)

[Graham]

Nice one Paul.
Its frustrating being governed by the wind to get a days fishing but that ray's a belter
A good bag of mackeral too, did you get them on the drift? What depth were they in?

[Pike]

Good that you managed to get Paul maybe not all you hoped for but a good day and a full freezer

[Paul]

Nice one Paul.
Its frustrating being governed by the wind to get a days fishing but that ray's a belter
A good bag of mackeral too, did you get them on the drift? What depth were they in?

Hi Graham

We had a try around fairway bouy drifting but only got a couple.... The mad half hour was sat at anchor a few hundred yards E-SE of Shell wharf bouy, depth was about about 35 ft an hour or two after low water, most caught midwater at around 15-20ft

[grandadruss]

Decent little session there Paul,well done on getting out and catching a few.
Hope you parked...beached Anchored,that's it at Half moon bay for a take away full english

[Paul]

We went from knott end mate, but thats not a bad idea for future trips around morecambe, could ring hte order through and come ashore to pick it up

Almost forgot too - one of the highlights of the day, we saw 2 dolphins near shellwharf....really nice to see

[Graham]

We went from knott end mate, but thats not a bad idea for future trips around morecambe, could ring hte order through and come ashore to pick it up

Almost forgot too - one of the highlights of the day, we saw 2 dolphins near shellwharf....really nice to see :thumb:

Brilliant.....who needs the caribbean