Spring Plaice return early.

[Padsta Tel]

Had a date with the gorgeous Ruth today the plan was to fish Morecambe Bay around Heysham, to see if we could bag a few late cod. The weather forecast had other ideas a stiff very cold Westerly wind stopping any chance of a trip in the Bay. So we opted to fish Ruth's other boat on its moorings its a little more sheltered but not much. Got to the mooring about 30 min before the tide reached the boat, checked the mooring chain for any imperfections seeing this weekend is a 10.09 tide.





Everything ok Jumped into Catch 22 as Ruth calls it and tackled up two rods each , uptiders for me with one up one down size ones, fresh skellies frozen black, mackerel for bait. The fingers were starting to numb after only a short time. After about half a hour had a good pull down and a good size fat flounder.


Good start then a double header happy days better than the wall I though.


Poor Ruth still waiting for a fish and then another double header for me.

Ruth had a small plaice and then a flounder both returned. Then another flounder for me.

It wasn't long before Ruth pulled in a specimen plaice even though it was thin.

We had about a hour before leaving and no more fish, a cold morning but a few fish to show for our efforts.
Thanks for the invite Ruth will do it again soon.


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[senatorkenny]

Good report from you two looking forward to some more reports like that weel done

[grumpyppops1]

Well done that man and Ruth .nice session

[Ruthie]

It was a good little session that Terry, you definately out fished me But this retirement lark is making you soft ... what cold wind lolx.. bring on the summer

[Padsta Tel]

It was a good little session that Terry, you definately out fished me But this retirement lark is making you soft ... what cold wind lolx.. bring on the summer

Glad we didn't have a bet on the biggest fish I'd have come a good second.

[tarmacduck]

Great report with super pictures. That plaice was a belter.

[grandadruss]

Great report Tel and brill pictures of the Beauty and The Beast.
Don't get giddy mate you weren't the beauty
What's fishing off the moorings mean mate?
Does that mean you don't sail it and just sit in it and let the tide come in?

[Padsta Tel]

Great report Tel and brill pictures of the Beauty and The Beast.
Don't get giddy mate you weren't the beauty
What's fishing off the moorings mean mate?
Does that mean you don't sail it and just sit in it and let the tide come in?

That's right Russ once your on there's no going home no matter how rough it gets .

[Jammygit]

Well done you two was one of those uptiders an abu 484 version Tel or is that still in production well done Ruthie that's a belting plaice
Cheers for report

[Blanko]

Well done both of you Saw the boat bobbing as I was driving along the prom just before lunchtime,looked like water was running out fast , I did wonder if it was anyone I knew