Parole at last

[crazy fred]

Well I've been under house arrest with the dog for the last two weeks but at last house work and learning how a washing machine works are a thing of the past the ice queen is back from Alaska .

 

So it's Mon morning and I've decided to fish the evening tide at dancing ledge . So armed with only a box of squid , there are no salmon eggs , rice or hallibut pellets as this is a fishing report not a cooking program Mr Lynes.

 

Ropes off 3-30 to catch the last 2 hours of the ebb , it takes 30 mins from stakes to dancing ledge weather and tide perfect for a fast trip. After 5-10 mins looking around and a drift to see how the boat will lay I stick the galvanized lump in and with the rattle of chain and then the rope flying out with a knot that looked as if the dog had tied it . Oops I'd forgotten to splice it up from the spieces hunt when we had to cut and leave it on poole patch . This is when you think do I haul it in and risk it coming undone or sod it lets get fishing , sod it lets get fishing .

 

I decide to fish two rods as the boat is laying straight in the tide but by the time I start baiting the second rod "fish on " a nice bream about a pound and a half . Then for the next hour constant fish but no fish over 2 lb but good sport .

The tide slackened off and so did the fish so coffee time and wait for the flood to start. With the first trickle of flood I decided to pull up and re anchor . The anchor came up easily with a knot the size of your fist fighting to get through the bow roller but once on board I admired it and decided it worked once so back it went for another go.

 

It was slow for the first 30 min but then it was as though somebody threw the switch , fishing two rods became impossible so it was down to one and the fish just kept coming . By 8-00 I'd had enough my arms were on fire and my wrist's were starting to complain as the tide pushed hard and I was trotting an 8oz weight . The best fish landed weighed in at 2-12 but I'd lost a much bigger fish in the tide .

 

So smiling to myself at a good plan and result I decided to pull up the anchor and head for home with the flood remembering this time to leave the knot outside the anchor locker so as not to forget to put a nice tidy splice in it. The tally of fish was "I wasn't counting " but kept 8 for friends . I cleaned up on the way back as the sea was now like a billiard table which made things easy and I even made coffee at 23 knts you have to have trust in them radar alarms and auto pilots they don't call me crazy for nothing!!

 

It was worth two weeks of no fishing under house arrest for that fantastic evening session

 

HAPPY DAY'S

[Jim]

Brilliant.

Not sure about the 23 knot coffee though.

 

 

Jim

[great white]

Nice to have you back Fred

 

Great report mate

[Reel Wizzard]

One of club members had a fish of 4lb11oz round there yesterday. Plus at least another 60 good fish which were nearly all returned so it looks like it has really switched on at last. For anyone wondering who it was it was Malcom with the boat little cat.

[crazy fred]

It was Monday I was there Dave !! No other boats there

[Reel Wizzard]

He went home lunch time as he had had enough

[Kingfisher 126]

 

Well done Fred but it sounds like you need to man up for Norway its only two months away!!

[crazy fred]

Don't blame him it was fast and furious fishing not often I run out of puff !!

[crazy fred]

Man up I've got La Rochelle next week for five days haven't got a clue what's going down there !!!!!

[Kingfisher 126]

 

Go get em Fred expecting a good result from you.

[crazy fred]

"No practice no idea " you get the boat keys and your tackle on the wed then you get three four hour sessions fishing over three days work that out !!!

Lambs to the slaughter comes to mind.

[Maverick Martin]

Well done and what a great report Fred.  As Charlie said, glad you're back 

 

If I were going to La Rochelle there is no else I would rather fish with, you'll do fine, it must be the Rodman in you 

[Stuie]

Thanks for the 'knotty' report Fred - well done. (Not from Liverpool are you?)

[crazy fred]

Not sure stuie but every time I see a policeman I run !!!!

[Kingfisher 126]

 

I'm amazed you've never been caught Fred, you must run fast!!!!

[Reel Wizzard]

Malcom de Jersey with his dancing ledge 4lb11oz Bream