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BRADWELL REPORT 22ND AUGUST 2010
Just four of us today and the first outing in almost two weeks due to the inclement weather (WIND) to you lot. Steve, Alan, Peter and myself left the Marina at about 8am, and I have to admit it did not look very promising, the breeze was coming from the south west and the tide was running to the west, the sea was a little choppy in the river but as we cleared the point it was not too bad. Generally at the confluence of the Blackwater and the Colne it cuts up pretty rough but there were only small white horses, and the forecast was for the breeze to ease as the day wore on. Not to worry we pressed on East and had the hook down in about 60 feet by 10am. The bait we had was squid, mackerel and herring, we badly needed some Hermit crab so two of the Herring were sacrificed to the drop net in order to hopefully get some. The bait dropper was got ready and loaded with chopped up squid, it was not long before we had Hermits and Thornback Rays on board, although not very big they at least encouraged us.
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and of course they went back.
I was the only one using the Hermits and had three or four of these before they others cottoned on to my strategy
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then I was rumbled and the crabs were in great demand.
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you will have to excuse Peter re the “hold” his hands are not as good as they could be.
But he held this one nicely before he put it in the box
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When the tide started to ebb the sea went flat and the sun shone for a while the fish were steady but just under size we returned about a dozen Rays and probably the same number of Hounds. Then the rain came.
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and we all retired to a sheltered bit of the boat. But were obliged to get wet as the fish would not leave us alone
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We upped the anchor at 3-15pm in order to have enough water at the Marina when we got back otherwise we would have been out till 8pm. It was a shame to leave as the fish had now started to play in earnest. Sorry forgot to thank Alan for the sausages, Peter for the Pizza, and Steve for the Pasties. I got the milk!!
Just four of us today and the first outing in almost two weeks due to the inclement weather (WIND) to you lot. Steve, Alan, Peter and myself left the Marina at about 8am, and I have to admit it did not look very promising, the breeze was coming from the south west and the tide was running to the west, the sea was a little choppy in the river but as we cleared the point it was not too bad. Generally at the confluence of the Blackwater and the Colne it cuts up pretty rough but there were only small white horses, and the forecast was for the breeze to ease as the day wore on. Not to worry we pressed on East and had the hook down in about 60 feet by 10am. The bait we had was squid, mackerel and herring, we badly needed some Hermit crab so two of the Herring were sacrificed to the drop net in order to hopefully get some. The bait dropper was got ready and loaded with chopped up squid, it was not long before we had Hermits and Thornback Rays on board, although not very big they at least encouraged us.
and of course they went back.
I was the only one using the Hermits and had three or four of these before they others cottoned on to my strategy
then I was rumbled and the crabs were in great demand.
you will have to excuse Peter re the “hold” his hands are not as good as they could be.
But he held this one nicely before he put it in the box
When the tide started to ebb the sea went flat and the sun shone for a while the fish were steady but just under size we returned about a dozen Rays and probably the same number of Hounds. Then the rain came.
and we all retired to a sheltered bit of the boat. But were obliged to get wet as the fish would not leave us alone
We upped the anchor at 3-15pm in order to have enough water at the Marina when we got back otherwise we would have been out till 8pm. It was a shame to leave as the fish had now started to play in earnest. Sorry forgot to thank Alan for the sausages, Peter for the Pizza, and Steve for the Pasties. I got the milk!!
