Hi all,
I eventually arrived at Dunge at 6.30pm, tried to park reasonably close for back of power station. Took half an hour waiting for somebody to leave and redeem a parking space, it was absolutely 'choc a bloc'.
Walked up power station road and up the shingle bank. Well, i couldnt believe the amount of people on the beach , all Mackereling, whole families, two catching, one gutting, one washing and putting into boxes, others running around like madmen shouting and pointing. And me, well i come for some Sole! :laugh::laugh:
I walked along to the 2nd bird hide behind power station, (not so many this far up, too far to carry heavy boxes of fish back) and set out my
pitch. The mackies were everywhere, in huge shoals 1ft from the shingle. Had 2hrs before sun went down so thought i'd get the feathers out to catch a few,
Met another forum member fishing next to me (Aye), nice to meet you Aye AKA Martin.
Well the sun eventually went down, the crowds went home and left us in peace for the serious part, Sole. The whiting replaced the Mackies, no sign of a Sole and it was 11.30pm, then a gentle pull down had my full attention, wait for it i thought, again a nice gentle pluck and pull,this is it i says, Sole, winds in and, oh no it cant be.....
Somewhere amongst this lot is a hooklength and a 6" wire boom.
The next cast saw me 'take a seagull out of the air', and it was tangled in my line (it was let go unharmed apart from a sore head). Then the same ol story ,Whiting Whiting and more Whiting. Packed up 1am. Driving home got stopped by the ol' bill, they stopped me cause i was out late! I didnt know there was a curfew! :crazy: Anyway thats it for another session. The Sole WILL come out to play another day... maybe.
I eventually arrived at Dunge at 6.30pm, tried to park reasonably close for back of power station. Took half an hour waiting for somebody to leave and redeem a parking space, it was absolutely 'choc a bloc'.
Walked up power station road and up the shingle bank. Well, i couldnt believe the amount of people on the beach , all Mackereling, whole families, two catching, one gutting, one washing and putting into boxes, others running around like madmen shouting and pointing. And me, well i come for some Sole! :laugh::laugh:

I walked along to the 2nd bird hide behind power station, (not so many this far up, too far to carry heavy boxes of fish back) and set out my
pitch. The mackies were everywhere, in huge shoals 1ft from the shingle. Had 2hrs before sun went down so thought i'd get the feathers out to catch a few,

Met another forum member fishing next to me (Aye), nice to meet you Aye AKA Martin.
Well the sun eventually went down, the crowds went home and left us in peace for the serious part, Sole. The whiting replaced the Mackies, no sign of a Sole and it was 11.30pm, then a gentle pull down had my full attention, wait for it i thought, again a nice gentle pluck and pull,this is it i says, Sole, winds in and, oh no it cant be.....

Somewhere amongst this lot is a hooklength and a 6" wire boom.
The next cast saw me 'take a seagull out of the air', and it was tangled in my line (it was let go unharmed apart from a sore head). Then the same ol story ,Whiting Whiting and more Whiting. Packed up 1am. Driving home got stopped by the ol' bill, they stopped me cause i was out late! I didnt know there was a curfew! :crazy: Anyway thats it for another session. The Sole WILL come out to play another day... maybe.