[Stevek65]

After mid week discussions Nutsy, Tim and myself decided on a session at langaurd.
Partly because we didn't want to travel to far due to the forecast .and I still needed to catch a dab after our Frinton failure.
Saturday morning 7am found me slopping around in the mud digging a few wums. Was treated to an amazing sunrise that hinted at the weather ahead!
18.30 Tim,Nutsy and me were looking at horizontal rain with a stiff south-westerly in langaurd car park.
Being tough hardy anglers we ran away to the martello park area for a shorter walk and hopefully not get soaked.
By 19.15 we were set up and the sky cleared and the stars came out.
Wind was fresh but the sea state wasn't too bad. No weed about which made life easier.
It was whiting from the start but all very small.
Tim had whiting, dogfish, a dab and a rockling which was a first for him. Well done mate.
Nutsy had 2 thornback (both females)a dab , whiting and a rockling another first.Again Well done mate.
Myself I had whiting, 4 dabs all small and a rockling not a first 😢 All my dabs were on lug tipped with sprat. (cheers Nutsy)
In all a a good evening in great company and with 5 different species in the first week of the new year between us I didn't think we did to bad. We packed up at 1as it had been a long day . Until next time guys .

 

[Anton J P]

Well done lads, good effort. 👍🏻

 

[Nutsyfish]

Shame I missed the sunrise...

Great night fishing, in the end... was a slow start, and Saturday night at 20:30 and the chip shops shut!!!! With the fish n chips light on!!!!!! WTF

The wind last night was still in my head at 03:30 this morning...

Good night, great company

Nutsy

 

[Bill Stone]

After mid week discussions Nutsy, Tim and myself decided on a session at langaurd.
Partly because we didn't want to travel to far due to the forecast .and I still needed to catch a dab after our Frinton failure.
Saturday morning 7am found me slopping around in the mud digging a few wums. Was treated to an amazing sunrise that hinted at the weather ahead!
18.30 Tim,Nutsy and me were looking at horizontal rain with a stiff south-westerly in langaurd car park.
Being tough hardy anglers we ran away to the martello park area for a shorter walk and hopefully not get soaked.
By 19.15 we were set up and the sky cleared and the stars came out.
Wind was fresh but the sea state wasn't too bad. No weed about which made life easier.
It was whiting from the start but all very small.
Tim had whiting, dogfish, a dab and a rockling which was a first for him. Well done mate.
Nutsy had 2 thornback (both females)a dab , whiting and a rockling another first.Again Well done mate.
Myself I had whiting, 4 dabs all small and a rockling not a first 😢 All my dabs were on lug tipped with sprat. (cheers Nutsy)
In all a a good evening in great company and with 5 different species in the first week of the new year between us I didn't think we did to bad. We packed up at 1as it had been a long day . Until next time guys . View attachment 1400110 View attachment 1400111 View attachment 1400112 View attachment 1400113 View attachment 1400114 View attachment 1400115 View attachment 1400116

Great report, glad you managed a decent Felixstowe session and well done on the Thornbacks!

 

[mattfeviour]

Great report well done of the fish quite the mixed bag

 

[Sole intentions]

Great report Steve, love the humour and that sunrise pic. 👍

Crackin job Lee, double Thornback in January, blimey! 🥂

More Rockling porn too, what's not to like. 😜

 

[Scuttlebutt]

Last January I was surprised to find thornbacks around in numbers (22 in 3 trips) and the odd dogfish too. Now it seems winter doesn't bother them. I haven't tried yet this year but will when I can get out.

 

[Rockling Robbie]

Lovely rockling, what a beauty!

 

[Km coombes]

After mid week discussions Nutsy, Tim and myself decided on a session at langaurd.
Partly because we didn't want to travel to far due to the forecast .and I still needed to catch a dab after our Frinton failure.
Saturday morning 7am found me slopping around in the mud digging a few wums. Was treated to an amazing sunrise that hinted at the weather ahead!
18.30 Tim,Nutsy and me were looking at horizontal rain with a stiff south-westerly in langaurd car park.
Being tough hardy anglers we ran away to the martello park area for a shorter walk and hopefully not get soaked.
By 19.15 we were set up and the sky cleared and the stars came out.
Wind was fresh but the sea state wasn't too bad. No weed about which made life easier.
It was whiting from the start but all very small.
Tim had whiting, dogfish, a dab and a rockling which was a first for him. Well done mate.
Nutsy had 2 thornback (both females)a dab , whiting and a rockling another first.Again Well done mate.
Myself I had whiting, 4 dabs all small and a rockling not a first 😢 All my dabs were on lug tipped with sprat. (cheers Nutsy)
In all a a good evening in great company and with 5 different species in the first week of the new year between us I didn't think we did to bad. We packed up at 1as it had been a long day . Until next time guys . View attachment 1400110 View attachment 1400111 View attachment 1400112 View attachment 1400113 View attachment 1400114 View attachment 1400115 View attachment 1400116

Great effort lads.

summer species wow, did they ever leave or just arrive early ?