OrkneyCorkney

You often find plaice feeding on mussel beds, which is the habitat of the Eulalia viridis (Greenleaf Worm), the favourite food of Plaice.
So, if I am fishing mussel beds, then I generally go for Green / Black beads as that imitates the Eulalia viridis.
However, when fishing the Skerries, I have tried all sorts of colour combinations, and they all seem to work about the same.
Plaice are sight feeders and definitely respond to 'puffing' of the sand, so we always use a watch lead and try to fish it so that the lead continually bounces on the sand rather than being dragged across it. If no watch leads are to hand, then I use an Aquapedo.
Other bling I use are Holographic attractor blades (Sakuma). The trace generally has 5 red / yellow beads, then an attractor blade, then 5 black green beads. Normally the hook is a Sakuma 560 size 1 or 1/0, however, last year I tried Sakuma 440 circles and the number of swallowed hooks was far less.
Bait is pretty important, we rarely use worm, and have found a sliver of Mack, or Sandeel, tipped with prawn produces more fish. The killer bait for the skerries is frozen prawn tipped with squid. The advantage of using fish baits is the possibility of hooking up with a Turbot or Ray, and avoiding the smaller plaice / weevers
A few hours on the Skerries will normally yield about 20 - 30 keepers between 2 or 3 of us, once we have enough, then I usually go to the outer edge of the banks and anchor for Blond Rays...........

I caught a Mullet in Cornwall and perhaps because it was in the estuary it didn’t taste of mud - it was rather nice. I was advised to take care filleting to avoid puncturing the gut as that could spoil the taste. 

When the canopy is down Mistrals air draft is not that great. On the river Nene, Fotheringhay bridge is the one that everybody worries about and we have passed under that (in Idle Vice) ok. Our problem on the river are the locks west of Northampton as we are then restricted by the beam. We can stay on the Nene to Wisbech or navigate the middle level and pick up the Ouse at Denver and access the Wash or go down to Ely, St.Ives Bedford etc. The only fish that I have had from the Wash were lovely looking Grey mullet (not caught by myself) that were inedible as they just tasted of MUD despite being soaked in a bath of freshwater for 24 hours. We have also accessed the Wash from the Nene at Wisbech and via the river Welland, but no link from the Nene. Never yet tried the Broads. Geoff.

I caught a Mullet in Cornwall and perhaps because it was in the estuary it didn’t taste of mud - it was rather nice. I was advised to take care filleting to avoid puncturing the gut as that could spoil the taste. 

They'll even throw in a dose of Covid for free...
Personally I wouldn't risk a plane flight for a while. Just my luck to be sat next to someone coughing and wheezing all over me the entire flight 🤧🥺

Thanks Bud, very kind offer. Much as I’d like to meet up I’m going to give it a miss this year.  Maybe once the Covid malarkey has settled, maybe next year I’ll be up for it.  Once again, mega kind offer sir.  

Thanks Bud, very kind offer. Much as I’d like to meet up I’m going to give it a miss this year.  Maybe once the Covid malarkey has settled, maybe next year I’ll be up for it.  Once again, mega kind offer sir.  

Don’t forget to check for local restrictions, I’m thinking the Bass Nursery areas in the likes of Fal Estuary etc.  

Same here, plus a mega long drive to get down ‘sarf’. 

If you like to see boat building you might like to take a look at this channel. One Man and His Boat.  Barry Brunson is a commercial fisherman who is busy fitting out a Cygnus as his working boat.  Some really good work going on there. Over 80 videos to watch 
 

If you like to see boat building you might like to take a look at this channel. One Man and His Boat.  Barry Brunson is a commercial fisherman who is busy fitting out a Cygnus as his working boat.  Some really good work going on there. Over 80 videos to watch 
 

Currently Ashore, work in progress, coming along nicely.
Unusual engine, Marinized Renault 1.9 Td.
Bowman Cooling,
Hurth Transmission

First time boat owner - (so go easy), but long time shore fisherman
Picked up Pugwash in December - and I'm slowly gathering all the gear and knowledge. 
still to get: anchor rope, alderney ring and buoy, flare pack, need my life jackets serviced, and need to do my RYA PB2 and VHF courses.
based in Weymouth - cant wait to get out there!

Hi OC and welcome aboard. Please realize that "those that can do" - and "those that can't" take the mickey out of those that can!!! Geoff.  ☺️

By popular request.  On a visit to a Scottish Loch last year.
 
 

The real shame was that I didn’t get charged the tender rate for the week 🙄  

When they discovered the boat was only 14 foot I was directed to where they moor the tenders. How undignified or what. 
 

The advantage is a boat that can live in garage.  So when a storm is blowing I’m not twitching is the boat okay on mooring. Been there done that one.  This is easy for me to solo launch and recover.  The 15hp two smoke is economic, runs all day on a tank. 

By popular request.  On a visit to a Scottish Loch last year.
 
 

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When they discovered the boat was only 14 foot I was directed to where they moor the tenders. How undignified or what. 
 

No bother Mate 😉

The advantage is a boat that can live in garage.  So when a storm is blowing I’m not twitching is the boat okay on mooring. Been there done that one.  This is easy for me to solo launch and recover.  The 15hp two smoke is economic, runs all day on a tank. 

When they discovered the boat was only 14 foot I was directed to where they moor the tenders. How undignified or what. 
 

I can see your going to be trouble,  it’s a big Loch mate that’s my excuse.  😁