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We get both here. The common lesser weever and the much larger greater weever. I got stung on the skerries a couple of years ago, unpleasant for an hour or two, but not too bad. I didn't have any hot water, so poured hot coffee on it from the flask. The number seem to stay fairly constant, however, we are seeing a lot more dragonets this year.

Yep, that is a 2017 5th generation ipad with the 9.7 screen, and wifi only. you need to get a bluetooth gps puck, plenty on amazon. No need to go to the sort of price that bad elf want, unless you find a cheap used ( probably £40 ish). some of the chinky clones work just fine.

Generally, only iPads that have a cellular connection have built in GPS, so if your iPad doesn't connect to the network, then it probably does not have an inbuilt gps receiver. Easy to fix, just get a bluetooth GPS device and connect it to the ipad. Usually the branded names work well, like Garmin, and Bad Elf. If you post the model number (it is on the back of the case), it is easy enough to look up.

He was try to ‘bags’ your rods 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yes, I know that area well. You are very close to the Marais Pontevin, locally known as little Venice. I have fished the Niortaise, and there are some exceptional river carp in there, mostly fully scaled commons with a good number of 50lb plus fish. A nice long lazy day is hiring a boat and making your way slowly along the tranquil tree canopied canals, stopping at canal side restaurants for lunch etc. We didn't go this year due to other 'stuff' getting in the way.

Yes, definitely a tub, but I couldn't see that in the original pic, although it looked like a tub. Tub and Grey are most common, followed closely by the Red, much less common is the streaked.

Excellent, what part ? , le Sables, or st Gilles ? maybe in little Venice ( the canals near Rochelle). we go there a lot because the vendee is renowned for its temperate micro climate, snd it can get very hot there.

Actually, you are not far off the money, as mid August is spider bonanza time. Look for a big male, they had much bigger claws and more meat.

Yes, it really is the best tasting crab, but not popular here in the uk as compared to browns, spiders are hard work to process. The frogs and the Portuguese love them. A meal we used to have regular in the Vendee was langoustine with a spider salad (french dressed).

I think they are both grey. The top is deffo a grey, but the bottom looks more like a tub, but I see no blue outline on the pecks, so I will go with grey. We catch a lot of grunters here, with tubs going to 4lb.

Very much worth all the hard work, as the meat is beautifully soft and sweet, my favourite crab meat TBH Not much in the body, 90% is in the legs and claws

The sewer buoy, correctly known as the 'special purpose buoy' was one of the marks that failed miserably, the mack came from the Orestone, Outer Livermeads, Long Quarry, and the Parson & Clerk.

Last night the wife asked about sea state and tides for today, as she decided, with it being the hottest day this summer, that it would be nice to get out. So, I asked where she wanted to go, wrecks, Skerries, or something else, and she wanted to go Mackerel fishing, and, TBF she is bloody good at it. I was happy with that, but warned her that we would be having to work hard for just a few, as they are a bit thin on the ground. Due to some medical issues this was her first time out this year, we launched at 08:30 and made our way out to some of my 'banker' mackerel marks. Soon we were beginning to catch, only ones and twos but they were very decent sized fish. TBH, it was very hot today, calm mirror sea, almost no wind, so that made the fishing a bit harder. I went to 5 marks, and we ended up with 34 Mackerel, so not too shabby, and she also managed a Pollock of about 3lb off a rock mark. Most have gone in the bait freezer, but 4 were jumbo sized and are in the fridge for eating. Came back in at 4pm, the temp here in Lyme Bay was 29C, so quite warm ! A decent trip of 25 miles, but it was great to be out there again, and I quite enjoyed our maccy bashing session. I did fit in a visit to one wreck, but it was netted 🙄 No pics, coz we all know what the average mack looks like 🙄

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Yes, a few clouds but they were very high, and generally over the land mass.