Ladye Bay ledges. 26-10-17

Started fishing at around 09.00.

The weather was foggy

with drizzle, no wind at all

and warm.

Squid / Mackerel,

Squid / Lugworm cocktails

and straight Lugworm were the baits used

on 4/0 OR 3/0 pulley rigs

and Wishbone rigs.

Again on the first cast

a small Whiting took the Lug on the

Wishbone rig.

 They even came in two at a time.

These two measured 32cm

and took 4/0 hooks.

in the end I had 10

little Whiting, a tiny Codling

2 small Conger

 and this 8lb 2oz Thornback Ray.

Smashing trip again.

There was a boat about 300m

out, I saw 3 Thornies landed and a couple of other

fish but it was to far out

to see properly.

New Passage in the edge of a storm 16-10-17

Some Lug left over from Saturday

so headed down to 

New Passage

with Squid and Sandeel.

The wind was a wee bit strong but

using the sea wall as a wind break,

I started fishing at 15.30,

High water was at 17.38 

and I packed up at 19.30.

Both rods had 4/0 Pulley rigs

baited with either Squid / Lug or Squid Sandeel

baits.

 An hour into the session and

this little Conger took a

Squid / Sandeel bait bait.

My grandchildren were very

pleased to see me catch something,

as was I.

A few more drop back bites followed

but each time they dropped off.

Till 17.20

when this Codling  took a Squid Lug bait.

 Up till then there no sign of weed.

However as the tide topped the wetlands grass bank

it all changed.

The washing was really on the line,

so I had really trouble with the grass blocking

the shock leader knot from passing through the top eye.

When I caught another small Conger, taking Squid / Sandeel bait

I had to pull it up, hand over hand.

However it caught in the rocks below

and I never manged to land it.

Even a small Whiting took a look

at a Squid/Lug bait

as it was hooked through the stomach

 so it went back out as a live bait.

However there was no more action except for 

grass, so as the tide was at the 

bottom of the rocks and darkness

was close, as well as the bait running out.

I packed up and headed home

at 19.00.

 Very nice Codling for my diner.

We had it today,

that was the best tasting fish I,ve had for a while.

Low to high at the ledges.14-10-17

Got to the Ledges at Ladye Bay

at 08.30 just at the bottom of the tide.

 Using Squid, Lugworm, Mackerel

and Bluey.

4/0 Pulley rig loaded with either 

Squid / Mackerel, Squid / Bluey

or Squid / Lug cocktails

on one rod and

Wishbone rig with 3/0 hooks loaded

with Lug.

I caught the first of 13 small Whiting

 on the lug baits.

On that rock surrounded by water

was where my rod were in the photo above.

 An hour and a half later I was back up

on the top of the ledge again.

Having caught four Whiting.

Settling to a more comfortable

fishing platform, I was hoping for

some bigger fish showing up.

 But it was not to be,

this diddly Cat shark was the biggest

of 14 fish caught, even if it was

foul hooked.

High water was at 15.00.

I packed up at 15.30.

An angler to my left caught a Thornback Ray 

soon after he arrived ,

that was his only fish.

Ladye Bay, Ledges. 03-10-17

Beating the traffic problems from a crash

on the M5 by leaving home at 5am, I

was fishing by 6am.

Two rods, one with 3/0 hooks

on a wishbone rig and

one with 4/0 on pulley rig.

The Wishbone rig was loaded with

Rag and Lug.

The Pulley with 

Squid and Mackerel cocktail.

First cast, first fish this 30cm

Whiting 

which fancied the lug worm

baited hook on the Whishbone rig.

First cast on the Pulley rig

was snatched up by a 

Dogfish /Cat Shark.

 

 Great I thought,

it should be a good day.

However apart from the lug worm

being scoffed and the Mackerel being nipped.

No more bites till I had climbed 

down the cliff,

When I finally got down to the

the low tide mark,

the bites started again.

At first they were small rattles.

Eventually there was a pull on the line,

this small Conger had the cocktail bait.

 More bites followed with Whiting 

hitting the lug

and

this tiny Doggie 

showed up.

 Over low tide the bites 

dried up again.

Once the flood tide

started the bites started again.

Trouble was,

I had run out of bait!

High water was at 6am

low at 12.45.

Out again next week

Having done what has to be done

for she who must be obeyed.

It's time for an escape chit.

So off to 

Weymouth next weekend

09-09-17

on board the

Amarisa.

THIS TRIP WAS CANCELLED DUE TO HIGH WINDS

Lacock 10-08-17

6am in the morning is a wonderful

time of the day.

At long last I was back on the river.

I had my Barbel ledger rod,

loaded with marine pellets

and a float rod

with Maggots and Casters.

 The float rod caught small fish from the first cast,

Roach, Chub, Dace, Minnows and Perch,

all were feeding strongly.

 Some of the swims are really

stunning.

others look really fishy.

 But I failed to catch any thing

larger than 6 inches.

 I ended up with

a couple of hundred small fish 

on the float.

 Thankfully I love float fishing

and this really made my day.

I think I'll be back there

next week for more exploring.

There are a few tasty swims

I will try out next time.

Ledges, Ladye Bay,04-07-17

Went back to the Ledges

but I intended to fish

low water to high.

Low water was at 10.15

and high water at 16.30.

So I was disappointed

to find it raining when I got there.

This makes the rock area where I

fish very slippery,

so I took a walk along the

sandy area then climbed back

up on to the Ledges.

So I didn't start fishing till 11.30.

Using my usual

baits and rigs

I was able to cast  to my full distance

as it was only a 10.5mtr tide.

The Squid/Mackerel, Squid/Sandeel

cocktail baits were not touched

till 13.50 when this little

Conger decided on a bit of  Squid/Sandeel

cocktail.

 Had to wait a while for my next

bit of action.

This time a 

Thornback Ray.

A male Ray / Shark

can be identified by the

claspers.

These are the two finger type appendages

sticking out to the left.

Females don't have these.

The photos show the underside of the fish.

 This is the upper side of 

the above fish.

 Just after the top of the tide

16.47

this stunning male

Thorny

fell again to the Squid/Sandeel

cocktail

 As can be seen from

the photos

the sun was out all afternoon.

Shortly before I

packed up

This "Snotty" 

more correctly called

Silver Eel or Fresh Water Eel.

took a Squid/ Mackerel bait.

It was on its way to the
Sargasso Sea
in the middle of the
Atlantic Ocean
to spawn.

So ended a very enjoyable trip.