St. Brides Lighthouse 29/12/04

[Pross]

Finally got the chance to get out and try fishing for cod on Wednesday night. I was originally going to try Sudbrook but heard encouraging reports from the Lighthouse and it sounded like I stood a chance of a decent whiting or flattie even if the cod didn't show. High tide was about 20.45 and I fished 1.5 hours up and 1.5 hours down. There were a lot of people about, probably about 20 in total and the fishing is quite comfortable there, fishing off a grass bank over mud with the only problem being getting back over the boulders that form the flood defences. Fished with rag / squid on a clip down pennel rig (3/0 and 1/0) at first with no bites, switched to whole squid but still no bites and finally switched to just rag on a single 1/0 clip down rig in the hope of getting at least a whiting but still nothing. It was the same story with everyone else I spoke to with only one small whiting being caught by the 4 or 5 anglers I spoke to some of which hand been catching large amounts 2 weeks ago. Still, at least I got out and had my first real go at night fishing and cod fishing and didn't lose any gear or fall on the rocks!

[Norfolkboy]

Shame you didn't catch anything pross, but atleast you were out like you said.

Atleast you weren't the only 1 not catching

[Old Smoothound]

Never mind mate...at least you got out to fish.

I heard they are catching Codling from Aust. There was a match there on Monday and 25 were weighed in up to 3lbs all caught on lug or lug/ squid 30-40 yards out. I couldn't fish it but will make up for it soon!!

[pingu]

unlucky pross but great to get out and it alwaysgives you time to learn how to fish new places