Town Quay 18th June 2010

[scottish_and_mental]

Well as planned , i headed back down the docks to fish the Quay - the roads were virtually empty ( probably due to everyone crying in their beer at various hostelries )
Arrived just after 10 to find another half a dozen old boys fishing the far end and doing their best to avoid the horizontal rain !
My first cast resulted in a small whiting to worm followed by a pout on the next cast ..Then my sandeel was devoured by my fist ever Quay Doggie - and a monster it was too !!
Bluey and sandeels failed to produce another bite but the worm was getting steady hits on both the rag and lug .
A few steady raps on the rod tip and thoughts of another sole sprung to mind - reeling in i could feel the weight but to my mixed delight and horror i pulled in this Eel which i reckon was well over a pound in weight and almost 2 foot in length !



another half dozen pout followed , then another whiting before finishing off with my second silver eel ..
Two reasonable smoothies were caught off the end by the old boys but it seems i was doing the species hunt on my own ! i even caught a rook at one point which couldnt take off from the water and sadly gave up its impersonation of a duck to meet its watery end

Usually when you want a bus , you don't see one then two come along at once...
Well how about FOUR cruise liners all in the space of 30 minutes !
The Arcadia,Ventura,Independence of the Seas plus a fourth that was too far to get a name of ..An amazing spectacle at 4.30 in the morning and a perfect end to another chilled session on the Quay









Steve

[cuckoo]

Nice report mate and well done on the dog , we will be down there tonight after the elusive bass and big sole

[scottish_and_mental]

only saw one small bass caught by the guy with the smutts - strange as you normally see atleast a few schoolies !
was quieter than i thought it would be but that could have been down to the police presence and crappy weather ..

fish baits never got a sniff mate so unless its for cuttles i wouldnt bother !!
Have a good session lads

[fishypaul]

well done s&m , thats a good eel mate,

best of luck tonight lee

[scottish_and_mental]

being an anorak lol, i have since found out that the other liner is the Grand Princess and is now on its way to Cadiz , the Ventura on its way to Lisbon, The Arcadia to Zeebrugge and that the Independence is the largest cruise liner in the world ( now on its way to Gibralter ) !!
i'd happily be on any one of them

[vorny]

Nice report buddy! I do like the pic of your boats when you organise your next day out on the boat let me know ill be up for that !
Nice Eel there too, don't think id fancy taking one of them of the hook!