Diary
| 2010 July 9th: MV Balmoral | |
After a period of total fishing with Lee and Keith together, it was my turn for a day out, and after learning how to manage my seasickness and enjoying being on boats, it had to be another sea trip.Click here to read the full entry » |
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| 2010 July 2nd: Coarse Fishing Again | |
During Lee's couple of weeks down from Edinburgh, we had tried many types of fishing catching a wide range of fish, but we decided to have a friendly match at Darracott on the evening prior to his return north, and time to square things up after his cheating when we fished for mullet.Click here to read the full entry » |
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| 2010 June 28th: The Royal Exchange Outing | |
Following the success of last years trip to fish off Lundy, the party from the Royal Exchange public house in Torrington, organised by landlord Neil, headed off to Clovelly for a days sea fishing, but this time in two boats; the Jessica Hettie and the Independent.Click here to read the full entry » |
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| 2010 June 27th: Fishing to Music. | |
As Sandy had one of her guitar lessons booked over by Bude, Lee and I decided to try a bit of estuary fishing in the small river that flows in just behind the canal, to further test our limited skills at sea fishing.Click here to read the full entry » |
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| 2010 June 23rd: Handlining for Shark! | |
Lee, our son who lives in Edinburgh has always been wary of boats ever since we were pike fishing in sub zero temperatures on Slapton Ley and the baot started to sink. As we were going on a sea fishing trip the following week, I thought that I should break him in gently with a trip from Ilfracombe harbour for four hours. The temperature was in the mid 20's, the sky blue, the sea flat and so even Sandy who has been sea sick in the past came for the day too, and what a day it proved to be!Click here to read the full entry » |
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| 2010 June 21st: The Quest for Mullet | |
After being challenged by Brian in the shop that I couldn't catch a mullet from the River Torridge, I have been trying to learn and made it at the fourth attempt.Click here to read the full entry » |
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