Chale in the daylight

Not something I would normally do, but having been told the Rays can be caught in daylight hours in January from here, and the weather so mild it seemed a crime to go to work, so I went fishing instead!
Arrived for 9am and took the climb down, though damp it wasn't slippery under foot, and after a 10 minute trudge along the shingle I was set up.
Sandeel on a clip down rig on one rod and whole squid on a pennel on the other, hit as far as I could mange.

The weather was gorgeous for the time of year, with only a slight sea breeze.




After half hour I had a small rattle on the squid, when I brought it in it was shredded, so changed over to a scratching rig, smaller hooks and strips of squid, thinking it might be whiting. I perservered with this for over an hour but had no more bites. So I decided I wouldn't get a Bass or cod on that so went back to using whole squid on a pennel.
An hour passed then after a coupe of good nods the rod bent hard round and I was in, thinking either a Bass or hoping for a codling but in came a Ballan Wrasse on the whole squid. Not what I was expecting, but beggars can't be choosers and I was happy catching anything, besides at 2lb 2oz it wasn't a bad fish.



Well I stayed till 4pm no more bites and the sandeel hadn't been touched all day. But I'd caught and spent a lovely day on the beach, which I had all to myself, so can't be bad. Now I have to wait 48 hours before I can go again.

I wouldn't care about the fish, I'd just enjoy the views!!!!! Nice report, as usual

I must confess to some confusion! What's the blue area over the sea and land?

tomcat wrote:I must confess to some confusion! What's the blue area over the sea and land?

Tomcat, you vampire

tomcat wrote:I must confess to some confusion! What's the blue area over the sea and land?

Well if you lot will live up by the arctic circle what do you expect.

Davey wrote:

tomcat wrote:I must confess to some confusion! What's the blue area over the sea and land?

Well if you lot will live up by the arctic circle what do you expect.

Davey wrote:

tomcat wrote:I must confess to some confusion! What's the blue area over the sea and land?

Well if you lot will live up by the arctic circle what do you expect.

Polar bears?

Nice fish Davey, beats work any day.

great report davey nice fish