Duration:2200 - 0015
Tide:dropping LW @ 0030
Weather:dry but windy
Bait:Mack
Rigs:3 hook flapper, 3 hook boom
Results:2 Pout, 1 Shore rockling, 1 Shanny
Report:
I took the chance of a few hours out on Friday night, and headed down to the Dee. it was drizzling on the drive down, but it had cleared by the time I arrived. Thankfully I had packed my headlight, because the streetlight at the end of the pier was out, meaning that the place was almost in total darkness
First up was a pout to get me off the mark, and 30 mins later I noticed a small knock on my second rod which I just put down to crabs. 2 minutes later and a bigger knock resulted in a double shot of a shore rockling and a shanny (another new species
) I can only assume that the first knock was the Shanny.I tried to reel in shortly after this to check the bait on my other rod, when I got caught in what I assumed was weed. I started pumping the rig in, when I noticed that my 5 oz gripper was hovering in mid air,at head height and about 15 yards in the darkness in front of me. As I stared at this strange sight, the lead suddenly came free, and I almost ended up with a weight in the side of my head. I reckon that I got snagged on a piece of old line which had got caught on the grip wires, and suddenly gave way!
Another pout followed, and it all went quiet, so I packed up just after midnight, just as the tide was fully out.
The only thing to spoil the session was the noise and exhaust fumes of a petrol generator which was running at the side of the pier, with a lead running down to a large yacht which was moored between the pier and the lifeboat.
Still, I got a few fish, so went home happy
