just me
Duration:
9pm-3am
Tide:
dropping to low to rising
Weather:
dry, flat calm
Bait:
rag,mack,lug, sandeel,baby squid and shrimp i pulled up in the bait net
Rigs:
3 rods ,3 hook flapper
Results:
3 pollack, 3 whiting 2 coalies 3, 3 bearded rockling, 1, 5 bearded rockling and a lsd just over 2 1/2 lb
]Report[/b]:
things have been really slow here over the past few weeks. i came down twice during the week, 8hr session and 7 hrs again on thursday all during the day and only 1 small coalie under half a pound to show for my efforts. but not to be put off i returned after dark on saturday night on the theory that the fish must be feeding at night at the moment due to nothing biting during daylight hours. and i wasnt disapointed. had just set up 2 rods and cast out and was rigging up the third as i heard the jingle of bells go mad, i couldnt believe it , 2 fish on on the first cast
a decent coalie and a nice rockling. and this set the tone for the rest of the night. i think i only got all 3 rods out for 20 mins at the most as the bites were coming thick and fast. at one stage i could have sworn there was a half dozen morris dancers doing the light fantastic in the backround 
the rods just went mad 
its been a long time since i saw that much activity here lately. i pulled up some shrimp in the bait net and wasnt long in tailing one on a 3/0 aberdeen and cast it out on my sons little mack spinning rod for a laugh just to see if anything would take it. and boy did it take it 
. the rod doubled over then fell over and slid along the railing. i dropped the rod i was baiting up and made a grab for the little spinning rod and struck as hard as it would allow without breaking. i felt that tell tale dead weight on the end and thought must be a doggie. then the fun really began as i realised there was no way this little rod and reel was ever gonna haul the fish up the harbor wall, as it was already grinding just reeling it in 
i ended up having to walk it around the harbor wall to the steps where i finally landed it. just goes to show how much abuse a little £10 spinning outfit can take 
. i had just returned the doggie when the bells went again and i was into a nice whiting. havent seen our chinese friend around these parts for a while and then i was into a couple more to round the session off. i was really chuffed to have caught a decent variety of fish in this session but the doggie was the icing on the cake so i will be back down tonight to see if i can put in a repeat performance
, we live and learn. any idea what this little fella is?? the only thing i can find in my refrence books that even looks slightly familliar is a butterfish (gunnel). the dorsal fin runs from the head to tail and has a row of black spots with a yellowish ring round them and the dorsal was as sharp as a wrasse's. pulled loads of them up in the bait net.
