flocks of birds

[R D]

I was looking over the sea yesterday and i saw a big flock of birds about 100 yards out so i thought to myself they could be after sprats and that means theres mackeral! so i ran and got the spinning rod and feathers and i ran down to the beach but i could only get aout about fifty yards and i got nothing i've never seen so many birds diving on this beach and i've never caught a mackeral on this beach either so i was just wondering would it of been sprats out there? and would there of been mack out their to?

[wilky83]

Sandeel i would think there everywhere i was fishing this morning and some guy was diving and he said there were clouds of them about

[Tommy B]

Sandeel alright seen them myself the other night all over the place.

[R D]

ok thanks for the replys lads i'd love to get my hands on few of them there handy to bring down for a doggie or a ray sessoin. I was thinking of getting a 30ft net for them do you think that 10mm would be too big??