BRUTAL!

Sometimes some days don’t pan out as you would expect and from what I saw yesterday , well yep Saturday was one of those days that my tiny brain looked back on the day and todays title was the thought that went trough my head.
Now that may seem a bit melodramatic and a tad over the top but I shall explain my thoughts a bit further :).

So, for some weird reason I was up earlier than normal, I’m not the greatest sleeper in the world and as a result I sleep less than I doze alternating between the 2 through the night so often sleep if that’s what its called later than most would realise. For this lazy arse 10am is more normal than 8am these days.

Anyhoooo….. yesterday I was up earlier than the norm with the plan of get coffee, start blog, get more coffee and get the old bones and joints flexing. Well that was the plan, I got as far as get coffee when the door bell rang. Now, anyone reading right now expecting a short answer on why my brain went “well that was a bit brutal” don’t really know me and my typing, that or are a new visitor here and dont realise I have a skill too waffle for a while before |I get too any real point or bit of catch info although the title today may be a bit of a give away, Im just adding a bundle of context too it 😉 so buckle up sweeties, its gonna be a while.(more coffee time)

Back too that doorbell… well it wasnt the bell as that was still on charge by the keyboard but the door was knocked. Brain said “who the f*** is that at this hour” & thought.. postie, delivery, crazy neighbour (it happens) but no, it was a crazy angler down from London!, had too be crazy as he was knocking on my door at 8am on a Saturday morning when most know im not likely too be up and more likely too shout from out of the upstairs windows too the tune of
“WTF do you want at this time of day” BUT
Coz there is always a but in these things, as said for some unknown reason( i may be psychic, or psyco..) I was up dressed and had sufficient coffee in me not too shout sod off through the letterbox.

At this point Id say, cut too the short story bit, but, it’s me typing so I wont😂😂
Anyhoo, opened said door too see a wall regular & friend Wayne! stood there, who tbh was the
(*brain* wtf wer’e closed) last person I’d expected although to be fair he had messaged me as some weird hour of the gone midnight hour so hadn’t checked it then nor as I was getting up.

Yes I admit it , I let him in😂, then he mentioned, erm can’t stop friends in car& afterthought , oh and so is daughter, going fishing, “want my rods that I dumped on you for a whole year and forgot you had them” sorta speech followed thus daughter n friends were invited in for a coffee n chinwag etc.

General chit chat ensued and was established they were headed too the west and other than collecting rods tackle & bait wanted an insight on the fishing. This is now partly about that title of the day so sit up, pay attention or I will waffle even longer and you will run out of energy reading this drivel.

So, summed up the weeks blog added a bit more detail for where they were looking too fish.
well wayne, says I…
wind has been a big factor, killed it Saturday, wind eased a bit Sunday n east fished ok & west ticked over but Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, & even Fri the wind had played a big factor in knocking back the fishing with cross winds also dragging heavy loads of silt across the front of the east and in general I suspect put many of giving it a go certainly on the east in the cold wind but part on the west also. That and still being early in the season things had been fairly quiet on the numbers fishing.

Looking out of the window(my weather vane) I said, well winds dropped, suns out and the rate that the water had been clearing I expect decent water quality on the WEST and a yellowish silt line across the front of the EAST (got that right) The sea state is calmed so should still clear further & as a result I recon it could be a decent day as signs are there of a quick pick up being as we have seen through the week tough going but 1st’s of squid & cuttle and even a few mackerel but, should be good and being good can be two very different beasts when it comes too fishing the marina.

With the provided update Wayne & co headed off for the marina west and I would catch up with them some time after 6ish on the west. Once ready I stowed my loaded freeze box and rolled down the hill on the blue quad into the marina and pointed the wheels too the East wall, made a fuss of the cafe hounds and rolled onto the lower level of the east too check out the state of things.

By late afternoon many day trippers were packing up and heading for home so plenty of space for anyone coming down too fish the last couple of hours on the east prior too close at 8pm.

the first 12 bays were already empty and the first dude I spoke too was on a visit from Scotland. A short chat & info share told me he had had a tough day but pleasant day in the sun and was planning a return. next up a regular angler with his family of which his 2 lads seemed keen too fish but there seemed a lack of fish for them too catch. Again a similar story of very tough going but they had just pulled up a small conger that was returned. Rolling up the wall the general story was , “been dead for a while now but hoping for fish with the high at 7.30ish pm. Into the 30s the same things were repeated until I finally found someone with real fish 😉 A couple there had 2 dover soles, one each. Very happily I was told the dudes fish was a tiny tiny sole while his partner chuckled showing off a lovely sole she had caught… the story of pheromones did get mentioned 🙂

I did venture up to bay 60 & then turned the wheels around too head back too the cafe picking some rubish up as I went back. Overall the story was tough going and for those I saw , very few fish . yes the water was coloured with silt but I had expected much better with the much improved conditions and lack of wind.
I am pleased too say that most were in decent moods even though there had been a lack of fish, the bulk of ppl I had talked too had had an enjoyable day on the wall.

Over onto the west i rolled and caught up with Wayne & co starting too pack up, sadly no fish for them but like those on the west had enjoyed getting out and having a go in the sunshine. The west had been quite busy all day and the extension was open and still full.

Quite a lot of regular faces fishing the west so plenty of chin wagging and catch ups done. While chatting with Kadir one dude was leaving and had 2 decent bream in the bag.! yes, fish, someone had caught something too take home. It seems they had been caught earlier , much earlier than the high and probably just before the mid tide level. The west was tbh a tale of a few bits n pieces. A plaice here n there, (I was shown 2 separate ones while there) likewise a bream or two over the high but all in all totally what I hadn’t expected things too be like yesterday.

The morning started off quite well and full of promise & myself thinking, its looking good out there it should be quite fishy, and yet, as I was rolling towards the exit gate on the west my brain was thinking the title …. yep, WELL THAT WAS A BIT BRUTAL.

Now, I realise this post reads a bit like doom and gloom but there are two sides on a coin and the other side of the coin I just painted is a little better. There was a couple of squid caught on the west and also while on the east one regular had a cuttlefish, had dropped another and was trying for more. Out on the boats Simon (ex marina gardener) had had a decent day on the bream and squid and had shared a post with piccys on the marina fb group. There are decent numbers of squid, cuttle, bream, even mackies out there just off shore, perhaps pushed deeper by crap conditions this week , perhaps just because thats what fish do too piss us all off and tease by staying 300 yards away from our lines.
I stated too some yesterday that if things continue too clear and stay calm I wouldn’t be surprised too see mackerel bridge the gap too be caught on the walls come Tues/Wed this week ahead.
There are signs that this year can or could be better than the crap that was last year and while we may have “MAY ROT” looming, things feel too me at least on the up for a change.

Final update of todays extended yarn is about NIGHT fishing and an update of last Sat night and just gone Friday night. Catch report from Mark for both nights.
M/”well there were only 5 fishing”
me/ when , last sat or last night
M/both,
me/ any fish ?
M/ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Okay… em , no horse mac yet folks , other than that, erm, I guess, no one really fishing .more reports too come if I get any !.
No info how last night finished up through the 7.30ish high as thats when I left the wall.

And finally, with that, I’m gonna sign off for the day and simply say, Until the next one folks, I bid you all ADIEU
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