Boxing Day session 26th Dec 2015

After a hectic Christmas I felt the need for a session out this afternoon.  We initially headed a little north up the coast to Craster but the sea was much bigger than was forecast.  Conditions were a little rough to fish the several marks we took a look at.

We made the return drive via Cambois and took a chance fishing the blocks as the sea looked lovely. There were some huge swells coming in every few minutes so we had to keep an eye on the sea while fishing.

The sea was relentless and as High Water approached it picked up.  We were hit face-on with a few swells that literally knocked us over.  Every few minutes a big one came in and we had to turn away from the water and just get a good soaking.... it was great!

First cast produced a good cod for my dad of around 5lb.  Despite trying to replicate the bait combination and the cast location we could not hook into any other fish in the 3hrs we fished.

We left just as darkness fell.  We were soaked through completely even though we had full floatation suits on and waders.

It was a shame that we had no more fish but to at least see the one caught made the session worthwhile....and to be honest I enjoyed the wave-dodging immensely for some reason.....

Cambois 7th June 2015

Cambois Beach 4th April 2015

Despite it still being early days for the fishing on this coast we headed out for a few hours last night to Cambois Beach.  I was hoping for a few bass or flounder.

I had to settle for a small codling, a few huge shore crab and some spectacular moon-lit views.
I attempted to get a few shots with my phone and was stunned when I got a few great shots.

I am extremely impressed at how well the Xperia Z1 performed hand-held in the darkness.

Night Shot on Cambois Beach

While out for a brief session on Cambois beach I tested out my Z1 to see how it fared taking night shots.

Not too bad considering this was while holding the phone....

Cambois 16th August 2014

I went out for a few hours on my own last night. Despite being pretty windy it was a lovely evening. I headed up to Cambois and fished behind the Alcan plant for a couple of hours and then fished the north end of the beach.
Conditions were not as they had been forecast (as seems usual this year for some reason) and as such there was little water movement (which you need on this mark for it to fish well)

I did manage to catch a small red codling to save the blank.

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Views: Cambois behind ALCAN by Alan Rodmell

On this mark you fish from the remains of an old jetty at the bottom of some boulders.  The wood has been weathered into some fantastic shapes and textures.  I only wish I had a proper camera with me.

Cambois Beach 6th April 2014