Light Tackle Fun, But Unfortunately No Red Spots...

Well as I said yesterday the plan was to have a go and try to catch some red spot! (Plaice). We were up for breakfast at seven and in the supermarket by eight; we had to buy some bait! Frozen whole prawns are the favourite here, so with those in the bag we headed back to the boats and after getting our tackle together we were on the boat for half nine.

Eddie quickly showed us what rigs we would be using, they consisted a small pirk which acted as a lead, two small hooks and some tubing and beads, I can’t say I was particularly familiar with the rigs or the techniques, but was keen to give it a try. On the east coast and beaches of Norfolk and Suffolk, Plaice is a fish we very rarely if ever see!

First drift and all three of us had fish showing interest in our prawns. Light rods, not that different to barbel/avon rods and small fixed spool reels loaded with braid, made for excellent bite detection in the shallow water.

Paul was first into a fish, not a plaice but a small haddock. It was mine turn next with a small Codling, Eddie the guide also landed one. To cut a long story short, we fished hard for five hours with no target species to show for our efforts. We must have had well over 50 fish between the three of us, nothing massive, but touch ledgering for these was good fun, reminds me of my childhood, catching chub on the Wensum!

The highlight of the day was when Paul hooked into (he actually hooked into many throughout the day) a bizarre looking fish, I think it’s called the Sculpin…?! (Check the pictures, if anyone has anymore information then please let us know!) Our guide thought that this fish was close to the Norwegian record! If not bigger, whatever he said it was definitely the camp record! The guide kept it alive in his livewell at the dock and we are still waiting to hear the exact weight from him. Fingers crossed!

Unfortunately that’s about it for the day, the weather is slowly calming down, and we should be able to head well off shore tomorrow in search of Halibut. Hopefully we will be able too, as we are really due some luck… Since we left Sandbakken camp last Wednesday the weather has really messed things up! But I suppose that’s fishing…

We’ll see what tomorrow brings…

Cheers Chris

Eddie Our Guide Setting Up The Rigs We Would Be Using For The Day.



The Finished Rig, Baited & Ready To Go!

Paul With The Possible Norwegian Record Sculpin! (I think) We Should Know More Tomorrow.



Massive Mouth, Huge Fins And Vibrant Colours. A Real Pretty FIsh!



Eddie The Guide, Watching & Waiting For That Bite From A Plaice, Unfortunately A Bite That Never Came...