Sea Fishing Reports

30/04/2007 (0800 – 1020) – Rossall Hospital High Tide Fishing

Weather: Clear skies, sunny

Wind: SW (Onshore) 4mph (Calm)

High Tide: 8.2m (1020)

Bait: Black lugworm

Rig: 2 Rods, 2 Hook Flapper (1 up / 1 down), 2 hook 1up/1down with beads.

Fish Landed: 0

A gorgeous morning, bright sunshine and blue skies with a slight breeze, perfect for sun-bathing but as it turned out not so for fishing! We got there about two hours from high tide, set up the fishing gear in between the groyne’s at Rossall (near the hospital). All the rigs had been made the week before, so they were just ready to attach to the line. We’d just got some beads though, to try and tempt those sight-feeding flatfish with a bit of ‘bling’. When I finally got those tied onto the rig, cast out and after about half an hour of nothing, dad had a single bite – unfortunately it didn’t develop into anything though. Then shortly after, the rod started to knock slightly – reeling in produced not a fish, but yet another carrier bag! What is it with Rossall, I’ve fished there three times, caught one fish and two carrier bags! Anyway, we moved back onto the sea wall as the tide came in and didn’t get a single bite for the rest of the morning. What do I put it down to? Well as always you can devise any number of crazy theories to explain a bad catch, but I think this time the sea state or weather just weren’t right for fishing. As I mentioned before, the sea was very calm, quite clear for once, and it was warm and blue skies. Someone on one of the other fishing forums has mentioned that Rossall also fishes better at dawn or dusk – perhaps I’ll try that next time.