After my previous sea fishing trips to Fleetwood it was with some dismay that I found out that BLAS had to have the Christmas match before the Christmas meeting and after the first attempt was a resounding blank for everyone the venue chosen was Rossall Hospital. I’ve not had much luck here this year either due to weed, weather or just being a bit crap but I was determined to catch. The sea was flat calm but there was no [... read rest of post]
Thankfully the weather hasn’t been too extreme here in Lancashire these past couple of weeks although we have had some very cold days which without the snow feels a bit like we’ve been ripped off. Last Monday was a case in point where it was so cold the fog was freezing in the air and you could see ice crystals suspended in front of your face. It did look great once I got out of the car in Bolton but [... read rest of post]
I didn’t get to go out sea fishing this weekend due to the weather being just too damn cold and wet although a few of the guys from the Wirral Sea Fishing website had a couple of sessions on Saturday, one at Seaforth and the other at Hall Road, Crosby. Not much was caught but credit due to them, they stuck it out in truly horrid conditions. The bravest I managed was a gentle walk along the banks of our [... read rest of post]
Last weekend was the Blackpool and Layton Angling Society (BLAS) Christmas Cup match and after relocating from the Rossall Hospital venue due to the Fleetwood and District annual Cod open we met up at a venue known as the Cadet Hut which is on the more Northerly side of Fleetwood. I’d love to say that our time spent on the beach in sub zero, almost flat calm conditions, paid off and we all landed huge amounts of fresh run Cod, [... read rest of post]
What a great job the team at Autumn Watch have done this year. Truly brilliant TV that entertained and informed, giving us insights into the flora a fauna of the UK during Autumn with the right amount of geekiness thrown in for good measure. Good presenters with the ability to explain stuff as well as be humorous backed up with an amazing research team and some breathtaking film work. This type of programme is what makes the BBC worth while and [... read rest of post]
Just a quick note to anyone who is trying to find out how to get a pass to sea fish the docks at Liverpool. The Port of Liverpool Sea Angling Federation (POLSAF) have a new website which has all the details about affiliated clubs, rules, areas where we can fish, etc. so if your thinking of trying the docks this winter for the Cod that seasonally show up in the River Mersey it is well worth visiting the POLSAF website. [... read rest of post]
After the gale force winds of the previous week we joined the guys from BLAS (Blackpool and Layton Angling Society) for a sea fishing session up at Rossall Hospital, just south of Fleetwood where we hoped the seas had churned up the bottom enough to bring the Cod within casting range as they foraged on all the food washed out of the sea bed. It was great to see the guys and after a quick chat we made our way [... read rest of post]
It looks like this weeks gales have removed most of the leaves from all the tree in Lancashire. Last night was definitely one of those evenings where you were glad that you weren’t out sea fishing, or any other kind of fishing for that matter. Waking this morning I was half expecting to see roof slates in the garden but thankfully there doesn’t seem to be much damage apart from a broken fence panel. Hopefully the worst of the wind [... read rest of post]
What a truly brilliant weekend! I’ll start at the end just to be different as we’re still buzzing about Wendy catching our first fly caught Rainbow Trout. We arrived at Fylde Trout Fishery around lunch time and had a chat with a few guys who were just leaving, the news wasn’t good “it’s a bit tough today” were the sorts of comments being made. Looking at the previous days report it seemed like the trout weren’t being quite as crazy as [... read rest of post]
The weather this week has certainly showed us that Autumn is here. What with gale force winds and some cold frosty morning last week it won’t be long until the first major snows fall (I hope!!!) Personally I prefer it cold and frosty rather than this wet, windy, murky weather but the winds brings the birds over from Europe and if you’re a nature lover you must have noticed in the news that there has been a large influx of [... read rest of post]
