After a disaster at the weekend ( British Kayak Comp ) we needed a pick me up and we got one with a fantastic days fishing in  Start Bay just off Hallsands & Beesands.

Paul arrived at mine nice and early loaded up the yaks and set off about 5:30. On the way we stopped off at Slapton to check out the sea state, after the weekends wind it looked like a millpond. We arrived at North Hallsands in good time and started to set up the yaks, It felt so good to actually get on the water, seemed like months since our last trip out.

The morning forecast was good but the wind was predicted to build up to 25 + mph at 1pm so the plan was to paddle out to one of the banks and drift for Plaice then take a break at 1 when the wind came along ( you don’t want to get caught out on the Skerries in wind & tide, very unwise )

We caught the usual suspects Mac and Lsd’s but got a nice little Plaice, what a bonus!

The wind did build but no where near the predicted 20’s, so we had a coffee and snack and set off  to see what other specie we could find.

We ended up with 5 that were… coley, Plaice, Mac, LSD’s, & a personal best Gar of 1-10, we had a fantastic day and want to plan a return trip soon. I know of a couches bream mark nearby never had one of them little blighters : ) 

 

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