Finally managed to find a free weekend to dust off the Prowler and make my maiden voyage of 2007.
Fancied a nice easy launch for a first outing and opted for Kimmerige. This place usually produces bass and mullet on evening Spring tides but often fails to sparkle to bait fishing during the day. Arrived Saturday to the sight of a dozen charters sat off broad bench, but by the time I was ready to launch there were only two remaining. From their departure I assumed that the bream that this mark is noted for had gone off the boil, so opted for the long paddle to Chapman's Pool. This was a bit of a slog against the Easterly wind but was rewarded with some hectic sport from small pollack and gars to float fished mackerel and lures (wish I'd had the fly rod now ).
Sunday morning I got my arse in gear a bit earlier and set off towards 15 or so charter boats about a mile off the Bench. I've always been a bit aprehensive about anchoring in this area as the tide can pick up quickly, but being neaps I decided to drop anchor in 35 ft of water. This saw me drift across the ledge into 55 ft and with the boat sitting comfortably in the tide, I dropped down a size 2/0 circle hook baited with a single mini calamari. It was only seconds before I got my first rattle, and BANG! first fish, a 2 lb bream decorated with amazing irridescent blues. I went on to get anothr 5 cock fish in the next hour, smallest 1 3/4lb, 4 over 2lb and the biggest 2.1/2lb ( a new pb ).
Rather than be greedy, it was time to head back to the slip against the awesome backdrop of Gad Cliff. In summary - a great weekend and wow - what weather !!!
Aidy