The plan was to be up and out early again but tiredness (even Malky was missing his afternoon sofa naps!) and a bed was double bubble. So a couple hours later than planned, and after another top feed (fry up) courtesy of sharpie we were off to the first stop of the day Portsoy.
The rocks behind the old outdoor swimming pool was the venue and when we got there a couple of guys were already bringing in the mackies.
Fresh Bait incoming.
Malky went right out to the point with his bait rods to see if there were any takers in the sand to the left and front of the rocks there and had a wee bit of a spin for some fresh bait.
Meanwhile sharpie and I set up closer to the shore but were having a bit of an issue with the weed there. Not snagging or losing gear but covering and masking the hooks. Still the sight there of huge shoals of sand eels boiling in the water as the mackies arced into them was pretty entertaining.
After about half an hour we moved up to the spots vacated by the guys who were there first when the left. And so we went about filling sharpies cool box to be frozen down later. Feathers and spinners were the way to go with mackies on almost every cast.
With the cool box full and Malky having no luck with the bait rods after a couple of hours we were off. Stopping off on the way to the next spot for ice cream as the weather at this point was lovely again.
Sandend beach was to be the final stop on the tour of the East and North East. When we got to the carpark the weather was still lovely and sunny but the onshore wind was starting to pick up a bit, but nothing too dramatic.
Still up with the rods it was, a bit along the beach due to the surfers in the waves at the western end. It's certainly a popular and busy beach with plenty of folk staring as though they've never seen a fishing rod before. As the afternoon progressed the waves, the wind and the weed all increased and nae fish to show.
So after about three hours when the surfers came back out to play and the weather turned to look like it was about to rain. The great trip all ended for all of us with a blank, so unfortunately Sandend was a beach too far!
This trip over Friday 10th - Sunday12th June was cracking fun. Big thanks to Malky (my chauffeur) who is a true gent and a real aficionado of innuendo (in your end-o!). Lots of laughs along the way with Malky, Sharpie (great hospitality mate), Daveraver (nice to meet you) and Rauri.
Canny wait for the next trip wherever it is and I'll remember to take a hell of a lot more photo's next time.
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