Out-fished by pops

Another wee trip along the road to Riverside Dundee for a short session this time with my dad for company. A crisp (but not cold) day greeted us with a low winter sun and very little cloud. A beautiful day to be outside and the calm Tay was a lovely sight.

The spot of choice is a short 15 min drive from the house so it was off and hooks in the water quick smart. Was only going to be a short session, couple of hours or so, but it started well with dad getting a reasonable sized flounder first cast.

The wind was very light so even the smallest of bites were easy to read on the rod tips in quick succession after dad I was in with a micro flounder (honest it is there in my hand lol).

A couple of coffees, sandwich, re-baiting and some nattering later and Dad had a goodly knock on his rod and lifted into a more lively fish. As it was coming in I could see some flashes of silver even in the murky water, just before a nice sea trout broke the surface. Duly landed, a couple of photies and it was off back to grow up a bit. Never had the scales but I think around the 1lb mark and cracking clean bar of silver to boot.

Another small flounder for Dad heralded the sun disappearing behind the clouds and a colder breeze picking up. One more cast was decided upon before beating retreat for home. And yup you guessed it 4-1 Dad with another flounder.

Well I'm claiming the moral victory as I baited every single hook and it must've been my tasty baits bringing him the fish. Still my single micro flounder saved the blank and it was a really enjoyable afternoon an the Riverside with my old man.

First Trip and Fish of 2012

Bait - Bluey
Rigs - Flapper
Tide - Dropping tide
Place - Dundee, Riverside


Well sick of the sound of my own moaning at not being out for the past two and a half months with dodgy knee among other things I decided tonight I was going out no matter what to get the fishing year under way for myself. 

Off to Riverside in Dundee with my pal Alan (not a fisherman but likes to tag along now and again) for an easy short session out the back of the car. Set up with a rod each sharing a tripod along from the railway carriage restaurant. Just looking for flatties so small hooked flappers and small strips of buey it was. 

Nothing doing for the last hour apart from a steady procession of cars looking for a quiet spot for good knows what :batman: still each to there own. And also horrible grassy weed, pretty hellish stuff to remove and loads of it too boot. Still with only intending on fishing a couple of hours it wasn't that bad. 

Cutting to the chase I had a couple of wee flounders 14-16cmish and Alan blanked, so first session of 2012 unspectacular but ending a long fishing drought without a blank was top notch 

Was a different experience from the usual for me sitting in the car listening to the radio between casts. Maybe not for me often that type of fishing but needs must and was a good night spraffing with my pal. 

Roll on the next :)