R-eel-y quick session at the Ffrith

Popped down to the Ffrith this afternoon fishing over low water just using up some lug pumped yesterday (blank fishing session)

Quite a bit of weed in the water, gummed up my lines and that of my 6yr old sons line too. this made retreival rather difficult.

Wind was steady raising a small chop on the water. i fished using clipped down 2hook paternosters and my son used 2 hook flappers casting between 50-80yrds.

son caught a velvet swimming crab which pleased him no end and i was rewarded with an eel of about a pound and a bit which tied itself in knots then appeared to have died, however lots of gentle coaxing in the surf soon had it swimming off strongly again which pleased me as eels are scarce these days. the son wanted to eat it!

Bait used up, we packed up, tore all the weed off everything and went home, a mere 1 & 1/2hrs after arriving. still, another blank avoided!

Endex

Got to be in it to win it.

By the way the Admin Team have given the thumbs up to you being Joker's First Aider at the next forum meet!

Just noticed the title!

You'll do for us!

well done for getting out and not blanking nice report

Great report and title well done

Great report mate

Yeah it was good to get out. nothing better than chasing an eel down the beach!

"thumbs up"? No pun intended eh?? I noticed my profile now sports sunnyrhyl medic! Like it. free paramedic with every trip...

Great title good report great to here your son is interestef in our sport kids are our future

Well done mate

My youngest is fishing mad, he wants to go every evening after school, be it bait collecting or getting his 11ft bass rod out, he doesnt mind a blank or two just so long as a fish is caught by one of us. his favourite photo is of a 6lb cod off splashpoint this winter past. he posed with it and kept walking around with it. he helped me gut it clean it fillet and cook it and eat it. he loves learning about it all and wants to eat everything we catch. ive been having to explain size limits to him! Still its really nice to see him so into it, on his wishlist is all fishing gear and to catch his first sea fish single handed (as far as he can manage) i keep telling him he's getting closer. no reason why lug on a flapper rig wont work but his luck isnt running at the moment.

Sounds like he got plenty of interest and patience cant wait to meet this little angler mate

Get him to Talacre mate then he'll be hooked for life
I'm more than happy to meet up with you there for a session if you like
As long as you both don't mind a walk

Nice one an eel beats a blank any day & if the young un enjoyed it so much the better

Logger,

i would be up for a trip to talacre for a session with my son if thats ok. ive heard good things about talacre but havent fished it myself yet. i'll see what shift patterns my wife and i are on and sort something out from there. im currently working nights in A&E at the moment then the wife is back in working. (we are both nurses) i'll PM you in due course if thats alright? Gotta sort transport as only have one car! Jack (my son) is obssesed with rays and smoothounds at the moment! Is talacre a good mark for bites?? We fish the Ffrith as its walking distance from home. I would love to see him land his first sea fish it would make his day!

ouchthathurt wrote:

Logger,

i would be up for a trip to talacre for a session with my son if thats ok. ive heard good things about talacre but havent fished it myself yet. i'll see what shift patterns my wife and i are on and sort something out from there. im currently working nights in A&E at the moment then the wife is back in working. (we are both nurses) i'll PM you in due course if thats alright? Gotta sort transport as only have one car! Jack (my son) is obssesed with rays and smoothounds at the moment! Is talacre a good mark for bites?? We fish the Ffrith as its walking distance from home. I would love to see him land his first sea fish it would make his day!

Talacre is the place to take him definitely
Would have to be a weekend though as I'm away through the week

Works for me mate. although my darling wife crashed the car this morning so i will have to wait a few weeks before i can arrange something. she is completely ok though which is the most important thing. cars can be repaired after all. ive paid for all the insurance and protected no claims after all!

Good report mate

ouchthathurt wrote:

Works for me mate. although my darling wife crashed the car this morning so i will have to wait a few weeks before i can arrange something. she is completely ok though which is the most important thing. cars can be repaired after all. ive paid for all the insurance and protected no claims after all!

Glad your Mrs is ok
When your ready we'll look for a big tide then go and grab a Dab
Anyone wishing to join us is more than welcome