A roll of the Dyce in Aberdeen
Working around Aberdeen and Inverurie this last week offered the prospect to fish some "fresh" sea water at the other " Dee side"
Monday night took a recce down the harbour as the flood gathered pace.
Disappointed to find the breakwater gated I tried chucking Morrisons Mackerel off the beach that runs north of Aberdeen
Workmate Andy shared the rod,
Casting range on my tele rod was a bit restricted, so we bet on a shift to the wall for another hour
The news had reported Dolphins coming well inside the harbour, but tonight they stayed at the mouth, great to see but too far away for a pic
Saw the odd mini species along the wall but failed to hook anything.
Before one last cast I tipped the remaining mackerel in to get a bait slick going... ...it kind of worked ...as Sammy popped up from nowhere
Didn't get the chance to try again until Thursday evening. Followed my nose to check out the rocks to the South of Aberdeen and only 15 minutes drive from the city centre dropped lucky on the "gotta try here" village of Cove,
This place certainly looks like rock fishing heaven, it would take weeks to explore the tumble over rock marks around here - no algae in the splash zone either!
Tipped lure flashes with Tesco raw tiger prawn and hung 'em beneath a float, spinning them in at intervals;
What with flying ( Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Dyce, the flight takes about an hour) I was travelling light and didn't have heavy duty gear or much lead with me but gambled a couple of rigs into the kelp fringes and inevitably lost 'em,
no takers but the many working boats and pots tell you there's gotta be sport down there.
A fish less trip then, but met some entertaining local characters from Lairds to lads, renewed my taste for Bellhaven Black Stout with a scotch pie and Cove was one of the most pleasant evening line wetting and watching the world go by spots I've fished, I think I'd walk the 500 miles to fall down there again!
Home 
good report as always 
