Shore Fishing for Cod in the Arbroath Area | Sea Fishing UK
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- Опубліковано 17 гру 2022
- For years, Scotlands east coast has been a mecca for shore fishing for cod for anglers from NE England, I've never been before so I jumped at the chance when an invite came my way.
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Nathan thank you for providing the best entertainment I get, week in and week out, remember what I've told you often 'The grass is always greener', you know exactly what I mean.
My pleasure David, thank you for watching and taking the time post your comment's. Grass is greener seems to be an omnipresent when it comes to fishing. All the best and tight lines👍🎣
@@SlippyLimpets By all means do what you do, it is enjoyable. However when you reach the age of around 50 you realise what you have within arms reach. You have a unique approach to your videos, it is hard work but we love it. Once David gets your casting better (on our shallow shores - remember declivity?) catches will improve. Until then try everywhere.
Once again you've gone where others like me fear to tread when it's blowing a hooligan and pissing down. I'm off soon to see if I can forage a 'snobber' to slap on top of my prawn cocktail. Daughter No. 3 couldn't quite say 'lobster' when she first saw me snaffle one and it's been 'snobber' ever since. Thanks as always for the trip and I'll sithi after! 🎄🦞
Alreer, Snobber sounds so much better than Lobster. Hope you got lucky? All the best and tight lines, Dave👍🎣🎄
Cool to see you fishing up near me. I fish up beside Aberdeen, do quite well on the winter cod. Youre welcome to give me a shout next time youre up. Newtonhill, muchalls are my favourites
Will do, thanks for the comment👍🎣
Good to see you fishing some of my local marks, that was fun! Glad the last session picked up a bit, take care..
I'll defo be back. Tight lines!
I've double figure cod from just below the lime kilns, fantastic fishing when it's on😮
I need to visit again when the conditions are good. It's a great area to fish
@@SlippyLimpets good kelpies in the summer months too
Cheers Nathan ... Really enjoyed the video, tuff fishing in wild conditions done well connecting with a few Codling ... Take care on those rocks 👍🎣🎣
Glad you enjoyed it, Stephen. Tight lines and all the best👍🎣
Brilliant video, thoroughly enjoyed seeing a bit of Scotland , especially via the drone, superb footage, some fish to boot too! Great stuff👍👌🏻
Cheers mate, glad you liked it. The last session defo improved our impression of the area but think it deserves a good few sessions to try and get a good gist. Tight lines mate
Eating Scottish pies and drinking Irn Bru made me laugh hard😂😂
Brilliant video as always, it's all about the adventure and just getting out into nature. Respect 👍💪
Thanks Michael, glad you liked it. Tight lines and ATB for Christmas 🎣👍🎣🎄
Very good video once again love watching your videos and also learning new things from you 🎣🐟
Thanks Archie, glad I can pass some experience on. PS, don't get a multiplier, unless you load it with braid. For me, braid is the best way to convert bites into catches. Tight lines mate.
Another cracking video! Awesome watching that tip light when it got the cod nod 🙂
One of my favourite sights! All the best to you and the First Mate🎣👍🎄
Class video mate. I can't wait to hammer the cod fishing over the next couple of weeks in the North East. We need a slippy limpets travelling song playlist of al the bouncing songs from your videos 👍😂🎣
Haha, that's a cracking idea. I'll share my driving playlist! The sea looks like lifting so hope you get amongst them!🎣👍
Great video as usual, like watching them, all the best next year.🏴👍🙂.
Thanks David, glad you like them. All the best👍🎣
Gutted a wasn't up in arbroath today to meet you mate love your videos every Sunday
We fished the st serfs east coast competition and blanked 😂😂
Fishing was poor but I wish I had the time to edit a video on the day of recording, but I don't, and this vid was recorded last week.
@@SlippyLimpets next time your coming up this way let us know and am sure the lads of arbroath would love to show you some good marks
Some good double figures have been caught lately and would be great to meet you and have a cast or 2
Tight lines mate
Awesome stuff mate, well earned fish there 👍👍🤠
Cheers mate ATB and tight lines🎣👍
Great to watch, but I bet it's not so easy to do! I'm glad you so obviously enjoy your fishing as much as I do watching it. Thanks and Merry Christmas.
Glad you liked it @funnysods and hope you had a great Christmas. Tight lines👍🎣
Awesome video. Really nice seeing someone fishing up in my neck of the woods. I normally fish a little further round towards Aberdeen. Love it when the swell gets up like that tho, it never gets old.
Shame the fishing wasn't as on fire as it can be, but glad you got a few and really enjoyed the video thanks.
Cracking videos cheers 👍
Thanks Steve, I 'll defo be heading back but probably head a bit further north and put more effort into finding less pressured marks. Tight lines👍
Awesome as always Nathan buddy, stay safe, have a fantastic Christmas love to all ✌👍
All the best lads! Tight lines👍🎣
Good to see you fishing a lot of the marks we fish..all the marks you were at can produce good bags on their day. I've not been out as much as I'd like this season but had a couple of doubles at bodden where u were fishing last season. Hope it fishes better next time your up
26:42 That night time 'time lapse' bit looks really cool. If it was me in that spot I would have called it a day as soon as it was getting dark. Glad to see you made it out safely.
Thank you and thanks for getting that far through the vid👍🎣
Yeah, creepy. Best regards.
This is real fishing!!!!
Cheers for the vid Nathan,hope you’s have a good xmas 👍🏼 look forward to next outing 🍻
My pleasure, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. All the best to you and yours and tight lines👍🎣🎄
Well in mate
Hi Nathan, I have been looking forward to watching this one seeing as your fishing ground pretty local to me. Great few sessions and some nice codling, well done. I'm not sure when you filmed this but we had a cracking 10 or so days at the beginning of November where there was plenty of fish coming out between 4-7lbs and a few people getting good weight bags. If you are ever heading back up this way feel free to pop us a message and I can show you a few marks. Cheers Ben
Hi Ben, I visited at the beginning of December so missed that good period you had. I'll defo be heading back up at some point so will give you shout
@@SlippyLimpets ah yes only just. It has been a bit of a quite December really. Hopefully we get a few January/Feb storms and the fishing will pick up 🤞🏼👍🏼
Another cracking vid Nathan 👍🏻what I do with mussels because they can be a pain to whip on is when you shell them put them in the finest vermiculite you can get the stuff what you buy from pet shops for reptiles..it's really fine ! It soaks up the juices and makes them firmer to whip on with fine bait elastic.. but the best bit is the tiny vermiculite particles flow of the bait in the tide making a sent trail for mister coddo to home onto ..just something I've thought of and don't know any other angler that does this .. try it pal you won't be disappointed.. plus I use the same tiny vermiculite to add to my blow lug once I've pumped them it's firms them ace and makes them so easy to thread on a baiting needle without them blowing .. I love to share my ideas If anyone interested.. keep up the good videos 👍🏻
Hi Tim, I love getting your tips, thank for taking the time to type them out. Must admit, I had to search to see what vermiculite was, but now I know and will give it a try. Tight lines and all the best👍🎣
@@SlippyLimpets my pleasure and also plastering scrim tape makes excellent protection wrapping your soft baits like mussel cart etc in it stops the crabs and much cheaper than the proper carp mesh that carp lads use to stop the crayfish .
love the vids mate keep up the great work, on this location arbroah can be good but you really need the right conditions for it ie easterly winds but it isn't as rductive as it used to be a few years ago but it can still produce a fish or 2, a better location would havee been a bit further up the coast at inverbervie, usan, auchmithie or head further up to catterline that place is awesome we fished it about 5 years ago with the honwave sib just outside the old harbour rntrance we were nailing mackies that were HUGE the 1st 1 i hooked i thought i'd nailed a decent pollock tuned out it was a huge mackie the size of a 3-4lb pollock frkkin massive and lots of rocky ground around the haarbour and either side of it that should throw up cod/pollock or from the cliffs if you can find decent reachable marks in either direction.
Hi nathan you ok pal, cheers fot the watch again, some cracking marks i would love to fish. Pleased you started catching in the end. Some choppy conditions aswel. I would like to say merry xmas n a happy new year nath from GRIMSBY.
I'm good cheers, Carl. It was a stunning area and one I'll be heading back to when the conditions are better. All the best and tight lines👍🎣
Hope you enjoyed your trip that is a cracking area that you where in hope you enjoyed your other mark on the way home
I did, despite the not-so-good fishing. The area I fished on the way home was excellent, ended up with a cod of 6lb 11. Definitely head back to both areas
Nice video. Fished that mark down from Montrose last summer spinning from rocks but didn’t do much. Looked fishy off Abroath cliffs but never got round to fishing it, nice looking marks around there, I’ll try again when I’ve got more time.
It does look fishy! Hope you get amongst them
Your fishing trips are like mine
Good vlog n fishing 👍
Thanks 👍🎣
'Canny rough for a flat forecast' ......One thing I have learned is the forecast could cost you your life. How the hell they expect you to believe in climate change when they can't predict the next 24hrs weather. Good effort and great vids as usual.
Not sure what it is but it seems, this year, every forecast has been off. Defo had to use common sense rather than blindly following the forecast more than usual. Tight lines👍🎣
Well, predictions for the next 24 hrs a much more errratic / chaotic than following the trends which clearly indicate a major climate change. You are comparing apples to oranges.
Ah, the great debate,,well its not really , as the climate clowns generally refuse to have a serious chat about it..but when ever they do come out romm under the covers there normally slaughtered by true science.. and yep your right the day to day weather forecasts are generally piss poor.
@@peterwalls308 No, it is not a debate anymore; climate change has already been proven. Entrenching into victimhood is nonsense, as is your claim of "real science". You obviously do not understand the science behind climate change. Get an education.
@@janhaanstra2245 so basic physics is wrong,, co2 can only hold so much heat,, like a tea bag can only hold so much water,, and 100 extra ppm makes sod all difference.. not only that, co2 levels would have to increase ten fold for each 1c increase , thats ten fold again for 2c . Basic physics. Your a patronising village idiot.. you want a real scientist's opinoin, try prof William Happer. Clever clever man.. simple question , Micky trick Mann, why did he not take his data to court. He has no credibility.. the whole climate crisis is a scam... tight lines.
Thanks for fishing the way you do, in the places you do. Amazing video again mate, truly inspirational. Just harsh for the effort you put in for the relatively poor fishing. But still an exceptional video!
Like you said mate, that's fishing! Thank you and it's my pleasure. Thanks for watching👍🎣
Nice one, all I'm getting is whiting and huss in North Wales, tbh I get more cod march to June than winter here but you just never know 👍
Another great video. My local area, I know those marks well, hope you had plenty lead with you. The season has actually been pretty good so far, I've had some decent bags. Pity you didn't see Arbroath it's best, but that's fishing eh. I had a double a few weeks ago not to far from that first mark, and I heard rumours of a 16 pounder getting aught, but can't confirm that. Keep up the good work
I'll have to go back in but in proper conditions, the area is just too fishy! Well done on the double and tight lines👍🎣
Great content still change for a double figure before the year is out
Been a few years since I've had a double so fingers crossed mate.
Great videos! Shows how hard it can be to get hold of those fish
Yep, those guys who 'bag up' in these conditions are doing something right.
Should give a look at gourdon if ye get the chance. highwater mark, very very rough ground and quite sketchy wi a big sea, but some braw cod come fre there.
I'll check it out when i head back. Cheers and tight lines🎣👍
Looked like good ground and very fishy - sometimes the odds are just against you.
Persistence clearly pays off in the end.
Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure, LV. I think on it's day the area fishes well, just not as well as Northumberland
Good video. Not sure about Keith’s sanity! 😂
Aye, the guy has a knackered knee as well. Nuts
Nice one .
Can’t beat fishing at usan
Nice one. Was shocked when I heard the words accommodation. I don't sleep till I get home from up there Nathan its only 3hours from Carlisle
I was shocked booking accommodation, but 3 nights in the car with my wet and stinking fishing kit seemed like too much to handle. Must be getting old!
@@SlippyLimpets definitely old age that lol.
I remember going up about 12 year ago (well north)
On a Thursday night after work grabbed few hours on the Sunday morning then on the afternoon after catching nowt I was sat in the car looking out at the water n thinking to myself fo I really have to go home.
Took me around 45min to start the car up to come home
Indian and abit of slippy....sweet...
Sounds ideal, hope you enjoyed both!👍🎣
Looked a canny road trip, conditions looked good as well, pity the cod didn't come out to play but I guess that's fishing.
Yep, seems that way. Not going to right the area off until I've had at least 3 more trips
Another great video Nathan 👍 just a pitty the fishing wasn't a little better for your trip but at least you managed a few wee codling 🎣 an old lad at work was also saying some good fish coming from a little further up the coast
Cheers Arnie, seems, like must places, this isn't the cod mecca it used to be, but then conditi9ns could have been better, and marks less pressured
if ever up this way again drop a message
i know few spots that mite put you on fish try arbroath harbour
Love your vids, great watching someone fish and enjoying it and I don't suffer any pain for days after and have my fear of heights tested. I'm an easy access fair weather fisherman now but I do miss the mad stuff sometimes. Any plans for winter pike or Grayling ?
Yep, normally do a bit of fly fishing for grayling and lures for pike come January. thanks for the comment and glad you like the vids!
looks immense
Awesome area, really fishy!
If you drive about 14 miles up Usan Estate Fishing Village brilliant fishing spots up there boddington farm fishing around that way further towards Montrose.
Will have a look! Cheers for the info👍🎣
Jonhshaven just a little further up the coast or gourdon and a 20 ft plop at the end of the breakwater, but best of all souter head cove where its always cod season.and plenty of safe marks up and away from those rouge waves..
Thanks Peter, I'll check those areas out the next time I head up.
I used to fish that coastline for years , not for the faint hearted. But. Big fish come of those cliffs every year. 👍🏻
It's a great place to fish, just need to get back in proper conditions🎣👍
What a cracking nighttime session Nathan , brilliant tbh , take care & tight lines ps any chance your going to do more live chats
that session was great, felt good to go out with a bit of a bang after such a shit 2 days. I might do a couple more during the spring, quite enjoyed them. Did you miss it?
Some great looking spots there mate, pretty adventurous fishing as well.
You're gonna have to come out here at some point mate, I'll take you up to Jervis Bay, see how you go with the rock fishing up there. A bit different to the UK, but I reckon you'd enjoy a tussle with a kingy.
Mate, I'd give my right ball to catch a kingy off the rocks!
@@SlippyLimpets yeah, we're off to Bay of Islands, (top of New Zealand), on a boat based kingy trip next march, is hoping to come back with arms about 6 inches longer than they are now lol.
Those smart tips lights have been on sale for years I bought some China 5 or 6 years ago, they are OK in calm conditions but also the come of in the cast sometimes.
Yep, I've found the same. Must be great for fishing the English channel
Think ive fished this mark couple years back gona go baxk this wnter hopefully
I had 2 rods which I fit clear tips 250mm long, but put night glow gas filled in fitment so the top lit up. 👌 works well, but £75 a pop per rod, yet worth it, as 1 year on disposal glow tips, I had used £80, so £5 saved and also unique 😀
That sounds like a great idea! hope you've got a patent on that idea, pretty sure rod manufacturers would love to steal it.
Must be a nightmare carrying that tripod around. I have 1 and will only use it on the beach or easily accessible rock marks.
You must tell me your secret as I still can't believe your age, climbing across rocks like mountain goat. I'm 32 and struggle up and down stairs lol.
Anyways great video.
Looking forward to you catching some nice fish locally.🤞
And of course any other vids you post. Love them all.
I've always used one so doesn't seem like a pain carrying it, doubles up as a walking stick too!
My secret probably the bacon, egg and black pudding stottie I've eaten (almost) every day for the past 20 years. All the best and tight lines👍🎣
@@SlippyLimpets black pudding, yuk
wow what a specimen
On my home turf mate ,, it's a very moody place ,, moving around is key ,, get your self down to rumness tomorrow on the quiet bit of a climb nothing you ain't used to another good shot usan jst short of Montrose a 9 lb and an 11 lb same angler jst recently,, good luck mate
Just out of curiosity (with you as a local) does anyone ever fish Montrose harbour with it's horrendous currents? or even the beach? I've often wondered as I've never seen anyone there on my visits.
@@davidoldboy5425 they probably do pall ,, the hole Arbroath to Aberdeen stretch isn't what it was although very good fishing can still be had ,, if you read reports from 10 15 year ago from the Whitby boys that's all gone much much more pressure on the marks these days when back then there was none apart from the local boys still a fantastic stretch tho but very moody 👍
We tried Usan and had slightly better fishing. Since coming back, I've heard Rumness is the place to be. If I ever head back up I'll defo give it a go. Thanks for the tip and for watching!👍🎣
@@SlippyLimpets even rumness isn't guaranteed anymore it's all patchy now ,, usan is my favourite shot there's 2 parts to it ,, other areas can be good aswell,, even though there was a little swell and you landed a couple you didn't have the right conditions for it to really be good,, all the marks have unbelievable pressure on them these days every body is going to Arbroath that obviously affects the fishing, cheers 👍
You were really close to a couple of really good shots there when I watched it again,, I fished usan for a year b4 I started to figure it out a bit ,, however 1 look at the joint tells you that your at the right area and jst kept trying like you I've read all the reports and more going back years ,, I had a we chat with one of the guys at the salmon netting part of usan eventually I was on the right mark and only accessible at half water,, man let me tell you we had some fish of that particular bit they were there waiting soon as the mark was reachable believe it or not even in a flat calm swimming conditions they were there waiting for you,, I've not had a decent session there in mibby 3 year left scratching the head like what happened it's a pity you are so far away because it still can be really good fishing even for us it's a 140 mile round trip but what a place eh special
Awryt slippy love your channel, iam new to this sea fishing so trying to learn as much as I can of different people's videos, and I have learnt alot watching you thanks a bunch. Just a wee question have you ever had a double figure cod.
Thanks Kev! I've had one from the shore, about 6 years ago, and it weighed 11,4. Will never forget it.
Nice 1 mate top lad, 🤞 you get some more. A had 1 the other day from st abbs at Crocs back 10lb on the nose was well chuffed was on a massive bit Mackrell. Stick at it man look forward to more of your videos tight lines bud
Have you seen those depth finders you can clip on your mainline and it sends the depth to your mobile phone? I thought they look brilliant but none of them were cheap and I know I'd be devastated it I cast n snapped one. The one I saw was a sphere and and its not likely to snagg , I only mentioned it cuz I heard you say about the waves stopping over an underwater hole and thought it'd be ideal if in an area where you didn't know what was out infront of especially in a spot where even at low tide its still 50 to 60 ft deep.
Looks like Oisin mains fished there before
Watching from New Zealand it does surprise me how big a baits you guys use for small to medium sized fish. We use a single recurve 4/0 hook, with a much smaller piece of bait. Say just a squid head for snapper to 20lb
If the fish are there then we don't need big baits to help draw them in. Kind of like a castable burley bag. They also help stop the smaller fish from taking the bait
Small baits get washed out very quickly in the kind of weather we fish for cod. Its Dirty water too so a big bait gives off more scent to attract the cod.
Please tell me you went to pie bobs 24hr pie shop. I go in eventide I'm up there ha, great video to
Of course, those big bags I was talking about seeing were all bags of Bob's pies!
Great videos mate been watching all your cod fishing videos getting great tips. What is that tip light that has a bite indicator on that you were using ? Thanks
It's a Rigshark Smart tip light, great tip light except for the smart bit. It's too sensitive for fishing in any type of swell and just gives false indications. I'm going to swap it for the dumb version. Hope this helps and glad you're liking the vids!
Ok thanks il maybe just give it a miss then that would do my head in lol keep up the good work cheers
wish i lived near the sea newarks a bit land locked
Not sure you can get further away from the coast. Must make it all the more special when you do get to visit it.
Hi mate next time your in arbroath try vicky Park you can basically fish out car tight lines. 🏴🏴🏴🏴
Sounds good, will give it a try!🎣👍
rather you than me, i did ask the other day on your rod give away, who has been your fishing hero's or where did you learn the craft
Hi John, Sorry I missed your question. My dad took me fishing and taught me a wee bit and I've watched the usual suspects like John Wilson, Rex Hunt and a few others over the years, but have pretty much taught myself by reading articles and watching videos. Surfing, sailing and kayaking also helped with me learn watercraft. Thanks and tight lines👍🎣
Right where you moved the first time is an absolute tackle graveyard. Actually, that entire shoreline is. I don't fish there anymore because I can't afford to lose that many leads. There are fish to be caught, but it's a costly trip. There's a couple of boats that go out from the harbour, weather permitting, and theyre usually worth a punt. Fishing the cages on the harbour wall can produce too.
I saw the cages, what a great investment from the local harbour. Maybe a few other pairs could follow that type of example, rather than the pier master locking some gates that we end up just climbing around. Thanks for the extra tips👍
Slippy wot tip light are you using it looks awesome and great night fish
It's a Rigshark Smart Tip Light. Really like the design but it's too sensitive, think I'll be swapping yo the dumb version.
I wonder if crab and lobster are also around there. I bet if there is theyd be the most macho lobster/crabs there is.
There definitely is. Had a bouncing lobster bite on my first night of fishing, it nearly pulled the rod out of the rest!
@@SlippyLimpets Lobster fishing for humans lol!! hes like Hey crabby come see this i got a hooman spark up the barblecue!!
Fishing for days in good conditions in probably one of the best areas in Scotland for cod yet results poor ,just shows how bad the fishing is getting on our shore ,won't be long before it's not worth the bother ,hopefully things could improve but I doubt it we live in hope
Yep, I had the same feeling after fishing this area.
man you must be a damn polar bear in the weather you fish, much more hardy than me sissy southerner lol...
haha, no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing
@@SlippyLimpets perfect Billy Connelly analogy lol
You back up here this winter
Yep, I need to give it another go.
@@SlippyLimpets I have my own fishing page up here mate
Arbroath fishing and live weather updates I give up to date westher conditions daily 3rc etc a seen you never done to great give me a .so mate amd il sort you out
What rod tip lights do you use that flash with a bite ?
It's a RigShark Smart Tip Light 👍
Thankyou - slippy - keep up the most enjoyable videos - am at glamis and my fish places are east coast Aberdeen to fife
Will do John, glad you like them and you live in a great area for fishing. I'll be back next winter. Cheers, Nathan
Quick question mate what was the name of your tip light ?
It's a RigShark smart tip light
@@SlippyLimpets fantastic mate thanks
never seen you with the fixed spool lower down any reason why? does it help you cast further?
I know it doesn't show, but had a casting lesson and was advised to place the reel lower. Used to fish with multiuser this low down, but moved the FS up to stop it getting covered in water
A rod will only load from the tip down to the spool of the reel. Having an extra 1-2 feet of rod to compress helps a bit, also the reel being lower acts as a counterweight making the rod better balanced. A reducer will help keep your reel out the sand.
@@SlippyLimpets Just get a reducer and leave it in when you set your rod up, best of both worlds. Century reducers are safe to leave in while casting as they are made for that but not sure about other brands.
What tip light is that?
It's a Rigshark Smart Tip light
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Did enjoy this .I'm interested in bass tbh can u catch sea bass from boat. I wouldn't mind a trip out to fish. Love my trips to Whitby. What's your business called and tel no
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Moved your Reel down?
Did this a couple of sessions back, after I was given a few casting ooints
Not much fish on the east coast of Scotland these days
Seems to be the way, or it could just be the conditions I was fishing in
@@SlippyLimpets even in a big easterly which used to be great for bringing the cod into shore doesn’t produce anymore
I think the trawlers have rip the fish out completely
Yep, you're probably right about that. We spotted a super trawler, on marinerrafic, operating a couple of miles offshore while we were there and thought they'd scoop all the fish up
Always nice to fulfil a dream.😴 Shame you waited so long, 🥺and the catch rate has depleted.
Well done on your catches 👏👏and I feel you'll return and conquer the venue as you have done at others.🤞
I look forward to seeing where you get to next.🤔😲🫣
Wherever it is, take care and stay safe.😷🙊
A very merry Xmas to you.🧑🎄🧑🎄🍻🍺
It was great to visit the area but think I need to head back with a bigger sea running and better conditions.
Thanks for your great comments, all the best and tight lines👍🎣🎄
You're casting too far in the dark, fish come right in close
I've never been accused of casting too far before🤣 We tried all distances, even an underarm lob. We also fished the black rock but all the fish were caught at distance and I had nowt casting short🤷♂️
Looks like another one of those computer modeled forecasts that didn't come to fruition, forecasts got worse since the met started spending 100 million plus on supercomputers to do their job, badly.
It can be a right grind up here at times, it hasn't been easy for a few years now, but lots of small ones like you had around this year so hopefully the numbers will pick up again the next few years. The moon tides won't have done you any favours either. The mark you had the fish on gets fished by quite a few folk. It's ok but not as consistent as other marks north or south.
Yep, an accurate forecast seems to be becoming a thing of the past.
It is a great area to fish though, great terrain and the thought of hooking into a decent one helps keep motivation high. I'll be back when there's a good sea running and smaller tides. Hope you had a good Christmas and tight lines
@@SlippyLimpets Yep there is every type of ground imaginable that covers every weather situation so it's rare the weather stops you fishing. Had the worse christmas ever,lol. Had covid so couldn't spend the day with my little grandson and family. Reckon i picked it up at the Fife heaviest cod match that i finally managed to win the big prize at after many attempts,so a bit of a mixed day !