Nice Paddle, No Fish. 07Jul13

TR by Jimbo
Wind: SSW-S 5-10 knots
Swell: 1.0 m Easterly
Current: minimal
Launch Point: Middle Groyne
Participants: Jimbo

Not a lot to report really.
I launched at MG just before 0630 and decided to head for Lt Halls/Halls area since the reports from Jew Sh for the previous two days were not encouraging.

I did a couple of drifts with cast prawn and trailing pilchard baits over Lt Halls en-route to Halls. There was a couple of nibbles and one encouraging hook up on the cast prawn but the fish spat the hook after about 10 secs.

At Halls I drift fished over four marks I have in that area for one reefie. At 1000 I pulled the pin and headed for home into a freshening southerly with a short stop at Lt Halls for one more try, but without a touch.

I arrived back at MG at 1130. Both launch and return conditions were a doddle, the latter at very low tide conditions.

So, a nice paddle after a break of about 10 weeks, but no fish. Similar to the previous two trip reports, there was no surface action, bird activity, dolphins, turtles or whales sighted. Chatter on the radio between the charter operators suggested they also had a lean day.

Jimbo

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