Full house!

[slowworm]

Up early today to get down to the beach for the high tide. Although it was rather foggy over land as soon as I got near the beach the sky cleared and a large low orangey sun was visible over a nice calm sea - perfect. After a couple of casts I managed to get a full house of mackerel and over the next half an hour several more. By 08:30 I was home with over a dozen beauties.

What made it all the more pleasing was the fact I had caught them on my own hand made feather rig and home case lead weights - now I know the set-up works. Makes up for the few blank days I've had but that seems to have been down to the poor weather we had in August.

 

[northumbrian]

nice one mate. you can't beat fresh caught mackerel , especially ones you've caught yourself ! enjoy !

 

[rorymax]

Well done slowworm, fresh mackerel are hard to beat, glad you had good fishing, great fun and great food.

 

[Clouston98]

Nice one mate- sounds a cracking day!

 

[scottpix]

Nice one slowworm great to catch them with your own rigs, tight lines matey.

Scott

 

[santaman2000]

Can't beat that. Fun day and a good supper.

 

[jonny the monkey]

Damn the last time I caught mackerel was 7 years ago in Norway with a borrowed rod and absolutely no idea. Brings back good memories, thanks

 

[slowworm]

Another pleasant evening yesterday. We've been enjoying the warmer weather by going for a few evening swims at our local beach. We've been swimming amidst shoals of sand eels and noticed a few larger fish splashing about a bit further out. So last night I packed my travel rod, went for a swim, then did a little fishing and ended up with three mackerel for tea caught on a little sand eel imitation lure.

Nice way to spend an evening as was also surprised to see a few people had been fly fishing at the beach and a couple of others were going spear fishing by the looks of it.