Ling, Codling, Pouting and Mackerel in late October aboard Sweet William

Massive thanks to Craig, Andy, Mark and Leon for a fantastic run out today!

We once again headed out to perfect conditions; flat seas, zero wind and a stunning sunrise.

Craig started the day off at the first wreck with a full house of 3 cod and 2 coalies, whilst Andy and Mike hauled in some lovely cod every drift. Leon showed no mercy to the shoals of mackerel and winkled out a fantastic fish which will be my breakfast tomorrow.

We had all been prepped up to the fact that there was a good chance that the glorious early morning conditions may take a turn for the worse later in the afternoon; after a group deliberation the unanimous decision was that 'if you don't go, you don't know'...so we made the most of the flat seas and headed well offshore to a less frequented wreck.

Mike pulled out a lovely Ling, which I believe was his first! Mark and Craig both had a good number of cod, amongst the usual suspects.

Mid-morning, and within minutes, the winds forecast for late afternoon arrived early...we quickly made the decision to head back inside and drop the anchor. It was steady, but hard going, with maybe half a dozen perfect pan-sized codling coming aboard.

When the rain kicked in, we lifted the anchor, and with wind against tide, we headed off to drift an inshore wreck; endless coalies, pouting, whiting and a good number of codling came aboard to end a challenging but rewarding day!