(UK) I know a good plaice... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dizzyfish · 03-04-2012, 10:09 AM

Winter in the UK can be a grim affair, cold and windy, but occasionally we get a short period of settled weather. I spotted a likely looking opportunity on the 5 day weather forecast and took a gamble, booking the day off work. Things were still looking good the day before my planned launch. A 5am start saw me peeping out of the bedroom window - to my dismay it was really foggy. I was disappointed, but not put off. The 3 hour journey to Devon was not fun, visibility was only a few feet in places. Eventually I got to the small village of Hallsands. A ghostly place - the village was washed into the sea about a hundred years ago after a big storm, and only a couple of ruined houses remain. My friends Tim and Mark soon arrived, but the weather was still not looking good - we wanted to paddle out to a famous sandbank called the Skerries, where we hoped to catch some early plaice (flatfish). We decided to launch, and stayed in close in the hope that the mist might lift, allowing us to get out to the Skerries bank.

I managed to catch some mackerel which is almost unheard of in the UK at this time of year - the seasons all seem to be a bit topsy-turvey at the moment - global warming maybe, who knows.

To cut a long story short, we managed to get out to the skerries and we caught a lots of tasty plaice...

I managed to catch these two on a single wishbone rig...

Final tally...

A short video, just to show how clam conditions were (this is very rare in the UK !).

More info on the blog, if you are interested...

http://dizzybigfish.co.uk/kayak-fish...skerries-bank/

NextBite · 03-04-2012, 12:52 PM

What a great report all the way from England and Video to boot

dizzyfish · 03-04-2012, 12:57 PM

Thanks - I always like to read about what is going on in other countires kayak fishinhg wise, so its good to be able to post about the fishing over here once in a while to.

'Cuda · 03-04-2012, 03:00 PM

Great report...spot on....nice conditions too.....your early plaice look like sole.....must have been good eating....fish and chips?

dizzyfish · 03-04-2012, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Cuda

Great report...spot on....nice conditions too.....your early plaice look like sole.....must have been good eating....fish and chips?

Oh Yes

ful-rac · 03-04-2012, 04:57 PM

Always nice to see reports from across the pond!!!! Those fish look tasty too!!!

03-04-2012, 10:09 AM	#1
dizzyfish Junior Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England - UK Posts: 25	(UK) I know a good plaice... Winter in the UK can be a grim affair, cold and windy, but occasionally we get a short period of settled weather. I spotted a likely looking opportunity on the 5 day weather forecast and took a gamble, booking the day off work. Things were still looking good the day before my planned launch. A 5am start saw me peeping out of the bedroom window - to my dismay it was really foggy. I was disappointed, but not put off. The 3 hour journey to Devon was not fun, visibility was only a few feet in places. Eventually I got to the small village of Hallsands. A ghostly place - the village was washed into the sea about a hundred years ago after a big storm, and only a couple of ruined houses remain. My friends Tim and Mark soon arrived, but the weather was still not looking good - we wanted to paddle out to a famous sandbank called the Skerries, where we hoped to catch some early plaice (flatfish). We decided to launch, and stayed in close in the hope that the mist might lift, allowing us to get out to the Skerries bank. I managed to catch some mackerel which is almost unheard of in the UK at this time of year - the seasons all seem to be a bit topsy-turvey at the moment - global warming maybe, who knows. To cut a long story short, we managed to get out to the skerries and we caught a lots of tasty plaice... I managed to catch these two on a single wishbone rig... Final tally... A short video, just to show how clam conditions were (this is very rare in the UK !). More info on the blog, if you are interested... http://dizzybigfish.co.uk/kayak-fish...skerries-bank/

03-04-2012, 04:57 PM	#6
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Always nice to see reports from across the pond!!!! Those fish look tasty too!!! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

03-04-2012, 12:52 PM	#2
NextBite Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Long Beach Posts: 389	What a great report all the way from England and Video to boot

03-04-2012, 12:57 PM	#3
dizzyfish Junior Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England - UK Posts: 25	Thanks - I always like to read about what is going on in other countires kayak fishinhg wise, so its good to be able to post about the fishing over here once in a while to.

03-04-2012, 03:00 PM	#4
'Cuda Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 224	Great report...spot on....nice conditions too.....your early plaice look like sole.....must have been good eating....fish and chips?