Rock Channel, Cable Bay, Llandudno & Prestatyn
Jul 24, 2008 5:46:50 GMT -1
Post by kickingk on Jul 24, 2008 5:46:50 GMT -1
Had a day off yesterday which for once coincided with some decent weather so I decided I'd go to different venues and see how many different species I could get. Originally I was looking at the rock channel & cable bay but it didn't quite work out like that!!
I started off in the rock channel, I've never paddled here before and was expecting some strong tidal pull but it turned out to be quite tame. I paddled out to the red & black buoy, dropped anchor cast a couple of peeler crab out & waited. I was hoping for a smoothie but alas it was just a couple of dabs, so off to cable bay.
One thing & another (including a trip to ABC angling) I was delayed and didn't get there till about 2pm, it was absolutely chocabloc with holiday makers so I decided to try elsewhere, unfortunately with the sun & holiday period everywhere was the same so I decided to head back & give Llandudno & The Orme a try.
Got there and parked near the paddling pool, it was heaving with daytrippers but I decided to give it a go despite a little bit of sea mist, it took me about 30mins to get ready, have a sandwich etc, I was just about ready to go when I looked out at the sea, along with the Orme it had disappeared in Mist
, waited about 30 mins but it wasn't getting any better 
so I was going to call it a day. Decided instead to give it a go at Prestatyn.
A short paddle and I was at the mark, 2 crab baits went out and within minutes the first run, definitely a smoothie, I'd forgotten how much fun they were!!!!!!!!! It was a common of about 4lbs, just as I got it to the side of the boat the other rod went, chaos followed but eventually I got a lovely Starry of about 8lbs next to the boat, just as I was about to grab it, with a shake of the head it was gone 
. A couple more commons followed - these fish are fantastic. I only spent a couple of hours out there but they were brilliant. Cameras playing up, if i can get them uploaded I'll add them later today.
I started off in the rock channel, I've never paddled here before and was expecting some strong tidal pull but it turned out to be quite tame. I paddled out to the red & black buoy, dropped anchor cast a couple of peeler crab out & waited. I was hoping for a smoothie but alas it was just a couple of dabs, so off to cable bay.
One thing & another (including a trip to ABC angling) I was delayed and didn't get there till about 2pm, it was absolutely chocabloc with holiday makers so I decided to try elsewhere, unfortunately with the sun & holiday period everywhere was the same so I decided to head back & give Llandudno & The Orme a try.
Got there and parked near the paddling pool, it was heaving with daytrippers but I decided to give it a go despite a little bit of sea mist, it took me about 30mins to get ready, have a sandwich etc, I was just about ready to go when I looked out at the sea, along with the Orme it had disappeared in Mist
, waited about 30 mins but it wasn't getting any better 
so I was going to call it a day. Decided instead to give it a go at Prestatyn.A short paddle and I was at the mark, 2 crab baits went out and within minutes the first run, definitely a smoothie, I'd forgotten how much fun they were!!!!!!!!! It was a common of about 4lbs, just as I got it to the side of the boat the other rod went
, chaos followed but eventually I got a lovely Starry of about 8lbs next to the boat, just as I was about to grab it, with a shake of the head it was gone 
. A couple more commons followed - these fish are fantastic. I only spent a couple of hours out there but they were brilliant. Cameras playing up, if i can get them uploaded I'll add them later today.
