Luce bay 26th

[stargaizer]

Ahead of the weekend camp-out, i will be meeting up with Rapala on Thursday 26th somewhere in Luce Bay to fish for Tope if anyone is interested. Reports from a few sorces are there are a lot of them in that area. I was down at Port Patrick the other week and was told the British record was broke that day, 106lb???
I was intending to go down Wed but have just returned from four days at Arisaig and need to recharge. Fishing cetainly wasn't great but did manage a few and also meet a couple of new friends who got a bit excited ( far left of pic ). Wish i had got a picture of the one and only Mackarel i caught as i'll probably never catch a bigger one ( about 2.5lb ).
It's a cracking part of the country, couldn't quite get the camara to catch the turquise of the water or the white of the sands ( i'll look out a poetry book for the weekend ;D ;D ) Certainly, the fishing took second place anyway.

[jonnychaos]

WOW again Mr Gaizer your pictures are spot on and sitting here in the pouring rain it makes me want to be there. You have lovely coloured pollack up there aswell ( I did say pollack ;D) and the wildlife pics look great too nice Shepherd btw.

John

[lonewolf]

nice report and pics but i got to ask where is luce bay?

[rapala]

Luce Bay is a big sandy bay right in the SW corner of Scotland.

I'll phone you wed.night Stargaizer.

Ian.

[stargaizer]

South of Stranraer. We'll be launching from either the Ardwell side or the Port William side depending on wind conditions. Met check just now says the wind will be coming in from the south west at 7 or 8 by 12am so looks like Ardwell. Certainly Ian was brought up in that area and may well have a better option on the day. I'll be there from 9am and staying the night so will be able to catch whatever tide is best to fish, low tide is at 3pm.
Where are you based Lw?

[boomphat]

any midges in SW Scotland? I want to go there but I'm allergic to the varmints

[stargaizer]

Unfortunately yes. However it's very unusual to be that bothered by them along the coast as there is usually enough breeze to take them away. I never leave home without the Avon skin-so-soft though.

[lonewolf]

n wales, looks a really nice spot bit far out for me at the moment,how far is it from castle douglas?i got family there.

[boomphat]

Thanks for the midge info, I won't go!!
Unfortunately I'm allergic to the "skin so soft" as well.