easter weekend camp out

[ZEBRA]

What a great weekend
What a great weekend we had Friday morning we set up camp followed by a first session of the weekend at moelfra fishing the afternoon and early evening it was good to meet up with gissmo11 Hughesey and moniar for the session of the weekend fishing was slow with just 7 whiting a small codling and a dog fish


flat calm seas and strong sunshine and good company made this a great session .which also marked the first re-entry drills from moniar who even stood up in the mini .



Day 2
After a royal breakfast of bacon and egg (thanks to moniar’s hens for the fresh eggs)
we went off to treaddur bay to do battle with the jet skies with scorching sun and almost no wind the sea was like a mirror



once again the fishing was slow but we managed whiting codling wrasse and a few dogfish
















it was good to see stitch and tribble with us for the day and we also met up with moniar and family on the beach at the end after a long day in the sun it was back to the campsite for a barbaQ and a few beers to wash it down .



with mr spark’s (the Choy’s) new fire bin and stargaizers machete skills we ended a great day nice and warm beneath the stars .

Day 3
After breakfast made by Adam we broke camp of we went to
bull bay and met up with dave and chriss once again sunny conditions but a slight offshore wind had came up wrasse were cough by the the time I left to get home .














All in all a great weekend and fantastic company it was great to see so many different kayaks prowler13 and 15 big games tarpon 120 and 140 elite4.5 mini and x factor . big thanks has to go to Adam hatter3 Choy stargaizer moniar stitch tribble gissmo11 Hughesey davelancs chriss and moniars chickens for the eggs I am sure I have missed a few out it was a great weekend and amazing camp life which saw us eat so many sausages and so much bacon I wont need to eat for a week .


Thanks to you all for a great weekend .

[moniar]

Excellent photos Terry and Kevin - glad you all got back ok.

I thoroughly enjoyed venturing out a bit further at Moelfre on Friday, and meeting everyone. Thanks again for the second test trip in the mini x factor, and to Kevin for the loan of the wet gear. I'm still a fish virgin from the yak, but the trip enabled me to try out the mini x on the flat water, and more importantly gave me an opportunity at the end of the day to try some re entries and a paddle less recovery back to the shore - very tiring but well worth the effort. Thanks as well to Ian for the use of the scambler for the first few tenative re entries I attempted.

The trip out confirmed for me that I want something a bit bigger and faster than the mini x for the flatter water - but I was amazed that I could stand up in it and turn 180 degrees whilst standing up on the mini x - shows how stable a boat it is, and ideal for the inshore bass marks and cove hopping.

Glad the hens eggs went down well at breakfast time - will get all nine of them on the overtime again next time you are coming down for a camp.

I've ordered some wet gear and an aquapac bag for my vhf handheld yesterday, so just need to finalise a deal on a prowler 13 (my final compromise choice) hopefully this week, and then will be hitting those bass spots on the island. Look forward to the next meet.

[tobasco]

Glad to see that you all had a good time.
I'm sorry I could'nt make it, it would have been good to catch up with old and new faces but things are a bit manic for me at the moment including injury to dog and not being able to manage a dog-sitter, etc.
Hoping to get out and about over the next few weeks though, and hope to catch up with you all soon. I personally think it needs a few more weeks of relatively settled weather before the prime quarry returns, especially for the fly.
all the best
steve

P.S. did you see any numbers of 'baitfish' on your travels?

[TimO]

What can I say, you had more sun, in three days, than I had in a whole week in Cyprus.
Good to see the wind kept off (I think it must be me who's the jinks) and you managed to actually fish and catch fish.
Keep the photos coming in lads, they really make all the difference.

Can't wait till the next 'Get together' cos i'm defo coming.

Cheers

Tim ;D

[choy1]

sorry this is late. (all work)

The easter weekend was a blast, met some new members (great bunch of lads).
For those that didn't make it sorry you missed a wonderful weekend, not much in the way of fish (well nothing at all for me).
Looking forward to the next GET TOGETHER and more ging gang goolie around the camp fire.
Here are some pic's.






















Just a few photos, again fantastic weather and weekend.

Choy1 (Pat)

[TimO]

Great photos Pat, The shot with Terry in his cammy pants makes him look like a 'Top Rupert' in the Regiment ;D ;D

Can't wait till the next get together, I WILL be there ;D

Cheers

Tim

[stargaizer]

Just got pc back so first time seeing the full thread of the weekend. What can i say about the weekend, meeting the boys at the campsite one by one as they turned up out there slumber ( these boys like there kip ) was all good and would take too long to get into for both the thanks to all and the time had.
Having time to reflect before being able to reply ( thank god ) the thing that most sticks out, is how much i enjoyed being out on my boat. I enjoyed every minute i was awake the full weekend. New tent for next time.
A lot learned, and clear on what needs to be learned.
Thanks all and nice tricks with the photo's, swapping me with that big fat baldy ginger git.