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Due to weather and club members commitments
this is the clubs first trip of the year.
Arranged by our club chairman, John
Wheatley, it was a trip down to the town of Penarth in South
Wales. The boat was the "Benjoma Too", with skipper Paul
Crossman, and it was to be a two day event.
All members travelled down the day before
we were due to fish and got booked into the Glendale Hotel,
which also had the best Italian Restaurant in town attached to
it.
The next day was to be an early start so
that weather permitting we could get well out into the Bristol
Channel, however the winds were against us and we started
fishing the first mark which was just off Flatholm Island which
is about mid channel directly of Penarth.
With the flood tide the morning and very
early afternoon produced a nice range of fish which included
Cod, Smoothhound, dogfish and eels.
After high water and on the turn of the
tide the elements were against us and we had to move into a more
sheltered mark, finishing the day with a few more doggies.
The second day again was very windy and the
marks were selected on where it was possible to fish due to the
effects of the wind and tide.
However it was another quite good days
fishing with more cod, smoothhounds, eels, dogfish and six very
nice skate.
Our thanks to the skipper Paul for an excellent
two day trip, which despite the weather he managed to find
fish on both days, also for the numerous coffee and tea which he
kept us supplied with.
Trip photo's can be seen here.
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