Dartmouth Fishing is the name of the blog which we may need to re think in light of our last two trips.The weather was reasonable with a strong North Westerly which usually means its calmer inshore. We decided to try and break our duck by heading out 5 miles to a wreck.
Well it was a good trip out with Mike managing 17 knots with the wind and tide going the same way as us. Alas it was too rough and bitter cold over the wreck so we decided to return …

An uneventful and unproductive fishing trip out of Dartmouth, Devon, UK so why was it very enjoyable? Well we were at sea….and the wives were at home!

Saturday 2nd January 2010 saw our first trip of the new year aboard our Ocqueteau 645 Blue Marlin III. I had set off from Ivybridge in sub zero temperatures and battled snowy roads to arrive in brilliant sunshine and not even a frost in sunny brixham. Having stopped for diesel on the way it was a quick pick up of Mike and off to Noss Marina. Some frost here and a slippery trip onto the pontoon where we boarded our boat. Father Christmas had bought me a new Fladen flotation …

Blue Marlin III puts to see for the first time in many many weeks. Follow the exploits of two Devon Fishermen who operate out of Dartmouth in South Devon (UK).

Two Bass were the only haul on our fishing trip out of Dartmouth, Devon and both were returned to fight another day.

It was a glorious day when we left Noss Marina heading down the Dart. It was very sunny,crisp clear sky and hardly any wind at all.
We decided to head out to a wreck to make the most of the flat calm sea. After steaming about 6 miles we dropped onto a wreck. We made several drifts but it was one of those days where all we did was consistently lose tackle into the wreck. We tried another wreck nearby and for some reason it was the same story again. Someone …

Well we attempted to go fishing and the conditions inshore of the mouth of the Dart were good but as soon as we cleared the headland by the Mewstone we were into very short and steep seas. Even so there were a few boats over the East Banks fishing for Bass, although to be fair these were mainly the commercial lads. Since I was at the helm I was enjoying pushing through the seas that were sending some water over the cabin roof.

It was an overcast day but the wind was from the North and the sea state was slight as we set off from Noss Marina. I had been away for a 3 week cruise to North America and Canada and this was the first chance for me to get across to Mikes and get out on the boat.
We set off from our moorings and headed down the river Dart. It was a complete change in the volume of traffic since my last trip which was during Regatta week. It was …