Well it was a very frosty Wednesday morning in late October when I set off to collect Adrian from Plymouth to head over to the river Dart. We arrived at Mikes home around 1000 and made our way down to Noss Marina to board our Quicksilver 630 Sd Blue Marlin II.
Despite the cold we slipped moorings and headed down the Dart hopeful of a good days fishing. We had deliberately run the boat low of diesel as this would be our last chance to buy low duty red diesel before the …

A rare event indeed,good weather,slight sea and Adrian with a day off at the same time! Adrian had asked his friend Tony to join us on a trip out of the Dart  sea fishing.
The day started well enough with me having to collect Adrian and Tony and drive them across to Dartmouth, dads taxi springs to mind. Still the weather looked promising after days of strong winds. We arrived at the marina and after conducting the monthly engine checks we slipped moorings and headed down the dart.
This was Tony’s first sea …