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It was a very cold frosty morning when I left for Dartmouth. Having scraped the ice from the car and driven a slow journey behind every lorry in Devon eventually made Mikes home in Brixham. We were again delayed as Mike was midway through transferring this blog onto the main Dartmouth url and things were going slowly.
When we reached Noss Marina it was further delays as we undertook the monthly check on all the equipment and fluid levels in the engine and sterndrive etc. There were lots of debris from the high …
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Stephen phoned on Sunday night saying the best weather for fishing would be Monday and as the tides fell, we would be best going early in the morning. So Steve set out at 0700 and arrived in Brixham around 0830! spitting feathers about traffic. Its really tough living just on the doorstep (tee hee!)
We set out with the knowledge that the morning would be the best weather with the afternoon bringing rough conditions. We therefore decided that wreck fishing offshore would be better done another day and an inshore mark …
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Another rare day off from my antique silver business and Mikes workshop dawned with a high pressure over Dartmouth providing a glorious day in between winter storms. Despite the good weather I was late up and had a horrible journey across to Mike with a forty minute journey taking over an hour. Still it was worth the wait.
We slipped moorings around 1030 and set off down the Dart. I have seldom seen the river this calm and smooth. We decided as the weather was not due to change until the afternoon to …
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It was one of the best days fishing this year! The winter weather was mild and little, to no breeze blowing, so the water was very smooth. After doing the monthly boat checks we left the moorings early. Steve managed to get out of bed for a change!
Due to the weather conditions we decided an offshore wreck would offer the best chance of good fishing. The chosen wreck however offered nothing up for an hour or so and we ventured forth to another nearby. We fish in an area where shipping suffered tremendous …
