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Cruise Ship Minerva from Swan Hellenic Line enters the river Dart at Dartmouth.
Well the weather has been pretty poor lately so the forecast showed a small window of opportunity on Saturday morning. With a high tide of 0830 it meant an early start and so it was.
Having arrived at mikes well before 0800 we were quickly down to the boat at Noss Marina and soon making our way down river.
I have often remarked on how …

Sea fishing in Dartmouth produces a red gurnard and pollack for our intrepid sea fishermen Steve, and Mike who fish aboard their boat Blue Marlin III (currently called Straight Lace)

Two brothers fishing out of Dartmouth succeed in prising a few good size pollack from a local wreck from their own boat Blue Marlin III.

To say our latest excursion was a strange trip would on reflection seem fair. We had a guest, David our younger brother came along to fish with us. We headed down to the mooring on a damp day. Surprising since it was sandwiched during a mini heat wave!
This was only our second trip in the new boat and it told when we were trying to organize ourselves into the new routine but in spite of that we managed to cast off and head down river past the new ferry which …