Well Stephen deserted me for nearly a month travelling across the Atlantic! So I was shore based until yesterday when Nigel (I buy my Jaguars from him) said he would like to go fishing and the weather was gorgeous, no wind and hot sunshine. Since Steve does most of the heavy work when he moors up at the end of the session, I said we could only do a short trip.

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 …

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 …

Date: Tuesday 23/09/08
Weather: Wind N/E force 3/4
Sea state: Moderate/Rough
Engine hours at start:250.5
Engine hours at finish:251.6
Crew: Steve and Adrian
Time off moorings: 1030
Tide: High water 1143
Author: Skipper (Steve)
Comments: My son Adrian had managed to arrange a day off and wanted to go out fishing on Blue Marlin II with his Dad! Such a rare event had to be accommodated so we set off from home in some cold cloudy conditions and headed for Dartmouth. As we drove across the top of the Bay I could see the rough sea and white horses! not a …

Lovely weather with sunshine led to great expectations! However when Steve reported that the sea was looking lumpy (on his journey over from Ivybridge) we had mixed feelings when leaving the mooring in calm and sunny conditions.
When leaving the mouth of the river Dart the sea conditions were still slight with a small wide swell. However as we progressed further away from the mouth of the Dart the conditions got worse. Anything with an Easterly leaves the mouth sheltered. Past the Mewstone then the real conditions become obvious and here …

Log of our wreck fishing trip 12th September 2008 for Pollack and codling.