Appledore - Beavers and Blennies

You might as well stay said the Wife, "yeap suits me" especially when I bumped in to a couple of my brothers friends Emma and Tom and they were enjoying the Marmalade Club House Band Jammin Session too. With over 400 years of history, The Beaver Inn has been a longstanding pillar in the local fishing community and a favourite among tradesmen from the new world. The name ? , well apparently "The Beaver Inn," remains shrouded in the mists of time. 

Legend has it that the Press Gang used to gather sailors, pressing them into the King's service and wore beaver pelt hats, giving birth to our name and association with beavers. 

Appledore and Bideford's bustling history as massive trading ports, exchanging goods with the new world, including beaver pelts, further solidifies our connection to the name. 

In days past, The Beaver Inn played a crucial role in aiding captains, offloading their crew for safekeeping while they conducted trades in Bideford. During their stay, the women of Irsha Street entertained the crew with home-brewed beer until the ship's return journey.

Talking of Irsha Street the sun was illuminating the houses when we left and it was a lovely sight indeed shame the sun made a late appearance because it has been rare this week I must admit. Anyway after a few rum and cokes in the Beaver listening to the band I got back and decided to venture out to do some more rock pool LRF'ing the following morning.

The tides are less of an issue and that helps because it's a family holiday after all so we cannot plan the day around when I am going to be able to fish. 

A peer over the garden wall you see showed some really big rock pools and I thought I'd give them a bit of an explore before the rabble were up and ready to go. I've worked out where they are hiding and to be honest it's not that hard to discover where. 

There was some fry in each and every pool and it didn't take long to get the first interest in something that shot out of from under a rock. It was a small blenny I think that I felt on the end for a few seconds before it came off. I assume it was nibbling on the end of the lure getting nowhere near the hook. 

I'm sure something like a size 18 with a fake pinkie with a BB shot is the way to go but when they nail it they properly nail it however I'm sure it will increase hook up rates.

Anyway one Goby in about an hour and a half I might have another dabble in the morning because it was a bigger tide and I'm hoping there will be some new arrivals. I'll chuck the bass lure around as well hopefully you never know there may well be one about.