Appledore - Pints and Piscicapturists

When we left Westward Ho !! after seeing my brother for a few drinks the sea was rather rough I must admit. The tide wasn't at its highest either I would imagine the RNLI pickup will be reversing sooner than later looking at this picture.

The rain had been on and off for most of the day where I did contemplate whether or not this would be the last summer holiday in the UK. You just cannot rely on the weather let alone the weather reports which have been beyond pathetic, planning is just not possible really.  

Anyway whilst I was in Westward Ho !! I nipped in to Summerlands Tackle for some small hooks and some BB shot and rigged up something more suited to the quarry.

 

I had planned to get up at 6.00am at high tide to chuck the bass lure around but after some food in the Beaver and some folk music at the Champ me and the Wife enjoyed the evening and watched MEG 2: The Trench. An easy watch lets put it that way, but for some reason I didn't sleep particularly well, not sure why, but 6.00am was just not going to happen. 

The sky had cleared over towards Greysands Beach so at least the mornings LRF will be a little more palatable because yesterday morning it was like a wet Autumn day.

I've almost got the rocks outside the accommodation to myself apart from the odd dog walker and net handler no one is mad enough to do what I've been doing. Still got to make the most of the time of work haven't I. Hopefully it might be nice enough to get the kids on their bodyboards again. Cornwall wasn't too bad thankfully. 

Anyway the scaling down worked but the only thing I could muster up was a few Goby's this size !! they were hooked up no problem with sadly one falling off. Nothing bigger than this showed this at all.

The rock pools here are not brilliant to be honest but it's about all I've got available to me. Still the sun was delivering some much needed warmth as it was still a bit windy still. I'm a bit rockpool out'ed now, but with hid tide at around 7.00am tomorrow I will get the proper lure gear out and try for a bass. 

Cobwebs blown away though, breathing sea air does have some advantages, because apparently sea air is full of negative ions these are charged particles abundant in sea spray, which, research suggests, improve our ability to absorb oxygen.

Also Sea air contains iodine, salt, and magnesium, encourages respiratory health and can reduce the symptoms of asthma, promote respiratory health, improve allergies and skin problems, and stimulate the immune system. Then again a decent pint does that too, where can I find one ?