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It took a long time before I decided to do it, but from next week the rigs are going to be drip fed into shops. pinning down packaging/labelling cost was no fun but we got a good deal with persistance. First shop is in Northern Ireland, then a shop in Somerset.
Worrying times indeed but nothing ventured nothing gained.

Sole Searching 2010

I'll start this Blog Roll with an explanation of the Title and it's inclusion of a year. Prior to my first trip out expectation was high, I now find myself wondering if it's going to take a little longer to find my first Upper Bristol Channel Sole. Here's why,

Sole Searching - July 2010 - Venue Aust Wharf

Aust Wharf has to be one of the most idilic marks on the upper Brizzle Channel. A short walk down across aged

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Updated 07-29-2010 at 10:56 AM by lloyd

Tags: aust, aust cliff, bristol channel, old passage, reeds, servern bridge, silver eel, sole, wharf

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Has the Summer Fishing Arrived at Last?

Was it the rise in water Temperature from 49 Deg F to 59 Deg F and the May/June Spring Tide that finally sounded the start of our Summer Fishing?

Having spent 7 days afloat off the shores of Weymouth in the last week of May, it would be an understatement to say the fishing was hard. We had a charter arranged for the Thursday and even then we

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The Hunt is ON!

With 19 Species taken last year by the intrepid 3, the recent cold weather and hard winter will prove to challenge any advancement on last years tally. Although we learnt so much over the week, conditions couldn't have been more different. The week we chose last year witnessed temperatures leaping to 28 Deg C + and brilliant sea states – the forecast this year is for improving weather but I worry it's too little too late for

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I've placed a Double Figure Smut and and 30lb+ Tope to the list of most wanted for the 2010 Season. I've a number of wants and wishes and haven't ruled out a trip late in the year to Norway to target some Shore Haddock and Cod - I'd also fancy a bash at a Wolf Fish if I managed to get my sorry backside on the Plane. For those that don't know me, it would be easier to get Mr T on the Plane than me, but I'm very close to booking a date.

On the Norway Subject, I'm looking forward ...

Tags: dale, norway, shore fishing

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