Date: 07-04-2018
Time of day: Evening - night
Location: Burnham-On-Sea
Mark: Lower Light
Low Tide: 05:43(1.18m) 17:54(1.54m) 06:23(1.76m) 18:39(2.18m)
High Tide: 11:33(8.68m) 23:50(8.37m) 12:14(7.94m)
Time fished from: 18:15
Time fished to: 01:15
Weather: Cloudy with variable wind, from right to left, stronger than the forecast.
Sea: Murky with small waves that rolled for about 40 yards late in the session.
Method: Ledger (homemade pulley rig) | Ledger (homemade pulley rig)
Bait: Whole frozen loligo squid, frozen black lugworm, frozen razor clam | frozen black lugworm, frozen large sandeel
Caught (weight): 1 Flounder (1lbs 5oz, Weighed)
The Session: I tried to set up close to the lighthouse but due to the distribution of mud and sand, which had changed a lot since I last fished here, I ended up having to walk back towards Burnham-On-Sea and set up almost in front of the road I had parked down. Some of the mud I had to stand in was a foot deep but there were some hard patches that meant I moved back with the tide wherever these patches meant I could put my seat box down without it sinking too much.
I fished two rods with pulley rigs and one with a large squid bait and the other with sandeel, and adding or switching to other baits with each cast. The session was pretty much uneventful and I can't say I noticed one single bite with the confidence it was a bite. Bait mostly came back whole and thankfully reeling in the grip leads over the mud didn't pose much of a problem.
It was quite late into the session when I though I saw the tip of the rod I had two lugworm on moving out of time with the gentle pull of the small waves. I left it for a while and actaully forgot about it until I decided to reel in and felt what I first though was weed and then as I appeared to have my rig stuck in mud at the waters edge I walked forward and saw the Flounder. This is my first Flounder so I was quite pleased to be able to see one and have a change to see their markings close up. It weighed 1.36lb on my digital scales and had managed to swallow both whole lugworm and my 2/0 Sakuma Manta Hook.
I kept to lugworm on that rod for the rest of the session but I had no more luck. I decided to pack up because the wind had been stronger than was forecast and I should have opted to wear my flotation suit bottoms instead of the waterproof trousers I had on because my legs were very cold. I think I'd have to get some warmer trousers if I fish here again this coming autumn/winter.
Once I had packed up other anglers were doing so too. None of them had done very well either. It seemed it was just the wrong night.
Tackle used (price) [ time since first used ]:
Set up 1: Rod: Daiwa seahunter Z 13ft 2 piece MFS (£42.99) [ > 0 years 4 months ]
Reel: Shakespeare Agility Surf 70FD Fixed Spool (£39.99) [ > 3 years 11 months ]
Line: Maxima Hi-Viz 20lb (£15.42) 550m
Hooks: Unbranded Baitholder 4/0 (£3.99) 50
Shockleader: Gardner Slinky 60lb (£6.99) 100M
Hooklength: Ultima Memorex 40lb (£5.95) 50m
Set up 2: Rod: Vercelli Outlander KW 13.5ft 3 Fixed Spool (£33.75) [ > 0 years 1 months ]
Reel: Shakespeare Agility Surf 70FD Fixed Spool (£39.99) [ > 3 years 11 months ]
Line: Maxima Hi-Viz 20lb (£15.42) 550m
Hooks: Sakuma Manta 2/0 (£13.05) 100
Shockleader: Gardner Slinky 60lb (£6.99) 100M
Hooklength: Sunset Amnesia 40lb (£4.50) 100m
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