Date From: 31/08/2021 17:00:00
Date To: 31/08/2021 21:30:00
Time of day: Evening
Location: Ilfracombe
Mark: The Pier
Tide Times:
| Tide Date | High or Low | Height Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2021 | low | 05:48:00 | 3.33 |
| 31/08/2021 | high | 12:18:00 | 6.62 |
Moon Phase:
| Moon Date | Moon rise | Moon set | Moon Phase | Illumination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2021 | 23:58:45 | 16:24:05 | Waning Crescent | 43 |
| 31/08/2021 | 23:58:45 | 16:24:05 | Waning Crescent | 43 |
Weather: cloudy with some light rain
Sunrise/Sunset:
| Sun Date | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2021 | 06:28:00 | 20:04:00 |
Sea: Mostly clear and choppy with a swell of around 3 feet.
Method: Float | Prawn trap
Bait: Live King Ragworm | Frozen Mackerel, Frozen Squid, Frozen Sandeel
Caught:
| Fish | Qty | Lbs | Oz | Drm | Bait | Date and Time Caught | Weighed or Guessed | Setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollock | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Live King Ragworm | 31/08/2021 18:55:18 | guessed | 1 |
| Pollock | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Live King Ragworm | 31/08/2021 19:49:10 | guessed | 1 |
| Pouting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Frozen Squid, Frozen Mackerel, Frozen Sandeel | 31/08/2021 20:09:27 | guessed | 2 |
| Pouting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Frozen Squid, Frozen Mackerel, Frozen Sandeel | 31/08/2021 20:09:27 | guessed | 2 |
| Poorcod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Frozen Squid, Frozen Mackerel, Frozen Sandeel | 31/08/2021 20:09:27 | guessed | 2 |
| Pollock | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Live King Ragworm | 31/08/2021 20:27:21 | guessed | 1 |
| Pollock | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Live King Ragworm | 31/08/2021 20:44:45 | guessed | 1 |
| Pollock | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Live King Ragworm | 31/08/2021 21:11:31 | guessed | 1 |
| Totals: | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | Frozen Squid, Frozen Mackerel, Frozen Sandeel | 20 O'clock to 21 O'clock | guessed | 1 |
Session and Lifetime Statistics:
| This Session | All Time | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | Qty | Lbs | Oz | Drm | Common Bait for Session | Qty | Lbs | Oz | Drm | Common Bait All Time |
| Pollock | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Live King Ragworm | 522 | 163 | 1 | 9 | frozen mackerel strip |
| Pouting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Frozen Squid, Frozen Mackerel, Frozen Sandeel | 201 | 28 | 9 | 5 | Live King Ragworm Piece |
| Poorcod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Frozen Squid, Frozen Mackerel, Frozen Sandeel | 36 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| Totals: | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | Frozen Squid, Frozen Mackerel, Frozen Sandeel | 759 | 194 | 0 | 10 | Frozen Mackerel Strip |
The Session:
I went to my local pier to try to get some small species but when I got there the water was much more coloured than I thought it would be so I set up a float instead and put out a prawn trap to see what would be around in the murky water.
It wasn't a very eventful session with me getting only as many bites on the float as I had fish and I was a little surprised to get a few Pouting and a Poorcod in the prawn trap in one lift and then later on I had 7 Velvet Swimming Crabs of various sizes.
Tackle used (price) [ time since first used ]:
| Method | Tackle Used | setupsid |
|---|---|---|
| Float | Rod: Shakespeare, Omni Mackerel, 10ft, 2 piece, Fixed Spool, £17.95, [ > 7 years 3 months ] Reel: Lineaeffe, Pegaso Vigor 60, Fixed Spool, £5.00, [ > 1 years 2 months ] Mainline: Maxima, Chameleon, 20lb, 600m, , £17.99 Hook: 39, Kamasan, Aberdeen Short shank, 4, Hooklength: Maxima, Clear, 15lb, 100m, , £4.00 |
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| Prawn Trap | Tackle: Prawn Trap | 2 |
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