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Didn't see Pete, I'd wandered East by then, but might have said hello to John starting out on the big walk. Walked well East, arrived at low, to find a strong current and plentiful weed. Put the spikes on, and had three bites during the early flood, all producing a keeper plaice, best about a...

Fished it low to high and down to low again. Walked along the beach east a fair way, set up in front of the second house. Shuffled around a bit to find the clay, 'cos I'm not the biggest caster on the beach. Three plaice in daylight, one to keep that was maybe a pound and a half...

A weaver. Which stung me (just a little one but annoying for twenty minutes).

Fished 4.30 until 10.30. A big shoal of Mackerel had just been through, to judge from the whitebait on the beach. In daylight I sent two rods out for Plaice, and set up some feathers on a third just in case they came back. I thought I could livebait with it later on when I caught the...

No bites. No fish. Nothing. Big hooks no good. Small hooks no good. Fishless at range and fishless close in. Uninterested in rag, sandeel, mackerel or frozen black. Lovely evening to be out, though.

Went to Cogden on Wednesday/Thursday in pursuit of the elusive Lesser Spotted Dogfish. On Wednesday I used coloured beads and attractors in the daytime, with a size two hook and fresh Black. Craftily swopped to a squid/sandeel combo and a 4/0 pennel up and over into the darkness. Fantastic...