We’ve been pretty sick of this constant strong winds we’ve had up here in the north east for the past week or so, we haven’t been able to get out on the kayaks for a while and we are starting to suffer from withdrawal symptoms! So when myself and my mate Ben noticed there was a small gap in the wind we jumped at the chance to get out on the kayaks, unfortunately this gap in the wind happened to be first thing in the morning! So it was going to be a sunrise start and finish early so I was back in time for work.

I met Ben at the slipway at 4.30am just in time for the sunrise, it’s not very often I’m up at that sort of time but it’s always nice to see the sun rise.

Sunrise at Runswick Bay

It wasn’t long before we were on the water hopeful we’d find a few fish, unfortunately the recent rough sea had left some colour in the water so jigging wasn’t going to work today. We decided it would be worth tying up to a lobster pot buoy and bait fishing for Cod but there was half a dozen pot boats all hauling their pots so that plan went out the window straight away! Plan B would be to go bait fishing in the bay in hope of a few flatfish, Whiting, etc.

Paddling out to the Cod grounds

Fishing wasn’t exactly hectic, we had tried a few areas during the first few hours but with no luck. We made a move a lot closer in where we found a few Whiting but that was it, no flatfish and just a handful of Whiting to show for our efforts and that early start! Oh well, can’t win them all I guess but at least we finally got out on the kayaks. Think I’ll stick with the lunchtime starts from now on

One of the few Whiting caught

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