For a perfect start to the year just add fish! 

Thanks very much mate, I’m pleased you enjoy the videos. Tight lines and successful charter trips this year! 🎣👍

Thanks mate, that’s very kind. If the excitement goes, I’ll stop fishing 🤣🎣

Thank you, yes it was a very lucky one-day weather window! 👍

Thanks mate, the storm isn’t here yet but it’s not a going to sea day!

Thanks Chris, luckily, there was virtually no wind so it was pretty nice out there after the very cold start!👍

Cheers mate👍🎣

Well said buddy! Cheers 👍

Yes it was cracking👍

Thank you, the tuna are very aggressive and powerful so I don’t doubt your comment 👍🎣

Yes, it’s not quite reached me yet but it’s on its way! 👍

Yes mate, not great out of Dartmouth in the north easterlies!👍🎣

That’s interesting to hear. I’ve fished The Maine but only caught lots of small pollack and I did have a small codling, 3lb-ish, a short way off it. What are you catching there?

@fishingsalcombe I guess, similar to you regarding pollack although, a couple have hit 8lb. One solitary codling! Mostly, get stuff adjacent to it and frequently 7+ species in a session (best was 10). I love red gurnard and downtide of it they are found, but more reliably, a further half mile out. In one session, I caught blonde, small eyed, and undulate! Along with hounds, I've also had spurdogs and usual wreef candidates. My best single catch was a turbot of just under 5lb, caught within 50m of the wreck. Not sure if you ever fish the Skaala too? A bit deeper, can't say had much joy on it though. Unfortunately, after 10 years, my GPS/FF finally died, losing my marks. Trying to get its replacement, now discontinued, isn't easy. Only recently came across your channel and great to see marks I fish, or are close by. As I'm getting older, I'll need to transition to a boat😊

@@martyn1899 Thanks for that info, I’ll have to re-visit The Maine! That’s a shame that you lost your marks, if you go for a replacement plotter I would highly recommend getting relief shading. You’ll easily re-find your marks and the detail is a game changer. Tight lines 👍

@fishingsalcombe hi. Thank you for the tip. I've found a replacement Garmin and a little reluctant to use a different model now because the sonar shoe, wiring and bracket are all set up for this model; a different one would mean a bit of rework. Next project will have better tech of course. If I was to paddle blindly out of Salcome on to the 50m depth, does anything live there this time of the year? It's amazing how quickly drops off.

Yes it does hold fish. The Soudan is just off Starehole Bay, then directly south from that, around a quarter of a mile, is a fairly prominent rock/pinnacle that can hold a mixed bag of inshore fish. From that rock to Prawle point is a line of reef features. If you don’t want to paddle that far out, The Range, just east of Starehole, has plaice, small turbot and rays. 18:23

Cheers bud👍🎣

Thanks Jimmy, same to you 👍

Thanks mate 👍

Indeed we do buddy👍🎣

Exactly mate 👍

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Yep, a day on the water is always good, the fish are a bonus 👍🎣

Thanks John, you know the area better than most, it can be enjoyed for what it is and the fish are a bonus 👍

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I do, certainly in the summer for bass and mackerel but the mackerel are not around and the tide was wrong for bass so I thought the wrecks gave me the best chance. 👍

Fair point, they were a bit big to use live but I could have used them as fresh bait rather than the frozen that I had 👍

Yes it was Friday mate. I bet it was cold without a cuddy for a bit of protection! That’s good size whiting you managed to find. I love fishing the Skerries but I need a 2-tide day and calm seas to make it worth while from my mooring. That didn’t happen at all last year but maybe the weather will be kinder this year? 👍🎣

Yes, calm sea for me also, launching From Teignmouth, so about 18Nm to the start of the banks. All the best for the New Year Rob, and we will see you out there (seen you in the past). You can always find me on AIS.

I’ll look forward to that! Tight lines bud👍

Thanks bud👍

Exactly mate🤣👍

No, my understanding is that as a regular recreational angler you’re not even allowed to target them at the moment. There is a proposal being considered for catch and release only for this year but I don’t think it’s agreed yet and no doubt there will be conditions to be met.

That’s what it’s all about mate, hope you enjoyed your day on the water 👍🎣

Cheers Tony👍