I should have bought a lottery ticket last weekend: On Saturday’s low tide, I bounced a bait in a shallow area I’ve often completely overlooked. A quick and delicate twang on the tip signalled somebody was home, though they’d avoided the hook… A stronger rattle led me to recast and I reeled in to find […]
Tag: ballan wrasse
June 16th
It’s been a quiet couple of months down the coast for me, sadly – and by quiet, I mean I haven’t been out much. I’ve had a handful of fish from some old favourite Dorset haunts, but nothing of note. With a busy year on the work and family front, it feels like I missed some […]
The New Normal
We’re three months into being first time parents and the novelty is just starting to wear off… We’ve survived the initial shock and we’re now settling into a new normalcy. It’s been brilliant, but the adrenalin’s ebbed away and I’m starting to feel it. In recent weeks I’ve learnt a new level of tiredness – […]