Making the effort - Part Two
Richard Walker once said there is no such thing as 'always' and 'never' in fishing. It is also often said, that no two tides are ever the same. Last night proved exactly why. As you've probably gathered by now, I made the effort and headed back to the beach. On arrival I was greeted by a brisk south westerly wind. Once again, I had the entire stretch of beach to myself. As I walked towards my mark, I couldn't help thinking that the conditions looked even better than the previous evening. I was soon set up and fishing. The stronger wind had brought a lot more weed with it, which was causing a few problems, but after about half an hour I managed a small school bass of around 2lb. To be honest, I'd been convinced the bite was from an eel. Then everything went quiet. For the next two hours I didn't have a touch. Despite that, I stayed. It was a great tide, I knew the bass were around, and everything about the conditions suggested that a better fish should be...
