First Sea Trout of the year

I met Sam last year through Lynne and our friends from Glasgow. As luck would have it he's a fellow angler originally from Scotland he now lives in London. We hatched a plan on a boozy night out last week to have a couple of hours fishing today before he heads south again after the Easter break. It can be a tough time of year but I was reasonably confident we might get a fish or two.


It was a frosty morning with a cold easterly wind, even colder when Sam snagged his lure shortly after starting and his arm took a dip up to the shoulder to make sure no new knots were required. I then made the same mistake and after wading out I narrowly avoided the dreaded dip when the lure came free. Not long after changing lures to a Hansen in-line in green I put a long line out which resulted in this small bar of silver below, a humble start to 2013 but welcome just the same.

Sam thought about changing his lure but stuck at it and hooked and lost a fish of around 2 pounds on a short line as you sometimes do when they’re green and close in.We both had the inevitable follows and I also had a nice fish come at the lure a few times, follow me right in turning away at the last moment…. the joys of Sea Trout fishing.

The session was cut a little short after Sam took a tumble narrowly avoiding a potentially expensive trip to the dentist. It was good to see him up within a second or two with the only damage being the bail arm on his new Daiwa. The next time we fish together it will certainly be warmer and I’ll be sure to check the beach for banana skins before we start ; )