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Welcome to the wanderings and ramblings of Baitdigger where I try to share experiences and photographs of my continuing sea angling journey around the coastline of County Clare and South Wales
From tope and huss on the heavy gear in the North of the county, rays from the Shannon, conger and wrasse from the rocks and more recently lure fishing from the much under-rated and unexplored Clare coastline. Read my weekly whines about the lack of mackerel and the twelve months of mild winter that make up Ireland’s weather. Read updates bemoaning crowded beaches, uncontrolled children and unruly dogs in South Wales and my search for fish in one of Britain’s truly stunning coastlines.
Born in England I moved to Ireland’s West Coast to take care of my parents and fell in love with the wildness of the Burren and it’s miles of unspoilt coastline.
I started fishing with my father over fifty years ago but I am a firm believer that everyone has something to teach me especially in the steep learning curve of modern lure fishing for bass.My camera has become an essential part of my fishing gear and I am just has happy taking snaps as catching fish. It started with a panasonic lumix dmc, which was covered in mackerel scales and wrapped in a tea towel, it has gone through several Nikon regenerations and I am currently using a D750 but it is still covered in fish scales and wrapped in a teatowel
All opinions are my own arising from what has or hasn’t worked for me. Any criticism of tackle brands are just as I find them and I leave you to decide for yourselves what suits your needs and as ever I value comments both positive and negative.
And finally many of my posts may be tinged with a touch of tongue in cheek so please accept them in the spirit they were written.
Neil
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Day 85…. seeking positives?
Friday 19th June and the Welsh Assembly announced it’s next steps in the fight against covid 19. I should have known the outcome when the girl behind Mark Drakeford who was translating his speech into sign language appeared to be … Continue reading
Day 62…. The long walk home
No fishing, not even a fishing based anecdote for it is a morning of domesticity for me, despite earlier plans. I have not driven my van for several months. Since a week before lockdown it sits collecting dust and acting … Continue reading
Day 53….. here we go again
With little else important to do and an ever expanding waistline I left the house for some much needed solo exercise. Opting for the riverside woodland ride I headed to the mountains. As I rode I looked, not just glanced … Continue reading
Day 41…. another day in Paradise…
The rig wallets are now full, tope traces completed and bits of wire and nylon picked out of the carpet. Another day of domestic pleasure, paint brushes are out, lawns to cut and that is enough to silence anyone….no social … Continue reading
Day 21… three weeks in already
So successful was I at the domestic chores yesterday I am being allowed to repeat the process today. Herself is working from home first thing so I am chef, waiter and general muse. Traffic is increasing in volume and I … Continue reading
Day 14: The world goes past my window.
Or does it? The nurse across the street still has her normal routine. An ambulance siren wails as I write, the first I have heard in days which is surprising as I live on the direct route to the hospital. … Continue reading
Dirty Water….
Coral sand storm beach in Clare……….a picture paints a thousand groans Enough said. Highlight of today’s trip was stopping to watch gannets pound into mackerel on the Inner Bay at Galway. It is times like these I realise how limited … Continue reading
Filthy Eels
Sunday morning and I was back on the small estuary still searching for something with teeth. I arrived a couple of hours before low tide and immediately targeted the channel with half a mackerel on a 7/0 and wire … Continue reading
Looking Forward
June has been a very busy month for me. I have passed all my exams and much to my surprise I got a distinction for Web design and two credits for the Photoshop practical and the Photoshop theory, which was … Continue reading
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