Well it is my BIRTHDAY today.And I organised to have today off as leave.I did neglect to tell anyone in my family Wife almost had a heart attack when I was till home at 6.20 this morning.
Anyway slipped down to the same two beaches as Saturday morning.I missed Sunday even this nut-case SWFF thought the wind was to strong !!!.
So today with a smaller choppy surface I thought it would be good as well.
Half way along the first beach I managed to drop a tiddler, not much was showing any interest in surface feeding.Then casting out halfway between the deeper water and shallower weed beds.I started getting some more interest.Of course at this stage I went into brain dead mode and totally forgot what I had intended to do if a larger fish actually struck.Result three dropped Bream around the 20cm mark!!
So hitting myself in the back of the head mentally.I decided if I was lucky enough to hook another fish I would play it the same as I did Saturday .
Now a few minutes latter and further along this beach .Two things happened a reasonable size Bream jumped out the water an arms length from me.It wasn't the jumping that got me jumping it was the sound .It was almost like the crack from a gunshot .it was that loud .
Anyway just after that BANG!!!
I'm on again this time I made sure the hook was set .I let the fish take out the slack of my stripped line .walked backwards and played this little20cm Bream to the shore.
Nice on a surface popper

A minute or so latter a little further up this beach
BANG!!!
I'm on again .Once again I did the same I let the fish take the line walk backwards .But this little bugger stopped dead .I thought it was off then it went again .But I played it into the shore .
Nice 23cm Bream on a surface popper fly!!

This one you can see the popper fly better


After that I made my way to the next beach but nothing.The wind was getting colder so I headed home .
Great way to spend my birthday morning !!

Good stuff Mickyj , way to go..And yep, a good start to the day, especially on ya Birthday..

Many Happy Returns to ya...

SandyWhiting wrote:


Thanks Sandy
love the birthday giff

Happy Birthday champ...... may the ale be coldddddd

Well done, and happy birthday.

Happy Bday

Well done Micky and happy birthday.

Cheers, Dave.

cheers guys and thanks

Top effort Mickyj, top way to spend your bday.

Great to see you got a few, Happy Birthday

nice one bro, this weekend is my b-day. heading up to walker flat for a wedding on the shoreline. tho i'm rocking up in style.. after a fish of corse, gunna pull up the bream boat on the bank full tuxedo, hopefully with out too much fish slime on me told the wife "its clean fishing... all lures "

to add she told me at first "your not taking the boat..! your not going to upstage the bride and groom..." "no intention of that but it's my damn birthday and i'm going fishing!!!"

HAPPY B-DAY M8, NICE B-DAY GIFT FROM THE SEA, GOT THE VIDS 4 U BUT COULDNT MAKE IT TO THE MEETING ON THURSDAY ,SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

fishingPOL wrote:


Lucky I didnt amke it as well

coight wrote:


Stand your ground Coight