Fishless February

Getting afloat in the North Sea during February is challenge enough, boatng a fish into the bargain certainly proved to be a bridge too far on this day..

We parked up at Eyemouth swimming pool car park and launched into the North end of the beach. It was a fine morning with a NW breeze and the remnants of the previous weeks swell dying by the second. The tide was well into the ebb so we decided to tackle the North going stream and fight our way down towards Burnmouth. That's after we had paid our visit to the Screaming Man below the Cannon's of course...........

Our journey South towards Burnmouth was the highlight of our trip. There was a fair bit of tide running round the headlands, this was against the wind and caused a few overfalls. The redundant swell was also against the tide, it made things a little interesting to say the least.

Gunsgreen point created one of the most active runs and a unusual seaward break made an ideal kayak shower.......

Once we rounded the final headland Burnmouth village lay in front of us and the sea was settled in the lea of the towering cliffs. A few drifts over some decent ground with good bait proved fruitless. The water was clear enough but it seemed the fish were not in residence.

Maybe someone else had been there before us.....?

With the fishing a non event there was nothing else for it but to head back amongst the rock ends for some fun...........

We failed to see any fish on the day but we did blow away some winter cobwebs and recce some good looking ground that will definitely be getting a visit later in the year.