Last Wednesday morning after saying goodbye to Nick and Ryan, I jumped in my car and began the long drive from Stranraer to Weymouth. About half way, I stopped at a tackle shop to buy some pinkies and then headed to nearby Kingsdown Flash. There I stretched my legs and quickly ticked off a species, that to my knowledge, is only found in that particular venue in the entire UK.
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| A great venue for a short pit stop. |
My now tried and tested method of a tiny chunk of a pinkie on a tanago hook, fished under a Chianti pole float worked a treat, and I was soon catching some small roach, perch and my target species, the bitterling.
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| A small species, this was the largest bitterling I caught of about a dozen. |
Mission accomplished! After relaxing for thirty minutes and chatting to some locals, I quickly packed up what minimal tackle I had used, got back in the car and continued my journey south. Arriving at my accommodation fairly early in the evening, I opted to relax, organise my tackle and tie up a few rigs for the species hunt on Flamer IV early the following morning. I was really excited by the prospect of potentially catching my first ever butterfly blenny!
Tight lines, Scott.
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