I met Stuart at the Promenade Car Park at about 6 pm to fish over a mid-week 9.20 pm tide. The previous night had been a glorious summer evening but the weather had turned for the worse and although for the most part the rain held off, with the stiff breeze and very choppy water, it actually felt more like we were fishing in October rather than late July.The wind had obviously stirred things up a bit, there was plenty of colour in the water and 
although the fishing wasn't exciting it was steady with a relaxed trickle of fish coming out throughout the tide, although nothing worth taking home. By the end of the session I had managed five Eels between 8 and 12 oz; Two of them to Peeler crab and the rest to Ragworm. While I seemed to have the franchise on the Eel fishing, Stuart seemed to have the better luck and accounted for three or four small Schoolies including one which has to rate as the smallest I've ever seen take a hook. Not content with hogging all the Bass of the night, late on in the tide he also managed a small Sole. The Sole was nice to see as not many seem to come out of the river and although it looked sizable Stuart decided to put it back.
although the fishing wasn't exciting it was steady with a relaxed trickle of fish coming out throughout the tide, although nothing worth taking home. By the end of the session I had managed five Eels between 8 and 12 oz; Two of them to Peeler crab and the rest to Ragworm. While I seemed to have the franchise on the Eel fishing, Stuart seemed to have the better luck and accounted for three or four small Schoolies including one which has to rate as the smallest I've ever seen take a hook. Not content with hogging all the Bass of the night, late on in the tide he also managed a small Sole. The Sole was nice to see as not many seem to come out of the river and although it looked sizable Stuart decided to put it back.
Biggest downer of the night was for Stuart; as he dropped me off at home at about 11:30 pm he realised the Kebab shop had shut and his favourite supper was off the menu which then meant he had to do a desperate dash to Colchester to find one that was open. 
