Norfolk Naval Base Fishing Pier.
Started fishing at 0615 after looking up the fishing tides for Norfolk. This web site gives you tides and more and suggests the best fishing times. As I have no clue as to the right time to fish over here I have stuck to its suggestions.
The weather was slightly overcast with enough wind to make casting difficult. I cast out two pieces on squid with my pier rod and then set about trying out my new bait caster reel on my spinning rod.
Predictably second cast in resulted in a a bird nest of line, which I was thankfully able to sort out without too much trouble. After resetting the reel drag and casting more carefully I soon got the hang of it. And very nice to use it was too.
After an hour I tried the pier rod to find a fighting fish on the end. After a good fight I was able to land a nice male skate. 15 minutes later I caught a fine female skate which I landed on the rocks as my rod and line were protesting at the weight.
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