Exmouth 09 , Devon ,England

Again it has been a while since I posted a report from a foreign land , but as we have just had a meet on the South coast of England , I thought I would make the effort and let you know how things were going on the other side of the pond .
Ladram Bay is between Sidmouth and Exmouth in the fair county of Devon .


I set off early [ 0410 ] and after a long but smooth drive down arrived at Ladram bay at 0840 . The first thing I saw was steve [ lureman ] setting up in the field . I stopped for a quick chat , then drove down to book in before setting up my bivvy in the next pitch .
We were soon set up and gagging to get out on the water , it was a beautiful day and we didn't want to waste a moment of it .
Firstly we tried towing lures and feathers , I fluked a mackerel after 10 min and hereby claim first fish of the meet ;D .
We also managed a few small pollack over the rough ground to the west , before paddling out to deeper water to try for mackerel . There were plenty of them out there and we decided to fill our boots , in case any late arrivals wanted to go out in the evening and wanted some bait.



We tackled the long haul up the hill and drove back up to the camp field . Richi was in the car park , soapnsuds were all set up next to myself and steve with john and helen the next ones up . The Welsh contingent had set up in the middle of the field . These were the only flat pieces of ground on the field !



Later in the evening myself , steve and amos [ hungryfisherman ] went out in search of conger . We were not successful , but it was a lovely evening to be out on the water .
We got back to the field , greeted late arrivals and had a few beers before turning in ready for a new day .
Some were far more keen to get out and were up at dawn . Lesser mortals made there way down to the beach late morning . Somebody suggested seal launches Richi , Craig and Steve went first , then it was my turn





Mid-morning we set off again .
I paddled west and anchored up , my shoulder muscle was aching from the previous day and I wanted to give it a rest .
Before leaving John gave a demonstration on how to cast from a kayak in a field :-/




After a few hours anchored up with little to show for my efforts I paddled over to Starvin and Steve and we slowly made our way back towards Ladram . Fishing with lures and fly .





Did you spot the fish ?
Back at the beach people were trying out the X techsport . This would be a great yak for freshwater fishing up rivers and stuff .



t was mayhem at the bottom of the ramp as people psyched themselves up for the big pull . Amos used his car , but could be excused as he had just burst a blood vessel in his eye and had a nose bleed .






Back at the camp field people showered , started BBQ's and cracked a few beers ready for the evening auction . It was all for the local lifeboat and the tickets soon sold out .
John was master of ceremonies and the banter and ribbing was all good natured . It was a fun evening and a credit to the AA yaking community .









Next day was the SOT course . I went off in search of mackerel and garfish on the fly rod .
Despite feeding slivers of fish into the water all day I never even saw a garfish !
It was another beautiful day to be out on the water and I stayed out until evening .



It was a great meet with spot on weather . The company was terrific and it was good to meet friends old and new . Roll on next year ;D

Wow! What a great report. All the pics and vid's really make you feel like you are there.

 

Nice report. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.

Now..........That's a Great Report, you sure know how to put it together, as always enjoyed it all, looks like a great meet, Thanks for putting out there!!

Sweet launch nice way to add fun to the day , great report and pics.

"Seal launches" - totally cool!!  Fantastic report and nice work on the pics and videos.  Bravo.   

Great post, great pics and great video. Thanks for sharing. Its always great to see what and where others out of our area/country are doing.

Loved the report, pictures, and video as always TM. I wonder how far Phil(Northern Boy) lives away from you. That would be awesome if you two meet
someday and kayak fish together.

Jedmo

Thank you for sharing your trip with us.  The report, pictures, and video are awesome!

Thanks for the report. Looks like a cool bunch of guys doing what we do on another continent. Awesome! What's up with the spearfishing out there?

Way cool.

Loved the report, pictures, and video as always TM. I wonder how far Phil(Northern Boy) lives away from you. That would be awesome if you two meet
someday and kayak fish together.

Jedmo

I was actually going to go to this but had a work shindig on the Saturday night. I'm sure we'll get together next summer. It looks like the spirit of kayak fishing is universal! Although they drink more here.

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Although they drink more here.

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...is that possible!!!!!

EXCELLENT report!!  Thanks for taking the time to post all of it....the seal/pooch-scootch launch is very nice...i need to find a place like that!
again, thanks for taking us along!!