Trimingham, Porn and the ESFJC

I was going to have a week off, miserable weather, loads to do and my bait has about had it. I got home from work this morning and checked my mail to find a couple of mates were going to fish before the ESFJC meeting..

Shaun had mailed me, him and Rog intended to fish Trimingham for a couple of hours before tonights meeting at Bodham. I had what was left of my bait, I'd just serviced my reels and it would allow me to have a bit of a kip before shooting down there and having a couple of hours. I got to Trimingham around 14:30, the car park was fairly busy, I parked next to what I thought was Shaun's motor. I knew he had a 4x4 so I parked next to this Shogun and looked to see if I could see him. There were four guys to the right of the slip but I couldn't see Shaun and Rog among them, there were a couple more a few groins further right but I didn't fancy fishing there so I hobbled off left as usual.

I walked up a couple of groins, all was nice and quiet, until I got to the groin before the one I wanted to fish. I stepped over the low part of the groin and there's a guy taking photo's of a very attractive blonde babe in a white leather jacket and jeans. I kept my head down (apart from sly looks) and trudged off to my chosen spot. I set up at the waters edge whilst managing to keep an eye on Melinda Messenger and David Bailey. I shit you not, within half an hour the jeans and jacket were off, there were all sorts of porno poses on the wooden steps, the groin and at the waters edge. I was getting so engrossed I nearly missed my first bite!

Coming on a beach near you!

And just to redress the pretty / not so pretty balance of the piece, here's Shaun!

I had a schoolie first chuck about 1lb, it probably wanted to see the readers wives pics being taken next door. The couple left shortly after my first schoolie allowing me at least to concentrate on the fishing. There was no weed but there was no tide either, I sneaked out a couple more schoolies as the tide started to flood quite hard. With it came some loose weed which wouldn't have been a problem in itself except that there was May weed with it. There was the typical scummy, ammonia smelling surf which in my experience is rarely a good sign. I think the fishing will be a bit patchy until it clears, with the forecast this week for a warm settled spell to the end of it, it will get worse before it improves.

Continuing the porn theme, Rog sporting his trademark "dutch porn star" moustache!

I packed up as the weed and tide increased figuring I could get home early enough to have my tea, get bathed and sorted out before PK comes round for tonights ESFJC meeting. Its a shame I didn't get to fish with Shaun and Rog, sure we'll hook up soon, I'd see them at the meeting anyway and find out how they got on.

Rog's turbot, pretty isn't it, you can't say the same about the captor!

PS Rog, Shaun and Dave did a sight better than me. Three of them fishing had several schoolies and some flats including the little turbo' above, well done chaps.

PK pitched up around 7:00, we loaded some bits in his motor then it was in to mine and off to Bodham. Tom Pinborough represents anglers on the ESFJC with Steve Coppolo, they are heavily out numbered by commercial interests but fair play to them, they put themselves up there on theirs and our behalves. With Tom at the meeting was Mat Manders a fisheries officer. I didn't take minutes or anything but the upshot is, people like Tom are asking for tangible benefits for us anglers before we get forced into licences, bag limits etc.

Mat Manders basically poopoo'd the "golden mile" which would've created an inshore recreational sea fishery and sanctuary from commercial exploitation, suggested a bass bag limit of 10 and told us that they had no enforcement powers anyway! Laughable really. I get the distinct feeling lip service is being paid to recreational sea anglers. Let's be right if there are 1,000,000 sea anglers and the government introduce a licence, say £20 pa. Of those million anglers 500,000 will buy a licence because they're are law abiding folk and bingo, £10,000,000 worth of revenue for sweet feck all! They don't even need to check a licence or prosecute an illegal netsman or provide us with enhanced sport, they get it for nothing and they know it.

Trust me a licence is coming, don't expect to get more than words for your money though. Lets hope people like Tom and Steve can force their hand and get us some concessions before we part with our cash.

A couple of my regular mates are off our patch today (18/05/07), hope they get on ok, I'm sure they will.