Sea Fishing In The Wash
Last Summer I was invited to a day of Sea Fishing in the wash.
The invite came from the boat owner, Rhinate who also owns Baytree Nursery at Weston Spalding — a brilliant garden centre.
The boat is moored on the River Nene and is accessible by climbing down the ladder from the bank. The deal is that he supplies the diesel for the engine and food, this was bacon, sausages, potatoes, eggs, tomatoes tea and coffee. All guests were asked to bring a cake and a bottle of wine.
There were 6-7 guests (sorry I didn’t count) and when we were all settled we turned the boat around and made our way down the Glen, passing Pinchbeck and eventually into the Welland. By this time the river was tidal and the ship just “went with the flow”.
Along the way, we launched a small dinghy and a couple of men rowed over to the bank to collect Sand Fire. This green vegetable is revered by top restaurants for their fish dishes. I believe it costs a lot of money. You have to be very careful when collecting to make sure that the roots are not disturbed. When we were children it was plentiful and the fisherman used to come house to house selling Sand Fire and Winkles. You cook Sand Fire in boiling water and vinegar, it’s very rich in vitamins.
Sea Fishing In The Wash For Mackeral
The Welland runs out into the wash. Two guys on the boat had been several times and knew the procedure. They made the rods and baits ready for our first fish. We were way out in the wash and could see other boats all fishing. We dropped the anchor and started fishing for Mackerel.
The rod I had was about six foot long and my friend had rigged the line with four hooks and bright blue coloured feathers. All we had to do was move the line up and down to draw attention to the bait.
Because it was the first time a friend was behind me releasing the fish. I think I caught 6-7.
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Moving Further Into The Wash
We then moved out further in the wash making our way towards Cromer and tried our luck line fishing for Sea Bass but we only caught one that was too small and went back into the sea.
We dropped the anchor and two of the guys had started preparing the food. Why is it that food always tastes better when you are with good company outdoors? Bacon, sausages, fried potatoes, tomatoes and fried bread along with a glass of wine.
Back to fishing trying a new spot looking to where the birds are diving but no sea bass today.
Returning on the tide I had a hand at steering the boat. It is amazing how the buoys attract the ship to them and you have to give them a wide circle.
On the way back we gutted and cleaned the mackerel and divided the catch into equal shares along with the Sand Fire. I had 7 mackerel and a handful of Sand Fire.
We all retired the ship at Surfleet. This was very handy for getting collected and well worth a visit.
I hope that you enjoyed reading about my day of Sea Fishing.