Monday 1st February 2016 to Sunday 6th February 2016

Monday 1st February 2016
Up at 5:55.  Woke the boy then off out with the pooch.  Paper fetched and into office for 7.50 - all good stuff.

Tuesday 2nd February 2016
Up at 5:40.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Into office for 7.45,  Load of stuff done.  Set off for Dentists at 1.45.   Two fillings, teeth proper mangled and home for 15:30.   Next appointment not til end of August which suits me down to the ground. Some brand protection work that looks a bit iffy,   We shall see,

Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Up at 5:30.  Dog walked,  Snowing so not much fun. Into office for 7.45.   All good stuff.  Group on the way home another 3.5lbs gone.  Next week 2.5 further lbs would mean a stone gone in a month however, am going to Wales this weekend and have a bottle of Grants with my name on it (as well as Grant's obviously - what to do?  Don;t know.  We'll see.  Six nations on telly this weekend as well.

Thursday 4th February 2016
Up at 5.30.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Into the office for 7.55am - you cannot rely on the traffic.  Never mind, plenty done and new work accumulated such is life.   Back home for 6.15 steady stuff,  Dog walk, tea, Aldi trip

Friday 5th February 2016
Up at 5;30.  Mini walk round the block with the wee dog.  Then back at 6am to wake Lucy up, then up town to get papers with said dog.  Back home shave, shower and then off to work.  Into the office for 7.45am    Some good stuff today intellectual property theft on two fronts.  eBay work.  Ticking over nicely.  Got to Wales!

Friday night – fished Church Bay Beach, an hour up and an hour down – 1 whiting between me and Darren and I didn’t blank! Big sea when we got down to the beach, all calmed down as the tide turned. Weather report:  dry!  (High Tide 20:20 4.9m)

Saturday 6th February 2016 

Saturday morning up early, quick dog walk then  down on the beach with Darren, el blanko - back up for brekkie by 9:30

Saturday night – fished Cemlyn Beach almost out the back of the car – cracking venue - must fish again sometime.  Caught about eight whiting between me and Darren, no  blanks for either of us. Weather report: dry but damn windy! (Holyhead High tide 21:05 5.2m)

One of many whiting - good spot to fish though

  Special thank you to Telboy of Telboy’s Tackle for the bait and tackle bits and for doing two rod repairs while we waited!  Check his shop in Amlwch out – a little Aladdins cave and he will always recommend where to fish and what to use for bait.

Sunday 7th February 2016

Quick walk with pooch, nipped down to fish the beach with Darren - a bit weedy and no bites.  So off to fish Amlwch Breakwater – more whiting and Darren also got a solitary dab, but mainly Whiting!  There’s a shag (it's a kind of bird, your filthy mind) that hangs about the breakwater and tries to take your fish off your hook for you as you bring it in – so be warned.  I gave it a ruck of leftover sprats I had and that kept it quiet for a bit. Weather report: Dry, sunny and still windy! high tide 09:25 5.5m)

Friendly Shag with sprat!

Amlwch Port with Father Ted Crilly's house in the distance

Sunday Night/Monday Morning – weather report Storm Imogen – fishing postponed!

The reason  I mentioned the weather is that the BBC forecast said it would rain pretty much constantly all weekend – Telboy says the island has its own weather system and I reckon he knows better than the BBC on this -  I wonder if the BBC gives you just a general North Wales forecast when you type in Holyhead as all our sessions were dry but blustery?   

So not a bad weekend for fishing if you like whiting.  Will try a few more venues next time I’m on the Island.