A slow start to the spring run of cod produced some poor results in March, last year we had one of our best March months ever, with plenty of fish to low doubles and boat catches often exceeding 30 sizeable fish. However, this year we had to wait until mid april for those fish to appear and the more distant marks showed more consistancy with the towers being a little patchy. Five trips in a row in late april produced 18 quality fish per session, fish averaging 8lbs with 4-5 doubles each trip was well worth waiting for. May has been good so far but the Spurdogs haven't shown in any numbers and the Smoothounds have been slow in putting in an appearance;Rays have been plentyfull further to the south.

The first wrecking trips will be going out soon and the colour of the water offshore will be critical to decent bags of fish, 30 miles will have to be achieved for that until mid june then some of the inshore wrecks will fish.

A new boat is still on the cards 'Dunflyin' is still going strongly but we all must invest for the future and look at long term aims, so I am still on the lookout.