It was cold, the waders leaked and, to be honest we were the only prats to be out in what should have been shorts and hankerchief weather but, in the prolonged cold snap ended up being beanies and as many layers as possible.
The targets were brown shrimp - caught in 50-75cm of water on a spring tide off Weymouth's famous sandy beach. Having bought my father and I a 4 foot net each from Hastings Angling (£35 each) we spent a few intrepid but not unpleasant hours patrolling parallel to the shoreline - removing the odd undersize dab, crab and weed but pocketing some plump shrimp at the same time. The numbers weren't there (April is a prime month but the season must be delayed) but enough gathered to fend off the banter from the onlookers as well as providing a decent starter for 4 with garlic mayo the ideal accompaniment.
The targets were brown shrimp - caught in 50-75cm of water on a spring tide off Weymouth's famous sandy beach. Having bought my father and I a 4 foot net each from Hastings Angling (£35 each) we spent a few intrepid but not unpleasant hours patrolling parallel to the shoreline - removing the odd undersize dab, crab and weed but pocketing some plump shrimp at the same time. The numbers weren't there (April is a prime month but the season must be delayed) but enough gathered to fend off the banter from the onlookers as well as providing a decent starter for 4 with garlic mayo the ideal accompaniment.
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