A compound report about my last 2 sessions… After my success last week, I hurried down to Praia da Alagoa, right in front of the restaurant, for some more exciting action… Alas! The ocean has calmed down completely – almost no weaves and crystal-clear water.

And of course, this means that the fish are not active – at least not during day. A friend of mine and I started some 2 hours before high tide and carried on well into the afternoon after the high tide – standard setups – shrimp, clam and sardine… A perfectly wonderful day with no action whatsoever. Well, I did get a flatfish, but that does not count for it was less than palm size. It is amazing that a pregado so small can swallow 3/0 hook and entire sardine – I had trouble unhooking the poor thing.

I even had my line towed by a kayak some 200+ meters out, far beyond what is a normal casting distance – and even there I could not get a bite! It was quite depressing…

So, the following day, I though I get some small sargo in Vila Real de Santo Antonio pier. Got some bait in the local tackle store and took out my carp rod set up with 15gr sliding float out of storage… I was not the only one with this idea! However, all I can say – another 2 hours of perfect weather and NO BITES at all… Also, I did not see anyone get anything either, and there were quite a few fisherman on the pier. SO now, the only thing that remains to be checked is if they would bite at night – tonight I will have to wake up at ungodly hour to chase after hight tide and hope of some action… Fingers crossed!