Beachcasting
The swing of the rod
100 yds plus cast, good stuff
get's you just beyond the breakers
to where the inshore fish feed.
Turn of the tide
and incoming too
where you started at low tide
usually ends-up, as the tide rises
where you catch the fish
spilled bait in the sand , a magnet.
Hooking a big flatfish
is like winding-in
a carrier bag full of water
ponderous and heavy
but worth the effort.
So much more to it
best fishing at night
them being nocturnal
alone with your thoughts
very relaxing.
Can't now of course
arthritis put paid to that
but the memories are happy one's
of nights on the beaches
of North-East England.
Elizabeth alexander 20/1/2016
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