Holiday fishing? Try Fish 'n' Trips!
I don’t get the opportunity to go sea angling as often as I’d like, and boat trips can be tricky to book when you take into account distance to travel, weather conditions and tide states, so when my family (Dawn, Joe and I) visited Plymouth, we thought we would try and get out for a few hours.
I had already checked online for available boats which would cater for a short trip to give 13 year old non-angler Joe a taste of just what sea angling is about. Some of the skippers I’d contacted offered only longer, more expensive trips which were fully booked up weeks in advance, so we needed something where we could just turn up and pay on the boat; that’s exactly where Plymouth based ‘Fish ‘n’ Trips’ fits within the market.
‘Fish ‘n’ Trips’ run a couple of holiday fishing boats and a ferry service out of Plymouth Barbican. I did ring to check availability, and was advised to turn up on the Barbican 30 minutes before the advertised sailing time of 1300 for our four hour trip. On the quayside, the lovely Boathouse Cafe provided a smashing cup of tea and refreshments (I recommend the crab!) before we met up with Carl, our skipper for the day who pointed out where the boat was moored. The boat was very well presented, no flaking paint or rust, just a good solid workhorse which I confidently expected to stay afloat for the duration of the trip! Welcomed aboard, seated comfortably, safely briefed, the lines were slipped and we left the jetty heading towards the breakwater.
As an ex-matelot, Royal Navy, I was pleased to discover that not only was skipper Carl ex-Navy (SM Sonar), but that there was also another angler who had served in submarines, so it was a very sociable trip out as we reminisced about times we had previously left Plymouth bound for places unknown. For those who have never been to sea, the best way to do it is in a small boat, and Fish 'n' Trips an ideal way to get salt in your face! Carl took time to explain the fishfinder/e...
