Fished the East arm at Brighton Marina last night from 7pm through until about 1am. Found myself settled in bay 20 with plenty of bait, coffee and optimism.

The weather report had stated light 5mph wind and smooth sea. I got a gusting westerly wind with a swell. The wind made bite detection awkward and at times got annoying. I seem to have inherited a dislike of wind from my wife (not my wife’s wind you understand).

Used ragworm and squid strips to have a mixed bag of 5 bass and 4 bream. None of the bass were over about 1lb 8oz. bream up to about 1lb. A few pout added to the tally.

Quite enjoyable and at least it kept me off the streets.