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  • 10/11/2016 Fishing Report by Phil White on Chinook 3 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)

    10 Nov 2016 by Phil White

    Report on-board Chinook 3

    A fortnight can be a long time in fishing and when it looked like the cod were on their way it seems to have stalled. There are a few around but we are still waiting for the main run to start, the water temperature is still around 12-13 degrees and needs to fall further before the cod will come into the Estuaries.



    Inshore

    There are good numbers of Thornbacks of all sizes showing, best baits are herring and mackerel but if you want to try for a cod then stick to lug and squid.



    There are some cracking whiting starting to show with plenty of fish around 1 lb mark, best baits are lug, squid and mackerel.



    There are a few codling along the shoreline at Jaywick and down to Walton pier, these codling will soon be joined by more fish as the water temperature drops, best baits are squid and lug.



    The Rivers are fishing well for whiting, odd codling and thornbacks, these fish will stay in the rivers for a few more weeks.



    Offshore

    There are plenty of thornbacks of all sizes showing with some fish over 12 lb reported, these fish will stay with us most of the winter unless it gets really cold and then they will move further offshore and stop feeding.



    There are odd better cod showing, plenty of whiting and a few dogfish.



    Prospects are excellent, once the cod turn up in numbers they should be with us all winter.


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