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  • 20/02/2017 Fishing Report by Phil White on Chinook 3 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)

    20 Feb 2017 by Phil White

    Report on-board Chinook 3

    We have had a real mix of weather this last fortnight, snow and strong east winds last week then calm and cloudy this week, this has allowed us to get out to the offshore marks where we have had some great sport on the Thornbacks in calm conditions.

    Offshore

    Fishing has steadily improved every day this week on the offshore grounds. The numbers of Thornbacks is steadily increasing all the time, the dogfish have not turned up yet and there are only odd whiting, this means the Thornbacks are getting time to find the baits without competion. These early Thornbacks really pull hard and in light currents are good sport.
    Most fish are the smaller males but the bigger females are starting to show with several fish over 10lb, best at around 12lb on Sunday. Best baits are herring and squid.

    Inshore

    Fishing is improving all the time, there are more Thornbacks showing up in all areas, these fish will be around all through the spring and into June.
    There are some cracking whiting around the inshore marks, these fish will take most baits but squid and lug are the best.
    The piers and estuaries have been hard but will improve steadily now with more Thornbacks, whiting and maybe odd codling around. There are still some cracking dabs in the Blackwater estuary, these fish have been with us all winter and have been a lifeline for us on days we would have cancelled.


    Prospects are excellent. It looks like Thornback numbers are still very good and with spring around the corner we will start to see other species turn up like the spurdogs or maybe a decent cod or two.

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