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  • 04/2013 Fishing Report by Glen Cairns on Valkyrie 6/8 (Gosport, Hampshire)

    Apr 2013 by Glen Cairns

    Report on-board Valkyrie 6/8

    Sunday 21st April - Hayling - Valkyrie 6 (Zac Cairns)

    The first wrecking trip for the club this year. The first trip with Zac at the helm.

    At seven o'clock with ten members aboard and we headed out to the banks to try for a few mackerel.
    The north side of the bank produced a few mackerel for bait, as did the south side but we only ended up with a dozen or so.
    The next stop was a small wreck well inside french waters where we were soon into good sized pollack on sidewinders and storms of various colours.
    After a few drifts that just produced pollack and the occasional pout the activity seemed to stir the ling into action as well so we tried using baits. The ling proved to be unfussy, as besides artificials, they took fresh and frozen mackerel as well as cuttle and squid.
    Not wanting to take too much from one wreck we then went off to a larger one a few miles away where we had more pollack and ling and lost a lot of lures bravely trying for cod (unsuccessfully).
    The fourth stop was just a couple of drifts over another wreck which also had pollack and ling and then we headed back toward Hayling.

    Some of us opted to just gut their fish on the way in, others also removed their heads as well, and some actually filleted theirs.

    A great trip. Well done Zac!. A flat sea, little wind, a bit of sun and everybody had ling (up to 22lb) and most had pollack (up to 15lb) to take home.

    Biggest fish was a Nigel Cross's ling of 22lb and Roy Hebburn and Mick Doody shared the honours for most species with 4 each.

    [Report by Jim]

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