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03/2021
Fishing Report by John Peck
Mar 2021 by John Peck
After an extended period with no fishing due to the lockdown it was great to get out to sea again. Both for the fishing and to be able to blast a bit of weed growth off the hull! Due to the restrictions I was just taking a single angler out so just two of us fishing.
Inshore there are lots of plaice around. Mainly small fish but a few nice keeper sized fish as well. One memorable short drift produced eight fish. They are in excellent condition considering it is right at the start of the season.
During the middle of the month there was a period of calm weather coinciding with very small tides which are ideal for deep water anchoring. These produced a nice variety of fish. We caught lots of congers, smoothhound and a nice double figure undulate ray in addition to the ubiquitous dogfish and pouting. The spurdog fishing was slow but we did land fish to just under 17lb. -
02/2021
Fishing Report by John Peck
Feb 2021 by John Peck
Nothing to report this month as we have not been fishing due to the lockdown.
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01/2021
Fishing Report by John Peck
Jan 2021 by John Peck
Nothing to report this month as we have not been fishing due to the lockdown.
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12/2020
Fishing Report by John Peck
Dec 2020 by John Peck
This month has seen some good fishing. We have been fishing local marks at anchor. There have been some nice size blonde rays into the 20lb+ range, whiting, pouting, bass, congers and even a nice bonus brill for one lucky angler.
Closer in there have been lots of small bass. -
11/2020
Fishing Report by John Peck
Nov 2020 by John Peck
With a combination of COVID 19 lockdown and unsettled weather we have not been doing as much fishing as hoped this month which is a shame as the fishing has been great! We have been going to sea with two on board to take advantage of the good fishing.
We haven't seen any cod on the trips but there have been plenty of nice whiting about to nearly 3lb. In addition there have been some nice sized blonde rays and lots of Conger eels. There have also been some nice bass around with several 6lb+ fish being released along with a few smaller ones.
Closer in there have been beautifully conditioned plaice to over 2lb, flounder, sole, red mullet, smoothhound and more bass. You literally do not know what fish you are going to catch next.
Wishing everyone a happy festive period after such a troubled year... -
10/2020
Fishing Report by John Peck
Oct 2020 by John Peck
The fishing continues to be good. We have spent the month concentrating our efforts on plaice and bass.
The plaice fishing has been steady and there have been plenty of nice sized fish landed along with gurnards and black bream. There have also been some big shoals of mackerel around on occasion.
The bass fishing has been very good. Lots of smaller fish around as there has been all year but also some bigger fish in the 8lb and 9lb class. Some particularly frenetic sessions have seen all rods playing bass at the same time.
Next month will see us turning our attention to winter species. This month has seen the weather turn more unsettled so hopefully we will get some settled spells over the winter. -
09/2020
Fishing Report by John Peck
Sep 2020 by John Peck
The fishing remains good as we head into autumn which is normally one of the best seasons with summer species still in residence and winter species making an appearance.
We have spent most of the month doing inshore drifting trips. The main target has been plaice and generally the catches have been good although there has been the odd rather puzzling day where the fishing has been a bit slow despite seemingly excellent conditions. When the conditions are right and the fish are feeding hard we have had some superb sessions. There have been plenty of good sized fish around during the month.
There are also lots of other species around including black, gilthead and Couch's bream, red mullet, smoothhounds, tub and grey gurnards amongst others.
We haven't done much bass fishing during the month but when we have generally the results have been excellent. Still lots of small fish around and we have also seen some bigger fish in the 8lb and 9lb range coming aboard. We are still awaiting the first double figure of the year but have seen fish to 9lb 10oz. Great to see anglers wanting to release these magnificent, hard fighting big fish and only retain the smaller ones if they take any at all.
We have only fished one short session at anchor which produced a whole variety of species including the more unusual rock cook and baillon's wrasse.
I am pleased to say the mackerel have made a welcome return at the end of the month including some heavyweights over the 1lb mark. -
08/2020
Fishing Report by John Peck
Aug 2020 by John Peck
The fishing continues to be good. Again, we have been concentrating mainly on the inshore drifting and have been catching plaice in good numbers. There was a bit of a blip mid month where bigger fish became more scarce but the end of the month produced some fine fishing. No really big plaice were caught during the month but we had a good number of fish between 2lb and 3lb.
One of the nice things about late summer inshore fishing is the number of different species featuring in the catches. Tub Gurnards and black bream feature in nearly every trip but we have had some unusual species including Conger eels, gilthead bream and some big red mullet.
We haven't done much bass fishing and when we have the results have been a bit mixed. Lots of small fish around but the bigger ones continue to elude us although we have had a good number of medium weight fish to 6lb.
The mackerel are very scarce and even the inshore plaice fishing trips have not produced many latety. Fishing with feathers is most likely to produce scad at the moment.
We have only fished one very short session at anchor which produced wrasse and pouting. -
07/2020
Fishing Report by John Peck
Jul 2020 by John Peck
The fishing continues to be very good. We have been concentrating mainly on plaice and are still catching in big numbers. If anything the quantities have increased during the month but the average size has decreased slightly. All of the local areas are producing well. This relaxing type of fishing involves minimal travelling time to the fishing grounds and is done using very light tackle. Most of the marks offer shelter from Northerly and Westerly winds so it has a lot going for it.
There are lots of small plaice around but also some heavyweights. The best plaice we have caught this month was a superb fish of 5lb 6oz and we have had several other 3lb fish although we haven't seen any big ones during the last few trips.
The bass fishing also continues to be good. Again, lots of small fish around but we have caught a good number of medium weight fish to just under 7lb. The big fish continue to elude us but hopefully we will see some bigger fish on board soon.
The mackerel have been sporadic. Sometimes they are in good numbers very close to the port sometimes they are much more unpredictable. Most of the plaice trips have produced a few good sized ones very close to the shore on ragworm baits. There are also a lot more scad featuring in the mackerel fishing sessions.
We have only fished a couple of sessions at anchor in relatively shallow water. These produced rays and small tope. -
06/2020
Fishing Report by John Peck
Jun 2020 by John Peck
The fishing is very good at the moment and we have been helped by generally favourable weather although there have been some windy spells.
There are lots of plaice being caught. Plenty of small fish around but also a good number of bigger fish up to 3lb. All of the local marks are producing fish which is great as you do not need to travel far to find nice fishing.
Further out there are plenty of bass taking lures fished on the drift. The big fish have eluded us so far but we have had plenty up to 6lb. Our last trip also produced a 4lb tub gurnard amongst the bass.
We haven't been doing much fishing at anchor but when we have there have been rays and lots of tope which are often a brief encounter on a light nylon trace!
The mackerel have arrived now but seem to be feeding for certain periods rather than right through the day. It is better to bring some frozen mackerel for bait rather than relying on catching bait immediately.
