Dorset Stour.

Back to fishing after a long time away from

the water doing what had to be done.

So with a Ringwood and district anglers association

ticket,

I headed down to one of their venues.

Arriving at midday I followed my son Jason,

who had checked out a few spots during the weekend.

Using some baits supplied by Jason,

I soon had this 7lb 2oz  Chub. 

 It didn't put up much of a fight

but had a great dig mouth.

This is a personal best Chub.

Well pleased with it.

 This is a wonderful venue one I have wanted to fish for years,

this was a fathers day present which 

was a wonderful thought.

Thank you Jason and Hannah. 

Unfortunately that was the only fish I caught

Jason had his biggest nightmare fish.

He has become an expert at catching Bream

catching them at various venues.

He is a avid Carper

and brilliant all rounder.

We both failed to catch after that. 

We packed up at 7.30.

What a wonderful day.

A breezy trip aboard the Amarisa. 06-12-17

Fourth time lucky.

Having had 3 trips cancelled because

of bad weather,

we finally managed to get out.

We left a little early

and sailed out to a spot off the

Chesil Beach.

It was a lumpy ride out and pretty 

lumpy out there.

From the first drop

the Whiting were biting.

Good sized ones as well.

Coming in up to 

around 2 1/2lb.

Pouting, Dogs, Conger and a Skate

were also boated.

This juvenile Gull

had a really weird growth  

growing out from under its bill.

Everyone caught and and had 

Whiting to take home for the freezer.

In the end I 15 Whiting and 5 Dogs.

We started the long steam home

at 2.45, getting in at 4pm.

Smashing trip again

well done, Paul, the skipper.
Only downer was,
I cut my finger
early on,
which did't stop bleeding
till I went to bed.

Some thing slightly different, 10-17012

Walking around Duchess Lake

I saw a dead Carp in the reeds.

I don't know what killed it

or what pulled it up the bank.

What I do know what is feeding on it.

A Water Rail can just be seen 

just beyond the Carp,

as were some of the resedent

Moorhen.

Cottage, Portishead. 06-12-17

Haven't fished this spot for a long time.

With only a short time to fish

and a 13.7m tide.

I decided to try it.

 So with a box of Squid 

I started at 6am.

There is about 40mtrs of rough ground

then sand/mud 

then a drop off.

So accurate casting distance

is a must.

To far and bye, bye rigs.

 Well, not a bit.

Then when the tide changed

I started snagging up,

but luckily I managed

to get them back on

subsequent cast.

Jammy or what. 

By 10.15 the tide was at the bottom 

of the rocks and I 

couldn't be bothered to chase the tide so headed home.

Ladye Bay Ledges. 12-11-17

A chilly westerly breeze greeted 

me at 08.30.

I set up 4/0 pulley rigs

loaded with Lug / Squid

and

Mackerel / Squid

sausages.

I had half a dozen

mangled baits

which were hidden by weed blowing

up the line

or the wind its self.

At 11.30

this small conger took and

held on to the bait.

I had to cut the hook snood

because the conger had swallowed the

bait including the two hooks. 

 As the tide was getting higher

it started to get very splashy.

 There were more munched baits

until 14.16 

when this Conger took the bait

and and pulled the wet out,

this then swept over my other line.

I was lucky to get back both rigs 

as the first was one pulled in the 

second one as it was wound in.

I had to pull the second one by hand because

of a tangle.

That was that,

 with the tide dropping 

I packed up a bit earlier than planned.

30-10-17 New Passage

 High water was 4.09pm and 11mtrs.

I started fishing from the 

ground in front of the promenade

using the usual rigs and bait.

half an hour into the session

this 21lb 5oz Conger gave 

a great fight.

 The Conger enjoyed spinning

and was a bit of a handful to release

but in the end it swam off rapidly.

 There were three other anglers

who caught some small Codling 

but noting very big.

In the end I also managed small Codling and Whiting,

as well as missing a few bites.

Chilly session with a south west breeze.

I finished at 6pm as the tide was 

at the bottom of the rocks.

29-10-17 Ledges Ladye Bay

Back to the Ledges for 08.30

same baits and rigs were used.

Well it was a much slower day

with hardly a bite.

Best of the day 

a small Conger.

Also caught was a a small Whitng and 

tiny Codling.

Weed was a really problem

for the whole session.

I packed up at 13.30 

just after high water as the bait had run out.