A reflection from fishing this year, what are your targets for the next?

[Kine262]

I think I'll give up sea fishing and concentrate more on embroidery.

More chance of catching a cod!

 

[Cwab]

Speaking of cod, focus same for me, which is to catch one more double shore caught cod on north east coast of uk, began quest Friday into today, nine hours or so and cod fish of any sort not to be found.

 

[Mike hemming]

Getting out is my problem it all work and work just don’t seem to have the time anymore but I’m definitely going to Scotland this year for the skate

 

[squidword]

A funny year last year, seemed to take ages to get going. By late April time the fishing was starting to pick up and plenty of thornies to 9lb, spotted rays 3lb-3lb.8oz, small eyes to 6lb, congers to 8lb, limited numbers of small plaice. In may I had a surprise double figure bass, and a run of 5lb to 7lb bass on every session. A run of small hounds up to about 8lb, not one on crab, but all on mackerel, bluey or sand eel! A trip to the south coast (devon) produced 4 plaice biggest being 1lb8oz and 2lb1oz. As we went into summer my attention turned to sole, a single slip on both of my early trips, plus usual rays, congers odd bass to 5lb. As autumn approached a few trips to chesil produced loads of bream, Gurnard to 1lb3oz (red) tubs and greys, a big lobster. The best being a trip to bexy with plaice, a sole a chuck (1.3 to 1.5) a codling and a few other bits chucked in, great company and a beautiful evening on the beach, calm and warm. September I fished the reefs to try for a late hound and found half a dozen to 12lb odd, I did land one around 15lb but it threw the hooks and found it's own way back in before I could weigh it. I squeezed a couple of trips in on the bristol channel late October, plenty of rays to 11lb, more bass to 7lb, congers to 16lb and a lovely 2lb12oz sole to round the year off. Not been out since, no interest since the cod have gone, but next week I'll be out! Target for the year is to fish with my sons and nephew as much as possible, hopefully many good moments and pbs for them.

 

[Beach]

A funny year last year, seemed to take ages to get going. By late April time the fishing was starting to pick up and plenty of thornies to 9lb, spotted rays 3lb-3lb.8oz, small eyes to 6lb, congers to 8lb, limited numbers of small plaice. In may I had a surprise double figure bass, and a run of 5lb to 7lb bass on every session. A run of small hounds up to about 8lb, not one on crab, but all on mackerel, bluey or sand eel! A trip to the south coast (devon) produced 4 plaice biggest being 1lb8oz and 2lb1oz. As we went into summer my attention turned to sole, a single slip on both of my early trips, plus usual rays, congers odd bass to 5lb. As autumn approached a few trips to chesil produced loads of bream, Gurnard to 1lb3oz (red) tubs and greys, a big lobster. The best being a trip to bexy with plaice, a sole a chuck (1.3 to 1.5) a codling and a few other bits chucked in, great company and a beautiful evening on the beach, calm and warm. September I fished the reefs to try for a late hound and found half a dozen to 12lb odd, I did land one around 15lb but it threw the hooks and found it's own way back in before I could weigh it. I squeezed a couple of trips in on the bristol channel late October, plenty of rays to 11lb, more bass to 7lb, congers to 16lb and a lovely 2lb12oz sole to round the year off. Not been out since, no interest since the cod have gone, but next week I'll be out! Target for the year is to fish with my sons and nephew as much as possible, hopefully many good moments and pbs for them.

Must be an old good book you have been reading, sorry couldn't resist.

 

[squidword]

Must be an old good book you have been reading, sorry couldn't resist.

To be honest I didn't really fish very much last year. Got to say it was one of my poorest years for both quality and numbers of fish. Going back 10 years I could normally manage at least one specimen sized fish of most species but it gets harder to find quality fish with each year that passes. Next year there are no targets fish wise, just going to enjoy getting out, the fish will just be a bonus

 

[Wolf]

Just to get back sea fishing. So saving hard to make it happen.

You will get there mate, when I got back into sea fishing,I bought good second hand stuff then bought new when I could afford it.

 

[LeighamFox]

You will get there mate, when I got back into sea fishing,I bought good second hand stuff then bought new when I could afford it.

Yeah I will. Need to get my arse into gear making and selling my jig heads and jelly lures again.