South West Beer boat fishing bonanza

[Tatunka joe]

So my 2 nd boat trip this week arfter my 13 hrs of hauling up the Bristol Channel this time the nice easy fishing waters of Lyme bay my first boat comp with my club 3 hooks one rod 5 of each species no matter the size we were greeted with a stunning January sunrise
The boat in the picture was the other boat in the comp and altho it’s an individuals comp there is a bit of skipper rivalry going on aswell.
We started drifting the rough ground with ballens Cuckoos pout and poor cod our targets I was first in with a stunning cuckoo and quickly followed it up with 2 more on Successive drops then I had 2 ballens and anther 2 coukoos that was my 5 orso snagged 4 Chucky pout arfter drifting near the pout hole ??around peeps were snagging much the altho couple of lads had some nice reef pollock on there flyers
We then anchored up on a patch of rough and I was soon in to my target of dogs 3 on the bounce then something a bit heavier up popped a Huss around the 4 pound mark guys around me were snagging conger few wrasse and more dogs then we moved off to try for whiteing and rays we were soon into more dogs then I had a bit of a different bite and pulled up the only ray of the day a small but petty thorn back then I started to snag a few whitening along with the dogs a couple of lads had smooth hounds and finally me mates young lad who had been steadily bringing in a few fish snagged a decent scad and that was are lot a buetiful day out of Lyme 11 species caught to the boat not bad for January oh and I came 2 nd out of 12 so none to shabby for my first crack at it give boats a rest now I think for a bit club comp at chisel sat so need to story out my beach gear this week cheers ma butes ps totally forget to bring my tsf species card although whould have only added Cuckoos to it so not the end of the world ???

 

[John Mitchell]

What a stunning day , great pictures and some lovely fish , glad you came 2nd well done

 

[Minstrelblue]

Wossat calm patch on the last shot..?

 

[Tatunka joe]

Wossat calm patch on the last shot..?

Just the wind mate you see it now and again there was a bug pod of Common dolphins that gAve the other boat a hell of a show on there way out

 

[Minstrelblue]

I came across a dive website the other day that mentioned a submerged reef off of beer beach that held plaice, wrasse, dogs and lobsters.. seemed like an interesting site that could give danglers some useful info into the local topography and species on it

 

[Tatunka joe]

There’s reefs all around Lyme bay the one your on about runs Parallel to branscome beach about 300 yards out you see boats drifting it in summer nailing bass on lures the fishing has improved tremendously since the banning of trawlers and scollop dredgers pink sea fans have made a come back and all sorts of fish can now be caught breaming in late summer is first class the only problem is the amount of nets on every bit of reef more and more each year they target the the rays flats and turbot you chould almost walk on them there’s so many now on a plus side that boat trip costs £30 each now that’s a bargain ??

 

[Goateeblank]

Another busy trip. Perhaps take a picture of your card on your phone then as long as someone else has a phone you can put your phone image by the fish - you get the idea mate. Well done on the 2nd place.

 

[Warby72]

Stunning wrasse mate. ?

 

[Topwater]

Are they club owned boats TJ?

 

[Tatunka joe]

Are they club owned boats TJ?

No mate private charters anyone can book em

 

[bananas]

Wow another cracking trip afloat there Tat, very well done on 2nd and the nice haul of species you had out, but not taking your card, skool bouy error there

 

[Wolf]

Nice catches, great piccys & report well done ??????

 

[Trampster]

Bootiful day out, report & photos ma beaut! Good haul O fish there. Well done! ????

You did well in the comp too - just think, if the guy that came 1st fell over the side, you would have won! ??

 

[Tatunka joe]

Bootiful day out, report & photos ma beaut! Good haul O fish there. Well done! ????

You did well in the comp too - just think, if the guy that came 1st fell over the side, you would have won! ??

To be fair he’s a shit hot boat angler I was surprised to finish where I did just got to keep the momentum going for next 11 comps now ?

 

[Tatunka joe]

Wow another cracking trip afloat there Tat, very well done on 2nd and the nice haul of species you had out, but not taking your card, skool bouy error there

Managed to find my thornback pic so that’s up like I said it’s only the Cuckoo I didn’t photo got no worries I’ll get another on 12 species now in one month with no tiddler fiddling not bad going me thinks if I can hit 30 I’ll be happy next target is smalleye ray ???????????

 

[PhilR]

Nice haul.
I love boat fishing at Beer.

 

[Cfish]

Nice one tat!!

 

[spiderfur]

Cracking report Tat and superb pics

 

[Mr Fish]

Well done!

The pout hole?! ???????

 

[PhilR]

The pout hole?! ???????

The pout holes are generally places to avoid, as you will get a full house of pout as soon as the bait hits bottom.