cap'nhaddock
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After days of foul weather there seemed to be a window of opportunity for some fishing.
The wind going to the west would flatten the sea in Poole Bay and Boscombe Pier has shelter from the wind in that direction; although the tide wasn't right, fishing down to low and back up, it looked to be the best of a bad lot.
Parking is free nearby in winter on the road above the car park and cheap even if you are forced to use the car park.
There was a fair sea running, the water is shallow here so the waves breaking stir things up. Nothing much happened until dark.
Then the small whiting moved in, they are better than nothing and what with occasional bites and people to chat to, time passed pleasantly enough. This venue is the spot to be to catch flatfish, or fish that are flat, six flatties and five rays are quite possible here, but, disappointingly not one turned up for me although I did see someone catch a tiny plaice.
I was fishing my usual Wessex Rigs with small hooks, #8 or #6 baited with squid or gar, tangled traces were a problem, there was not enough tide running to stream them out and the churning of the water in the waves and swells played havoc. If I weren't so idle I would have shortened the hook lengths.
I had a really strong bite, quite different to the whiting niggles, which turned out to be a small Tub Gurnard pretending to be a big fish. That added number twelve to my species list which was good, if you can catch a new one each time out you do well.
The wind moved round to the south which meant that it blew down the pier; rod movement due to the waves and the wind under the pier was bad enough but now the rods were being blown sideways down the railing by big gusts. I was thinking of packing up when a rod tip pulled down, a school Bass.
Thirteenth on the thirteenth, happy with that, time to go home.
I'd driven half a mile when the rain started. I'd judged that right too.
Fish pics in Species Hunt forum
The wind going to the west would flatten the sea in Poole Bay and Boscombe Pier has shelter from the wind in that direction; although the tide wasn't right, fishing down to low and back up, it looked to be the best of a bad lot.
Parking is free nearby in winter on the road above the car park and cheap even if you are forced to use the car park.
There was a fair sea running, the water is shallow here so the waves breaking stir things up. Nothing much happened until dark.
Then the small whiting moved in, they are better than nothing and what with occasional bites and people to chat to, time passed pleasantly enough. This venue is the spot to be to catch flatfish, or fish that are flat, six flatties and five rays are quite possible here, but, disappointingly not one turned up for me although I did see someone catch a tiny plaice.
I was fishing my usual Wessex Rigs with small hooks, #8 or #6 baited with squid or gar, tangled traces were a problem, there was not enough tide running to stream them out and the churning of the water in the waves and swells played havoc. If I weren't so idle I would have shortened the hook lengths.
I had a really strong bite, quite different to the whiting niggles, which turned out to be a small Tub Gurnard pretending to be a big fish. That added number twelve to my species list which was good, if you can catch a new one each time out you do well.
The wind moved round to the south which meant that it blew down the pier; rod movement due to the waves and the wind under the pier was bad enough but now the rods were being blown sideways down the railing by big gusts. I was thinking of packing up when a rod tip pulled down, a school Bass.
Thirteenth on the thirteenth, happy with that, time to go home.
I'd driven half a mile when the rain started. I'd judged that right too.
Fish pics in Species Hunt forum
