South West Eddystone lighthouse sat 8th

[mojitojon79]

So a few of us tooled down to plymouth for our long awaited wrecking trip. We rocked up Friday evening ready to go out at 6am Saturday morning. We got a call from malc (sea angler 2) to say its looking choppy so we're due to go out at 7.30 rather than 6. Few beers in town then. Lots of funny looking buggers in cities . After a big rushed breakfast we met malcolm and his mate rob who told us wrecking was off due to the gales that were on their in. So we headed to eddystone lighthouse to pick up live bait then mooch around the rocky outcrops and reefs. We bagged a bunch of Launce pretty quickly so hopes we're high.
That soon changed. Reef after reef, rock after rock malc kept trying all day. We used live bait, every type of lure/shad, frozen baits, muppets but couldn't tempt any decent fish. Between the 7 of us there were 2 or 3 pollack all around 4/5lb several small whiting a very pretty rainbow wrasse and that was pretty much it. The boat was rocking like a good un. A few of the boys spent the day throwing up. But the sun was shining, the tea was good and a great day was had by all. Especially the fish, that avoided all the hooks. Bastards.

 

[chesilpete]

Sometimes you get a shit one..... its just how it is....

 

[Trampster]

Nice report - shame the fish didn't play ball for you off my Manor!

There's usually a load of Fish out around the Eddystone - one of the local Youtube guys has done some underwater footage of huge shoals of Bass, and there's another guy that used to steam out there from Looe in his 4 metre inflatable!

 

[Flipper]

That is a tough day, glad you could find the positives

 

[Cfish]

Nice report - shame the fish didn't play ball for you off my Manor!

There's usually a load of Fish out around the Eddystone - one of the local Youtube guys has done some underwater footage of huge shoals of Bass, and there's another guy that used to steam out there from Looe in his 4 metre inflatable!

My mates dad used to steam there from Charlestown! On a slow chugger!

 

[mojitojon79]

Nice report - shame the fish didn't play ball for you off my Manor!

There's usually a load of Fish out around the Eddystone - one of the local Youtube guys has done some underwater footage of huge shoals of Bass, and there's another guy that used to steam out there from Looe in his 4 metre inflatable!

yeah the skipper was showing us loads of fish on the sounder, and him and his deckie were trying everything. Making lure rigs and providing hooks and jelly eels to some of the guys who didn't have the right kit. For some reason tho the fish weren't biting. We did see a v brave pair in a little 15ft boat all the way out at eddystone. Mad bastards. One wave over the side would have swamped them
. The waves were pretty big too.

 

[Trampster]

Perhaps give it a couple of months for things to warm up Jon and have another trip out?

Those two videos I mentioned:

 

[fishybuisness]

Thanks for your report. Unfortunately this year you can just eliminate any good stamp of fish under the 25mile marker. The quotas were increased by 40% last year and this year they have been doubled on the numbers they had been set for last year!!

Basically it means that all the inshore boats have already worked the magic alongside the trawlers and the netters. Absolutely everything is rinsed and completely barren.
Trust me when i say this if you find a honey hole keep it close to your chest! Recently i found a hood stamp of fish on the 40mile marker south of where you were. It’s probably the only feature that hasnt been combed dry. Even the bigger older wrecks i was doing well on last year have been flattened by some big gear and they no longer have a pronounced lump on the bottom but a sort of dragged flat sounder image.

Just thank the gov for letting the big big super trawlers into our waters. Theres nothing left now!

What is shameful is all of the spawning fish have been decimated in the last two years and im afraid its only going to get worse. Hundreds of thousands of tons of spawning bass have been thrown over board dead due to by catch and netters targeting black gold! Then the big vessels now tow over wrecks and take everything.

In 15years of being on the water i have never seen it so bad!

They are now targeting the small fry and sandeels and bait fish for fertilisers this is all granted permission from someone who cannot identify a mackerel from a cod!

This was a day ago and im hoping they dont find this spot

 

[fishybuisness]

Perhaps give it a couple of months for things to warm up Jon and have another trip out?

Those two videos I mentioned:

It will not be like this this year im afraid

 

[mojitojon79]

Thanks for your report. Unfortunately this year you can just eliminate any good stamp of fish under the 25mile marker. The quotas were increased by 40% last year and this year they have been doubled on the numbers they had been set for last year!!

Basically it means that all the inshore boats have already worked the magic alongside the trawlers and the netters. Absolutely everything is rinsed and completely barren.
Trust me when i say this if you find a honey hole keep it close to your chest! Recently i found a hood stamp of fish on the 40mile marker south of where you were. It’s probably the only feature that hasnt been combed dry. Even the bigger older wrecks i was doing well on last year have been flattened by some big gear and they no longer have a pronounced lump on the bottom but a sort of dragged flat sounder image.

Just thank the gov for letting the big big super trawlers into our waters. Theres nothing left now!

What is shameful is all of the spawning fish have been decimated in the last two years and im afraid its only going to get worse. Hundreds of thousands of tons of spawning bass have been thrown over board dead due to by catch and netters targeting black gold! Then the big vessels now tow over wrecks and take everything.

In 15years of being on the water i have never seen it so bad!

They are now targeting the small fry and sandeels and bait fish for fertilisers this is all granted permission from someone who cannot identify a mackerel from a cod!

This was a day ago and im hoping they dont find this spot

That's a lush looking boat
Well done on a great day.