South Coast Shit fishing but great sunset

[dodders]

I can never sleep the night before I fish Chesil due to excitement.
Yesterday the fishing was shit! ( for me anyway !) I don't know whether anyone else at Cogden caught as I was a long way from anyone. Tides weren't perfect but they were building and it was the only day I could go anyway. Tried everything - loop rigs at distance, small hooks, other rod larger bait incase a smoothie or two was about. Baits were black lug, rag, sandeel, squid and prawn.
All were getting stripped within 10 minutes by pin whiting, not crabs.
Caught a few of those but nothing even indicated on the rod tips.
Got desperate to avoid a blank so chucked out a pelagic pop-up rig during the slack and managed to snare a scad.
About lunchtime the sea infront was filled with dolphins, moving in small pods from west to east and only about 50-100 yds out. This carried on for half an hour or so and I must have counted at least 50.
Fished till 8pm when a strap decided it was time to make me go home !
The long walk back to the car park but I was treated to a most spectacular sunset. Pic quality not great as it was snapped with my moble

 

[Tatunka joe]

Good effort mate Shame the fishing sucked fucking dolphins but amazing sunset pic bey

 

[John Mitchell]

I can never sleep the night before I fish Chesil due to excitement.
Yesterday the fishing was shit! ( for me anyway !) I don't know whether anyone else at Cogden caught as I was a long way from anyone. Tides weren't perfect but they were building and it was the only day I could go anyway. Tried everything - loop rigs at distance, small hooks, other rod larger bait incase a smoothie or two was about. Baits were black lug, rag, sandeel, squid and prawn.
All were getting stripped within 10 minutes by pin whiting, not crabs.
Caught a few of those but nothing even indicated on the rod tips.
Got desperate to avoid a blank so chucked out a pelagic pop-up rig during the slack and managed to snare a scad.
About lunchtime the sea infront was filled with dolphins, moving in small pods from west to east and only about 50-100 yds out. This carried on for half an hour or so and I must have counted at least 50.
Fished till 8pm when a strap decided it was time to make me go home !
The long walk back to the car park but I was treated to a most spectacular sunset. Pic quality not great as it was snapped with my moble
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Good effort mick

 

[Goateeblank]

Skies on fire. Shame it was not the same on the fish front for you.

 

[wingnut55]

Great report dodders, and lovely pics as well. Better luck next time mate...

Ian.

 

[Warby72]

Awesome sunset pic.

 

[Reevsey]

Sunset pic was worth the journey without any decant fish mate . Awesome

 

[bananas]

Nice pics mate shame the fishing didn't live up to it.

 

[Trampster]

Great report & photos again Mick. Sunset photo is stunning. Better luck on the Fishy bit for next time.