South Coast Swanage 19th June

[cap'nhaddock]

Trying again for a mackerel to add to the species list.
It's never usually a problem in June but this year is a strange one.
Weather and tide were wrong for float fishing so I thought I'd try a pop up to present the gar strip on a size 2 about 4 feet from the bottom. There was not long to wait for a bite, the rod arching over is a fair bite indicator. First of the year for me and No. 21 for the species list.

Others fishing caught wrasse, tompot blenny , pollack and and black bream.

 

[Tatunka joe]

Yeah weird with the macs usally a given down here now but myself and others chouldt find one on pop ups on Friday hopefully they will show up this week well done on yours bud ?

 

[ouchthathurt]

Well done on another species pal, I’ve started seeing gulls working over whitebait shoals just off shore, hopefully it won’t be too much longer before the mackerel start turning up in numbers.

 

[Stevie69]

That's before the super trawlers wipe them out

 

[Trampster]

That's before the super trawlers wipe them out

I don't know about up your way, but not seen any Supertrawlers down off the South & South West coast for a few months, probably because they've had everything worth having over the winter.

 

[Stevie69]

According to the skipper I was out with last week he Reckons there's been 2 up here in the north east beginning of last month they still haven't shown up in any numbers yet 14 boats out 4 macks caught

 

[cap'nhaddock]

It might be coincidence that the supertrawlers turn up fishing in the Channel when the weather is too bad for any inspectors to board due to 'health and safety reasons'.
Or not.