cap'nhaddock
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At the request of my grandson and his friends I went to Swanage for a repeat of the fishing tuition of earlier in the week.
It was the usual wait for teenagers to get out of bed and get ready to face the world, they really don't like mornings a 10 am start was optimistic. . They were all keen to fish when they did turn up, including a few who didn't fish on Tuesday. They all caught fish, Corkwing, Baillon's, Tompots, Dragonet, Rock Goby and there were some Ballans about of about 30cm to get them excited. There were shrieks from the girls as the wrasse pulled the rods down and back under the pier. They are all threatening to arrange another trip during a future school holiday,
While we were fishing a chap came down and asked if I could identify the fish he'd just caught from the photo on his phone.
It was a John Dory, caught on mackerel from the end of the pier.
When the young 'uns had decided they'd had enough in the early afternoon I went up to the end to see if I could find a John Dory, I have seen them shoal at the end of the pier a few years ago and caught one even more years ago, the only one I've ever caught.
No such luck but I did find this one to add to my score, a nice consolation prize.
Still no Mackerel or Gar to be caught although I did manage a small Bass on the float, the only fish I could get on tiny sabikis were Sand Smelt, there were no baitfish of any kind.. There are a good number of decent sized Black Bream to be caught. I landed a good size one and a lady standing nearby mentioned that she loved eating them, her favourite fish; she was pleasantly surprised when I said that she could take it as I'd only put it back. People don't understand that some of us just like the fishing and are not fishing to catch to eat.
Off out to try for a Brill, Dab and a Ray later, it's hectic being retired.
It was the usual wait for teenagers to get out of bed and get ready to face the world, they really don't like mornings a 10 am start was optimistic. . They were all keen to fish when they did turn up, including a few who didn't fish on Tuesday. They all caught fish, Corkwing, Baillon's, Tompots, Dragonet, Rock Goby and there were some Ballans about of about 30cm to get them excited. There were shrieks from the girls as the wrasse pulled the rods down and back under the pier. They are all threatening to arrange another trip during a future school holiday,
While we were fishing a chap came down and asked if I could identify the fish he'd just caught from the photo on his phone.
It was a John Dory, caught on mackerel from the end of the pier.
When the young 'uns had decided they'd had enough in the early afternoon I went up to the end to see if I could find a John Dory, I have seen them shoal at the end of the pier a few years ago and caught one even more years ago, the only one I've ever caught.
No such luck but I did find this one to add to my score, a nice consolation prize.
Still no Mackerel or Gar to be caught although I did manage a small Bass on the float, the only fish I could get on tiny sabikis were Sand Smelt, there were no baitfish of any kind.. There are a good number of decent sized Black Bream to be caught. I landed a good size one and a lady standing nearby mentioned that she loved eating them, her favourite fish; she was pleasantly surprised when I said that she could take it as I'd only put it back. People don't understand that some of us just like the fishing and are not fishing to catch to eat.
Off out to try for a Brill, Dab and a Ray later, it's hectic being retired.
