South West Your fish of the year

[Tatunka joe]

So wot was your best fish of the year then beys 2 stood out for me my pb hound of 9lb12oz not massive by hound standards but a specimen down my way it orso won me £75 as we were fishing a comp at the time so close to my first double figure fish . but my personal favourite was my pb red mullet at1lb 2oz from the bridgeing camp stunning looking fish that doesn’t look like it belongs in our waters it orso tasted amazing so wot was your guys favourite fish pics an story’s welcome

 

[Craig]

I think mine is a best trip of the year as I haven't been fishing alot this year.
It would be our Brixham trip in September, on the first day I had my biggest Pollack to date (11-12lb I think) which won me a prize in the Torbay angling festival, I had my first ever small eyed ray in the second day and a mate had a gurnard on the first day which was 7lb+ which won him a very good prize in the Torbay angling festival. Plus another mate had an even bigger Pollack and a 1lb+ dab which got him a couple of prizes too. All mixed in with the nice weather, it was an amazing few days away.

 

[bananas]

my best was a 9lb thornie from the channel and one the smallest fish I had, a ringnecked blenny

 

[Cfish]

So wot was your best fish of the year then beys 2 stood out for me my pb hound of 9lb12oz not massive by hound standards but a specimen down my way it orso won me £75 as we were fishing a comp at the time so close to my first double figure fish . but my personal favourite was my pb red mullet at1lb 2oz from the bridgeing camp stunning looking fish that doesn’t look like it belongs in our waters it orso tasted amazing so wot was your guys favourite fish pics an story’s welcome View attachment 19838View attachment 19837View attachment 19836

Beauty red mullet mate!!!!!!

 

[Cfish]

I think mine is a best trip of the year as I haven't been fishing alot this year.
It would be our Brixham trip in September, on the first day I had my biggest Pollack to date (11-12lb I think) which won me a prize in the Torbay angling festival, I had my first ever small eyed ray in the second day and a mate had a gurnard on the first day which was 7lb+ which won him a very good prize in the Torbay angling festival. Plus another mate had an even bigger Pollack and a 1lb+ dab which got him a couple of prizes too. All mixed in with the nice weather, it was an amazing few days away.
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that's a bleddy cracking gurnard!!!!!

 

[Tatunka joe]

I think mine is a best trip of the year as I haven't been fishing alot this year.
It would be our Brixham trip in September, on the first day I had my biggest Pollack to date (11-12lb I think) which won me a prize in the Torbay angling festival, I had my first ever small eyed ray in the second day and a mate had a gurnard on the first day which was 7lb+ which won him a very good prize in the Torbay angling festival. Plus another mate had an even bigger Pollack and a 1lb+ dab which got him a couple of prizes too. All mixed in with the nice weather, it was an amazing few days away.
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Stunning few fish there bud ????

 

[Tatunka joe]

my best was a 9lb thornie from the channel and one the smallest fish I had, a ringnecked blenny
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Nice B altho I recon that big wrasse whould have taken some beating mate ?

 

[Phis]

Some lovely fish there lads mine was 3 weeks ago 50cm plaice I'm out today to try and improve on it.

 

[flappy]

Fourteen pound rainbow trout..on a white stalking bug on a deep slow retreive.didnt get a photo.

 

[Tatunka joe]

Some lovely fish there lads mine was 3 weeks ago 50cm plaice I'm out today to try and improve on it.View attachment 19851

Got to love a spotty had a nice bag back in may upto 1lb 12 oz but that looks a lovely fat fish there mate get in ??

 

[Cfish]

Fourteen pound rainbow trout..on a white stalking bug on a deep slow retreive.didnt get a photo.

That's a stonker!!!!!!!

 

[Dutchman]

Great fish there,

And what a gurnard that is.

Sadly on the 5 occasions i had, i only caught a small one clawed crab.

 

[Mr Fish]

Been a bit patchy here with not being able to get out as much as I’d like, but my best, or at least the fish I’m most pleased with…

Smoothound 13lb 14




Wrasse 4lb 4 1/2oz. Not huge by wrasse standards but pleasing to me as it was a local fish and usually they don’t get much above 3lb here, plus it was from a mark very close to me where I was convinced there could be big wrasse but hadn’t targeted them properly until this year.



And another in the same vein, not huge but a surprise as we get very few thornbacks around here. 8lb 5



Oh, and the recent whiting, 1lb 10. My pb is 1lb 13 but not had a really big whiting in years.

 

[bananas]

Nice B altho I recon that big wrasse whould have taken some beating mate ?

Well you know me and my tiddlers???

 

[Had1]

Some lovely fish above.
I haven't travelled much for sea fishing so just the usual local species...
no real specimens but some good fishing all the same.
Nice bag of dabs in January was the first time iv fished for them in ages so that was fun.


Then a first for me , catching bass consistently in the frosts of February.




Some early spring rays .





Couple of smoothound trips , 1 2 or 3 caught each trip. Upto 8lbs or so at a guess.




Decent bass about 4lbs on lure.



And a 38lbs carp favourite coarse fish of the year , not just due to its size but other reasons too.

 

[Skaterboy]

Since the attraction of all night winter cod sessions faded I've done almost all of my fishing in Scotland in the warmer months, and with lockdowns and travel uncertainties I only managed one Scottish trip this year. Three fishing sessions resulted in over 50 fish, biggest a spurdog of 11lbs and the best looking, a lovely dark 5lb pollack. Hopefully we'll get a few more trips in next year.

 

[Tatunka joe]

Orso had some nice bass and few other bits this year
Specimen spotted ray

 

[Trampster]

Like others, not got out as often as I would have liked.

Nothing to write home about, but it put a smile on my face! Was out fishing with John, and he always takes the Mick about how long it takes me to get unpacked & set up. Had bait gear and a spinning rod with me - 2nd cast with a SG surf seeker, and in came a schoolie Bass!

1st confirmed Bass I have caught (so a PB!)
1st Bass on a Lure
And a big grin, as I'd caught something before John, despite his ribbing! ???

 

[Wolf]

Nice catches lads great piccys?????????, ain't got no piccys of my fish accidentally deleted them from my phone

 

[Ollieollie]

Easy one for me as I haven’t fished a great deal this year, but I’d been chasing a half decent bass for years. And I owe this one to my old mate monsieur peche… cheers mate!!!!!!????