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Kieth and I managed a couple of sessions on Wednesday and Friday night.
We fished a local mark that I won't disclose due to the schoolies presence.
The wind was a less than slight SE but surprisingly there was a good sea on. The water was crystal. This mark has produced consistantly with a lesser sea and different wind directions so we were hopeful.
We met another gentleman whilst there. He is also a fellow forum member and was there for the same reason as us, to target the bass.
He was fishing close in with his light gear and further out with his Kompressor.
He was happy to have produced two schoolies (one of about a pound) and a plaice during the flood.
We fished a rock mark in the hope for a red codling. Low water was approximately 2200hrs and as soon as we could we were on. I was using peeler on size 2/0 hooks on a rotten bottom rig. Kieth was using rag.
I was fishing at different distances ranging from 20 to 40 yards which puts you straight into heavy kelp. Neither range produced so I put one at range over the visible kelp. This produced a good positive knock and I thought it was surely a codling. It was actually a small rockling that had taken on a similar colour to that of the kelpies in the Summer. I put another bait into the same area and again another good knock. A little slack line and this time I was sure it was a codling and it was.
This came with the start of the flood and we could also see that our forum colleague was having some luck on the beach. We moved off the rock mark to fish the hole on the beach.
I switched to rag on a basic beach rig and produced a flounder. It was a small one and although it did have mild red spotting I am aware that sometimes young flounder can be mistaken for plaice. I have attached a picture so some clarification would be great (had it, thanks).
It went a little quieter but Kieth managed two schoolies.
Due to the sea conditions being as they were we decided to stay up until HW. Unexpectedly the flood did not produce what we were hoping for but still a great night out!
On Friday we decided to fish into Crisps Gulley at St. Mary's Island. We had fished this recently during the day and so we thought it might fish better with the cover of darkness. We arrived to fish the tide two hours down at 0830hrs and the wind was a slight Northernly.
I was using peeler and Kieth was using the rag we had bought that day. It was obviously the last of a delivery because by the time we arrived at the mark it was stinking and nearly dead. However, I won't harp on anymore as it still produced!
Again we were hoping for the codling. My first cast produced a quality knock which saw my second wrasse from that mark. The ebb produced rapidly but went very quiet over slack water and the flood.
In total we saw four rockling, a wrasse and a small coalie.
Crisps Gulley is a very heavy mark and the Kelp claims it own share of rigs. I use rotten bottoms but would advise shortening the rig and snood length to aid in getting it back over and through the kelp on the retreive. This works for me here!
Also, a point to note is that this was a good 5m HW. HW was approximately 0430hrs. The causeway is clear up until an hour before but closes extremely quickly. We got off 45mins before HW which meant an ankle deep splodge barefoot. No problem! Again another cracking session with Kieth.
All of the fish were returned fit and well!
Apologies for not replying to the PM's I have recieved asking about the mark in relation to the bass, but unless I know who I am talking to the advice I have had is not to declare. I hope this hasn't put any noses out!
The last thing I want is that, but I also wouldn't want the mark spoilt by netting!
I have enclosed some pic's from both sessions.
I have continued on another thread to put all of the pic's on.
Attached Thumbnails.
We fished a local mark that I won't disclose due to the schoolies presence.
The wind was a less than slight SE but surprisingly there was a good sea on. The water was crystal. This mark has produced consistantly with a lesser sea and different wind directions so we were hopeful.
We met another gentleman whilst there. He is also a fellow forum member and was there for the same reason as us, to target the bass.
He was fishing close in with his light gear and further out with his Kompressor.
He was happy to have produced two schoolies (one of about a pound) and a plaice during the flood.
We fished a rock mark in the hope for a red codling. Low water was approximately 2200hrs and as soon as we could we were on. I was using peeler on size 2/0 hooks on a rotten bottom rig. Kieth was using rag.
I was fishing at different distances ranging from 20 to 40 yards which puts you straight into heavy kelp. Neither range produced so I put one at range over the visible kelp. This produced a good positive knock and I thought it was surely a codling. It was actually a small rockling that had taken on a similar colour to that of the kelpies in the Summer. I put another bait into the same area and again another good knock. A little slack line and this time I was sure it was a codling and it was.
This came with the start of the flood and we could also see that our forum colleague was having some luck on the beach. We moved off the rock mark to fish the hole on the beach.
I switched to rag on a basic beach rig and produced a flounder. It was a small one and although it did have mild red spotting I am aware that sometimes young flounder can be mistaken for plaice. I have attached a picture so some clarification would be great (had it, thanks).
It went a little quieter but Kieth managed two schoolies.
Due to the sea conditions being as they were we decided to stay up until HW. Unexpectedly the flood did not produce what we were hoping for but still a great night out!
On Friday we decided to fish into Crisps Gulley at St. Mary's Island. We had fished this recently during the day and so we thought it might fish better with the cover of darkness. We arrived to fish the tide two hours down at 0830hrs and the wind was a slight Northernly.
I was using peeler and Kieth was using the rag we had bought that day. It was obviously the last of a delivery because by the time we arrived at the mark it was stinking and nearly dead. However, I won't harp on anymore as it still produced!
Again we were hoping for the codling. My first cast produced a quality knock which saw my second wrasse from that mark. The ebb produced rapidly but went very quiet over slack water and the flood.
In total we saw four rockling, a wrasse and a small coalie.
Crisps Gulley is a very heavy mark and the Kelp claims it own share of rigs. I use rotten bottoms but would advise shortening the rig and snood length to aid in getting it back over and through the kelp on the retreive. This works for me here!
Also, a point to note is that this was a good 5m HW. HW was approximately 0430hrs. The causeway is clear up until an hour before but closes extremely quickly. We got off 45mins before HW which meant an ankle deep splodge barefoot. No problem! Again another cracking session with Kieth.
All of the fish were returned fit and well!
Apologies for not replying to the PM's I have recieved asking about the mark in relation to the bass, but unless I know who I am talking to the advice I have had is not to declare. I hope this hasn't put any noses out!
The last thing I want is that, but I also wouldn't want the mark spoilt by netting!
I have enclosed some pic's from both sessions.
I have continued on another thread to put all of the pic's on.
Attached Thumbnails.
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