Saintly Fish Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Because I didn’t catch anything. And it’s no surprise really with the amount of bait fish in the area. This isnt a great photo, but shows the concentration of sand eels, this lot got bigger as the depth of the water got deeper. Taken from Swanage pier on Saturday. Dicky, suzook12, Maverick and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 There seems to be plenty of sandeel around at present. We were at Hayling yesterday and we saw lots of large shoals of sandeel in the shallows all along the shoreline of the East Winner. Was the water clarity at Swanage really as murky as your pic suggests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Andy135 said: There seems to be plenty of sandeel around at present. We were at Hayling yesterday and we saw lots of large shoals of sandeel in the shallows all along the shoreline of the East Winner. Was the water clarity at Swanage really as murky as your pic suggests? You call that murky?? JDP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Just now, suzook12 said: You call that murky?? That's why I asked Fisty for clarification. It certainly looks murky compared to the water at Hayling yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 We usually have to go about 5 miles out to see water that clean lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, suzook12 said: We usually have to go about 5 miles out to see water that clean lol I spent my early childhood visiting relatives who lived in Deal on the SE Kent coast, where the water looks like chocolate soup. I thought all sea water looked like that until I got into salt water lure fishing in my twenties. Felt like Pompey was tropical 🤣 suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Maybe better amounts of baitfish might be a result of the trawling pressure taking away their predators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Felt like Pompey was tropical 🤣 Right up til ya dipped a toe in it eh 🤣 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, suzook12 said: Right up til ya dipped a toe in it eh 🤣 Pretty much. Unhooking used bumwad instead of weed put the location into sharp perspective! 🤣 suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: Was the water clarity at Swanage really as murky as your pic suggests? Water was crystal clear. You could see the shoal all the way to the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 you think the carribean is any better? Where the showers and toilets are directly over the water and flush straight in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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