Popular Post mike farrants Posted August 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2021 Had my in-laws stay for a week and Phil loves fishing, so i took some time off work and hoped for the weather. Sunday 22nd catch report is up but as a re-cap - we feathered for mackerel outside portland harbour and managed a few - 3 over a 1lb and for the table plus a couple for bait - Phil also got a small gurnard. we were joined by a friend on his boat who also bagged a few mackies before we headed off to anchor - we chose to anchor close in due to the fresh breeze (15mph) but my mate went further out - we had a load of dogs and phil got his thornie, i had a small conger (our friend had a 33lb conger before it got too rough). Steering linkage broke on the way in but i have a tiller so no drama - it was fixed the next day. Wed 25th Aug - wind was fresh and from the east (never good for weymouth) so we cautiously headed out - big swell heading into the bay so we headed inside portland harbour - we tried both entrances for mackerel and managed a few - wind was forecast to drop but the swell wasnt so we choose to anchor inside portland harbour for somethign different. Sat on 40ft of water over flat ground we weren't quite sure what to target - so phil went with big mackerel fillet on the bottom and i went for a bream rig with squid, we also dropped the feathers back over and left them and i rigged up a frozen sandeel under a float hoping for a passing bass. i soon got plagued by pin whiting - but this gave me a live bait to try under the float. phil had his 2nd thornie of the week after a huge take! I gave up on the bream rig and switched to a whole mackerel head hoping to entice a conger out form the wall..... after the excitement of a token mackerel taking the stationary feathers i gave up on the whole head and passed it to phil who promptly slung it down and pulled up a decent conger within minutes - it snapped off as i lifted it out of the water - 2nd hand mackerel head did the trick! we had a very slow day - but it was absolutely gorgeous - feet up kind of day! the trip back was a surprise - in the bay the swell had built and although the wind had dropped it was a solid 1m groundswell on our rear quarter - surfing back in (pugwash is slower than the swell) was tricky - trying to keep in a straight line meant constant movement of the steering wheel - not totally unpleasant - but not conditions i would like again for a while. Friday 27th was due to be the best day and again we managed to get a handfull of mackerel before heading out to a further mark in the main bay - in 80ft of water we hoped for a bit more fish - but was pretty much the same - a thornie each and the usual dogs. cracking couple of days out - lots of new experiences too -all part of the learning! red gloves got a good bit of use too......... Dicky, GPSguru, Geoff and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Some good sport and good seamanship there. Top marks. 👍 Nothing wrong with wearing gloves either. 🧤 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 12 minutes ago, mike farrants said: red gloves got a good bit of use too......... I use those, cheap at screwfix at the moment ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 16 minutes ago, mike farrants said: the trip back was a surprise - in the bay the swell had built and although the wind had dropped it was a solid 1m groundswell on our rear quarter - surfing back in (pugwash is slower than the swell) was tricky - trying to keep in a straight line meant constant movement of the steering wheel - not totally unpleasant - but not conditions i would like again for a while. I know that feeling, the sea is trying to push you at an angle, and it feels like the boat wants to broach, steering input just at the right moment and all is well ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 yeah exactly that - i got into a rhythm after a while as soon as i looked back i lost it again 🤪 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 19 minutes ago, GPSguru said: I use those, cheap at screwfix at the moment ........ even cheaper for me - i work for screwfix! GPSguru and Geoff 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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