Weymouth 24th Oct

[mike farrants]

looked like a mild night but a westerly wind blowing so i opted for a quiet sheltered spot i know that usually throws up a mixed bag after dark - i thought it might even turn up a few Squid, 

so armed with 2x beachcasters and my spinning rod i headed down at sunset.

A couple of swimmers still doing their thing so i cast a dexter out (avoiding them) - while waiting for them to finish

at dusk the first rod went out - pulley pennel with a biggish bait - old re-frozen mackerel and lug combo bound on.

2nd rod 2 hook flapper with pop ups and squid strip

not much happened until after dark - i switched to squid jigs on the spinning rod to keep me entertained  - but not long till the flapper had bite - small pout. 

I changed the big rig to a hole king prawn and managed a small silver eel - greedy thing, same thickness as the king prawn - made a right mess of the rig. my first though and therefore a PB

i had a few more pout on the squid - but not much else. 

one other guy caught a squid - so know they can be caught there

[Andy135]

Well done on the PB, but I'd rather not catch them. Make a slimy mess of everything. 😖

[Odyssey]

Nice to hear of someone fishing….. 

[thejollysinker]

we used to catch loads of silver eels years ago when I started fishing, even on Chesil, normally really close in, real pain in the arse ruining rigs.... don't hardly see them anymore so nice to see, even if it did make a mess of your rig 😬