Popular Post moonlighter Posted March 7 Popular Post Share Posted March 7 The day started well with a good drive to Littlehampton and an easy launch from the slipway as the tide was up enough to keep me on the concrete. There had been patches of fog on the journey but nothing to worry about (why do some drivers insist on having their dazzling fog lights on whatever the weather?) but as I was launching a heavy fog descended, reducing vis' to about 50 metres. I decided to carry on and made a very slow and cautious trip down to the river mouth and out to sea. Luckily, as is often the case this time of year the fog was sitting in a mile wide band along the coastline and once beyond that the vis' improved to the horizon. That made the descision as to where to go easier (though in hindsight maybe I should have gone West to the Selsey area as I heard of Blondes and Spurs being caught) and i pushed the throttle forward and cruised the 15 miles to the first wreck at a a very comfortable 22kts. In total I tried 8 wrecks, 6 of which showed fish markers. Unfortunately they appeared to be of Pout and Wrasse. I did get some success at one of the more distant wrecks and landed 4 fish, one of which was a clonker. The rest were 3lb-5lb. So, overall a great day out some nice fish but, worth the fuel possibly not and more worryingly there seem to be far fewer Pollack on what I'd call banker wrecks than there were 5 years ago. Geoff, JonC, Malc and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Cracking fish! Well done. A good day out despite the fog and the mileage 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Nice, that is a "clonker" too Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlighter Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Thanks. It went 14lb on the boat. JonC and Dicky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daio web Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 nice one great write up and pics thanks for sharing 🐳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Good going, I can't wait to get out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 looks like you had a good day to me at least you got out, to try your luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Nice fishing 🙂 Cracking pollack that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 cracking fish that! well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlighter Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Thanks. It fell to a medium sized lemon back lure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 45 minutes ago, moonlighter said: Thanks. It fell to a medium sized lemon back lure. Good fish, was you on your own? Would have looked better with someone holding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Tuna Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 We didn’t get anything on the inshore wrecks on Sunday - all ours came mid channel and French side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlighter Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Yes on my own I’m afraid so not the easiest to photograph nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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