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  • 20/03/2024 Fishing Report by Simon Logan on Deep Blue (Eastbourne, East Sussex)

    20 Mar 2024 by Simon Logan

    Report on-board Deep Blue

    Wednesday 20th March:

    Day 2 of the Hampshire Police social ��‍♂️.

    We headed out to the sandbanks in the shipping lanes this morning.
    The conditions were perfect for it, and it gave the crews on Deep Blue, and Manx Belle a different prospect from yesterday’s inshore trip.
    Now, the fabled Turbot & Brill would’ve been a more than welcomed sight, but alas it wasn’t to be. It’s probably still a little bit early for them, but I’ll be keeping my ear to the ground and heading back there to coral some of them into my crews hooks later this spring.
    Every whiting in the channel seemed to be on the banks this morning. Every now and then we’d see a greater weaver, or and tub/red gurnard, but the whiting were thick. Lots and lots of birds working the water near us, but not obvious why.

    We headed back in to have a look at some wrecks. The water was very clean, with excellent visibility, better than I’ve seen it in a long while. Lots of fish hugging the back end of the first wreck, with a few pollack coming up quick as a flash.
    Onto the reefs for slack water saw more fish marking, and again a few pollack for our troubles.
    Fishing the last half hour of the day back on the sand where we started yesterday saw plaice, dabs a flounder. There seems to be a good number of plaice this year, which is a vast improvement on the last few years.
    A dozen or so species to the boat today, on what was a flat calm, and pretty warm in the sun, trip.
    Thanks to John on the Manx Belle for buddying up with me to provide the 16 chaps guiding for their 2 day jolly.
    We had Sea Angler magazine onboard today too, so there may well be a little write up in an upcoming issue - cheers Tim.
    Last but not least, a big thank you to Shaun Gratton for coming along to assist, and for trying to give me diabetes with all the sweeties ������.

    Species:
    Dabs
    Plaice
    Goldsinney Wrasse
    Pollack
    Flounder
    Greater weaver
    Red gurnard
    Tub gurnard
    Mackerel
    Dogfish
    Pout
    Whiting

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