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01/07/2012
Fishing Report by carl porter
on Hard Labour (Wallasea Island, Essex)
1 Jul 2012 by carl porter
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With a poor forecast this weekend, there was no chance of venturing far offshore, so fishing was restricted to the inshore marks. Saturday saw wind speeds gusting to 30 forcing us to try and find some protection from the lee of the land. Fishing was slow to say the least, but as the tide turned and wind and tide were in the same direction it allowed a bit of scope for different marks.
With a move to different grounds the fish started to play ball, not fast and furious but enough to keep the rod tips nodding. Mid size hounds were the order of the day up to 6 lb ish, with a good spread of schoolie bass and a few roker too. Considering the conditions, not too bad a days fishing.
Sundays forecast looked a bit more promising, but after poking our nose out, it was obvious that offshore was again going to be unfishable. Again we had to wait for the tide to turn, allowing the seas to calm a little and the boat to lay with the tide.
Once the tide got a bit of oomph in it, the hounds made an apperance again. Fish in the 4lb to 6lb range were coming on fast, with double and triple hook ups from time to time. Then one rod screamed off as a better fish grabbed the bait. After a good scrap a nice hound hit the deck weighing in around 12 to 13lb mark. Not long after this another screamer and another fish of the same stamp. By the end of the day, twenty plus hounds were landed with five fish over 10lb all going back to fight another day. The rest of the days catch was made up of schoolies, with a couple of sizeable fish in amongst them.
What was a poor weekend weather wise, turned out ok all things considered
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