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  • 13/10/2013 Fishing Report by nick smith on Samuel Irvin 3 (Dartmouth, Devon)

    13 Oct 2013 by nick smith

    Report on-board Samuel Irvin 3

    ian was waiting for us at kingswear as we walked down the jetty, he helped us aboard and got the kettle on....it was a rather grey start but not alot of wind as we steamed out of dartmouth heading for the famous skerries bank in search of that great eating fish the plaice.
    Most of us were using light 6 - 12lb outfits with braid, 4 - 5oz watch leads and various types of rigs, double hook wishbones, long flowing double and single hook traces, but all were blinged up in the typical plaice style, beads, spoons, and some even had star lights.....baits used was rag worm, prawns, mussles. cockles and peeler, tipped off with a thin strip of squid or cuttle. It was the prawns, cockle and mussle baits that gave us most success throughout the day.
    Wasn't long before the first fish came over the gunnels, a nice whiting, soon followed by the first plaice, gurnards and a doggie.....a couple set out some feathers and soon had mackerel and launce for the bait freezer, plus some good size mackerel for the table too.
    As fishing slowed down ian moved us into some deeper water, which kept the fish coming with more plaice and a bonus turbot that brought smiles all round. Even the sun came out!
    By the end of the day we all went home with plaice for dinner, and the species landed included, plaice, dab, whiting, mackerel, launce, turbot, dogfish and red, grey and tub gurnards....
    Quite a few fish were lost at first by lifting into the fish too early, so good advice is when you feel the bite, let off some line.

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