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  • 04/2008 Fishing Report by Colin Penny on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)

    Apr 2008 by Colin Penny

    Report on-board Flamer IV

    April was a good month with lots of good specimens being caught. Big plaice from the mussel beds with 4 to 5 pounders common and on one trip Pete Edwards landed a 5ib 8oz plaice and on the next drift his mate mark warren landed a 6ib plaice. On the shambles bank there were also some plaice although these were smaller fish how ever some turbot were caught with the biggest of 23ib going to warren knapp. The reefs produced bull Huss,Congers,Smooth Hounds,Cod and Rays. Black bream showed up on marks to the east of Weymouth. The flamer species count so far in 2009 is 33. Flamer fish of the month for April was awarded to Tony Barnes who landed a superb blonde ray weighing 33ib.the ray was weighed and photographed and returned alive.

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