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  • 15/07/2016 Fishing Report by carl porter on Hard Labour (Wallasea Island, Essex)

    15 Jul 2016 by carl porter

    Report on-board Hard Labour

    after a change from the regular thames species the hard labour crew set sail for something different
    after a 4am start and a 5 hour steam we arrived at our first mark and it was plaice and turbot from the start
    nothing huge but all keepers
    along with the flatties came a steady stream of gurnard/ weavers /mackerel and sandeels
    then mark latched on to something better a...20lb blonde ray !!!
    mid afternoon saw us put into a south coast port for a well earned beer and steak supper
    day two saw us back on the same grounds the weather was much more agreeable with nice straight drift lines
    and it was fish from the start !!!
    this time we had some lovely turbot and plaice and I had lovely brill ...and some truly huge mackerel ..
    back into port that evening with a well satisfied crew !!!
    day three we tried a couple of wrecks which were full of Pollock pouting and small codling
    so it was one last drift for the flatties before we headed home and another 5 turbot and a nice brill for steve
    midday we swung the bows for home with around 80 turbot and plaice for the weekend we were well pleased
    as well as the amount of species

    turbot plaice dab brill mackerel scad sandeel Pollock cod gurnard blonde ray pouting weaver .....and dogfish!!

    so after almost 200 sea miles for the weekend we arrived back in wallasea sunday afternoon ...knackered!!!!
    tight lines shane

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