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15/09/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
15 Sep 2016 by Philip Higgins
The good weather has continued and the temperatures have remained high which has bought in some spectacular lightning storms and may be pretty to view when on land but are very scary when out on the water. Poole Harbour has produced excellent Plaice catches with up to 60 being caught in a single session Chris Colledge landed a new PB of 3lb 10ozs, small to medium sized Bream are in abundance throughout the Harbour and although good fun to catch soon exhaust bait supplies. 1st time lady angler Liz Rouss whilst on holiday from London caught a 5lb 2 ozs Ballan Wrasse during a short 3hr trip and is now taking up the sport on a regular basis. Dave Colcough landed a Dover Sole adding to his species tally during an evening session along with Bass, Gurnards, Smoothhounds and many pesky Bream. In Poole Bay the hard fighting and very illusive Trigger Fish are the prime target, during a trip organised by a local angling club to promote junior anglers to take up boat fishing Flora Munden set a new club record for Trigger Fish at 3lb 2ozs and Andy Mapstone landed a Couch’s Bream (a new species for Mistress Linda). Drifting along the beaches provided many other species inc Gurnards, Bream and the occasional Turbot / Brill. Mackeral after being so plentiful switched off overnight with just the odd fish being caught. The outer bank marks on the weaker tides produce good sized Rays, Tope and Bull Huss whilst offshore the wrecks at anchor are producing good catches of Congers, larger Bream. As the season change and autumn arrives the summer species will go on their travels and Channel Whiting will arrive followed by the winter Cod.
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07/09/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
7 Sep 2016 by Philip Higgins
The start of September has has seen our inshore fishing trips targeting Plaice along the Bournemouth beaches and Poole Harbour channels these have been very productive with the best fish falling to Rev Chris at 3lb 10ozs a new PB for him. Due to the presence of the pesky little bream a good supply of bait is required along with patience but for those who persevere the Plaice will be caught. A massive bonus for 1 angler was a nice Dorset Lobster weighing in a 2 lb 2 ozs. Fishing trips from Poole this time of year produce lots of fish and if the weather is not so kind shelter can be found fishing Poole Harbour and gives you a chance to look at the stunning scenery., you can expect to catch Plaice, Bream Bass, Wrasse, Gurnards, Smoothhounds and if you are fortunate small Cod up to 8lb are around some have already been landed.
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27/08/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
27 Aug 2016 by Philip Higgins
After a couple of attempts we finally caught our 1st Trigger Fish, this was landed by a young lady from the Lymington Junior Angling club during a boat fishing training session organised by Steve Batchelor , during this session the adults were kept busy with all the juniors landing fish after fish. It was good to see the improvement through the day with the expert tuition provided by the adults. During this trip 2 new Lymington SAC club records were set Trigger Fish by a junior and a Couch's Bream (new species). At the end of the trip prizes were awarded and all the juniors won prizes ranging from Rods to tackle vouchers. Yesterday we did the same and landed more Trigger Fish along with lots of Bream and Plaice
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25/08/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
25 Aug 2016 by Philip Higgins
What a full on month this has been, on our inshore sea fishing trips there have been plenty of small bait robbing bream. These are great fun to fish for but expensive on bait and very frustrating, mackeral are scarce at the moment but there are plenty of small scad in their place. Along the Dorset beaches Plaice and Gurnards are the target with the hope of a Trigger fish. On the outer banks Tope are providing the sport along with Ray's. Local wreck fishing trips from Poole are producing plenty of small to medium size Congers. Today we had an unplanned species hunt with Squid, Cuttlefish, Big Brown Crabs, Tope, Conger, Ray's, Plaice and lots of Bream, Scad and a few bonus Mackeral along with lots of banter.
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14/08/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
14 Aug 2016 by Philip Higgins
With the weekends forecast coinciding with very small tides offshore fishing seemed to good an opportunity to miss. Taking advantage of this we headed out to sea with several stops for mackeral which we had trouble finding close to shore so heho we just went with what bait we had. At our chosen anchor point with the anchor deployed several lads decided to try for bait and fortunately mackeral came in thick and fast, as soon as the big baits hit the bottom the fishing kicked off with large congers, big Tope and outstanding size bream coming in so fast I never got back in the wheelhouse for the duration fo the Saturday trip much to the amusement of the lads, several good fish were lost due to bite offs. Sunday was much the same but the tide seemed to be much more vicious but as soon as it cut a little the action kicked in with eels, Tope and more big bream coming onboard. It was a pleasure to watch both groups returning most of the bream only the deeply hooked ones were kept, over the 2 days the bream fishing was exceptional with the best being 4lb 12ozs (returned alive). A tiring weekend for me but fantastic fishing for the boys. Once moored up we were inspected by the SIFCA officers and with nothing to worry about and their good professional approach we had a few laughs and went our separate ways, as a skipper I welcome these inspections.
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31/07/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
31 Jul 2016 by Philip Higgins
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The fishing during July was extremely good with plenty of quality rays being caught, now the Mackeral are in the Tope have arrived in quantity although we have not landed any 'big' fish the best seems to be in the mid 20s but great fun on light gear. The harbour often throws up something special and true to form on 1 drift we landed Plaice, Turbot, Brill, Bream, Wrasse and a sizeable Bass. The Swash channel is producing Plaice along with Red Mullet.
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10/07/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
10 Jul 2016 by Philip Higgins
What a contrasting week of anglers ranging from Foriegn Student adventure holidays, Family fun days to high quality local club anglers, the fishing has mostly been local and has thrown up some great catches of Ray's, Plaice , Bream and Gurnards. Best Undulate 16lb went to Ann Chown who had never caught a Ray before but is now a seasoned Ray angler who also landed several more Small Eyeds today. Due to high winds for the last few days we have had to seek shelter in the Harbour for part of the day and several good Plaice up to 3lb and a few big Gurnards have been landed along with those pesky little bait robbing Bream.
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26/06/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
26 Jun 2016 by Philip Higgins
The Ray fishing has been excellent during the last few weeks with many Undulates, Small Eyed and Spotted Ray's being landed each trip. During the last week mackeral have been more plentiful with anglers restocking their freezers for the next trip and getting a few for the BBQ. The bigger bream seem to be thinning out or perhaps they are just not getting a look in with smaller pesky ones hitting the baits quicker. Offshore the wrecks have provided some good pollack fishing. The coloured water which badly affected the Plaice fishing is now clearing and we are starting to find a few along the Piers and in the Swash.
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19/06/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
19 Jun 2016 by Philip Higgins
On a wreck fishing Albion SAC club comp local angler Les Jones had his 'red letter' day 1st landing a fine 12lb Turbot whilst drifting at 3kts then a new PB Ling followed by Pollack, overall the quantity was below expectations the quality was excellent, the catch included Cod, Pollack, Ling, Turbot and to finish the day Angling Trust member Neil Wilson landed a good size Bass which with tears in his eyes he returned.
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06/06/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
6 Jun 2016 by Philip Higgins
Yesterday the boys from Christchurch Angling Centre were treated to trip by owner Tom, although mainly beach anglers they soon adjusted to mini species boat angling and fish were coming aboard quickly inc Bream, Hounds, Pout and the faithful LSDs. Toby using a LRF rod had great fun and hooked into a nice Small Eyed Ray only to realise that he had tangled with his other rod which had the fish and after a good scrap he landed a lovely 12lb fish which was returned very quickly. Great night for all and well done Tom for not being seasick
