Looks shallow but its not

[johnnyb.]

I was out fishing at the end of april about a mile south of the needles.when I looked out of the boat I thought I could see the bottom all sandy and about six feet down.The sounder was saying something like 30ft so I asumed the sand was being churned up by the tide.Anyone know if this is normal,can it damage your engine,and is it worth fishing in all that slury for want of a better word???

[mike02380]

maybe some sort of algal bloom? I've seen patches of it before whilst out and about

[biggcol]

There is a big Algi bloom at the moment this is normal for this time of year, That's why it's called May Water. It's a beach fishing nightmare there is usually no fish in the bloom and your line gets covered in brownish slime, not nice. If it is May Water you were in I would opt to move out past it and fish clearer water.

 

 

Colin

[johnnyb.]

My first impresion was panic as I thought it was a masive sandbank.but with the sounder saying 30ft I realised it couldnt be.but it was brownish in colour and looked just like sand 6ft down

 

 

Whats this thing out there called spoilt grounds???

Edited May 28, 2011 by johnnyb.

[Brian]

Whats this thing out there called spoilt grounds???

Spoil Ground, it's where the dredgers dump their waste (Spoil).

[mike02380]

here you go jonny, a little bit of info on fishing the outer spoils

 

http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/cate...pic=76&item=201

[johnnyb.]

yes great stuff .looks like there are some massive fish out that way ,bigger than anything Ive ever caught..Still you live in hope "Ill get a monster one day."Thanks for the info .you learn something new every day..Even at my age!!!!!!