Leicester Fisheagle Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 I hope to attend the Harbour one around 5pm. Could do with support if any one available Steve S and Colin-58 2 Quote
Leicester Fisheagle Posted January 4 Author Report Posted January 4 Is there any one else going. Feeling rather alone. Allan. Quote
Maverick Martin Posted January 4 Report Posted January 4 Allan I would like to come along but will be getting ready for a holiday however, if I get spare time I'll join you Leicester Fisheagle 1 Quote
Mal Thomas Posted January 5 Report Posted January 5 Allan, it is in my diary to attend. Are we expecting new staff? Jim and Steve S 1 1 Quote
Colin-58 Posted January 5 Report Posted January 5 Thanks Allan and Mal, for your efforts, hopefully some of the locals can manage to join you . Quote
boyscott Posted January 7 Report Posted January 7 Happy to attend. Which one are you going to? And do WE have a specific agenda ? i.e. Not theirs but ours 🙂 Cheers Max Jim 1 Quote
Leicester Fisheagle Posted January 10 Author Report Posted January 10 Will be going to the evening one. Hope to be there about 5 pm. Will try and raise at least the following. Trawler(s), Inshore netting, lack of Mackeral, maps and coordinates of MCZ'S, lack of size limit and quotas for Guiltheads. Please add others below as we also have an on line Zoom with Fisheries at the end of Jan/ start of February. Allan  Jim and boyscott 2 Quote
Mal Thomas Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 On 1/7/2026 at 4:53 PM, boyscott said: Happy to attend. Which one are you going to? And do WE have a specific agenda ? i.e. Not theirs but ours 🙂 Cheers Max Max, as always we raise the same issues and discuss what they want to deploy. Our issues are always fish stock related and whether commercials are sustainably fishing or depleting stocks until they crash before SIFCA or the MMO decide to act due to crisis. We are sending our agenda items for inclusion in the meeting. great white, 2006holmwood, jerry.shutter and 1 other 4 Quote
Leicester Fisheagle Posted January 18 Author Report Posted January 18 Anyone else joining us around 5pm ? Â Allan. Quote
Maverick Martin Posted January 19 Report Posted January 19 21 hours ago, Leicester Fisheagle said: Anyone else joining us around 5pm ? Â Allan. Â Allan the poster says from 16:00 on Thursday at the north lounge, is that still correct or has it changed? Quote
Rob Posted January 19 Report Posted January 19 Does anybody fancy mentioning that a flounder comp would have several fish to each competitor 20 yrs ago.... now this from the RNLI comp:"11 boats 27 anglers only one undersize flounder"Disgusting!!Rob Mal Thomas and Jim 1 1 Quote
Kingfisher 126 Posted January 20 Report Posted January 20 Hi Rob,  There was a Flounder Shore Comp a couple of days before our Species Comp in Dec with 50 Anglers, no flounders caught. I was talking to a guy who organises comps for a club last year was the first year their top angler never caught a flounder in 30yrs of being a club member, they are blaming the number of seals now in the harbour. Jim and Mal Thomas 1 1 Quote
great white Posted January 20 Report Posted January 20 Seals Cormorants and Bass have got to eat all of the tiny flounders in the harbour. Â Such a shame , it was a good fall back in the winter, when weather was foul Jim 1 Quote
Mal Thomas Posted Tuesday at 06:14 PM Report Posted Tuesday at 06:14 PM On 1/19/2026 at 3:14 PM, Maverick Martin said: Â Allan the poster says from 16:00 on Thursday at the north lounge, is that still correct or has it changed? Yes that has not changed Quote
Mal Thomas Posted Tuesday at 06:16 PM Report Posted Tuesday at 06:16 PM 4 hours ago, great white said: Seals Cormorants and Bass have got to eat all of the tiny flounders in the harbour. Â Such a shame , it was a good fall back in the winter, when weather was foul Another possibility is toxic mud, not a nice habitat. Jim 1 Quote
plaicemat Posted Tuesday at 09:10 PM Report Posted Tuesday at 09:10 PM 2 hours ago, Mal Thomas said: Another possibility is toxic mud, not a nice habitat. Same thing in Christchurch Harbour? Â Terry. Jim 1 Quote
great white Posted Wednesday at 08:44 AM Report Posted Wednesday at 08:44 AM Holes Bay is the worst area of the Harbour for the contaminated mud, from all the industrial and chemical businesses that used harbour water for cooling. Â Strangely it was a hotspot for flounder fishing, many winners of our annual comps came from North of Cobbs. Quote
alun j. Posted Wednesday at 01:55 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 01:55 PM I'm sure it's not predators or 'toxic mud' ...[those chemical discharges stopped decades ago ] I think it is about recruitment...something to do with the spawning areas [in Lyme Bay ?]..baby flounders are not making it make into the harbours . Years ago, I would always see lots of postage stamp size flounder[lings] whizzing away from by your feet as I launched at Mudeford...not any more! The bass may have had some, as would cormorants [but there aren't many in Christchurch] but not enough to explain the virtual disappearance.  Alun. Mal Thomas, Maverick Martin, Steve S and 1 other 2 2 Quote
Leicester Fisheagle Posted Wednesday at 04:41 PM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 04:41 PM SIFCA Meeings. Both are now at North Lounge, Poole Harbour Commission on the 22nd of January. Jim 1 Quote
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