Speciman Posted September 9, 2005 Report Posted September 9, 2005 Hi Everyone. I was wondering if anyone had the GPS numbers for Pout Hole? I was fishing that way on Sunday from the kayak but as I don't yet have a fish finder I couldn't locate Pout Hole. I headed about 400 yards out from the look out tower at Hengistbury Head and paddled around with a mini shrimp rig catching pollack. Quote
Bob F Posted September 9, 2005 Report Posted September 9, 2005 Ok, I'll bite. Never heard of "Pout Hole". BF Quote
Speciman Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Posted September 9, 2005 Looking at my old sea fishing books turns out I was in the wrong area. Pout Hole lies "on a line with Beacon Lodge near Highcliffe and the cage-beacon at the end of Hengistbury Head groyne and about halfway between the groyne and the Coastguard Look-out on Hengistbury Head" Quote
alun j. Posted September 10, 2005 Report Posted September 10, 2005 I've got that old book too !!! .......... it got me started when I came to the area in the mid-70s. 'Pout hole' is part of the drop-off from the Ledge; here it is steep and quickly goes down to 14 or 15 m...[ deeper here than a bit further out ........hence the 'Hole']......... rough one end........ muddy sand as you go towards the look-out. Great area for lots of species bream, bass, triggers and occasional cod; this tear I've had little there but masses of tiddly bream and mackerel Alun. Quote
Bob F Posted September 10, 2005 Report Posted September 10, 2005 Still confused about where it is, then. Specimen's description would put it quite close to the shore. Alun's would put it much further out if it is 15m deep. Can't see a 15m hole on the charts, or do you mean the 15m hole by the yellow bouy? BF Quote
alun j. Posted September 10, 2005 Report Posted September 10, 2005 Bob, About half a mile or less out when you are about in the middle of the bit between the lookout and the groyne. Depth varies between 13 and 15 m. according to tide........ which puts it between 11 and 12 on chart datum. Whatever the charts say ............... if you are a mile or more out on that line, you'll be in 16 - 18 m. ; as you travel in it shallows up to about 12 then briefly goes deeper again. There are often lots of pots and ropes down there to get tangled in ............. and I have lost one anchor there. Hope this helps. Alun. Quote
great white Posted September 10, 2005 Report Posted September 10, 2005 Bob admiralty charts do show pout hole I am sure I have lat, long for it somewhere, if you still need them simon PM me Charlie Quote
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