blueboatdriver Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Had a day out on Marlyn with my dad and son George, first launch for quite a while. Caught two flounders straight away on a mooring buoy just off the north channel. It went quiet so we moved to Blood Alley where we had another flounder and Three nice bass, all about 1 3/4 lbs, one each.Had a go in Brownsea Roads for herring for about 20 minutes to no avail. Great day out with lovely weather, looking foward to next week. Oh, one other thing. I spoke to Tony Way on the phone and he had been trying to catch herring for a couple of hours in the morning. He said he could see huge shoals of fish on his sounder but could only manage to catch one. Anyone got any ideas. He was using hokaii shrimp thingys but no joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Caught two flounders straight away on a mooring buoy Sun must have been really hot for flounders to peg themselves out on a mooring buoy Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Had a day out on Marlyn with my dad and son George, first launch for quite a while. Caught two flounders straight away on a mooring buoy just off the north channel. It went quiet so we moved to Blood Alley where we had another flounder and Three nice bass, all about 1 3/4 lbs, one each.Had a go in Brownsea Roads for herring for about 20 minutes to no avail. Great day out with lovely weather, looking foward to next week. Oh, one other thing. I spoke to Tony Way on the phone and he had been trying to catch herring for a couple of hours in the morning. He said he could see huge shoals of fish on his sounder but could only manage to catch one. Anyone got any ideas. He was using hokaii shrimp thingys but no joy. Whilst I would certainly not call myself a Herring expert I have now caught a few and also spent a few waisted hours trying. They seem to feed best at the start of each flood (first or second) and are caught in varying locations from Bouy 46 to Aunt Bettie. They also seem to gather from the centre of the channel to the north side rather than over on the south side. Method. Baby Hokkai's and 3oz lead. As light a spinning rod as you can to get the fun from it. Drop to the bottom and "gently" work the feathers each time bumping bottom and raising about 4 feet (no mad thrashing of the rod required). As you see a shoal on the sounder, expect a take as soon as it dissapears of the screen. Often you will think you have lost the fish, but it will sometimes swim up. Sometimes you do drop the fish and if this happens drop straight back down and you will generally get a second crack of the whip. On a 5g to 20g spinning rod they are surprisingly good fun. Or a 6 to 7 fly rod and heavily weighted line with a small bright fly. Excellent! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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