alun j. Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Forecast looked good for drifting the Swash, so set out to fish the top of the tides through the morning with some freshly dug rag. Zipping through the harbour in Spring sunshine, the wind was not as forecast............ fresh and almost Easterly, not the light N. expected !! Swash was more Splash !!......... so I used Shambles technique and dragged a tripped anchor to slow the windage ............ and got some nice slow drifts despite the waves ........................ Didn't do much good though........ not a tickle !! after two hours [ and it was cold..... air and water ( 7 C) ]. As the ebb picked up the wind eased , so I thought I'd stick to plan and try the Patch. I'd forgotten how rough this ground is............. can't think there's too much silt here , on the Outer Patch, as the bottom comes up from 13 or 14 m. to 8 or 9. Several hook losses later.......... no sign of any bream for me [ and no one else out there ]. Sum total..... one bite.............. a wrasse of 2 lb. 10 oz. The sun shone most of the day, the wind eased for a while before going around through the South [ different again to forecast !!] before freshening again..... to make an enjoyable day to be out despite !! Will Spring 'explode ' soon ?? ........ bringing those harbingers of good sport [some good sized bream ??]. Looks like my rations of fishing time have run out for a few weeks; hope those who get out soon find better sport. Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Alun, Took the dogs down to Highcliffe beach this evening and Christchurch Bay looked almost flat calm. A beautiful evening to be out I thought. ( Mind you I bet it was rougher the other side of the ledge ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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