Bream Bonanza

[Manic Moore]

 

 

Alun came to my rescue and offered me a place on a bream trip to southbourne.

 

With combining a number tactics and methods we had a great day with some where in the region of 60 fish on the boat, keeping just a few for the pot.

 

When we first got there at just after 9ish we were joined by another 6 or 7 boats (including Neo for a spell) and we were more or less catching from the off. It died on the slack and only 3 boats stayed but we had the last laugh as they came on again once the tide got moving and we both had a few chunky ones in the 11/2lb range.

We finaly set of home at about 4 and tried for a few maci but they didn't want to play. My first proper bream day. Thanks Alun

 

[alun j.]

Cheers Gordon,

 

Thanks for the company and supply of extra bait [ and did we need it?.... cleared out by 3 pm ..... and no mackeral around to top up supplies for those hungery bream].

 

Thanks also for the thoughtful comments / questions that kept us on the fish; the use of coloured beads was a top tip from you........... and I think we learnt a bit about the 'Rough'.

 

It's been an excellent weekend.......... despite yesterday's unforecast blow in the middle of the day.......with plenty of good bream , able to give a good account of themselves on light tackle with the small tides.

 

Good company, good fishing and improving weather.......... can't wait till next weekend, for the next trip !!

 

Alun.

[Paul D]

Glad you had a good day out.

 

The forecast was for overcast skies and windier conditions, so having heard from Gordon that sea was flat and I could see it was sunny - persuaded Helen and Elaine that a trip out would be good.

 

Down to Wick, quick launch stopping off en-route at Stanpit to watch a foal being born ( made Helen's day ) then a dash to Southbourne Rough just in time for teh slack water and no fish

 

Fished the slack but Elaine wasn't feeling so well and we only had a 4 hour parking ticket, so headed back fishless. Quick drift for Mackeral on way back but they were not playing. Fishing resumed after we left.

 

 

[britboard]

Once again Alun J took the time on Sat to show me to do this "fishing thing" headed out to Southborne rough from Wick at about 07:30 with Stingray, Fugazi and Sammy all heading out about the same time. Alun expertly shows me the way out as was the first time out from Wick, no prop damage over the bar (yippee!!) much easier than launching from the Quay at Mudeford, i'll definately make it my regular launch spot from now on.

 

Chucked the anchor on the rough and settled in for some Bream, dumped a reasonable amount of groundbait down and started catching almost straight away under the expert watch of Alun (he's a bit good!!) we brought some 25 fish aboard in the first few hours, best being around 2lb along with a couple of doggie and a few mackerel most fell to Ragworm although we did get a couple on lug.

 

As things got quieter around 13:00 we made a dash for the ledge to try drifting for pollack. Not much luck with the Pollack but Alun managed a decent plaice and a tiddler Pollack (how he does it is beyond me) gave up after an hour or so and moved to the outer limits of the run to try for a few bass, nothing shows so made for the Wick at about 17:00 packed up the gear and back to Aluns for a well earned cup of coffee.

 

Thanks to Alun for digging bait and taking the time to show a relative novice the finer points of fishing, great fishing, great company!!. I felt positively relaxed at the end of the day, a welcome change from my usual hectic days working.

 

Can't for the next time

 

Simon L