alun j. Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 ....not for a fight! ... but because it's warmed up a bit! Felt almost like Spring......no frost, just one coat and harbour water up between 6 and 7 C. There' s still large volumes of river water coming down the harbour {Christchurch}, enough to overpower the flooding tide, but it is a lot clearer now. Yesterday's question was 'Have the flounders gone now?'..........the result of over 3 hours fishing was just one [ albeit a fair one, just under 2 lbs.]..... so the answer must be .......pretty much 'Yes !' So what about the whiting ?? At lunchtime the fresh..ish NW dropped a bit ; so took the opportunity to change venue and whizzed out to Southbourne Rough for the afternoon. Almost no tide at this time, so took advantage of light tackle and threw out a selection of baits to see what I could tempt. Within a few mins, the first of a succession of whiting came aboard.....but all very small apart from one good size one for the box. All baits were catching, with the leftover ragworm doing best! After a couple of hours, the wind got up again, now pushing across\against the tide; .... so an early finish to a very pleasant day Two sizeable fish in the box .... not too bad a result for mid-Feb..... but time to put the flounder rods away until the Autumn. Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinbad Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Nice one Alun Its great to read your reports as a weather vane to the movements of species through out the year. Hope you enjoy your warmer holiday without the fishing rods. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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