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Tarlach Too first trip out in anger !! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Trying to avoid weekends traffic, the best weather made me change my mind and we planned a trip. Having heard about the mackerel I fancied a go at the bass, if that doesn’t work we will look for a Tope, and if that doesn’t we might go as far as the Shambles. After a couple of hours we were on the Shambles!!! We found probably 6-8 Mackerel but they were cracking Jumbos and Jacob hadn’t been to the Shambles so we arrived. Great conditions, nice drifts, lots of other boats so all looking good. We struggled to get 5 Turbot and a Brill, 3 keepers, 2 red Gurnard, a few good size launce and of course some LSD. Interesting to see the local boats actions at different states of the tide. One trawler came round the edge of the bank mid day,I think he heard what Kev was saying about him because he left!!!! breeze picked up around 4 so we had a bit of a lumpy run home. Tried for some Mackerel off a really unpleasant Durleston but no joy. Home for the 6.30 bridge good wash down by everyone and a 🍺 to finnish.

Doombar, Happy Hooker and Buoy Colin.

Love this photo, it brings back memories of when I first joined the club and the way we used to fish comps, maybe not quite as close together but we certainly fished within defined areas

Lymington River at sunset

Bass on!

I zoomed in so they look closer together than they actually were.

To be honest it was a bit grim. Cold. The second fish was a good double. Maybe 12? I’ve had a 17 from that mark Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk