Graham Nash

How long would you need it? I replied to you in August as I knew I would be needing it myself a couple of months later. Mine is down at Ridge Wharfe, trailer is good but the brakes have been removed (so obviously unlikely to be legal to tow your boat on the road). But as I say, Ill be using it myself towards the end of this month so probably no good to you any more.

I saw you leave the harbour as we were coming in. We trolled some feathers and lures through those frenzies but didnt get anything.

plans have changed .... i might be able to make it Sunday (it will be with a non member if at all).

I intend on being out on the Saturday (weather permitting). It will be me and a non member.

We passed two seals on the way out of Wareham channel in the morning as well as a kingfisher and an osprey so it wasn't all bad 👍

Well, with the lack of advice forthcoming, I decided to make a plan of my own ...... I left my mooring at Wareham at 8.37 and exited the harbour entrance at 9.17 (so 40 minutes at "more or less" the speed limit 😉 ) I decided mackerel off Bournemouth pier would be the first stop .... Unfortunately the mackerel had other ideas .... but we did get a tub gurnard as well as getting deafened by up to 40 amazing power boats at speeds of up to 90 knots on the Cowes to Torquay race! No mackerel .... no problem, we had squid, worm, frozen mackerel and lures :-) .... Off towards the IOW to a wreck I fished many years ago. First drift, bang .... snagged on the wreck! Second drift .. nothing, third, forth, fifth ... nothing! We tried anchoring uptide of it, nothing! Then the anchor started slipping so we decided on plan b .... or was it c? Off to Dolphin bank (or sands) and a rather choppy drift for anything flat ..... nothing (but a very uncomfortable nothing!!) A slow wet motor back to the shelter of Old Harry where we managed one sizeable wrasse. Still uncomfortable, partly because of the amount of boats rounding Old Harry between Swanage and Poole making it like the inside of a washing machine . so we decided on a much earlier day than we had planned. Tying up at Wareham at 4.00 I dont know how many miles, but it was around 30 - 35 (many of which were uncomfortable). I do know it was about 40 litres of fuel. One tub and one wrasse!! Ive had better days :-) :-)

The motor up and down the river is lovely. especially when the seals are about

Surprisingly, it takes me under 3/4 an hour from arriving at Wareham to rounding brownsea castle during the summer. It normally takes a little longer getting back (as I'm not quite so eager). No faffing with trailers and slipways.

The weather looks favourable, the tides look reasonable and i will have earned my brownie points on Saturday by taking my missus out ALL day and missing the football :-) .... so .... my plan is to leave Wareham around 8am and get back to Wareham around 8pm. What do you suggest for the time between?

did you get sorted?

I do believe we have many members that are not local (we certainly did when I was a member last time round).... maybe someone else would have a better idea of that?

Welcome Adam, I might be slightly biased as I was a member a long time ago and let it lapse (due to never managing to get out fishing)! Im back to it now, and have re-joined. The wealth of experience within the club is huge. Theres a whole new world in this forum to club members. Its worth the money alone.

I went there a couple of weeks ago ...... no rays, and only one small gurnard!!

Looks like the wind is picking up for Sunday

I've just messaged you Jerry

I have every intention of taking part in this one .... Dentist appointment on the Saturday so Ill probably be out on the Sunday. Ill confirm closer to the day (depending on weather)

thats amazing work Jim .... Im assuming thats no ordinary router you use?

that sounds wrong!!

so long as you didn't take it there with you 😉

i had every intention of being out, but my "crew" went to Poole Harbour Festival yesterday and text me at midnight saying he was walking home and wouldn't be in any fit state for fishing today! It would seem my good lady had a visit to the mother in law planned .... so guess what Im doing today!

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Hi Sam. I'm on samoya. An Orkney 590. Sounds like we are leaving Wareham around 8am.

I dont particularly want smuts, especially pups!!

Thanks for the messages guys. I was genuinely expecting it to be some sort of private joke that had Morphed into a club joke over the years. I must stop being such a cynic.

I'm out with my mate again Thursday to see it we can improve on zero fish! I'm almost certainly going to forget the miles on Thursday and just head to old harry for some bream. I have a sneaking suspicion I'll regret asking this ..... But what is this "secret ray mark" I see mentioned regularly!?!?