Or should that simply be , Hello again hello!
Now, some of you may have noticed an absence of blog posts and presume the fishing has been a bit shit.. well that’s part right but also much of the time this week when I have been down the marina it has been quiet of people and generally a low tide with very few on the wall too get any decent info.
In shortest version, crap compared too some past years but less crap depending on what you may be targeting.

Many show up on the walls with no real aim or plan so simply target what ever bites. Now that may seem great when there is an abundance of fish but less so when things are slow or fishing is somewhat poorer than expected.
Bass numbers are decent and squid numbers are still on the increase but the bigger stand out for me this year is the cuttlefish numbers and that isn’t a result of them being directly targeted, they have been more a bye product of those chasing squid over the last 10+ years. This year there seem too be much higher numbers and last night of which I will get too are a very good example.

I will admit that fishing is slow, non existent for a fair few sometimes as well. I could list a bunch of reasons such as the wind factors have been for weeks much from the east or north east hampering things. We had what I tend too call the spring run of mackerel this year that failed to show the previous 2 years. Much the same as the no show of squid the previous two springs and I can’t recal a spring with so many cuttle being caught on the walls like this year so far.
Flatties this year seem down in numbers and quality and then there will be small bursts of catches. Im aware mullet are being caught but again numbers seem down or perhaps it is still a bit early for the better fish.

This week in general as said I have been on the marina late afternoons as the tide is dropping or things had slowed right down or even a case of blustery cold winds have seen people home off the wall than most would usually stay. The result of less people on the walls mean less catch info too be had when im wandering around and on the BOOK of FACE catch reports are also lacking in much content.

I am grateful too all who post or send me their catch updates even those who send once every third Sunday or on the event of a blue moon. even blank reports help gauging info too the anglers give an indication of what is or isnt going on out & about.
Yes I am taking time too get too catching info simply because there can be many factors of why I dont always hear or get info and its not always a case of sod all out there. There are definitely fewer fishing this year for April/May than I seem too recal in past years and perhaps its the costs of traveling or people simply are reluctant too travel when reports are not great or are even at time crap! there |I said it.

And so, this week, not real posts as the last 7 days fish seen have been thin on the ground as has the numbers of people fishing. Night fishing often after 10 pm has seen 1or 2 people only making opening at night unviable.
the west is open until midnight today then reverts back to 6-8 with no night session this week, rain forecasts plus wind patterns and tides etc all add up too what is likely too be a no show for anglers beyond 9/10pm.

Have there been fish on either wall ? we yea but its hard too tell on days where anglers have been & gone without later posting a fishing report. Thankfully some of the regulars do post their days out as well as observations which all help me post waffle n drivel here for anyone that is curious.
Plaice have ticked over this week , granted mostly undersized for those targeting them but there have also been some for the pot. bream this week seem Scarce in many mentions likewise only a couple of mentions for Wrasse(generally east). There was a decent gar posted yesterday, the 1st in a while and there have been gurnard and some rays over the sands. The weekend Im told saw Mullet bass and pollack on the east but by far I suspect the bigger number of landings have been squid and cuttlefish when they have been targeted.
The bulk of catches Im aware of on the east have been higher than bay 35 but that may simply be a case of no one having a real go for them lower down.
Over on the west the best of the numbers seem on the higher reaches of the wall with 17-24 being popular as has the extension. As I understand it cuttle initially had better numbers caught on the east with the west showing more squid than the east. The last few days have been fairly balanced but slowly more are squidding on the west than east although it may just seem that way… or ppl struggle with the long walk!
I did pop down later than usual yesterday and rolling up the east only saw perhaps seven still fishing and 2 packing up on bay 74. I stopped and had a chat with wall regular Tommy who was close too the rocks high up had until the incoming tide was near full remarked on a quiet day and was preparing too chuck a packet of lug at the near high tide too see what may…. it did as he later confirmed he landed 10 plaice .. yup 10 which for current “quiet times” isn’t too shabby.
Back onto the west there were 2 on the low bays and perhaps8 or 9 on the bays above 16 and all but one seemed too be squidding or chucking soft lures out.
As I arrived the 1st thing I noticed was all the ink followed by closer inspection Cuttle of various sizes, perhaps 9 or 10 of them . Yes I nagged the guys too erm tidy up a bit so they were quickly bagged and I settled in initially watch for a while prior too the brain haveing a fek it moment and got the light rod out for half an hour with a jig, nope I failed too catch , yes helping James (another regular) I managed too ping the cuttle of the jig, yes it was a decent weighted cuttle but too be fair it wasnt the first or last cuttle too throw a jig while I was there. By time I left the wall Id say perhaps 30+ cuttle had been landed and foolishly didn’t get any decent pics although the brain was working enough too get a pic of the decent squid I saw caught.
Pieman arrived shortly before I left and hopefully will catch up with him too see how he fared. Wen I left there were perhaps 2-3 left on the wall including James having a last few casts b4 the light fully went.

The high slow tide on the west was defo a bonus for catching last night and with a similar forecast tonight Id suggest get some jigs and get onto the wall about 5 ish and fish into the dark for an extra hour . Pack some warmer clothes for the evening as it’s still somewhat chilly as the sun drops, ya may also want some sort of light too see what you are doing once dark sets in.

The weather is showing some changes beyond Tues with stronger westerly wind on Wednesday that may make the west wall somewhat lumpy and its looking like Northerlies of some form for the next few days into the weekend with showers on & off. Almost like May has become the new April showers month! thus an extra layer for the late afternoons likely too be needed.
Yes there are plenty of squid and cuttle out there.. go get em folks.
and the squid from yesterday ? vvv its vvv down there vvv

And, with that final word, I am going too sign off, so until the next one folks I will again bid you all ADIEU
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