Ok, a bit of something different today, 2 blog updates … oh yippeee !
Right, by now you should have seen the first one regarding updates and /or changes to bait collection rules, so, now that is out the way I can do a normal blog entry as below.

Yesterday I managed to get out after abandoning a visit to the EAST due to the fact it was pishin it down as I was all set to load up the quad ! Thus the trip got cancelled. After a call from Alex things went ahead yesterday lunchtime ISH.
Got on the wall just before 2pm and there was loads of space as expected & I had a target of bay 38 to 41 in my head. pffft went that as someone was set up there with 4 rods erk, anyhoo ended up on 43, close enough I figured as that region had been fishing ok for flatties.
Squid & frozen black was order of the day as didn’t have any fresh yet so set up one rod long & 2 light rods medium-ish. Catches at the time had been a few mackerel early, a couple of decent wrasse & bream and a light scattering of plaice.
Sunshine, calm water but very obvious may rot on the low tide. As the tide came up so the fern like weed started collecting on any clips, snaps & hooks and got worse towards the high tide of which I didnt see(8pm) as body and mind called it a day about 7ish with a slow wind down and trundle back home.

The fishing ?
For me wasn’t that great, multiple changes of bait with some frozen worm that was dried out plus the standard sticky black after it defrosts, 2 types of squid strips used in various combos & at varying range. one rod was a standard boom arm bream type rig with #2s, 2nd light rod had a one up 1 down with a few beads, a long #4 on bottom & a #2 above. Third rod was a short rig with a wider gape ‘#1’s that had at varying times squid strips, black loaded on & various mixes of both and even tried a decent sized squid head with the hook set amongst the tentacles.
All in all, a few bites 2-3 decent knocks & loads of chatting equalled up to a massive… yup another blank.
Alex fared a little better with 2 plaice returned although 1 was a decent size plus he also had a flounder just as we were packing it down.
While we were there a few mackerel came out mid tide about 6pm that got everyone’s (almost everyone) feathers out, me I stuck a metal lure out and had a few flings but being late in the day(for me) I rapidly found out what my spine thought of faffing about with a lure after going through the motions of fishing for 4 hrs. No pictures yesterday(not sure why )
Catch wise Id say the last 2 days were in general slower than previous days, possibly the small tides, maybe the may rot or a combo, although perhaps there were a few more than recent days mackerel catches. There were a few targeting Bass at both ends of the wall and despite plenty of gull activity in the marina entrance about 5.30pm nothing came of the higher bays other than plaice yesterday.

As a result the bulk of catches over the last 3 days Id say were mackerel & plaice, with appearances also from dab, smooth hound pups, a ray or two, bass, wrasse, gurnards(grey & tub)

The weather looks to close in after today. The plan tomorrow is to open the east as normal and then judge things as the weather system progresses so please keep an eye here on the home page and also the marina fishing fb group for updates
That it for today folks
Have a good BHol weekend and I will see ya on the other side.
Until then I bid you all ADIEU
F