.. And a new week, and so a little round up to begin the week.
Conditions have been somewhat up & down over the last week or so meaning that the fishing as well as the conditions have been somewhat challenging much of the time and wardens not only having to watch the anglers but also very variable weather conditions continuously threatening to close the wall down.
With the wind has come the inevitable weed situation with the worst of the fernlike mess pushing through pulling rigs every which way and loose… older heads will have seen what I just did there, so for good measure ….
“right turn clyde”
while angler numbers have been fairly lowish you may be surprised to hear that for the species counters things during this spell have been quite productive and I guess the bigger of the catch stories would be the volume of conger catches over the last week. Maybe some of the beasties are being re-caught, well probably more defo than maybe but the numbers are very noticeably highly active. I don’t know the reason but part I suspect is due to the dredger activity stirring up the sand eel nests in the marina entrance way ! I guess the buggers are hungry!.
Other catches ? yes, there are, Bream are active but moved a bit off the wall during the lumpy conditions, plaice and other flatties continue to tick over Yesterday saw a nicely marked thornback ray , caught & returned after a quick piccy. Talking of which, If I can get permission I will post a conger caught yesterday morning on the east by a junior that went 15.3lb and while the lad is not grinning ear to ear in the pic im betting he was for quite a while. Also on Sunday(not sure if he reads this blog but..) Nick Skelton appears to have enjoyed his birthday fishing for and catching Conger with a pic on the FB group of himself with a cracking grin while holding one of his catches. (happy belated birthday Nick.
I will now poach some of another’s marina group posts from wall regular Neil Rodwell who fished quite high (details on fb) who reported on the very visible weed issues, cut lines from crabs and fought his way to landing Plaice, schoolie bass, hound pup, and Bream while also reporting elsewhere he had seen Sole, Wrasse, Thornie, Bream & plaice. He also remarked as a few other have in that the water quality/clarity was quite good and defo better than they had expected. The weed it seems was yesterday at its worst over the high. So, id say possibly best to fish close in as the high pushes through & expect clusters of weedy fern on you rig joints & clips.
Overall for those that got out in some poorish conditions the weekend seems to come across as quite tough going but also eventful.
Weather looks good today but , as Im typing Mark has just confirmed that the east wall will defo be shut tomorrow (CLOSED TUESDAY)
Looking ahead I wouldnt want to be the one making the decision of open or shut as
WEDNESDAY looks very borderline & I suspect Mark may opt for deciding WED morning while im still snoring in my pit so expect that to be announced as late as wed morning. With wed out of the way eyes turn to Thurs, granted its very changeable but if forecast holds we have another marginal day & if forecast is over estimating things will be lumpy but open, BUT that is not a guarantee and yep sadly that call is likely to be decide on the day.
THURSDAY conditions atm poor decide thurs am.
FRIDAY, things may change but looking like 60% chance of close
5 days ahead unfortunately looks a bit on the bleak side for w/end wall fishing but ideal for the beach surf hunters and I suspect a certain Mr Gosling will be looking at the time , tide and conditions Saturday night somewhere in Sussex !
Beyond the weekend It looks like we will get a more settled period that doesnt resemble the southerly storms of the spring season !
Aaaannnnnnddddddd, with that last look at the weather I will until next time bid you all ADIEU
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