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Ok so its been a couple of days since the last post and oddly enough had a couple of people contact me with various titbits off info regarding possible events and condition reasons around the marina.
First of with regards to the seeming lack of spider crabs of which the numbers drop does seem to have helped many other crab species up their usual numbers !

it seems that the UK or at least the South coast along with above normal sea temps have by virtue of that raised water temp, attracted a very large influx and number explosion of Octopus, Octopuses , octopi offs this could go on for ever , is octopus plural and singular ?… na, who cares.. Octopods

It seems that the common Octowhatever it is (octopus vulgaris) has had an explosion in the South West of the country and no doubt further along the channel also. Commercial nets and pots instead of finding the usual fare are finding these Octopus in large numbers, & when they dont the remains of them feeding has been found. It seems one of the Octo’s fav meals may just well be the pestilent (not so locally this year) spider crab.
LINK—>>> https://thefishingdaily.com/uk-fishing-industry-news-news/study-launched-into-unprecedented-south-west-octopus-bloom

I did put feelers out too find if this was a common happening and much of Sussex and Hampshire and Kent have seen dramatic falls in sider populations, as too if the Octopus is the sole cause or there are also other factors such as changed water parameters I don’t know but it does seem that various investigations have been urgently launched in the Devon & Cornwall fishing waters.

Second big queery of the season beside the lack of crabs from many has been how crap the fishing has been in general all along the Sussex coast and in particularly “is there a reason for it being “a bit pants on the marina this year”? and I suspect one convo I had Thursday very shortly after arriving home from HH hospital may have provided part of the answer and if its not the reason it does actually make an awful lot of likely sense too me.

As per Mondays blog I have another addition that may well be food for thought for a few people and I am posting this as I heard it prior too having a chat with some of the more knowledgeable heads I know are out there.
On Monday shortly before close we had a very regular angler on the wall who is very well known although I shan’t post the name.
While flicking out lures from their chosen bay they “heard a couple of large sounding plops in the water just out of eye line.” naturally thoughts went to Dolphins or porpoise were in close as has often happened on the marina. Bugger all unusual there but great too see but crap usually for the fishing.
This set me too thinking that the same day every now & then Id see something break the surface on the edges of my vision when coming down from the 40s but couldn’t quite get an ID on the gentle breach as there was so little too see.

Now said persons senses were alert and they were scanning the water fairly close too them while still trying too focus on the lure flicks…. And here comes what some will write off as a fishy tale or a bit of bollocks but they are no mug at fish ID and you can hardly mistake a decent breach when its something in the size region of what he expected as more dolphins stuffing themselves on all the fish daring too get close too the walls….

Now most of you know how I type, a clue here n there and a bit of draw it out for the effect but I trust this persons judgement and know when they exaggerate stuff into a fishy tail.
The were full on telling me that there were TUNA breaching the surface less than 30 foot from where he was stood. I’m not going too confirm what bay they stood nor who they was because Ive no doubt there would be piss takers and non believers.
The claim was 4-5 clear surface breaches not full body out of the water but plenty enough too tell it was fish and not mammal breaking the surface.
Yes this person reported the sightings too someone and they merely laughed & told em to fek orf BUT, I defo believe the source, There have been plenty of Tuna sightings all along the coast as well as boats within Brighton Marina licenced to target TUNA. so why would they not be in close ? its not like the water alongside the east wall is not deep enough and on a quick check Mondays high tide was 7.30pm
When most people think Tuna their brain see’s these huge fish jumping out of the sea often on the end of hook & line, 99.9% of their life must be spent under the surface unseen so could the marina be attracting in close numbers of TUNA. Its one I will be asking a few more experienced anglers about.

Sort of finally on the fishing front, although not a catch report I can confirm a few decent shore caught squid reports of which no doubt the likes of Robin Howard can also confirm so it looks like squid season is rapidly incoming. I can confirm that Joe V had a decent evening with perhaps a dozen squid for his efforts and Robins blog mentions some caught also…. time to check your squid jig stocks I guess.

Well thats it on the report front for today. I havn’t ventured down the marina as yet as the body is still recovering from having my gall bladder removed . While still very sore I am so glad the bloody thing has gone and I don’t have too clench my jaw in pain every time I use loo paper… Im sure ya can all work that one out… Yes a pain free use of the loo is feeling like a luxury atm !

Thats it, until the next one at least 🙂 , and until that one I will as per, bid you all ADIEU
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