In the words of the old song the fishing actually is now actually “getting better every day”. Granted on the really hot days I would avoid the mid afternoon to fish, bright sun & full heat of the day has been killing it somewhat but the morning tides and overnight are defo on the improve.
Now granted that all sounds like either waffling bullshine or a case of OH MY Fkn GAWD get the rods out!, well look again.
Recently with the rot it has been dire, yep the rot has gone and the weather has been glorious for the last few days of which now defo shows signs that summer is almost here and the fishing is picking up. Not yet at the levels we would expect for this time of year but we are close.
A bit of a bump today & maybe tomorrow as there is a wind pick up on the westerly that will likely as not cause it to chop up and get splashy on the west both days but there are no plans to close .
I swear now my brain can hear echoes of someone out there now screaming tell us about the bloody fishing and stuff the winds soooooo, here we go, shall I start with the M word or the B word ?

Someone said wtf is the B word 🙂
If anyone here has come across the LISA group (look on the website) you will know there has been a long running pun about BREAM that started with the kick off over Eastbourne way when the Angling Trust got involved with the conservation side of the Kingmere restrictions re bream takes, long story but in short it became a case on the LISA’;s fish forum of comments like dont mention the bloody bream(again) thus it became the B word! (see I can waffle better than most 🙂 )
Anyhoo,
The last couple of days both walls have seen a pick up of bream in the usual places (take a look at the 2 wall guides) even wrasse have made a show up and one very decent one had high on the east mid week. Bass reports are defo up as are some of the sizes, both walls and also at night. A Cuttle was posted to the marina group for the 1st time in ages yesterday by Masaru (welcome back Masaru) and the quality of plaice over the last 10 days also seem to be improving especially over on the east wall.
shall I now mention the “M” word ? I know some out there get twitchy at the mere mention of the word, welll, yes the last couple of nights have reported increasing numbers of HORSE Mackerel (scad), awwwww was it not what you hoped ? lmao, ya know it. so yep night fishing is finally taking off and the species count is on the climb.
There have been quite a few hound pups caught this week & i believe the best pushed 11lb, not great by hound standards but very up on what we have seen on the walls for a few years. There has even been a v large “Sunfish” spotted a couple of times off the west wall, estimated by one warden as pushing 60LB , now that must be something to see in UK waters and peed I missed it, hopefully it will return. Talking of unusual things in the water the next couple are more a case of the unwanted ! First there is a seal that has cottoned onto the fact that boats are dropping cleaned fish guts and debris close to or around the marina so dont be surprised to see it chasing the nearby fish away from you !, also dolphin activity seems to have again jumped, yep, there is a reason of which I will get to, promise !
Also currently working in the entrance is the dredger, now many think dredger, entrance , fk that not worth going high east or ext west, the dredger feks the fishing ! well, no, not always, from time to time it can and will disturb sand eel nests causing a right old stir in the water if the bass clock em especially on low tides. Ive see loads of decent bass on the higher parts of both walls when this happen, it is a case of being there right time as it happens though.

what else have we had this week (I can hear you screaming again about the M word back there !) until Wednesday there have/had been some decent sole on the east, either b4 the bend or high up on the east as well there have been congers on both walls, one or 2 of them decent lumps and for some reason the early part of the week saw quite a lot of silver eels and I will add here that please, if you catch a silver eel, please return them, they are endangered and a protection order exists on them. If you see one caught and unwilling to chat with the catcher , please let a warden know so they can deal with it.
I will add a few words here regarding wall issues. Im fully aware people can do wrong on the wall and no one is fully comfy approaching others to put a situation right so please, if you have an issue and dont wish to approach , please let a warden know in some manner, there are tons out their with contact numbers for at least one warden so message them to sort the issue, many likewise have my contact on Fbook so drop me a message and I will get assistance your way quickly.

No real signs of garfish as yet but often they run in with the mackerel shoals so they wont be far off As I also posted during the week there have been quite a few varieties of rays being caught mainly on the east. all Ive seen sofar have been undersized so unless you know the required sizes and rules, please, return them as they will easily grow over 18lb or more.

OOOIIIII someone is shouting at the back, what about the M word and whats with the flippin dolphin increase ! well put em together. There are/is an increase in mackerel catches off shore for the boats. 1-2 mile out there are mackies being taken by the boats and being put to very good use with the bass seemingly on a mass feed binge at the moment and to some degree that is also happening inshore. There have been a few mackies caught each day for the last 4-5 day, they can be hard work with feathers and are also taking baits. These mackies are ranging in sizes so likely last years crop returning ahead of the main migration packs/shoals and are a great size for the smokers and I would say likely the best bait for bass at the moment. No Im not having a pop at the lure anglers, trust me they are doing very well thankyou as the current crop of pics splashed all over facebook. For what ever reason the bass activity has very much ramped up.
With regard to bigger mackerel catches I still suspect the decent shoal activity wont start until we are into July with 2 larger tides the likely suspects to see them fully arrive (only my speculation) and my guesses would be the 1st full weekend in July 6th/7th or them most likely ive been saying assat sun/27/28th BUT, yep always a but eh! dont be put off by my waffle, Im often wrong and im predicting something that hides underwater so wtf do i know, they may show up Monday morning in their millions when there are only 3 people fishing having been put off by my doom & gloom.

Truth is you really just gotta go do it. Please dont follow fish catch reports and then go to that venue.
Pick a place you want/like to fish and just go do it, what if you dont catch ? is it really a biggie? you are out, you are fishing and probably also socialising. I bang on about talking to the dudes in the next bay to you so often you may get sick of it but im right. I hear all the time but m8 they dont listen, or they are rude or I dont want to get involved. Well fook, all them crossed line issues and squabbles on the walls can easily be sorted and avoided soooo easily. When you get out on the wall and set up say hi to the guys next to u(or when they get there) who cares if their skin is green or they have yellow eyes or a pink tutu on! they are there to fish, they are there like you are, so say hi, break the ice and have a few words. Later on when that tide is running hard and they are now your new acquaintances them crossed lines are less of an issue and if you are a regular you may be able to advise casting directions to counter the tide runs instead of that last time everyone got into a shouting contest cos some cnut next to you cant fkn cast straight. If you know the east wall you know that tide runs hard, they prob have no idea, help em out with a hello and a few tips now & then, yu will feel good helping someone and they will think, oh its not bad here, ppl help you to improve . Improved anglers along side you are a bloody bonus on a fast tide i promise you
Talk to em, chat to your neighbour, say hi, few say fk off, remember, you are all anglers, different skill levels and expectations but, you all want fish so talk, its true, “its good to talk”

Issues ? any ? well I guess some would say crabs and complain about them spiders but to be honest, I dont think the numbers are so bad this year , either that or they simply havnt truly started to get jiggy around the marina. I hear some mutterings about lost lines but I suspect some of that is poor line/poor knots & snags more than the blamed crab activity. Ive fished a couple of times in the last month and not really noticed any crab issues and on my occasional visits to the walls I cant say Ive heard much so maybe a good thing at this moment in time, hopefully not a bad thing for the spider population as they do make superb bait when softback.

So, overall things are on the rise and facebook’s fishing pages are full of comments like “oh it looks fishy/like bass” and its true, it does look fishy. The water colour is much better even on the days that are a bit blowy. Sometime you just have to ignore reports and get out there and get some of that chill time and relax, for me and many it truly is now the pleasure of being out with a couple of rods out in front f you and staring into space and letting the world drift by as you switch off to the stresses of “normal” life’s shit. 🙂 My last trip I blanked, no biggie, it happens, for me its about getting out there. the fish are a bonus, so go on ppl, take the plunge, stuff the reports and go where you fancy & not maybe where you have seen all the reports. Make it your thing and take back YOUR fishing & not the reports choice.
Thats me done for today, until next time folks, I bid you all ADIEU
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