So, as we hit the last day of march I find myself thinking where did the last 3 months go ! It seems that Christmas was only 2-3 weeks ago and yet we are about to hit April and a late Easter this year !

So whats been going on down here in Brighton.? well, night temps still feel nearer like its still winter but the mornings are getting warmer and the sun is finally making things feel very spring like. Air temps are up and believe it or not, I know of one due that managed to get himself a bit of sun burn from being in his garden all day topless ! go figure!

I took the quad out again yesterday after sorting out my new fish tank and getting water into it to cycle, tbh couldn’t resist it and once down on the east I instantly regretted not taking the rod with me ! while down there I stopped and had a chat with one or two regulars including Roy who was doing a bit of fishing and also scraping off some of the algae on bay 25 using what looked very similar to a flat head garden hoe and stiff broom (until the broom head broke)
Now for anyone that has ever used a deck scrubber on concrete they will know its bloody hard work so credit to Roy for helping Mark shift some of the algae as not only is it back busting but it takes very little water on those sections to turn them into near ice rinks.
after a chat with Roy I had a short chat with Mark who confirmed what a couple of others had told me that Sat & Sun there was a complete lack of herring, not assumed it was a little too choppy and coloured water didnt help.
Regarding water quality, Id say its not actually that bad. Over all it resembles a sort of emerald green with not much depth visibility. Id say it was probably a bit better further out for the boat anglers.

Now, you may have noticed the pattern of how I type today, If I waffle the catch report sorta lacks fish & if the fishings decent I’m straight at it with the round up so, you may have figured that its not been that great. Well, Yes & no. For some, the fishing has ticked over quite nicely, Roy managed to get himself a mixed bag of Plaice, half a dozen dogfish, whiting, eel, a couple of schoolie bass(yes returned & a bit more on bass shortly)while most struggled Roy was ticking over nicely.
Further down the wall things were soewhat slower for most although there were more eels, dogfish and at least one “in size” bass that was returned. While chatting to the bass catcher I did mention how nice it was to hear of, how to put this politely,
erm a non English, white East European
yooouuuu knowwwwwwww, a fekin angler, yes they are all anglers. I dont give a rat if someone grey , green yellow or from outer space, if they have a rod in their hands they are anglers … that simple.
Any hoo, no offence meant to anyone here but the dudes fellow anglers often get tagged as keeping every fish they catch so it was nice to be told by this fellow (who has fished the marina a fair bit) that bass atm have to be returned even if it was keeper size and he wished it was April already as it would defo have been had for his tea. !

As a warden it is always nice to see anglers that, not only follow the rules, but have an interest in sensible sizes of fish and does his best to show this to other anglers also.
SAD NEWS
While chatting with Roy I also learnt of one of the wall regulars passing. Im told that VERNON who was a regular with the Palace Pier club has died in the last week. Ive no Idea if his wife reads this but if anyone reading this knew Vernon and Viv please pass on my condolences to Vic and the family. I believe his funeral is this week and think the venue is at WOODVALE but not 100% sure although most pier members would have that info.

Right, whats the weather doing this week ?< well, we have it seems a week of easterlies of which TUESDAY looks a bit gnarley with the wind speeds estimated on xcweather.com as picking up to near 20mph with gusts of maybe 30mph. high tide tues is 14.50 and things could be a bit iffy if the wind estimates are true, if it is the case its possible that mark would have to shut the wall if he doesnt decide today to shut anyway.
If you plan to fish TUES please check in tues day b4 you travel and no one likes a wasted journey.
for the rest of the week It looks like we will have a fairly sunny week and potential temps reaching 16 degrees on a couple of the days and no planed shut downs.

East wall still atm bays 1-24 and west remains closed
Thats it from me today so, as per, I will bid you all ADIEU
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