It’s been a while since I posted a report, a combination of fewer saltwater trips than usual and mediocre results.
I had intended trying for a thornback before the cold weather kicks in properly but as I parked at my spot I was right on cue to see a small boat drop a line of pots parallel to the shore and within casting range right where I had hoped to set up. Off to the Plan B mark to try for a few flounder. Half way on the walk to the mark I suddenly realised I had forgotten my tripod, as in “left it at home”. Back to the car and off to the Plan C mark, a pier where I could prop up the rods against the wall. On the plus side I could fish out of the car in comfort should the weather turn bad, free lighting too!
Two rods set up with 2 and 3 hook flappers baited with mackerel strip, sandeel and prawn were soon out on the sand hoping for a few flatties with the risk of small coalies and whiting after dusk. It wasn’t too long before a rod started nodding and a dogfish made the transition from liquid to gas; a quick mugshot and it was soon back home. This was the start of a succession of doggies which came in ones, twos and threes steadily through the session including one with a chunk of tail missing. One surprise was a doggie and late-season mackerel double. This mackerel would replace the one taken from the freezer this morning; put and take mackerel fishing. A slight lull in the doggy parade allowed a few pin whiting to strip and occasionally engulf the baits but the doggies soon were back in earnest to bully the whiting off. I ended up with a total of twenty one doggies, a few pin whiting, one mackerel and, surprisingly, no small coalies; all that lovely clean sand and not a single flattie. Not a spectacular night but certainly a busy one.
Swilly, 23rd November, 2021
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Swilly, 23rd November, 2021
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2013 species; 31
2014 species; 27
2015 species; 28
2016 species; 32
2017 species;28
2018 species; 33
2019 species; ballan wrasse,blonde ray, coalfish, cod, cuckoo wrasse, dab, dogfish, flounder, goldsinny wrasse, ling, mackerel, plaice, pollack, poorcod, pouting, scad, sea scorpion, spotty ray, spurdog, thornback, tub gurnard, turbot, whiting.
2014 species; 27
2015 species; 28
2016 species; 32
2017 species;28
2018 species; 33
2019 species; ballan wrasse,blonde ray, coalfish, cod, cuckoo wrasse, dab, dogfish, flounder, goldsinny wrasse, ling, mackerel, plaice, pollack, poorcod, pouting, scad, sea scorpion, spotty ray, spurdog, thornback, tub gurnard, turbot, whiting.
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Re: Swilly, 23rd November, 2021
fishing in comfort and catching fish too.
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Re: Swilly, 23rd November, 2021
Great report as usual, The dogfish seem to be plentiful at the moment, I have been catching alot of them too. Nice to see the mackeral been caught.
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Re: Swilly, 23rd November, 2021
Yeah, sometimes when things go wrong, things can go right; if life gives you lemons, make lemonade! It's near time you got out again!MC wrote:fishing in comfort and catching fish too.
2013 species; 31
2014 species; 27
2015 species; 28
2016 species; 32
2017 species;28
2018 species; 33
2019 species; ballan wrasse,blonde ray, coalfish, cod, cuckoo wrasse, dab, dogfish, flounder, goldsinny wrasse, ling, mackerel, plaice, pollack, poorcod, pouting, scad, sea scorpion, spotty ray, spurdog, thornback, tub gurnard, turbot, whiting.
2014 species; 27
2015 species; 28
2016 species; 32
2017 species;28
2018 species; 33
2019 species; ballan wrasse,blonde ray, coalfish, cod, cuckoo wrasse, dab, dogfish, flounder, goldsinny wrasse, ling, mackerel, plaice, pollack, poorcod, pouting, scad, sea scorpion, spotty ray, spurdog, thornback, tub gurnard, turbot, whiting.
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Re: Swilly, 23rd November, 2021
A postman at Christmas is busier than Santa so could be boxing day before i get out againjohnwest wrote:Yeah, sometimes when things go wrong, things can go right; if life gives you lemons, make lemonade! It's near time you got out again!MC wrote:fishing in comfort and catching fish too.