Samphire Hoe

[S63]

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Another trip to the Hoe today. Can't believe how windy it was, a case of anchoring everything down or lose it. It was a warm wind with plenty of sand in it, felt like I was in Lanzarote (I wish).

 

Two carp rods out with ragworm on paternoster rigs, it was hard work but managed nine small wrasse in the four hours I tolerated the gusting winds, hoped for some mackerel but the water was very coloured.

 

 

Edited August 23, 2021 by S63
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[markhoop]

Lovely looking fish them John, I have never caught a wrasse. Along the pier today only two fishing and one small eel caught. The sea was fairly calm but a bit greeny. Doesn't seem to be many fish about at the moment. I went coarse fishing last time to a day ticket water, hooked one carp about 8lb but lost it, that was on luncheon meat and a couple of very small rudd on sweetcorn. Might try this again until the sea picks up, no mackerel worth talking about this year, I worry about them.

[S63]

Thanks Mark

get your mate to take you to Samphire one day, don't know anywhere else wrasse are in such abundance along our southeast coastline.

As for the missing mackerel, I didn't catch any until September last year, so still hopeful.