Week in the I.O Wight

[MLD]

Just had a week fishing St Helens bay area at Nodes Point. Wading out up to my waist spinning over rocks and weed beds, evening fishing on the bottom with tiger prawns and mackerel. 6 days fishing two or three hours per session.

Not a bite!

 

[ 07. August 2005, 09:11 PM: Message edited by: MLD ]

[***Simon***]

thats why i dont go very often but thats fishing

[fisherman]

MLD, you should have gone to Fort Victoria for Black Bream and /or Mackerel, The Duver at St Helens for flatties from the beach or got on a boat from Bembridge and had a go at fishing The Nab.

Plenty of fish being caught from other parts of the Island, I suppose you were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Same old story, "should have been here yesterday" as they say.

Perhaps you will have better luck another time here.

 

Dave

[MLD]

Thanks chaps, only had limited time to fish, and only took my spinning gear.

[sam-cox]

well done for giving it a bash i say, hollyday fishing is a bit hit n miss as you have very little time to work the marks out.

[Barbelblanker]

Going to gurnard pines late Sep. Other than walking over to The Travellers Joy any other tips. I was thinking plugging at Cowes. Help!

[MLD]

Iv'e beem to Gurnard Pines, many years ago. The entertainment was very good then. Phone a local tackle shop for marks.

[islander]

Unlucky MLD.During that week Sandown Pier was float fishing well in the evenings for Mackerel & Scad (and that's with a feather's being banned there!)I've also had good bags of Mackerel, Scad & Pollock on the South Wight Coast in the last week with Mackerel literally swimming within inches of the beach and causing whitebait to get stranded on the shoreline.

 

Cowes seafront has gone quiet for Bass in the last couple of weeks but I think Mackerel are being caught. Some Bass down at Gurnard, a mate had a 6 pounder last week. The West Solent has been heaving with Mackerel this week too.

 

Best of luck guys!

 

MLD:

Just had a week fishing St Helens bay area at Nodes Point. Wading out up to my waist spinning over rocks and weed beds, evening fishing on the bottom with tiger prawns and mackerel. 6 days fishing two or three hours per session.

Not a bite!

[Barbelblanker]

Narrowed it down to 4 rods now. Carp rod for plugs, avon for mullet and light spinner/plug, 9 ft telescopic (in the boot by accident, what sandcastles?) and my atfm 9 fly rod. Can't wait, 4 weeks and counting.