Fishing

Jealous, best time of day.

It is mate, hardly any twat about either

Well done bhey, they are in now, think the weather change stirred it all up.

Earwegoagain wrote:

Had a big bag of Mackerel on spinner last night fished from about 8.30 until dark and at first was having fish about every ten casts later on was a fish a chuck, really decent sized fish with a few two pounders, bought ten home and was releasing them at the end, great sport on light tackle.

Was that over Penlee way Ears? Historically I’ve always gone Queener point side of Rame when fishing that area. Ain’t done Penlee in donkeys. Sounds like a good session.

Les Miserable wrote:

Just had my best hour fishing for a few years 5.30 till 6.30am. 11 macky and 2 bass landed, one a decent fish touching 3lb. The sound was bubbling, bait fish by the millions, birds feeding and fish jumping. Wish I could've stayed a bit longer but it was a hit and run sesh

Golden hour there Les!

Czarcasm wrote:

Les Miserable wrote:

Just had my best hour fishing for a few years 5.30 till 6.30am. 11 macky and 2 bass landed, one a decent fish touching 3lb. The sound was bubbling, bait fish by the millions, birds feeding and fish jumping. Wish I could've stayed a bit longer but it was a hit and run sesh

Golden hour there Les!

Was great fun mate and much needed after a pretty barren spell.

Earwegoagain wrote:

Well done bhey, they are in now, think the weather change stirred it all up.

Something has changed in the last week or two foreshore, not sure if it's weather or sea temp or something else.

Czarcasm wrote:

Earwegoagain wrote:

Had a big bag of Mackerel on spinner last night fished from about 8.30 until dark and at first was having fish about every ten casts later on was a fish a chuck, really decent sized fish with a few two pounders, bought ten home and was releasing them at the end, great sport on light tackle.

Was that over Penlee way Ears? Historically I’ve always gone Queener point side of Rame when fishing that area. Ain’t done Penlee in donkeys. Sounds like a good session.

Was on the Point but don't tell anyone. Tbh there were fish everywhere and until just before dark they looked like odd ones and twos. Went to Penlee because I cycled from my mates place but Queeners is probably less of a walk than the point is from the battery and going from Cawsands it's easy walking/cycling but it's a good two miles. I'm sure you'd score off Queeners and the guy handlining obviously went and sold his mackerel to the pubs and then went chugging out to Rame as it got dark as I expect he was after the Baas in the dark. I see on the forums loads of people catching Bass on lures in the dark can't say I've ever tried. One top tip don't do what I did and leave your head torch on the side when you hurry out fishing.

Les Miserable wrote:

Czarcasm wrote:

Les Miserable wrote:

Just had my best hour fishing for a few years 5.30 till 6.30am. 11 macky and 2 bass landed, one a decent fish touching 3lb. The sound was bubbling, bait fish by the millions, birds feeding and fish jumping. Wish I could've stayed a bit longer but it was a hit and run sesh

Golden hour there Les!

Was great fun mate and much needed after a pretty barren spell.

Such good sport with a spinner and no weight, I'm out again soon and may go down to an even lighter rod or even break out the fly rod.

Even crazier this morning, macky virtually every cast, stopped counting at 20. Got sick of them tbh so changed from metal to soft plastic and had 3 smallish bass, best of which is pictured. Also look at the amount of baitfish under the macky I'm hauling in ... unbelievable jeff.
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Nice.

Excellent.

Les Miserable wrote:

Even crazier this morning, macky virtually every cast, stopped counting at 20. Got sick of them tbh so changed from metal to soft plastic and had 3 smallish bass, best of which is pictured. Also look at the amount of baitfish under the macky I'm hauling in ... unbelievable jeff.
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Geddon bhey

Just back, much different evening this evening swell breaking six feet up the rocks, had a Bass about a pound first cast, then fished hard for four mackerel but the last was a whopper, then thought one more cast and had a nice Bass who fought like a maniac dinner for me and the missus tomorrow night. Me my friend and his daughter all had Mackerel to night, bleddy lovely. What was wired tonight was there were more mackerel around a seven o'clock than there were at dusk the other night and at 8.30 they just switched off, looks Bassy as fook out there tonight though.

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Arrived too late for fishing.

Had a few mackerel yesterday evening, no bass.

Czarcasm wrote:

Had a few mackerel yesterday evening, no bass.

Were you down Penlee float fishing off the point?

Millbay is FULL of Mackerel with Scad underneath and on the bottom.

Thousands of the beauties.

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Fillet the fish, save the heads and bellies for bait.

Left the Scad whole and froze half a dozen for bait.

Earwegoagain wrote:

Czarcasm wrote:

Had a few mackerel yesterday evening, no bass.

Were you down Penlee float fishing off the point?

No mate, Devils Point. As Seadog says, loads about in the Sound.

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Fillet the fish, save the heads and bellies for bait.

Left the Scad whole and froze half a dozen for bait.

Proper job!

Ears, do you park at Cawsand and walk to Penlee? Or park in the car park (circled)?
Ain’t been that side in 30 years probably. Which is the best route down from that circled car park. I seem to remember we navigated a rope many moons ago but my memory is shot to pieces tbh.  

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