Nantes 2012

5 days to go before the Jersey contingent set off for the show at Nantes. Numerous exhibitors will be there as usual. I will update the blog with the latest items so watch this space.

Windy Start 2012

Wet and windy start to 2012 so that means that I have not fished so far, this coupled with the fact that my boat is currently at St.Helier Marina makes it more difficult to get out.

Off to Nantes in a few weeks to see what new stuff is available, it should be a good trip down there with Mick from Mr Fish and also Tom from Monster tackle is making the trip. Hopefully I may get out before then

Some 2011 Fish

Here are a few fish from 2011 Have a great Xmas and thanks to Tom from Monster Tackle for allowing me to test some gear and for selling me that great Century Rod

Last fish for December

With Derek jetting off to New Zealand for 3 months and horrendous gales I think the fishing is over for December.

Greedy fish inhaled the surface lure

However we did get out a couple of times last week which resulted in a few fish on surface lures in shallow water taken at a reef near to the MB. The fish were holding there as the tide turned from low
into the flood.

Derek with a fish around 4lbs

 

 

The fish were more plentiful when there was a bit of chop on the water, the following day it was flat calm and this resulted in only 4 fish compared to the 7 the day before.

Fishing is likely to be hard over the next few months and will probably be restricted to Pollack and LRF fishing

December Bass

Managed to get out at half tide as my boat is on a temp mooring in St.Helier marina. We set off to LHG and at Micks corner Derek put on a black redgill as the water was cloudy. He immediately took a bass around the 2.5lb mark, we moved off up LHG and as there was a heavy swell running we decided to try a head where white water was around it. Both using surface lures we both hooked up to fish at the same time weighing in at 2.5lb.

The swell picked up and we had to move towards EC where Derek took another fish on a white redgill

More surface action

The last trip of the year out in Derek's boat before he goes off to New Zealand so we ventured out in a force 4 sothweaterley wind making conditions verytough. The drift was extremely fast. Derek started the ball rolling with a bass of around 2lbs near the oobeds I took one on a soft plastic (sakura magic eel) at the same spot. Things got difficult with Derek picking up a fish at finger rock on the surface whilst I took one on a surface in the lagoon.The point was disappointing so we went off to the reefs in the middle.

Derek cast his lure in amongst some weed and was immediatel hit by a fish that weighed in around the 5lb mark.Derek took another one at this spot before moving inshore.

As the tide came in the fish turned up for a very short spell where we took 4 more fish on surface lures and shimmer eels.

Surface Fun

Out with Derek at first light the conditions looked great for a few hungry fish wanting to feed. However it was not to be and it was not until we went to the offshore reef that Derek took his first bass around the 2.5lb mark. This was on a shimmer eel.

In the meantime I was busy catching pollack. Derek took another fish at this reef before moving off up to finger rock, where Derek took yet another fish.

We moved up to thepoint and the fish were hard to find. I put on a bass arrow and immediately got hit by a fish of 4lb. After this the fish disappeared and we made our way up to the OB after the tide turned. Fish again were not there.

A short time the fish appeared on the Eastern side Derek continued to take fish on his Patchinko. I changed to a z claw and took a nice fish of 6.5 lbs and a fish of 2.5lbs. We had a total of 10 fish well Derek had 7 of them.