ChrisE Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Sunday not looking too bad for The Shambles. Not heard about many catches yet has anybody else? TIA Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Wizzard Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 From what I have heard it is still not fishing with even the Weymouth charter fleet struggling to find any fish on it? Water is still very coloured and it is probably worth leaving another few weeks. They have had some Monk fish in the nets out of Poole up to 43lb in the last couple of weeks? not sure where they have appeared from as I have not heard of any being caught for years. also seems to be quite a few plaice locally. niggle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisE Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Oh thanks for this, we moved Hilda Maud to Weymouth at the beginning of the month in preparation for the season. A season that seems to be taking a while to kick off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fox Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Dave, when "monkfish" is quoted there is often confusion. The monkfish or angel shark (Squatina squatina) looks like a cross between a shark and a ray, and I was on a boat in the Bristol Channel in the 1970s when 7 were caught using mackerel fillet for ray...all about 40lb. Weird looking fish! Commercial fishmen, fishmongers and restaurants call the angler fish (Lophius piscatorius) the "monkfish". These are all head, and from a 35lb one caught on Brixham Breakwater years ago, the edible meat on the tail was just 7lb. I suspect the latter have been caught in nets....but if they're around, a smallish live bait fished hard on the bottom is probably the only chance as they're low-speed ambush hunters! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 The water on the shambles is still very clouded according to the person we spoke to at portland marina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisE Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Weather window closing at present. So God keeps us from a blank, I'm guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Any further news from Portland? Next weekend looks do-able, but would be nice to hear of the odd one before making the trip. They should be there by now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Fisheagle Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Was thinking of going over to the Shambles soon and have several dates pencilled in. Spoke to couple of people last night and someone in Weymouth and little is being caught. I was even told that the mussel beds could have gone (Destroyed in storms?). Has anyone heard anything else? May get out locally on Thurdsay or Friday if the weather holds. Allan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisE Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Next Saturday is on the cusp of do-able, if we can we'll be there then. If not we've got a couple of days booked on Supernova on 10th and 11th April will report back one way or the other. It does seem very quiet at the moment tho'. I've heard of a couple plaice and turbos but no significant catches yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Was thinking of going over to the Shambles soon and have several dates pencilled in. Spoke to couple of people last night and someone in Weymouth and little is being caught. I was even told that the mussel beds could have gone (Destroyed in storms?). Has anyone heard anything else? May get out locally on Thurdsay or Friday if the weather holds. Allan. Not specificaly but at least one big rock stack on the bill was smashed and chesil beach substantialy altered/battered so I would think it possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisE Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I've just heard from Lyle, skipper of Supernova. Fishing is dire other than for blondes on the smaller tides. Still a week to go and things could yet pick up. Adam F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Hmmm. It's a long run just on the off chance, strange as Portland is usually underway by now, I've had mackerel in April down there before. I've heard that the pollock on the wrecks have been equally poor this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan F (bathclaret) Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 All the wreck reports I've heard have been bad. Fish showing on sonar, but not feeding, which most thought was down to turbidity. I haven't been out deep myself yet this year Adam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisE Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 We've decided to give it a miss this weekend and wait for our trip on Supernova. Will report back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisE Posted April 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 You'll be pleased to hear that the plaice have finally arrived on The Shambles. On Supernova on Thursday and Friday, seven of us shared over 70 plaice, all nice fish from about 1.5lb to a best around 5lb. Turbot still slow with 2 in two days. Water has now cleared, so off you pop guys and catch 'em. Martin.C, Steve S, Kingfisher 126 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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