malc lemoignan Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Hi Hope i have done everything right.I fish the harbour for Flounders mainly Holes Bay from November to February ive fished hard since 1988 would like to compare notes and get heads up about flounder fishing from a local some of you will have waved to me in Holes Bay i am a member of PHA and keep my dinghy in the racks at the slipway i did contact a local called Alan Rogerson about 15 years ago but have lost contact with him.Hope some one can help thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Hi and Welcome! I think the flounder fishing has gone down hill in the last 10 yrs. Not one of my target species, but that is the impression i get. We have our flounder comp scheduled for Sunday, and usually it is a close fought battle but the fish are scarce. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc lemoignan Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Hi Rob thanks for the reply certainly this winter November December and early January i have really struggled there was a seal 20 metres away watching me on the last trip i have found every 3 or 4 years i seem to struggle i reassess what i am doing then go back to what i have always done and the next winter its all ok again???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Hi Malc. Sure we've chatted before as i paddled past in my kayak. Seems the flounder are very scarce. Not heard of many good sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc lemoignan Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Hi Lofty thank you for your reply seems its scarce for everyone not just me i am trying again tomorrow hope my luck changes and the seal has disappeared.Still hoping some of the other flounder fisherman will get in contact for a wider range of views Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Holes bay has been hammered, I have seen a few bait boats circling and dredging on many occasions. Last years shore competition was a total failure, 64 anglers , three fish caught (up by the railway bridge ) Nothing positive to report from any location or area ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc lemoignan Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Hi Hooky thank you, seems the trend is no matter where you fish there arent any flounders i also fish hard for cod around the needles thats hard work as well???? i will give it 3 more trips and wash the dinghy down till next November Hooky do you boat fish for flounders? i have heard several of your clubs members talking on the vhf it looks like on the right forecast push off shore to get some sport once again thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Yes; I'm one of a few that fish evenings from a boat in the harbour . I have had a few nice fish over past few years but caught just as much from the shore. Sorry to be negative but I feel sure it's never going to be what it was . All of us need to be happy with a fish or two on that odd occasion from the harbour . Those old favourite areas that were kept a little hush have also been very poor . Christchurch harbour is the same , a decent Flounder is now a rare prize along with loads of other harbour species . boyscott 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippercave Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I have fished the harbour since the fifties.In those days there were far less anglers fishing the harbour and you could catch the flounders all year except when they went out to sea to breed,You could catch them everywhere.An example was the blue lagoon at lilliput. From the entrance to the lagoon on the ebb tide you did not stop catching them until the ebb stopped.It has to be accepted that over the years with more and more taking up angling that the flounders have been fished out.Up until about three years ago you could catch a few flounders in Holes Bay,including some around the four pound mark but no more.They have got less and less over the last few years.I have good information that for the last couple of years pot baiters have hammered Holes Bay.Look out for a grey Poole canoe with two old timers in it.Not registered.They are the boys doing it. If it was not for the plaice and gilt head bream the harbour would not be worth fishing now. As we know trawlers are devastating the bay between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers.There won't be much left there soon.The plaice will not reach the harbour. To sum up, the harbour is now overfished and in a minute there will be no fish left. It will take years to recover if it ever does. Just out of interest years ago you only caught flounders in the pound to pound and a half range.As the years went by you started to get bigger fish.In those days a four pounder was unheard of. Getting the odd bigger fish is not doubt because there were not so.many flounders and therefore more food for the odd flounders which were left.My opinion. Jim, Reel Wizzard, Stuie and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc lemoignan Posted January 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Hi Kippercave thanks for the reply i have tried via the PHA to track you down to thank you for the 50 ragworm you gave me about 2/3 weeks ago when i was floundering in my dinghy sorry but they didnt work????? i have never had it as bad as this winter i have fished again today and once again not a bite i have decided to give it 2 more trips then it back to the Needles.My best flounder last year(2017) was 3lbs-5ozs and you are right i have had 1 fish over the 4llbs mark (4-7) what i cant get my head around is the total lack of fish.I will keep in touch with everyone charlieannear, Jim, Stuie and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek moody Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Hi Malcolm Used to fish with Allen Rogerson all the time back in the 90s a well known flounder fisherman at that time from boat and shore he move away for a while but have heard he has moved back to Poole but I don't think he fish's anymore you might try and contact Steve Lawrence a local flounder expert I sure he will give you a heads up to where to fish etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc lemoignan Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Hi Derek thanks for the info how will i contact Steve? I also spoke fairly regularly with Allen many years ago but lost contact with him maybe when he moved away.Once again thank you. Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLB2B Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Hey, guys, is anyone tried flounder fishing using boat? I want to get some small boat for my two-three days fishing trips and campings (i think about inflatable boat buying. One of these https://www.bestadvisers.co.uk/inflatable-boats maybe ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 To me, they knda look like family beach inflatables, not the sort of thing I'd want to be confined in during winter fishing trips. Or any other time actually. Terry. Brian and Jim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc lemoignan Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Hi All i agree with Terry i did a fair bit of Poole harbour fishing from a Zodiac and a Quicksilver inflatable powered by a 8 hp Yamaha but not so sure about those????? be safe Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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