great white Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Hi all Is anyone thinking of going afloat this weekend? I need to give the boat a run after a long lay off. It would to be good to know if there are some fish about and where they may be. Charlie Stuie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Fisheagle Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Fisheagle could be out subject to the weather. First time for ages. Big tides. Allan. Stuie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 I may venture out Saturday Stuie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wight Magic Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 I'm looking at Saturday Stuie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyscott Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Planning to get out in the harbour if I can get any worm Stuie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted November 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Looks like Dan and I will also be put on Saturday. Tight lines all Stuie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 Tony D & I will be out on Saturday Stuie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggcol Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 We will be out tomorrow too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Thomas Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 Looking forward to some good reports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 4 hours ago, Mal Thomas said: Looking forward to some good reports Get back to your golf niggle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted November 26, 2023 Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 Where's all the reports chaps, give me some hope. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyscott Posted November 26, 2023 Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 2 flounders caught in Holes bay but by a seal unfortunately (sorry for pic quality) I was biteless until dusk when a few schoolies showed up but it was a lovely day - quite warm in the sunshine Greg, Ark, Jim and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted November 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 We left the marina just after 8 and out to the 50 50 area. Just before we arrived an engine alarm sounded, so we swapped to a nearer mark dropped the hook and had a look over the engine. Kettle on and rods out as we let the engine cool down. (should not take long it's minus 1) A few whiting and a bass quite quickly, but nothing big The only thing we could find on the engine was a slightly low oil level, so a bit was added. At 11 the tide was a bit quick and bites were rare, so we pulled anchor and set off inshore. There were quite a few boats on the inner banks, we chatted to a few as we picked a spot. Anchor down and fishing started well. Another slightly bigger bass, whiting , pout and to many damn doggies. Still it was calm and getting warmer, so we were having a good time and some nice lunch. AT 1345 we decided the tide should have eased so back out we went. This time to our original target area. Talking to Graham on the way past I was a bit concerned about so many Dolphins in the area. We did not see any and I do not think it affected us. In the next 90 minutes we had constant whiting, not huge but a few keepers to take home with the bass. We estimated that we had over a hundred, keeping a dozen or so. Heading in at just after 1600, we had enjoyed a lovely cold days fishing. Surrounded by lots of other boats doing the same. Great to be out again. boyscott, Stuie, Gummage and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve S Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 Well done Charlie, hope the engine alarm does not reoccur. I've had random alarms on the odd occasion, doesn't do a lot for the confidence. You can try buttoning out the error code but a lot of alarms don't have any that we can see. As long as you leave the power on to the engine a Volvo engineer should be able to get the code later, they can get a wider range of codes. Unless you are surrounded by dolphins I see them being here as a good thing as it means lots of fish around. Being as the whiting have arrived I assume that's what they are munching on, back in the Spring the bream arrived and so did the dolphins over the Ledge. great white 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted November 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 Thanks Steve She is due an oil and filters change, so I will get that done before the next trip and see if that's it. Damn annoying that the Volvo engine is controlled by ECU's but the read out on the dash gives no clues . Just the code. I am sure you are right about the dolphins feeding on the whiting shoals, maybe the tuna will come further up the channel too. Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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