Saturday 11 May 2013

May bank holiday catch report


Thought I’d get this quickie in before I forget. Had a really great little session last week when we decided to venture off to one of our favourite rock marks for the first time this year.

On a bit of a whim we headed off to catch the last couple of hours of the ebb. The mark fishes well at all states of the tide and with dusk approaching I was confident that the Pollock would put in an appearance with the added chance of an early bass. With quite a large swell our favoured ledge was sporadically engulfed by the sea and having forgotten the waders I opted for getting wet in order to cast out along a reef. I started off fishing a 14g Dexter wedge fitted with a single hook, searching out the nooks and crannies in search of anything on the feed. Still feeling a little rusty I was sure this was the way forward and sure enough the fish started to bite. Stuart was first in with a nice little pollock and after something tapping at my lure like a woodpecker I managed to hook into my first gar of the year.


Stuart managed another pollock and a gar too I think. It was getting dark quickly and as the sunlight faded I changed lure to a softie and accustomed myself to the dark for the last hour. I’d forgotten what it was like chucking lures in the dark but as my night vision came on I remembered how much I loved it. After chucking metal for the last hour it was nice to be flicking out and twitching some plastic. I had opted for a 3.75” Ecogear BTS shad on a 7g Decoy violence jig head. This was instantly getting attention and before long I landed this lovely little pollock.


Short but sweet; it was great to be back on the rocks and even better to be catching again. Mission next time; bass!!