Amazing sport down in Weymouth this week. It seemed like everything was on, from tiny gobies to squid.
Unlike the previous part of the season, it was great to see the main pelagic fish showing reliably. Good numbers of mackerel, scad and garfish. But not so many of one or another to get boring. Really great fishing on tiny metals and small soft-plastics fished Jighead.
In addition to the pelagics, there were a lot of juvenile seabream present around the Stone Pier. Including plenty of the rarer red seabream currently being reported all along the South Coast. It was a good Weymouth tick.
As darkness descended, swarms of anglers flooded the Stone Pier with their squid jigs. I’ve never before witnessed Weymouth’s now famous run of squid and it was a real eye-opener with regards to the quantity of cephalopods in the area at this time.
I threw an hour at the inner harbour trying to see of I could locate one of the reported Triggerfish, but alas it wasn’t to be. Regardless, great fishing!
15th September, 2024 @ 7:03 am
Sounds like a great session, have you tried the Jackall Jelly Sardines from Prime Angling for the scad please? Interested in how they might work.
15th September, 2024 @ 1:13 pm
I haven’t because I wouldn’t use a treble hook for Scad because it will destroy their mouths. No good for catch and release. Fine if you’re keeping them.
I think the Jelly Sardine is a type of ‘i-bait’ which has a do-nothing action. You would just cast it out and bring it back slowly, sub-surface, using the reel. Fish will hit it from below. Hence the hook position. It feels perfect for night game. Especially larger Pollack. But again, I would prefer not to use a treble for catch and release.
You might be able to swap for a single as long as the new hook is a similar weight.
15th September, 2024 @ 3:01 pm
Many thanks I think they look awesome, but, not being an lrf angler I am confused about how they could be used and where. Sometimes lures look perfect to me, but, less so to the fish! Thanks again, keep up the good work with DNA podcast.
15th September, 2024 @ 3:06 pm
It’s an interesting topic we should cover on the pod. In the UK, there is an over-indexing towards lures that generate a strong action. Paddletails being the best example. Basically because anglers can see that they do something. That gives them confidence. But only ever fishing active lures rules out occasions where fish are put off by a busy lure. Low action lures are fantastic on occasion. The Japanese know this. UK anglers less so.