It’s that time of year once again. The Scad (Horse Mackerel) have descended on the South Coast in numbers and offer great sport for the light lure angler. I’ve already had good sport on the boat during the daytime and from the shore at night. Have a go for them if you can.
A great LRF capture. Probably my biggest LRF Bass to date. This 61cm (fork) fish weighing approximately 6lb fell to a tiny 12g HTO Shore Jig in Scad colour.More
Caught a couple of beautiful Baillon’s Wrasse from the boat using the new C-map Reveal charts to find a suitable hole in the reef. Used a short dropshot rig presenting a small piece of Gulp Slim Sandworm just off the bottom.
I’ve started carrying digital scales once again!More
The Dragonet is a very common fish, but we don’t tend to bump into them all that often – why? More
Been a long time since the last one. Love the Leopard-spotted goby
Still seems a bit slow down on the central south coast, but I’ve only been a few times. Having said that, it feels like a good time to snag a Sea Scorpion.
Had to call off a boat trip last week due to the wind strength offshore so I grabbed what LRF gear I had and decided upon a sheltered LRF session in the sun, around Old Portsmouth. More