Another fantastic Big Lerf Fundraiser has come and gone raising £2000 for charity. What an amazing event this is.
July
Archive of all LRF fish caught in the month of July.
Biblical Scad
2025 Scad season is shaping up to be a good one. Epic numbers of Scad and their prey at Weymouth the other evening.
Connemara Clingfish on Metal Jig
My 52nd lure-caught species! A Connemara Clingfish. And on a metal!!
Oops! We did it again
What’s better than catching a Butterfly Blenny by fluke? Targeting Butterfly Blenny to order!
Rock Goby on Knight Worm
One of the easier mini species to tick off on unflavoured soft plastics, the Rock Goby is pretty aggressive for its size.
JungleGym Jaco Ichi Jig
A nice Corkwing Wrasse that has shown its predatory instincts towards this rather nice 1g JungleGym Jaco Ichi metal jig. Assist hooks here are the excellent DJ-95 twins from Decoy Japan.
Axillary Seabream in UK Waters
UPDATE 13/11/2024 – The fish that was originally identified as an Axillary Seabream is in fact a juvenile Red Seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)
Okay, I’m leaving the original blog post below for prosperity, but I’ve completely u-turned on my original thoughts about this species.