My Bass fishing received a well timed boost last week with a couple of decent sessions. I went back to what I know and rekindled my relationship with the X-Layer with instant reward. Not that I had gone off these lures, I just wanted to use everything else I had instead, and this had kind of confused my fishing a bit. So after a look back at last years Bass fishing it was quite clear the X-Layers caught me fish, simple. So with a clearer plan and many less lures in my bag I ended up on my usual spot at the right state of tide two days in a row.
School Bass from Southampton Water
School Bass caught on an Ecogear Aqua Straight near a drain water outlet in Southampton Water
Catch The Hatch
More catch-the-hatch than match-the-hatch!
Catching up – LRF
First of all I should explain my absence over the past few weeks. A combination of no internet and a ton of work to be finished at home have stopped me getting online to update the blog, but I have managed to get fishing now and again. I have been concentrating on LRF from the shore in an attempt to boost my species count but at the same time keeping half an eye open for Bass.
LRF on Sky TV!
A real landmark in the history of LRF in the UK. Andy Ford (left) and Ben Field give an LRF run down on Sky Sports TV – watch the video here
Technicolor Corkwing Wrasse
Technicolor Corkwing Wrasse caught from Swanage Pier, Dorset
Long Spined Sea Scorpion
Always a pleasure. This one from the old outfall pipe down Eastney, Portsmouth
Handsome Black Goby
A handsome Black Goby caught from the Millennium Pier in Gosport