Another capture on the Sodium coloured AquaWave Ami. This time a Corkwing Wrasse. Fished on a simple split shot rig.
Corkwing Wrasse
The Corkwing Wrasse is a staple of summertime LRF. One of the most colourful fish in British waters. Their heads are often adorned with turquiose and orange stripes, setting them apart from the other wrasse species. At certain times of the year they can shoal up in vast numbers giving the LRF angler almost unlimited sport. Most often, but not exclusively, Corkwing can be successfully caught using artificial worms fished on a split shot rig, small jighead or dropshot.
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.
Colourful Corkwing Wrasse
Wow. What a beautiful Corkwing!
5g HTO Shore Jig
Last week felt like that time of year that micro metal jigs become viable for almost every species. More
Hard Going
While the bigger fish targets have been pretty obliging since lockdown eased, the typical, smaller LRF species have felt a bit thin on the ground at times. Species count is going well, but the volume of fish doesn’t seem to be there yet. Perhaps that’s to do with mating duties. I caught a Corkwing last week that was still full of eggs (carefully released).
Corkwing Wrasse on Metal Jig
A nice Corkwing Wrasse tempted into attacking a 3g metal jig in a nice bit of tidal flow. The metal is a Jackall Mame.
