Amazing sport down in Weymouth this week. It seemed like everything was on, from tiny gobies to squid.
Scad
The Scad, or Horse Mackerel as it is sometimes known is a fast, pelagic predator that visits our shores in mid to late Summer. They aren’t Mackerel at all, but members of the Jack / Trevally family of fishes. The Scad has big eyes and this hints at their ability to hunt at night. In fact fishing for Scad at night is often the best technique for the Light Game angler to successfully target them from the shore. There is lots of dedicated tackle for Scad because their close relatives in Japan, called Aji has a huge following with Japanese anglers.
Windy Scad Game
Still fighting the windy conditions down on the South Coast. Not easy fishing an elevated position in the wind but we managed a few Scad on Saturday night – still sub-1g heads. Dan was fishing the OG Reins Aji Ringer Shad while I continued with my current in-form lure, the Reins Aji Meat.
Portsmouth LRF Lure Only
9 species haul from Portsmouth last week. No flavoured lures were harmed in the making of this blog.
Scad Madness
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.
Night Game Scad
Nice to get some ‘Aji Action’ tonight with Scad falling for lots of different lure fishing methods after dark. Seen here on the HTO measure.
Scad on Blue Metal Jig
An energetic Scad caught on a blue metal slow jig out on the boat today.
5am Scad
Had to get up early for my first Scad of the year. Here it is. 5am Scad.
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