team tractor Posted November 5, 2023 Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 I thought I’d drive the 270 miles round trip again this weekend to burnham to see what’s catching again . we had 8 whiting ( corrected by strimmer , not pollock 😂) and a crab . my dads never caught a sea fish so I bought him a rod etc . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted November 5, 2023 Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 Nice to see your out again well done on your catch 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted November 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Nice to see your out again well done on your catch 😊👍 Cheers . It was cold and wet tho . I had a warm shower after 😂. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted November 5, 2023 Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 20 minutes ago, team tractor said: Cheers . It was cold and wet tho . I had a warm shower after 😂. It’s been a little cold wet and a tad windy here but I managed to get out and get a couple 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted November 5, 2023 Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 Sounds like fun, I didn’t ocean fish this year as North Carolina limited flounder season to one a day in September. Didn’t see it worth it. Probably head that way in the springtime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted November 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Old farrier said: It’s been a little cold wet and a tad windy here but I managed to get out and get a couple 😊 What did you have ? 26 minutes ago, NoBodyImportant said: Sounds like fun, I didn’t ocean fish this year as North Carolina limited flounder season to one a day in September. Didn’t see it worth it. Probably head that way in the springtime I’m 100 miles + from the coast so wish I lived closer . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted November 5, 2023 Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) Friday after the storm Edited November 5, 2023 by Old farrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted November 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 Bri 27 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Friday after the storm brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 Well done on the whiting there is a few Cod getting caught in the channel but you would be better off fishing the open sea by the white light on the beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 hello, well done TT, where is the photo taken from, ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 I used to love sea fishing and in my early days it was a toss up between shooting and fishing , I was lucky I was able to do both but it was very time consuming with shooting all day Saturday and taking fishing parties out on the Sunday , if we had a full crew of eight we never had enough room to fish ourselves so we would drop a long line on the way out and pick it up on the way back so we had some fish to take home , these were mainly Cod or Whiting, this alone often involved being out for nine or ten hours , still our marriage survived and shooting won the day , but like all forms of field sports you need to live close to your shooting or fishing grounds and have the time to go at a moments notice to get the best out of the sport and I admire those hardy folk who travel long distance to take part in a few hours fishing or shooting . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 Hello, i did a lot of Beach fishing years ago, mainly night time, Sussex, Hants, Somerset and Dorset coast, sometimes wish i live nearer the coast 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted November 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 5 hours ago, Rim Fire said: Well done on the whiting there is a few Cod getting caught in the channel but you would be better off fishing the open sea by the white light on the beach It’s a blooming big walk 😂 4 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, well done TT, where is the photo taken from, ? Burnham by the yacht club 4 hours ago, marsh man said: I used to love sea fishing and in my early days it was a toss up between shooting and fishing , I was lucky I was able to do both but it was very time consuming with shooting all day Saturday and taking fishing parties out on the Sunday , if we had a full crew of eight we never had enough room to fish ourselves so we would drop a long line on the way out and pick it up on the way back so we had some fish to take home , these were mainly Cod or Whiting, this alone often involved being out for nine or ten hours , still our marriage survived and shooting won the day , but like all forms of field sports you need to live close to your shooting or fishing grounds and have the time to go at a moments notice to get the best out of the sport and I admire those hardy folk who travel long distance to take part in a few hours fishing or shooting . MM Living smack in the middle of England is a pain in the back side . I have all the Munty /pigeon/bunny etc I could need but that’s it . we were at the bridgewater carnival with my parents too so it’s worth while . I just love the coast . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) Been out again today had a terrible 2 mile drive to get to the spot 🙄 anyway managed to catch dinner kept two and put the rest back lots of small ones about even caught two at a time 😂 Edited November 6, 2023 by Old farrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted November 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Old farrier said: Been out again today had a terrible 2 mile drive to get to the spot 🙄 anyway managed to catch dinner kept two and put the rest back lots of small ones about even caught two at a time 😂 I’m jealous 100% . where’s this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 4 minutes ago, team tractor said: I’m jealous 100% . where’s this ? Just up the road from my house 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Just up the road from my house 😂 Lucky Lucky you 👍 6 hours ago, team tractor said: It’s a blooming big walk 😂 Burnham by the yacht club Living smack in the middle of England is a pain in the back side . I have all the Munty /pigeon/bunny etc I could need but that’s it . we were at the bridgewater carnival with my parents too so it’s worth while . I just love the coast . hello, a chap i know son lives in bristol and fishes all the Bristol Channel down to Burnham and gets some cracking fish, he goes after a westerly storm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 6 hours ago, team tractor said: It’s a blooming big walk 😂 Burnham by the yacht club Living smack in the middle of England is a pain in the back side . I have all the Munty /pigeon/bunny etc I could need but that’s it . we were at the bridgewater carnival with my parents too so it’s worth while . I just love the coast . I think wherever you live have advantages and disadvantages TT , in the Winter the coast can often be a bleak place and not everyone's idea of a nice day out , I also love it and I don't think the sea fishing is as popular as it once was , this time of the year you used to see the Tilley lamps all the way along the beach and on a Sunday you might had seen 15 to 20 inshore boats fishing , my brothers boat had a eco sounder inside the cabin and we would go a mile or so out into the North sea , the tide can be very fast and you would often reel in and didn't know you had a fair size fish on the hook , it can be very cold just sitting there on a cold day and I can well remember a young lad we had on board and he was warming his hands in his pockets as it was bitterly cold , he sat there watching his boat rod when all of a sudden it knocked on the tip and then bent right over , as he was getting his hands out of his pocket the rod went over the side of the boat and we never saw it again , all we could put it down to was either a very big fish , or a Seal had took a fish that was hooked and swam away with the rod trailing behind it , the look on the lads face was one of sheer amazement and he no doubt told all his friends about the one that got away . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 14 hours ago, Old farrier said: Been out again today had a terrible 2 mile drive to get to the spot 🙄 anyway managed to catch dinner kept two and put the rest back lots of small ones about even caught two at a time 😂 A couple of nice spikeys there looking at that mud it's like the upper Bristol Channel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) Im still yet to get a Bass up here but trying for a decent size one of these. the observant among you might notice the knot not trimmed, I like to leave a short bristle to help hold the fish bait on. Edited November 7, 2023 by islandgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 You must have some very silverish sand up there looking at lightness of the fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, Rim Fire said: You must have some very silverish sand up there looking at lightness of the fish Even flounder are very pale, Ive caught plenty of hand size turbot but no parent fish, trying long range and deeper water on one rod and short on the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 2 hours ago, islandgun said: Even flounder are very pale, Ive caught plenty of hand size turbot but no parent fish, trying long range and deeper water on one rod and short on the other And possibly staler bait anyway here’s today’s effort had to drive a whole 1 1/2 miles the other way today as the wind is up a bit 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, Old farrier said: And possibly staler bait anyway here’s today’s effort had to drive a whole 1 1/2 miles the other way today as the wind is up a bit 😊 I see thats whys theres none up north, your catching em all down there, has the recent gales helped, and whats this about stale baits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 1 hour ago, islandgun said: I see thats whys theres none up north, your catching em all down there, has the recent gales helped, and whats this about stale baits Turbot arnt a great lover of fresh bait in this area frozen thawed out mackerel will out fish fresh along with frozen sandeel however areas vary a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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