Where to fish in the Gosport area?

[Clayton116]

Hello there, Myself and a Couple of friends are planning on fishing, We're all from Gosport, Rowner to be precise.. I was just wondering, Where is a good Sea fishing spot in the gosport/Lee area at the moment, Recommended baits, and what kind of catches.. We tried the gosport ferry pier yesterday and only caugh a small rass and a Tiny strange looking fish with the broad face and spikes on its fins thing.
Thanks.

[scottish_and_mental]

Originally Posted by Clayton116

Hello there, Myself and a Couple of friends are planning on fishing, We're all from Gosport, Rowner to be precise.. I was just wondering, Where is a good Sea fishing spot in the gosport/Lee area at the moment, Recommended baits, and what kind of catches.. We tried the gosport ferry pier yesterday and only caugh a small rass and a Tiny strange looking fish with the broad face and spikes on its fins thing.
Thanks.

the funny wee thing is a scorpion fish ..
By fishing at night you VASTLY increase your chances of catching somethin decent . the ferry pier is a great summer mark when there are bream and pollack,wrasse,mackerel and bass to be caught but for the minute , if you have a rod of 12 foot then i would try one of the beaches at Gilkicker or along at Stokes bay,Hillhead wall or even in the opposite direction towards Haslar wall or as far as Hayling ..
Plenty big doggies about ( over 2lb last night) as well as early smoothounds , the chance of a thornback ray ,pout,poor cod,bass and pollack.
If all else fails go back to ther millenium pier and fish when its dark as the fish will come in and hang around the structure . use rag tipped with squid and mackerel/sandeel baits for the bigger fish .

[gullyworm]

Plenty of Bass moving into the harbour at the moment. Try fishing the flood tide using big rag bits or peeler. Look for gulleys in the mud that fill on the flood.
Good luck.

[neptune]

HI, WHEREABOUTS IS HASLER WALL?also where are the cliffs at hill head? are they where the SWORDFISH PUB used to be?

[mintcake_2012]

if you r coming from town go over haslar bridge carry on all the way to the end of haslar rd. At the end turn left and then left again by the side of the imigration centre and follow it rnd mate

[neptune]

cheers, so where are the so called cliffs at hillhead.

[geejayy]

Originally Posted by neptune

cheers, so where are the so called cliffs at hillhead.

i'm not sure where exactly is meant by hill head cliffs, but i'd guess at under the site of the old swordfish pub or away to the west from hillhead wall past the bungalow /chalet site, though i've heard this bit of beach called by a different name, can't remember what it is though?

[chris.oldgit]

an area that is always popular, is the RNLI station at stokes bay, and left of it up to gilkicker point.
the further you go towards gilkicker point, the stronger the currents become.

[neptune]

having moved recently to GOSPORT and for years been both beach and boat sea fishing all over the country, it is with interest and amazement that I very rarely see any dingys fishing in the solent, stokes bay area, I see their is the ELMORE angling club lots of nice fishing dingys, but no movement, is it because the solent generally is played out?

[chris.oldgit]

stokes bay has a sailing/ fishing club next to the RNLI station, very reasonable to join plenty of club functions, also has a clubhouse on site, there is also a club at LEE-ON-SOLENT, again all amenities.