| #1  02-13-2004, 08:21 PM | ||||
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| plaice fishing for any tips about fishing for plaice :?: only ever caught 1 and it was smaller than that flounder in my pics __________________     |
| #3 03-29-2004, 08:42 AM | |||
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| Try a ragworm bait tipped with half a peeler crab Try adding a few coloured beads behind the bait ( not too many though ) esturies are a knocking bet for plaice, with muddy gullies and banks, be prepared to catch flounder amongst them, but generally you'll find the flounders will be quite close to the shore, as they like to hug the shoreline, chuck the bait a little further out to avoid flounders... Off the open beach, plaice like gravelly bottoms, and try moving the bait now and again, sometimes tipping with mackerel, or squid, will attract plaice, but my personal favourite, is a two hook clipped up and down rig, with ragworm and crab and a few added coloured sequins, which also act as bait stops behind a stop knot. As for plaice in the Southampton area, I fished a place called Hamble, and I remember I was catching flounder, but others around me did catch a few plaice, so I would say Hamble, but i'm sure someone else will know a much better mark around Southampton for plaice! |
| #4 03-29-2004, 09:15 AM | ||||
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| i live in warsash which is just the other side of the water from hamble so that might mean plaice are there as well i have had some flounder but not a plaice yet __________________ Bens The Name And Catchings The Game Anti the Anti's |
| #5 04-02-2004, 06:46 AM | ||||
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| i heard the other day that people have been catching 3lb plaice in my area :shock: how come i never get a bite when i go fishing __________________ Bens The Name And Catchings The Game Anti the Anti's |
| #6 04-02-2004, 07:08 AM | ||||
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| I have only had two plaice one at Lepe and one at calshot. Used wishbone rigs with lots of beads and ragworm as bait. They do show round the Southampton area but i hear portsmouth or Hayling island are your best bet, but still a touch early yet only a few showing.  |
| #8 04-02-2004, 07:15 AM | ||||
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| No i think they will go anywhere there is plenty of food for em. A lot of people that fish Hayling Island pick up slipper limpetts of the beach and catch em on these and the bass. I have only had two Plaice from Lepe and Calshot but i have seen plenty caught there. :wink: |
| #9 04-02-2004, 07:17 AM | ||||
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| brilient well im off fishing now talk to you later gonna try rag tipped with maceral like you sugested after bass __________________ Bens The Name And Catchings The Game Anti the Anti's |
| #10 04-02-2004, 08:29 PM | ||||
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| any luck then guess not as else you would have posted by now __________________ |
