Solent forts yesterday

gullyworm · #1 07-11-2009, 05:17 AM

Arrived down at southsea about 0930 for my last Yakking trip of 2009 :'(
The plan was to get out to the forts to do some plugging /spinning as long as the weather was ok.

As usual i was billy no mates (Rob you are allowed to get your kayak wet) ;D
The paddle out was pretty pleasent,heres the fort from about half way.

As i get further out i could see the birds working around the area.
You can just make them out against the ferry,WOW ::)

Finnally made it to the fort , the tide was ripping and on the side of the fort that the tide was hitting i could see flashes of silver from the feeding Bass.

There was already another angler out here who had spopped off on his way over to Langstone to pick up a Yak which he had bought on e-bay,a pilot launch was also fishing aswell ???

First two casts i had two small Bass,good fun tho on the light gear,a few minutes later i last what felt like a very good fish,it took line and headed uptide before chucking the hook :'(

After about 45 minutes the tide eased and the bass catching stopped,i paddled around looking for some decent ground but apart from the submarine blocks its a pretty flat seabed out there.
The bloke returned from Langstone and i had a look at his Yak.I think it was a Bic ???
After a while the tide started to push through to the west and the wind picked up against tide.
I fished for about another 45 mins ,had a few more Bass and a couple of Mackerel and then decided to head back in as the wind was getting up :-[

I was back home by 1400,a short sess but very enjoyable and well recomended.
I fished the harbour ,launching back of my house the night before and had quite a few bass on rag fishing the incoming tide in shallow water .The biggest went 3.5lb.
Cheers all

Madaboutfish · #2 07-11-2009, 10:32 AM

This yakking sounds my idea of sea fishing heaven. Love your reports and gutted I didnt invest in the gear early in the season as I would have joined you every time!

Can't afford to justify the expence now, as will not get the useage, but will do next year, unless I can pick up a second had yak on ebay in the coming weeks.

maghouse · #3 07-11-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gullyworm

As usual i was billy no mates (Rob you are allowed to get your kayak wet) ;D

Some of us do work you know - none of this 3 months off before sunning it in a sun drenched land you know .... saw you after you dropped the kids off - wondered where you were heading - didnt even wave to me - miserable sod