Dovers Eastern arm 14th March

dovorian · #1 03-15-2011, 05:48 PM

Arrived on the arm at about 12ish right on LW. Weather was sunny all morning but started to become overcast when I started fishing!
To start with things were slow. I was using 2 rods, one with a 4/o pulley pennel with a squid wrapped in a side of mackeral and a two hook flapper with lug tipped with squid.
After about an hour the fish started, first fish of the day a small dab. A while later a codling, undersize! but I was intrested now. The for the next couple of hours it was small codling an a couple of dabs. Must have caught 5 codling in the end, all too small.
Also caught a large crab!
The weather continued to turn, the north easterly polar maritime air flowing over the warm sea caused the fog to roll in, it never rained but the air was wet claggy and cold but not too uncomfortable so I carried on.
I caught a sizable whiting at some point but diddnt see the point in keep him as I wasnt catching anything else worth keeping so threw him back. Toward 4oclock at the end of the session I caught another and whished I had kept the 1st on I caught the pair would have made supper.
I caught a large dog fish at the end of the sesson as well, he went back also.
As always a busy afternoon on the arm. Nothing worth taking home though, shame. Still enjoyed myself, looking forward to another session on thursday down the arm and aslo a trip to the hoe with my boy on Saturday.
All the best.
J

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pingu · #2 03-15-2011, 05:52 PM

nice session

dave

MRG2000 · #3 03-15-2011, 06:04 PM

Looks like a good trip ,cracking pictures .....

fishypaul · #4 03-15-2011, 06:05 PM

well done jason,we will have them thornbacks on thursday

scottish_and_mental · #5 03-15-2011, 06:10 PM

good going mate, there seems to be no shortage of fish down East at the minute , i wish a few would travel up here over night

good luck wi the boy at the weekend

nice velvet swimmer crab too !

dovorian · #6 03-15-2011, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by fishypaul

well done jason,we will have them thornbacks on thursday

yeah Im looking forward to it. I popped into londis today the freezer is looking a bit bare! I grabbed some Jacks, herring I hope! some sand eels and a couple of mackeral to lash onto the 4/0 pennel. I diddnt get anything on that rod yesterday. Fingers crossed for thursday.

J

cuckoo · #7 03-15-2011, 06:53 PM

Great session mate , keep am eye on them velvet swimming crabs , vicious barstewards

Bluesbro · #8 03-15-2011, 08:19 PM

Nice session mate, green with envy at not being able to fish the eastern arm!!!

dovorian · #9 03-16-2011, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluesbro

Nice session mate, green with envy at not being able to fish the eastern arm!!!

You could always get a job on the ferries or a job within the port! Hammonds use casual workers, not sure if you could rock up do a weekend and apply for a dock pass then just do the odd shift when it suits.

I have never posted my reports from the arm before as its not a place anyone one can go but I figured people like to read the reports no matter where they are from.

Its a bummer that only pass holders can use the arm, but then its an even bigger bummer working on the ferries!

Take it easy.

J

Bluesbro · #10 03-16-2011, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by dovorian

You could always get a job on the ferries or a job within the port! Hammonds use casual workers, not sure if you could rock up do a weekend and apply for a dock pass then just do the odd shift when it suits.

Might be tempted, recently got laid off from work so may well look into it, A job with added perks lol

Cheers

Joe

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