Dover's Price of Wales Pier 15th April 11

[dovorian]

The Misses had work this afternoon and my Daughter was booked into nursery so I seized the opportunity to use the few worms which were left in the fridge from the other evening on the Eastern arm.

I popped down to the Prince of Wales pier with my 6 year old son Matthew. I never expected to catch anything worth substantial. I find the P.O.W can be quite poor on the fishing front but it is a very comfortable pier and good for children.

I arrived on the pier at about 13:00. High water: 21:00. Low water: 1500 ish. I fished untill 16:30.

I fished 3 rods. A boat rod with a 1/o 3 hook paternoster rig down the wall, a beach caster with a 1/o 2 hook flapper and a bass rod with a size 2 hook running ledger with loads of bling, I was hoping for a flat fish for the species hunt.

I was using lug worm tipped with squid on the bass rod and beach caster. I used some bluey that fishypaul gave me for down the wall.

I Caught a Scorpion fish down the wall. I was made up with that for the species hunt. I caught a second one a little later in exactly the same way, not as big as the first.

I also caught a pin whiting which was mottled and looked like a tiny coding but I think it was whiting.

I also managed to catch 2 whelks together on the 2 hook flapper, they were munching the lug and squid! They had the hooks right inside their shell.

I never caught a flatfish but see one swim right past where I was fishing, it looked like a Turtbot.
The guy next to us caught a flounder. I asked if he had anything else, he said he hadn’t.

I didn’t see much being caught down there.
It was a nice afternoon all the same.

All the best.
Jason

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[dovorian]

Just a quick one, are those the short spined sea scorpions?

[fishypaul]

more species points ??? well done jason,
yes i think it is a short spined

[billytattoo]

at least you didnt blank jason, im fishing prince of wales on 26 april, ive never fished it before tho i checked it out last wednesday and thought it was ok and my wife can drive me all the way to the end as she is disabled so no long walk.

bill

[zonnkers]

If I had realised there was another forum member there today I would of stopped for a talk We were right at the end by the Cafe/toilets, where abouts were you fishing?

Yes they are Short Spined Sea Scorpions.

[dovorian]

Originally Posted by zonnkers

If I had realised there was another forum member there today I would of stopped for a talk We were right at the end by the Cafe/toilets, where abouts were you fishing?

Yes they are Short Spined Sea Scorpions.

I was just a few pegs down.
Were you using a blue max on a spinning rod down the wall.
That was the only thing I noticed up that far!
J

[dovorian]

Originally Posted by billytattoo

at least you didnt blank jason, im fishing prince of wales on 26 april, ive never fished it before tho i checked it out last wednesday and thought it was ok and my wife can drive me all the way to the end as she is disabled so no long walk.

bill

Yeah, I blanked earlier this week, wasnt fun! The P.O.W can be a bit slow but it is very comfortable, even the cafe was open today.
Im working then so can't pop down.
Alll the best.
J

[zonnkers]

Originally Posted by billytattoo

at least you didnt blank jason, im fishing prince of wales on 26 april, ive never fished it before tho i checked it out last wednesday and thought it was ok and my wife can drive me all the way to the end as she is disabled so no long walk.

bill

I think I'm free that day so should be able get down there with a bit of luck, if you are after species you want small hooks and mainly Rag as bait

[zonnkers]

Originally Posted by dovorian

I was just a few pegs down.
Were you using a blue max on a spinning rod down the wall.
That was the only thing I noticed up that far!
J

Yes that was us. most of my species today came on the spinning rod

[MRG2000]

Nice fishing , that little scorpion is a cute looking fish ...