So, did anyone catch at the weekend??? - Page 2

DownSouth · #11 07-20-2004, 01:12 PM

Not a thing Pross. Fished the match with Andy. Had a smut? (probably) on but it leapt off the hook. That was it.

pingu · #12 07-20-2004, 01:27 PM

remember that cartoon
dog used to see them in the stream yeah

John Marshall · #13 07-20-2004, 03:28 PM

Went Friday, weather lousey, loads of macky,
nothing else, Still roll on the weekend.

Simon TorbayFishing · #14 07-21-2004, 08:47 AM

I had a pretty good weekend. Just fishing off of Princess Pier in Torquay (float and bottom)

Over the weekend ended up with almost a dozen mackerel for bait, half a dozen pollock, half a dozen dog fish, few scad and a grrrrrfish... ok, garfish :)

Norfolkboy · #15 07-21-2004, 10:00 AM

sounds good!

did you use any feathers at all?

Simon TorbayFishing · #16 07-21-2004, 10:24 AM

Nah, just float and bottom.

It's really strange this year because all the mackerel I see being caught are on floats. I can watch people feathering all day long and maybe catch the odd one or two whereas the float fisherman are pulling them in by the truck load.

It has been a strange year this year with a number of odd things happening which is why even when you think you know the place your fishing at you should still experiment constantly.

Last night was a good example. The mackerel on the Princess Pier in Torquay are normally caught between 10 and 15 foot. Yesterday we were catching them at 3 to 6 foot. I took out 4 yesterday that have never or hardly ever fished before and if I didn't drill into them to change depth and bait often I'm sure we would have walked away last night with nothing.

steve devon · #17 07-21-2004, 10:27 AM

its a wierd year

the gar havent even arived here :S

theres been 1 or 2 caught but thats it literaly

and the mackerel here are only being caught on spinners and feathers none on float hardly :S

pingu · #18 07-21-2004, 10:32 AM

here the mackeral seem to be waiting until later in day to get caught(till 1/2 dark) but all good size this year
not seen a garfish at all this year yet
going to try again tonight tho

steve devon · #19 07-21-2004, 10:35 AM

around here i havnt seen any gar and only about 10 mackerel but up brixham iv seen quite a few gar and plenty of macky

greg · #20 07-22-2004, 10:05 AM

i cought 2 gar this year :)

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