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Oh and by the way Dogfish can make a bad day good. 😩 better than a blank.👍

What does that mean you've seen a picture of one😁

I can understand your son being very excited, but who was holding it while the picture was taken and were you trying to steal all of the glory 🤣🤣

What does that mean you've seen a picture of one😁

For those of you that have boats in and around the Portsmouth area there are 2 new tackle shops in pompey (well I've just found  them), one is Cosham Angling and the other is Fishon bait and tackle in Paulsgrove, good to see two shops opening after the closure of Allens in Stamshaw.
Don't think they have websites but both shops have a FB page.
Steve

Welcome Tony, also based in Portsmouth and keep my boat in Gosport as well, not sure if Andy is including dog fish in his species of the shark family as his target fish of 2021.
I'm sure we may well see each other out there sometime.
Steve
 

For those of you that have boats in and around the Portsmouth area there are 2 new tackle shops in pompey (well I've just found  them), one is Cosham Angling and the other is Fishon bait and tackle in Paulsgrove, good to see two shops opening after the closure of Allens in Stamshaw.
Don't think they have websites but both shops have a FB page.
Steve

Always good to see the boat get put back into the water Martin,good luck with your forthcoming fishing trips.
Steve

Always good to see the boat get put back into the water Martin,good luck with your forthcoming fishing trips.
Steve

Always good to see the boat get put back into the water Martin,good luck with your forthcoming fishing trips.
Steve

Hi All
I've been looking at this sight and have now decide to join up,my name is Steve and retired last March after working in oceanography for 33 years and then Covid hit and scuppered alot of my plans for my retirement. On the boat front I've been in partnership for years and have had Pilot dory,Raider 18 wheelhouse and since 2008 a Aquafish 23 which is based in Haslar marina and fish Nab and Selsey areas and occasionally the Solent.
Steve

Thanks very much for that info,just phoned them to update email address,I agree very helpful on the phone.
Steve

Well this will not be a long report,after our trip last week to the blocks at Southsea we decided to try and give Hayling Bay a bash on Sunday for a day of plaice fishing,dropped anchor at about 6.54am and within 10 minutes I had one hooked although only weighed in at just over the 1lb and was returned to get bigger I was hopefull for some action for the rest of the day,but sorry to say that was the only orange spotted fish to hit the net,after that it was only doggers that took the hook,tried various baits,ragworm,lug and squid, I gave tipping the hook with squid as all that seem to do was attract the vermin, I did have a really good take on one of the rods which got me all excited,this was rigged with two hooks and only when reeled to the surface to find two doggers had taken the baits.
Still good to get out as i think the weather will not be looking good for this weekend so will have to find some jobs to do on the boat to keep me busy.
Steve

I'm sure I'm using the same as the rest of the dozen or so boats that were around us on Sunday,a spoon with beads,one rod had green and black the other orange and yellow,both rods had a second hook with just beads. The plaice fell to the spoon with orange and yellow beads but it was most likely the snake like ragworm that attracted it 😂

Well this will not be a long report,after our trip last week to the blocks at Southsea we decided to try and give Hayling Bay a bash on Sunday for a day of plaice fishing,dropped anchor at about 6.54am and within 10 minutes I had one hooked although only weighed in at just over the 1lb and was returned to get bigger I was hopefull for some action for the rest of the day,but sorry to say that was the only orange spotted fish to hit the net,after that it was only doggers that took the hook,tried various baits,ragworm,lug and squid, I gave tipping the hook with squid as all that seem to do was attract the vermin, I did have a really good take on one of the rods which got me all excited,this was rigged with two hooks and only when reeled to the surface to find two doggers had taken the baits.
Still good to get out as i think the weather will not be looking good for this weekend so will have to find some jobs to do on the boat to keep me busy.
Steve

Smoothies do love a hermit

Well I'm not sure if I should have posted in the catch reports but here goes,fished the blocks at Southsea on Saturday as it was the first trip out since the boat was anti-fouled,polished and service on the leg and engine,beautifull day out but alas only I dogger ( which I believe someone would have been happy to catch) and 2 small pin whiting, counted another 14 boats fishing in the same area but didn't see any net action going on. A friend of mine fished Hayling bay with again approx 15 boats in the same area,he did have one plaice at the end of the day which I'm told weighed at just over the pound, tried ragworm and fresh lug for bait.
Steve

I have a chest freezer in my garage which was stocked up with approx 12 x 5lb boxes of squid,10,boxes of mini squid,packs of herring,mackerel and bluey's 10 of each, I also purchase wire baskets to sit on the top which have had frozen lug, sandeels and crabs there was also plenty of room left for freezer blocks for the cool  box on the boat.
Hope this gives you a rough idea.
Steve

Well I'm not sure if I should have posted in the catch reports but here goes,fished the blocks at Southsea on Saturday as it was the first trip out since the boat was anti-fouled,polished and service on the leg and engine,beautifull day out but alas only I dogger ( which I believe someone would have been happy to catch) and 2 small pin whiting, counted another 14 boats fishing in the same area but didn't see any net action going on. A friend of mine fished Hayling bay with again approx 15 boats in the same area,he did have one plaice at the end of the day which I'm told weighed at just over the pound, tried ragworm and fresh lug for bait.
Steve

I'll have 2 t-shirts and 1 hoodie please in grey and XL size,if Im not to late to place a order.
Steve

I'll have 2 t-shirts and 1 hoodie please in grey and XL size,if Im not to late to place a order.
Steve

I have a orginal 15LB Ugly stick so anything that puts a bend in that is great fun,also Bream on light tackle.
Nearly lost the rod when this beauty hit it,must remember to always check the drag before sitting down for a brew🤣

Fresh mackerel fillet
Tipped just over 9lb on my scales,still waiting to catch one in double figures

I have a orginal 15LB Ugly stick so anything that puts a bend in that is great fun,also Bream on light tackle.
Nearly lost the rod when this beauty hit it,must remember to always check the drag before sitting down for a brew🤣

I'm in for a couple of t-shirts, also a hoodie whenever there are about,also a couple of the Offshore Outlaw stickers