Thunderpants
Well-known member
I fished the walkway last night 9pm - 2am over high water. There was a strong easterly blowing off the sea so I positioned myself with my back to it. The water was fairly choppy too. I had to take great care opening my box that my stuff didn't blow away and the wind even blew my box over at one point. So it was difficult to see the smaller bites but the bigger ones were ok. I fished with two rods using two hook flappers baited with lug, rag or mackerel. It was a very busy session getting a fish a cast for some periods including many double shots. The final score was seventeen fish - 9 tommies, 3 flounders, 3 dabs, a pin whiting and an eelpout. Fish were caught on all baits with rag being the top one.
One of the flounders was a whopper at 33cm and canny fat. I think it may be a PB but need to find where I've got my previous flounder PB written down (memory like a sieve
). One of the dabs was a bit weird too - it felt smooth in both directions not rough in one direction the way dabs are supposed to be, and I could not see the characteristic curve in the lateral line by the pectoral fins that it should have. It had no spots though so was not a plaice and no lumpy lateral line so was definately not a flounder. I am guessing some kind of half breed.
The Weird Dab
One of the "Normal" Dabs
Flounder 33cm
Eelpout
One of the flounders was a whopper at 33cm and canny fat. I think it may be a PB but need to find where I've got my previous flounder PB written down (memory like a sieve
). One of the dabs was a bit weird too - it felt smooth in both directions not rough in one direction the way dabs are supposed to be, and I could not see the characteristic curve in the lateral line by the pectoral fins that it should have. It had no spots though so was not a plaice and no lumpy lateral line so was definately not a flounder. I am guessing some kind of half breed.The Weird Dab
One of the "Normal" Dabs
Flounder 33cm
Eelpout
