cod

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:10 pm

Hello,

ive been fishing in the same place for tonights now and landed 3 baby cod,
is it best to leave it and go back in a month or so when then are bigger?

any advise???

Cheers

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:44 pm

Hi, you dont say where you are from, but in my opinion theres no point wasting time, Cod from 3 to 12lb are being caught, very few, but they are around. so keep at it. big grin

PS, welcome to the forum.

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:01 pm

Cheers manic_muppet

Im from Chichester btw,
Yeah ok ill keep fishing the same mark for the winter and see what it brings.
ive fished the same marks for years now and had some good fish.
''if it isnt broke dont fix it springs to mind'' lol

Cheers,
FM

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:12 pm

I think it's maybe like the whiting - the first couple of weeks of whiting arrival, they are all too small and quite frankly a dam nuisance as we all know then they start to get bigger. In fact I was getting some off Hayling well over a pound in the run up to Christmas in 2009 and had a 7.5 lb cod in the same period.
Nothing last year but then it was serious brass monkey weather which they are promising won't happen this year!

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:34 pm

keep at it fm ,you never know when the big one will turn up.
as a matter of interest eccles ,what is the whiting situation like at hayling,any bigger ones around yet.
mick.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:02 pm

Not yet taken a decent one - about 8 last friday all small. Probably going to do the weekend in a deeper patch so should find one or two at range and maybe a cod.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:06 pm

all the best for a coddie.or decent whiting
mick

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:19 pm

Ill be at life boat station sat ht mate. might see you around

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:44 pm

loved to have met up,other half dont finish work until ten and ive got little one to look after.maybe another day
mick

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:31 am

SimonV wrote:

Ill be at life boat station sat ht mate. might see you around

That's a strange place to go in winter, does it produce? - Always do my winter fishing along the front.

Member Joined: Oct 31, 2008 Posts: 35

"Always do my winter fishing along the front."

Hi Eccles, does this mean IotB or east of East Stoke to the harbour entrance?

Thanks,
MRAJ

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:24 pm

Didnt know you could catch on a front. Id normaly fish the beach... the bit by the sea
winking

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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:17 pm

MRAJ wrote:

Hi Eccles, does this mean IotB or east of East Stoke to the harbour entrance?

Thanks,
MRAJ

Depends on the tide and conditions. I have done all of them, Eastoke Corner area when there is a high spring tide, IOTB after there has been a southerly blow. Don't like being too close to harbour entrances - weed and current can be a problem.

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:22 pm

keep at it fm ,you never know when the big one will turn up.
as a matter of interest eccles ,what is the whiting situation like at hayling,any bigger ones around yet.
mick.

Cheers nthendpompey,

going to the same mark this weekend so will let you all no how i get on.

as for hayling ive fished sandy point and landed a alot of whiting only small ones tho confused

Cheers FM

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:24 pm

If there is a crap tide on the horizon then i would say give Gilkicker point a try. Nice access to deep water and always a chance of some decent cod or whiting winking

. Another good place would be the cafe at Stokes Bay. Went there this time last year and had plenty of sizable whiting and a few dabs too. But the temps were a lot colder winking