Fishing Report:8/3/07.st osyth

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:14 am

WOW got a phone call last night from screamingreels .he spent the day down at st osyth beach. lucky sod. he had a big bag of fish 20+ codling & a 2lb cod way to go .wish i was there to but :cry: Next Week :lol:

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essexman wrote:

WOW got a phone call last night from screamingreels .he spent the day down at st osyth beach. lucky sod. he had a big bag of fish 20+ codling & a 2lb cod way to go .wish i was there to but :cry: Next Week :lol:

Sorry to dissapoint you but you cant call a cod a cod until its 8lb.

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rocket wrote:

essexman wrote:

WOW got a phone call last night from screamingreels .he spent the day down at st osyth beach. lucky sod. he had a big bag of fish 20+ codling & a 2lb cod way to go .wish i was there to but :cry: Next Week :lol:

Sorry to dissapoint you but you cant call a cod a cod until its 8lb.

It's a cod at 6lbs and approx. 24" in length which is when they are able to breed properly. Mind you, the fish have been under so much pressure that evolution has kicked in and they are breeding at a smaller size. This may sound like a good thing, but it is yet another sign of the collapse of our cod fishery. Scary! sad

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at least I didn't blank.

:-)

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:54 pm

rocket did you not understand wat i was talking about.Cod /Codling. tut tut

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Nice one Screams. St Osyth is one of those places I have yet to try.

Has anyone fished the bay just outside the Havan Holiday Camp?? I spent a few days there last year and it looks like it could hold a few Bass?

Soleman

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Soleman, theres a few holiday camps around St Osyth, but the one I think you are looking at is actually Jaywick sands which is opposite a caravan park and some new flats. To the right is the Martello Tower ...

To the left of the bay there is a forked groyne and I fished that with Concrete a few months ago and it was excellent - we had codling to about 3lb - can't remember the quantity, but I do remember that it was pretty excellent and one of the best venues I'd ever fished.

I remember it was very windy, but I'm not sure how it fishes for bass in the summer months. All around St Osyth used to be A1 for bass a few years ago and then it died off, but it seems to be getting better. I usually fish for bass at St Osyth which is a few hundred yards to the right of the groyne where the beach gets more shingly, and it wasn't too bad last year.

Hope that helps. Walton wall near the pier is also supposed to be good for bass.

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ScreamingReels wrote:

Soleman, theres a few holiday camps around St Osyth, but the one I think you are looking at is actually Jaywick sands which is opposite a caravan park and some new flats. To the right is the Martello Tower ...

To the left of the bay there is a forked groyne and I fished that with Concrete a few months ago and it was excellent - we had codling to about 3lb - can't remember the quantity, but I do remember that it was pretty excellent and one of the best venues I'd ever fished.

I remember it was very windy, but I'm not sure how it fishes for bass in the summer months. All around St Osyth used to be A1 for bass a few years ago and then it died off, but it seems to be getting better. I usually fish for bass at St Osyth which is a few hundred yards to the right of the groyne where the beach gets more shingly, and it wasn't too bad last year.

Hope that helps. Walton wall near the pier is also supposed to be good for bass.

Screams
I've just remebered the name of that Caravan site, "The Orchards". At the camp entrance there's a small steep road with a cafe called the Tudor , the road runs parallel to the sea defence, a hop over that brings you into a bay.
It looked perfect for bass and mullett, the sort of place that on calm days would be great for a bit of spinning or fluff chucking on a fly rod.

The place you mentioned I've heard can be good for Stingray from April onwards.

Soleman

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:59 pm

I have fished St Osyth a couple of times, a few years ago now, and it is reputed to be the 'hot-spot' on the East coast for stingray, particularly females. Moreover, of those caught there in the past, they have been hooked very close to shore, only 20 or 30 yards out.

Whets the appetite, doesn't it!

Tight Lines.

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Fish4Fish wrote:

I have fished St Osyth a couple of times, a few years ago now, and it is reputed to be the 'hot-spot' on the East coast for stingray, particularly females. Moreover, of those caught there in the past, they have been hooked very close to shore, only 20 or 30 yards out.

Whets the appetite, doesn't it!

Tight Lines.

It does! and I might have to check it out this year, a point to remember for anyone that has never fished for these amazing fish, they do actually sting! so keep away from the thrashing tails. I've heard some horror stories of anglers cutting of the tails. A practice I would not recommend.
Theres not many shore venues around the South East where there is a chance of a rod bending fish over 50lb but St Osyth is one of those places so I hear.

Soleman

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:34 pm

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a point to remember for anyone that has never fished for these amazing fish, they do actually sting!

Questions on behalf us novices

In the event of capturing one of these beauties, how should they be handled?

Is the sting dangerous (see weeval fish)?

What Treatment should be applied (if any) for a sting?

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Rich

Regular Joined: Jan 13, 2005 Posts: 449 Location: Norfolk

Questions on behalf us novices

In the event of capturing one of these beauties, how should they be handled?

Is the sting dangerous (see weeval fish)?

What Treatment should be applied (if any) for a sting?

Don't know the answer to treatments( apart from hospital visit ) but they are a pretty serious threat from what I gather. I have fished with others in the Blackwater and seen em caught up to about 35 lbs. ( some years ago mind ) from the beach. The people that have been with me and caught them seem to have gone nowhere near the tail end and just unhooked em where they lay on the beach. This was done after placing something like an old sack over the tail area and this was held down somehow; such as a large rock on either side of the sack to stop the ray being damaged. Everything was done for safety to those concerned and without harming the fish. The fish was unhooked at the water's edge so that it could easily slide back without further stress. I have fished with a guy who showed me his wrist a week after being stung and it was still black, blue and swollen. I have had a couple on at West Mersea but didn't actually land them. The bit between hooking and losing them was pretty exhilirating though. I know everyone who fishes for them has their own preferred methods of unhooking etc so this is just what I am aware of. Sure others have varying ways. Obviously if fishing for them you have to go armed with the right gear so as to be safe etc. Good luck. happy