what fish are about at the moment

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:42 pm

hi everyone, just wondering what fish are meant to be about at the mo(end march start of april), dont know whether to go scratchin or whether i need to make up some proper fish rigs!! any info of hastings or around that area would be good
cheers
phil

Member Joined: Sep 29, 2005 Posts: 84

Whatcha phildalt, not a great deal with all these easterly winds. Theres a chance of some nice plaice at sandwhich bay, a few small bass showing at reculver after dark and plenty of dabs about.

On a n/easterly try infront of the pilot at dungy for dabs, normally you can go home with a bag full, use 3 hook paternosters, size 2 hooks and some smelly black lug.

Roll on the warmer months!!!

Laters jim.

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:22 pm

cheers mate, i was hoping the plaice would be in soon! got all me beads and blades ready! any large dabs about? cant wait til the bloody wind changes it puts the fish right off
anyway cheers mate
phil

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:43 pm

Hi Phil,

Its the same all over the country at this time of year from the beaches and as dunjy said the weather isn't helping the matter any either.
Its the same every year at this time so i find its a good chance to have a good clean of the gear and make a few rigs up for the season.

Tight lines

Ray

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:50 pm

Hi Phil...

If your up to a bit of pier, shore or harbour fishing the weekend after next (25/26 March) we can hook up and choose a venue....
:arrow: Hastings
:arrow: St Leonards
:arrow: Deal
:arrow: Eastbourne
:arrow: Dungeness
:arrow: Folkestone
:arrow: Ramsgate
where ever... ... ...
I can give you transport if you so wish, you may have to mind the copper tubes sticking in your ear though LOL :wink: (well haven't you ever looked in a plumbers van before).

PM me if you want (John)

Tight Lines
HoOkEd

Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:39 pm

Me and Sean have tried twice in the last week in our neck of the woods - once for plaice and the second time for bass. Absolute zilch and so dam cold in these easterlies we both went home frozen stiff. Sean as ever is dead keen but he is not getting me down the beach again until the weather warms up a tad. Let's not forget that we probably only have to wait another 2/3 weeks and plaice, bream and bass will start to turn up. So I agree with Raymondo and will spend some time fixing up a few rigs and planning where our first couple of boat trips will go.