Dungie report friday night 14.11.08

smartmart · Member Joined: Sep 10, 2008 Posts: 8 Location: brighton

4 weeks on from my previous trip to dungie, couldnt wait for the next big springs, luckily recent storms faded at the beginning of the week, so I was able to dig some yellowtails, and armed with a box of squid, fished Dengemarsh again from 18.30-01.30, my usual spot near the Diamond.

Very quiet to start, ie, whiting every cast!, then tide started moving about 1 hour before high, and codling started feeding. Had 7 in total, all between 1lb and 1lb12oz, except biggest, at 4lb 11oz. All fish either filleted and frozen, 1 eaten next day!

Used blue and red springy gemini's, holding was no problem, not too much weed, though tip ring got blocked regularly with the fine stuff.

Have some photos but havent uploaded anywhere to host them yet, will do if i find somewhere.

medmick · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:32 am Post subject:

sounds like you had a good fish me and my mate want o fish there but have never been there and we wouldnt haev a clue how to get there i have only fished the kingsferry bridge twice with my mate and the strand at gillingham that is the only sea fishing i have done always caught fish 3 bass the first time and 4 the next time i fished the strand on sunday and caught 6 whitting If you know the isle of sheppy and know of some good site please let me know also can you tell me is it worth floating or ledgering around the bridge the times i have trie i have lost my rigs any tips greatly recieved winking

smartmart · Member Joined: Sep 10, 2008 Posts: 8 Location: brighton

hi M, Anywhere from the boats, to the powerstation frontage (cross and diamond) is worth a try, always pick the full moon springs from september to december and fish at night, after a big blow, with fresh lug and big fixed leads - cant fail - usually!!
To get there, head for Lydd, and its generally signposted from there, though you can hardly miss the powerstation at night!
Sorry havent a clue about north kent and thames estuary, only ever fished as far up as Deal.

stroodsue · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:56 am Post subject:

hi..
if you go to imageshack you can upload your pics to that site then use one of the forum choices to add here,

simply come on to your message and click reply then copy n paste youre code from imageshack and then click preview at the bottom of the page on this site then if you are happy click submit!
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hope this helps
Sue

4CodsSake · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:04 am Post subject:

Well dont nice report

Craig Wave

macer · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:43 am Post subject:

Nice report well done big grin

pilg · Joined: Nov 20, 2008 Posts: 2 Location: kent

hi you talked about fishing tne diamond what and wear is this? and would you say high tide is best or low tide? thanks.

smartmart · Member Joined: Sep 10, 2008 Posts: 8 Location: brighton

Thanks Sue, will check out image shack, see if i can get some pics on.

Pilg, the diamond is a sighting mark (i think) located along the perimeter fencing of the power sattion, 1 hour before high, and 2 hours after seems to produce the biggest tide run, this is when the codling feed, probably only time they get a look-in with all those whiting around, i dont bother casting close, i just lob it as far as i can, which just proves you can catch em at 80yds!! (thats why i only fish in the dark, means i cant see how bad the casts are lol !!)

stroodsue · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:38 am Post subject:

LOL maybe thats where i am going wrong!!
i need to fish in the dark too!! suprise

Sue

codboi · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject:

NICE REPORT BUD GOOD TO SEE THERE STILL ABOUT DOWN YOUR WAY . HOW LONG WILL THEY HANG AROND 4 DOWN THERE MATE. ANY INFO CHEARS happy

kingfisher14 · Occasional Joined: Apr 11, 2008 Posts: 152

ive caught them from the beginning of october right the way through till end of febuary then it dies off for much but you get a spring run on the first srping tides in april (easter). i caught my biggest cod in beginning of april which was a 7lb cod from dungeness.

glen1993 · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject:

nice catch mate but didnt need to keep all of them there slow growers and u cant even get a meal out of a 1lb codling ...come on people put the littlens back

kingfisher14 · Occasional Joined: Apr 11, 2008 Posts: 152

i dont keep 1lb codling myself but you can get a decent meal out of a 1lb codling and as long as its over 38cm its perfectly legall to keep them.