Myself and John finally managed to get back to the beach after 4-5 weeks of horrible work, moving house (John) and the equally nasty job of having holidays (week in Spain and a weeks puddle fishing in Devon).
We thought we would give the Harbour Road stretch at Southbourne Beach a go for Gurnard, Bass, Rays and Sole, the normal residents at this time of year. John blanked again and I only managed a tiny Bass and a Lesser Weaver, neither of which I knew I had until the retrieve. Both caught on straight Ragworm. All other baits tried (Sand Eel, Mackerel, Squid and cocktails) were coming back totally untouched by fish or crab. Deadly quiet down there.
Several anglers nearby had zilch as well. From chatting to other anglers and reading current reports on the forums, it doesn’t look like we have missed much recently. Is anywhere producing around here (other than Smuts)?
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