South Devon report 2007

[daveduvet]

I will say hi sure! You won't miss me I will be with my brown doberman! I am going to train her to sit on my kayak!
How deep is the water around hopes cove? Is there a reef there?

[spearheads]

All the info you need on hopes nose is here click here
The water is quite deep from the shore on a high tide its straight into 8 meters.

[sasheo]

Went to Beer on the weekend, not for and spearing but just for a walk. i did however spot a woman wearing only a rash vest and bikini bottoms swimming around for 5 - 7mins (yes i timed her). That says to me that i should have no probs in the water for a good while with a wetsuit on? Or maybe she was just hard!

[James T]

Thinking of a night dive down at Beer/Seaton tomorrow night - can anyone give me a view on the vis down there at the moment? would save me and my buddy a reasonably long drive if it is rubbish - cheers

[spearheads]

Viz 4 meters
swell stopped
max depth 8 meters
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I got in for a hour and a half this afternoon. The fish are returning as i saw a huge shoal of baby Pollock and a few sand-eel shoals, oh also one mullet was seen but was gone before i could move the gun.
I looked in some holes ,saw a lobster but he didn't want to come out and play.
Sunday is looking good, going to try Hopes nose.

[Spaniard]

Originally Posted by spearheads

All the info you need on hopes nose is here click here
The water is quite deep from the shore on a high tide its straight into 8 meters.

Just curious but were you the guy who photographed a spearfishing National at Talland bay a few years ago?? Cheers.

[spearheads]

No that was not me.

[waterbird]

Hi there Devon spearo-folk... anyone fancying joining up for a dive?

I am a novice, sorting out my kit now (March) and keen to get out on the water. I love freediving... and want to get into spearfishing.

I live in Totnes and have a van to get about in. Hope to hear from someone soon.

Doug

[spearheads]

Weather is looking nice so is the sea, I just did 18 miles on Dartmoor so my legs are a bit tired , but if they are up for it tomorrow i am going to get in at Oddicombe and swim to Ansteys and do a few dives along the way.
Fisherman are catching plaice at berry head and hopes nose already.

[Allan B]

I’m back in action again, after my knackered knee and life just getting the better of me, I got in on Friday at Oddicombe and paddled around Hopes Nose and on to the Lead Stone.

The Lead Stone looked appealing but chickened out as the tide was moving a bit fast for a first dive, will be back again, so went back around Hopes Nose and dived towards Anstey’s Cove.

Vis was about 2 ½ mtrs and the place was alive with dogfish, must have seen about 15 of them, shame there not my cup of tea so they all lived to fight another day.

Spent an hour chasing the doggies around before hopping back on my yak across Anstey’s to Long Quarry’s for dive number two. Vis at the surface looked really good but at 4 ½ mtrs was welcomed with a solid wall of silt so gave up and moved on. The wall of silt could be to do with the commercial divers concreting under Babbacombe pier.

Third dive was Petit Tor Point, vis was only 1 ½ mtrs and very milky. Did manage to spot a couple of mullet and wrasse in the gloom and a small shoal of sand eels.

Lead Stone and Ore Stone

Lead Stone North side

Lead Stone West side

Looks like it’s starting to pick up.

Allan

[Mr. X]

Originally Posted by spaghetti

... BTW I happen to have a Comanche 75 cm with reel that I'm likely to sell.
My price is 75euro + shipping for
-Comanche 75 used three times, armed with 20mm Cressi G20 rubber bands
-Cressi reel with 30 meters clear monoline
-Two shafts (a brand new Seatec Top Extreme tahitian and a 6,5 threaded shaft) and 5 prong trident.
Anyone interested up there? (before you ask, I have no idea how much is the shipping cost to the UK...)

Tempting, it sounds like a good deal but I've been told that I need to catch more fish before buying anymore gear! (A fair point ). I am also paring down my gear, trying to reduce clutter at the moment. I've just contacted a couple of pals to see if they are interested though.

[spearheads]

The rock you call the lead stone has some big bass we fish there of a boat, on the fish finder a 10 meter spike of rock is on the right hand side facing towards hopes nose, have not dived it, i would like to but the current is strong as you found out.

The weather has gone crap since yesterday so not diving for me today.

[gutshot]

Originally Posted by Mr. X

I've been told that I need to catch more fish before buying anymore gear! (A fair point )

You need to show who wears the pants in your house!! Failing that just sulk. It always works!!

[scottie3030]

hey people
went for a night dive friday off the beach at beer didnt see anything ,nearly face planted a nice sandy patch nice to be in the water though

[daveduvet]

Hey all,
I went and had a look araound berry head on friday. Wow! what a place!
Spearheads- Do you have any guides for spearfishing from there?? I scrambled along the waters edge (brixham side) untill I got to the old quarry-what a creepy place that is! I could n't get all the way around the point from there but that side looked pretty fishy!
There were a couple of old boys working there who said the rocks along from broadsands are popular for snorkeling. Has anyone been there??