South Devon report 2007

[Doc]

And the security guy does get twitchy when I go in. wonder why??
didnt do the fastnet this year He HE He!!! only prob is the water will be like milk for a bit now

 

[sarge]

I have seen a bit posted about the best state of the tide to go out for different places but not alot about the best time of day to go out. Are fish generally more active at certain times of day like in the morning and evening. Or is it a combination of the time of day and the state of the tide. Just asking as i had my best day out in the evening and just didn't seem so good at around mid day.

 

[foxfish]

Some fish are only active at night, sole or conger for instance, others are far more active at night, red mullet for one. This does not mean you cant catch them in daylight though. A lot of fish are most active around dawn & dusk but might be a lot easier to catch at mid day!
Bass very often hide in holes during daytime or sleep in string weed, they are very easy to shoot then.
If you want to just see fish then an incoming tide at dawn might be a favorite.

 

[sarge]

Thanks Foxfish. I was just wondering as i go to the same spot, on one day and there seem to be loads of fish, go the next day at a different time and there are none. I thought alot of fish species would have had there own home ground that they hang out in. Pollack for instance live and feed in the kelp, the kelps always there but the pollack are not there all the time. (well not that i can find them!) Same with Bass, the bait fish are there all the time in large numbers but they are not. I'm new to this as you can tell so sorry if these questions seem a bit stupid to some!

 

[foxfish]

Not stupid mate, it will have a lot to do with tides. Just keep going & you will build up a picture.

 

[sarge]

thanks mate, i will keep going at different times and tides. Do spearios keep a record, like a diary of times, tides and what they caught to look back on or do you just keep it in your head.

 

[spearheads]

All my dive spots seem to produce fish of different states of the tide.
Ansteys cove is normally best on a rising tide then goes quite until the tide turns again.
Once the tide is out look under ledges and kelp for resting bass.
Its going to take a while for the water to clear up again the swell has churned the sea up good.

 

[sarge]

Thanks spearheads. I can't imagine that Bass are very easy to see under kelp. How do you spot them? Do you have to move the kelp to find them? Is it spirred up bad at the moment. Looks quite calm on the Babbacombe web cam.

 

[Old Man Dave]

thanks mate, i will keep going at different times and tides. Do spearios keep a record, like a diary of times, tides and what they caught to look back on or do you just keep it in your head.

You're asking some good questions but one of the beauties of our sport is that there is no absolute answer.

Lots of newbies catch fish from spots and at times that I regard as useless because they "don't know any better" and just have a go. Which just goes to prove that I don't know it all, even after 40 years of spearing.

Getting in there and doing it is how you catch fish. Sure get some advice and try to get someone to take you but in the end you don't catch any fish sitting at home.

I don't write anything down but lots of people do. When I go my knowledge goes with me.

Good luck, happy huntin'.

Dave

 

[spearheads]

Looks calm on the webcam but the swell is crashing up the beach.

Good news suunto sent me a new watch for free.

 

[sarge]

Thanks spearheads. I was going to come down this evening and give it a try but won't bother now. Good news on the watch, how did you manage that

 

[sunfish]

Suunto replaced my D3 when it stopped working. They have some issues with reliability on the D3's but they stand by their guarantee no problem.

 

[spearheads]

Dived today viz was very very poor 1 meter max.
Dived the area were i had seen some big bass a few days ago and they were still there, took a 7lb and a 6lb bass along with two mullet. It was difficult trying to get a shot, the bass would appear and then disappear into the mucky viz.

 

[foxfish]

Sounds like a good catch to me - how you finding the new weapon?

 

[spearheads]

The mamba is great lots of power and i like how it can be used in all viz conditions.
Some more luck they fixed my camera for free.

 

[jwells1989]

has anybody else heard of this, i heared that you have to have a licence for a air powered speargun, is this true or is it a load of rubbish,
josh,

 

[geebee]

Hello everybody,

My name is Gareth and I dive with Torbay BSAC.

I have been reading this forum for a while now ( I hope to take the AIDA ** in October) and find it to be an excellent and friendly community.

I am looking for someone to escort me spearfishing to show me the ropes. I would just like to watch - I dont have a gun yet - but I have the feeling I might "get in the way" and scare the fish off.


Anyone help me out for a couple of hours in the Torbay area?


Thanks in advance.

G


ps - Anyone have any kit for sale? I need a rubber weightbelt and a decent suit L size - some decent long fins and maybe a 75cm gun - anyone have a Gabbiano for sale?

 

[tribs]

Hi All,

Glad to see that some mad people have been in today. I just didn't fancy the 4 foot swell where I was!! On the upside, we visited Thurlestone as someone on the forum had mentioned it and what a cracking spot!!
Sandy patches, rocky crevices, kelp beds and easy parking, looks like a Spearo's dream. Will be popping back when viz is further than the end of my nose.
Spoke to some fishermen tonight near me (Budleigh Salterton), bass and rays to 5 1/2lb.
Hope to go night diving soon when the viz clears up. Anyone got any tips? After flatties really.

Tribs
Out

 

[scottwilson]

Dived Thurlstone yesterday morning for 1 min 30 seconds, to test my new camera rig. Viz was very bad and I couldnt even seen the end of my gun and both my fins came off in the swell as I got in, sank to the bottom like a lead balloon

 

[SurfnSpear]

Hope to go night diving soon when the viz clears up. Anyone got any tips? After flatties really.

Tribs
Out

Tribs..take 2 torches and attach one of those snap glowsticks to the top of your float.

cheers