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South Devon Report 2012

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Went out midday at Sandy bay. was not expecting much in the way of
viz and was not wrong. There was plenty of mullet around flashing about
i missed with my first two shots, then managed to string three. All in all
happy with that and the water was 14deg which is the magic number for
me, in for two and a half hours and warm as toast.
Must have just missed you Ollie how did you go?:cool:
Bad viz mate 1.5m did manage 2 bass 4lb and a small one 3lb did bump into few fish but with that viz imposible shoots when this weather is going to STOP!!!
 
Its almost tempting to drive south based on your viz report!
It's terrible on the north coast. Best was a few days ago when we had about 2 ft , with 3ft in places! Have even had to forget lure fishing as there would be more chance foul hooking a fish that seeing a lure.
 
Got in today ,and vis was better than expected , 3-4 metres ,lots of life about ,sand eels,bait fish ,pollack ( small ) few decent fish seen but had no opportunity for a shot , fish too wary/quick for me ,but found a speargun on the sea bed ,been there a while I think as spear is quite rusty and trigger mech seized but salvageable , you never know what will turn up !!! Also I found some massive cockle shells and I mean massive for a cockle 70 - 80 mm across not sure what they are ,any ideas ?
 
When is this bad spell of weather going to end! - Looks like there may be some high pressure coming our way next week :)

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When is this bad spell of weather going to end! - Looks like there may be some high pressure coming our way next week :)

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'Like' the facebook page done, lets hope this high brings in some good diving conditions!

Cheers

Ryan
 
Hi all, anyone been in around Exmouth or further west the last couple of days? The wind seems to have been pretty slack for the last few days - I wondered whether the vis has started to improve? Heading to Cornwall tomorrow tho so fingers crossed for some fishy action!!
 
Hi all, anyone been in around Exmouth or further west the last couple of days? The wind seems to have been pretty slack for the last few days - I wondered whether the vis has started to improve? Heading to Cornwall tomorrow tho so fingers crossed for some fishy action!!
water is brown did have a look on thursday:waterwork
 
The local f****ing netters illegally took 200 stone of bass out of the edge of the estuarine nursery area last night and the three nights previously.
Bloody slaughter, they had salmon and sea trout too. Netted 500 metres across the river mouth and were gone before light. Boasting in the quayside ice room a little too freely!

Tribs

Mourning for our slaughtered quarry.

Out
 
Got in across the border south east cornwall on Sat as planned. Near zero vis over the sand but found a couple of meters over the rocky areas around the edge of the bay as the tide came in. Huge amount of fish around where I could see them and having missed with my first very over excited shot bagged my first 3 bass of the year. Looks like unsettled weather for the rest of eternity...
 
Has anyone who saw it notified the IFCA/MMO/EA?

The local f****ing netters illegally took 200 stone of bass out of the edge of the estuarine nursery area last night and the three nights previously.
Bloody slaughter, they had salmon and sea trout too. Netted 500 metres across the river mouth and were gone before light. Boasting in the quayside ice room a little too freely!

Tribs

Mourning for our slaughtered quarry.

Out
 
If these guys are fishing illegally and you see this happening, I’d phone 999 request police and pass vehicle details etc. This way checks can be made and the police will pass to IFCA who may already be investigating. Lets do our bit & report these robbing B******S!!!!!!!

Lee
 
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Went in this morning in "Torbaydos" area ,vis not great 2-4 metres ,quite a few mullet seen ,took one 4lb ,and found a few lobsters ,one was a bit big and feisty for the swim back to shore but took one about 2.5lbs ,should make a good meal between them ! Better than I expected today!!
 
Went in this morning in "Torbaydos" area ,vis not great 2-4 metres ,quite a few mullet seen ,took one 4lb ,and found a few lobsters ,one was a bit big and feisty for the swim back to shore but took one about 2.5lbs ,should make a good meal between them ! Better than I expected today!!

Well done for getting in. Normally crap weather means good fishing when the turn comes that's our chance. This week ahead is looking good. Bass to 10lb 4 oz caught locally today.

Tribs.

Out
 
Got in today at Sandy bay, what can i say it was doable but it
would be nice if summer arrived. All that aside had a enjoyable
dive and three mullet on my stringer.
Hope the two young chaps i met on the beach had a good dive,
sorry bad with names.
Jolly.
 
Did you catch anything ??? lol I had a look around a few spots in the south hams and reckoned up to 2 metres vis in the best spots but did not venture in , maybe next weekend ? this really is a desperately bad spell of weather and vis !!!

Nothing seen, burgh island dire at the weekend too, was in fr 10 mins and got out!
 
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