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Sussex Spearing 2012
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Brilliant, thanks foxfish. Not sure a halloween dive this year in Brighton would have the same results!
Anticipating shocking viz and shorter days I've decided to jump on pneumatic bandwagon. SL70 in the post...
Great video.
Newhaven's equivalent would be "Goolish green.....goolish green.......er...goolish green...." and would probably make a less interesting video.
Newhaven's equivalent would be "Goolish green.....goolish green.......er...goolish green...." and would probably make a less interesting video.
Just been in at Brighton. Viz <1 foot. Could see more by moonlight than the torch. Swam for 20 mins then got out.
Went in at newhaven last night - choppy waves and milky viz. so back to Brighton - mid gun viz (3ft?). Met up with barnacleboy at newhaven today - water looking very murky so we pulled the plug. Scoped out Brighton again this evening. Sea as flat as a millpond and as murky as a sewer.
Just been in at Brighton. Amazingly, after weeks of gales and some monster tides, the viz was just about fishable. Only wrasse and tiny pollack seen.
Being less optimistic than Nick, I went kayak fishing with one of my daughters. Viz looked (from paddles) like it might be 2ish meters.
We caught 38 mackerel (my most successful trip to date) and my daughter caught a good sized garfish. Great fun and calm waters...so maybe some viz returning in the next week or so?
When do the mackerel leave our shores?
We caught 38 mackerel (my most successful trip to date) and my daughter caught a good sized garfish. Great fun and calm waters...so maybe some viz returning in the next week or so?
When do the mackerel leave our shores?
I don't understand... so on Saturday, just a day or so after huge winds and massive tides the viz was fishable. I went in yesterday after work just as it was getting dark. It's been flat for a couple of days and we're moving into neaps...and the viz was appalling. Couldn't even see the end of my nice new pneumatic shortie. The tide was pulling quite strongly, lifting billowing clouds of sand. So, thinks I, I'll come back at low tide when the current has dropped off. Even worse - could hardly see the butt of the gun. At the bottom viz was six inches at best. I prodded the sand hopeful that a suicidal flattie might prostrate itself before my spear. Then I realised how ridiculous I was being.
Still, a lovely night - very atmospheric with the greasy fog smudging the lights on the shore. Fingers crossed for today...
Still, a lovely night - very atmospheric with the greasy fog smudging the lights on the shore. Fingers crossed for today...
I knew you were an optimist Nick, but wow....prodding the sand in 6 inch viz hoping for a flattie... I am impressed! You are officially THE most optimistic person I know.
Went in again this morning just before sunrise. Viz a silty 2m but will probably improve, especially if the sun comes out. Only baitfish seen.
I have to admit, I have been unfaithful to Sussex for last 3 months or so.
Thankfully found 2 friendly spearos, who own car and are happy to share transport cost.
Also I have joined LIC, where they are members too.
Since then, We are going almost every weekend to Dorset and Devon :t
... Still hoping though, that one day "I might actually see" some descent fish in Newhaven or Brighton
Anyway, here sample pict of whats available and "actually visible" in Devon,
from our last trip in Salcombe with mate simoxxl
.... This by the way was his catch!
I wasn't lucky that day. Altough seen lots of bass, couldn't get descent shot :crutch
Thankfully found 2 friendly spearos, who own car and are happy to share transport cost.
Also I have joined LIC, where they are members too.
Since then, We are going almost every weekend to Dorset and Devon :t
... Still hoping though, that one day "I might actually see" some descent fish in Newhaven or Brighton
Anyway, here sample pict of whats available and "actually visible" in Devon,
from our last trip in Salcombe with mate simoxxl
.... This by the way was his catch!
I wasn't lucky that day. Altough seen lots of bass, couldn't get descent shot :crutch
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Did my first proper night dive with bobandsausage last night. Enough light from the moon to help reload the gun, very calm and great viz (4m ish). Always good to meet up with Nick and I took home a couple of sole and a flounder to add to the fun (thanks Nick for pointers on the good spots).
Thanks David! I'd rep you but I need to spread the love...
Went in a couple more times yesterday, before and after the dive with David, picking up bass, mullet, sole and cuttlefish. Never seen so many bass. Proper write up to come.
This morning viz still looks good, but the easterlies are picking up and it's mucky by the shore. Force 7 and 1.7 meter waves are forecast for late tonight/ tomorrow so get your skates on Sussex folk before the murk closes in again!
Went in a couple more times yesterday, before and after the dive with David, picking up bass, mullet, sole and cuttlefish. Never seen so many bass. Proper write up to come.
This morning viz still looks good, but the easterlies are picking up and it's mucky by the shore. Force 7 and 1.7 meter waves are forecast for late tonight/ tomorrow so get your skates on Sussex folk before the murk closes in again!
I have to admit I was also unfaithful to the Sussex coastline last weekend.
The south Devon seas provided five mullet between 3 and 6lb along with 4 bass between two of us (hopefully a picture to follow!).
There are many fewer fish around than this time last year, I don't think it's been a good year although it's amazing how big the mullet and pollack are getting.
Pretty annoyed I won't make it in this weekend although it sounds like the wind and waves are closing in! Here's hoping it a clears for next weekend so I can take up bob and sausage on his kind offer of a night dive (if you are around!)
Ed.
The south Devon seas provided five mullet between 3 and 6lb along with 4 bass between two of us (hopefully a picture to follow!).
There are many fewer fish around than this time last year, I don't think it's been a good year although it's amazing how big the mullet and pollack are getting.
Pretty annoyed I won't make it in this weekend although it sounds like the wind and waves are closing in! Here's hoping it a clears for next weekend so I can take up bob and sausage on his kind offer of a night dive (if you are around!)
Ed.
Hi Ed, urr, not sure about next weekend, I might be working. in the meantime here's a photo of some of Wednesday's fish. In the end it was six bass up to 4lb (my largest bass from Brighton), two sole, a mullet, a pollack and a cuttle. That's an amazing day for me - hopefully I'll get another one like it next year! Oh, and I lost my torch...
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... and I've lost my gun there last night! :head :waterwork
We I came down last night with my spearo mates from London.
After Nicks positively exiting report, I thought I give Brighton another chance.
Went in at 9:30pm, the vis was quiet good 3-4m with flat sea and moon shining and then freezing winds started picking up.
No eating size fish seen, only 1 smallish flattie stabbed on my way out as desperate act at the very end of my dive.
Then, perhaps as revenge of the sea gods,
I've lost my small backup speargun (cressi apache 45) from my buoy, only few metres of the beach.
While mates already waiting by the car, I have given up the search.
Then we went for second dive to Newhaven from midnight till 2am.
Arctic winds there were killing me once off the car,
but then sheltered behind west wall, in the water much warmer again.
Unfortunately, the water there was quiet milky, with vis 1-2m at best.
Close to the wall much worse and also going deeper the vis dropped to less than 1m.
My mates have seen couple of lobster, but no fish again.
Unbeliewably,
I have almost lost also my other Speargun (Cressi geronimo elite mimetic),
as it "somehow" came of the carabiner on the line, as I've let it go for second !
And that in 7m of milky water ... but I've found it ... ufff.
WHAT A NIGHT !?! :crutch
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PS: I don blame you Nick, you were lucky and we unlucky.
Fish keeps coming and going, so are some schools of young Sea Bass.
And the vis is now extremely changeable everywhere, even in Devon.
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I dive Newhaven occasionally - let me know where you dropped it (PM) and I'll keep an eye out for it. Not sure when I'll next be in, but I should imagine at the next clear viz day...
If anyone wants a dive buddy for a Newhaven dive or two in the next few weeks, just PM me and we can sort something out.