Cod Season

With the cod season coming into full swing now.

It is time get out on the boats with Searaider fishing charters offering huge discounts between the
Tuesday the 22nd October till the end of January 2014 on Tuesdays and Thursdays

All 8 hours trips in the Solent are £27.50  

Nab Tower and the Needles trips are £35.00
Min of 4 people but individual trips taken
Phone Jason on 07507535971

Book now to avoid disappointment 

Here is a pic from Searaider

Today was a day of to half's. Wind first thing and then Mark Jennings had his first cod of this winter 6lb. Then the sun come out and the smuts come out to play. also had congers.

Ryde Pier

I often fished Ryde Pier as a teenager with my friends but I must admit that my later years there has been a decline in fishing this mark as I often here mixed reports on the fishing there and to be honest the times that I have fished there have been blanks.

So when I went in to get some bait from Drew at bait and tackle ryde last week we were talking we were heading for Yarmouth Pier but after our talk nick and I headed for Ryde Pier,

The wind had dropped and turned out to be a nice evening we were fishing the run off and I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of bites we were getting.

I was the first to bring a fish in which turned out to be a smooth hound pup followed by nick with one him self of about 2-3lb.

I got very surprised when I pulled in a Tub Gurnard.

 I also remember my first Gurnard was caught from Ryde Pier when I was just 15 that one being a Red Gurnard.

There were other fish pulled out including a small sole, dogfish, pout, eel and more smooth hounds.

I must say in closing that it is a mark I putting more effort into fishing being a Ryde lad.