Hi Nick welcome to the club
I am the Safety Officer of the club so if you need any RYA training courses let me know as I can arrange special prices for club members.
As also been said previously I have posted a list of general areas to help new members or those new to the area where you could try spots when looking for fish.
You might have read in other posts that a trawler has recently been sweeping the bay so I suspect the area will be devoid of fish for a while! 🙁
I also have a Shetland 535 but is overdue for a trip out as it has not seen the water for 18mths apart from rain! <img src="/emoticons/default_wink.png" alt=";)" data-emoticon="" srcset="/emoticons/wink@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" />
Dave
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Hi Nick welcome to the Club
As others have said joining is probably a huge short cut to increased knowledge and a few more fish
Try starting around the spoil area
Anchor uptide of a feature so that after paying out lots of warp you remain uptide of it.
Use downtide fishing tactics, mackerel or squid baits and you should get a few decent fish
Good luck
Charlie
Hi Nick,
I will be out today from about 1100 on Missus Bee. Quite new to Poole area as I have only recently moved the boat over from Gosport, but have found a few marks. The boat is at Davis Boatyard (next to cobs), will be doing the sme as you and staying close inshore.
How did you get on?
Hi Nick welcome to the Club
As others have said joining is probably a huge short cut to increased knowledge and a few more fish
Try starting around the spoil area
Anchor uptide of a feature so that after paying out lots of warp you remain uptide of it.
Use downtide fishing tactics, mackerel or squid baits and you should get a few decent fish
Good luck
Charlie
Hi Charlie,
Thanks that's really helpful. We did go out over the spoil ground yesterday but only on the drift so mackerel in the main. Once the tide dropped off and to get a bit of shelter we came in onto Poole patch but apart from troublesome small pollack and pouting we didn't see anything of note!
Will follow your suggestion next time.
cheers
Hi Nick welcome to the club
I am the Safety Officer of the club so if you need any RYA training courses let me know as I can arrange special prices for club members.
As also been said previously I have posted a list of general areas to help new members or those new to the area where you could try spots when looking for fish.
You might have read in other posts that a trawler has recently been sweeping the bay so I suspect the area will be devoid of fish for a while! 🙁
I also have a Shetland 535 but is overdue for a trip out as it has not seen the water for 18mths apart from rain! <img src="/emoticons/default_wink.png" alt=";)" data-emoticon="" srcset="/emoticons/wink@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" />
Dave
Thanks Dave! I've done the RYA2 Powerboating course. I don't see any value in doing more for the day skipper ticket. Do need to do the VHF course though! I'll watch out for info on courses.