Cruisers and Fishing
FISHING
| During the year the Fishing Section organises trips on charter fishing boats. There are also harbour mackerel trips in July, August & September in members' and club boats. Keep an eye on the notice board for more details or check the club programme.. | ||||||
| 2011 Fishing Trips | ||||||
| Bass Fishing Trip - 13 July | ||||||
| On Wednesday 13th july six members went Bass fishing aboard "Sportsmans Knight" a Langstone based fishing boat. The day started overcast with a light to moderate north east wind but soon brightened up and the wind dropped off. The boat stopped on the way to catch a few mackerel, before heading for the overfalls, fishing with live sandeels. A total of eight Bass were caught., the best one weighing just over three & half pounds, caught by John. | ||||||
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| Mackerel Trip - 11 July | ||||||
| The clubs July mackerel trip took place on Monday 11 Jluy ,with twelve members going afloat in three boats, feathering in the harbour entrance. After a slow start, the group managed to catch about thirty mackerel. The next trip is September 5th. | ||||||
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The club's annual boat fishing trip took place on May 6th in calm seas with a light southerly breeze. Twelve members spent the day aboard Dave Chapmans catamaran, “Starfish”, out of Langstone Harbour. We were hoping to fish the Boulder Bank for the Black Bream, but due to the seaweed being a problem earlier in the week, we tried an area called Bullocks Patch. The fishing was steady with Bream soon coming over the gunnels. Other fish caught were Pollock, Pout, Garfish, & Mackerel. Then the seaweed became a problem so we moved into Bracklesham Bay. Again fish were soon being caught. About eighty Bream in total were caught during the day so everyone went home with fish. There was rum in the coffee courtesy of John during the day and Nicky Drake-Lee took the pool money for the heaviest Bream of 2lb 11oz. I do think that having 12 on the boat was too many, so the next trip will be for 10 only, pushing the cost up to £40 per head, Anyone interested in another trip this year let me know. I am also planning a Bass trip fishing with live sand eels all included in the price of £50 per person, but only room for six. Anyone interested please call me (number in the membership book). John Stephenson |
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Smooth hounds caught on the fishing trip on 31st May 2009 which were all returned live back to the sea |
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2010 Fishing reports |
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On Wednesday evening 15th August 28 members went feathering for mackerel in 8 boats from the club. A cool n/w breeze blew with rain clouds all around but thankfully missing the fishing fleet. Over 60 mackerel were caught. The next trip is on Wednesday September 15th at 2pm. Please add your name to the list on the notice board. |
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| On 19 June MRSC anglers went fishing aboard "Valkarie", a forty foot catamaran out of Langstone in a cool force 4/5 northerly wind. A good day was had by all. About 50 bream, 40 mackerel and 12 smoothounds were caught. The smoothounds and small bream were returned to the sea. The highlight of the day was some of the mackerel cooked by the skipper | ||||||
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| On Sunday 9 May 12 the Fishing Section went out on “Valkarie, a 40ft catamaran. Twelve anglers set off at 7.45am and headed for the fishing grounds. After catching bream, some weighing up to 3.5 lbs, on the Boulder Bank, the boat moved nearer to the Nab Tower where smoothounds were caught up to 12lbs in weight. Ted Humphries caught the heaviest smoothound and Ralph Bodily caught the heaviest bream. Other fish caught were mackerel, garfish, pout and dogfish. The next trip is on 19th June. | ||||||
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