May 2005

Tuesday 31st May 2005

BRIXHAM BREAKWATER
By Michael (CHUBB) Ballard

I have been going down to the breakwater every night since wednesday spinning for pollock in the late evening, good results with the best being friday night with three pollock of 1lb, 1lb 1oz and 1lb 5oz. the best place being off the inside of the very end (by the lighthouse thing).
plenty of mackerel everywhere up and down the length of the breakwater, every night there have been fish jumping out of the water, saturday night had the water literally exploding at the surface as a massive shoal of baitfish was being harrased from just below by mackerel.
friday night, the cafe had their big floodlights on the water and that must have attracted the fish because the water just off the beach in the lit area was full of splashes and a couple of people on the beach were bringing a fish in every cast.

SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!

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Sunday 29th May 2005

MEADFOOT BEACH and PRINCESS PIER
By Simon Day

I tried meadfoot beach for a while yesterday morning but the winds were too strong. I did try for an hour using spinners but apart from one knock it was dead. There was someone else fishing the bottom by the huts who also blanked while I was there.

I went along Princess Pier this morning and people on feathers were catching mackerel but I didn't see anyone on floats catching but it could have just been bad timing.

There is a powerboat race down by the harbour this afternoon so expect lots of tourists and boats to be about if you fancy fishing the pier.

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Thursday 26th May 2005

BRIXHAM BREAKWATER
By Michael (CHUBB) Ballard

Me and a mate went to breakwater to check if the wrasse are around and if the pollock were taking spinners.
Innumeral small wrasse with only 4 wrasse of 1lb each caught two mackerel on spinners, one at 13oz and one at 1lb
4 pollock, one about 1.5-2lb other three were 1/2-1lb, all on spinner all in all, the bigger wrasse arnt showing often yet (4lb+ caught by someone else a week ago) BRILLIANT sport with bigger pollock on light gear, like bass rods and spinners!!!!!

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Tuesday 24th May 2005
By Lee Knight

Fished Brixham's breakwater [Sunday], couple of hours up to high tide, hoping for ONE Mackerel over 10oz for a local shore league. Thought I'd have that sorted after a very short time and could start looking for my next species.
NO!!!!
Two Mackerel of 6oz a piece in two hours, and I never saw any one else catch anything. Tried feathers, dexters and float fishing. Also spoke to another team member who tried Berry Head and caught one weigher. There was two of them too!!
Where have they gone, and also, are there any Gar being reported from Torbay marks??
Cheers lads and lasses.

BERRY HEAD
By daniel potgieter

tuesday 17.05.05 berry head.myself and 3 friends decided to do an all nighter on the platform armed with ragworm,mackerel,peeler crab,sandeels,prawns and special recipe bait.armed with an array of tackle,pots ,pans etc and loads of food we set in hoping for a good nights fishing.we pulled in loads of mackerel on floats and spinners and late in the evening kevin managed a 3-4 lb conger which we were all happy about.when light emerged on the horizon we had caught during the evening mackerel(a plenty}conger,pollock,whiting and of course the usual dogfish.all catches were returned alive which we proud ourselves on and went home happy.

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Monday 16th May 2005
By Daniel Potgieter

Went fishing in torquay at a secret mark and reeled in 4 bass within 2 hours as well as a few pollock which is good news as it means fish are starting to come in.good luck and tight lines boys

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Thursday 12th May 2005
By Michael (CHUBB) Ballard

ELBERRY COVE
Went to elberry cove on tuesday night and had a very productive evning on the beach with nothing for a while but then the mackerel quite literally flooded in and were leaping just 30 foot away, a fish a cast pretty much!!!
great sport with light gear and spinners!

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Wednesday 11th May 2005
By Darren Herridge

Berry head is producng HUGE numbers of mackerel to feathers at the moment if that is your desire. More importantly they are also going for my Dexter wedge on my light tackle which is great fun. The size about 2 weeks ago were mainly over 1lb, but that has really dropped away now, and you are lucky to get one over 14" long.
Tried the rocks to the right of Broadsands yesterday evening, and the wedge did the job there as well, with a bite a cast.

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Saturday 6th May 2005
By Simon Day

Kiwi emailed me to say tourists in Torquay by the harbour and marina have been staring down watching the mullet swimming around so they are starting to arrive in numbers now.

Mackerel are still about in numbers all over the bay. Last year I was catching them much more on float than spinning or feathering so it will be interesting to see what happens this year.

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Friday 5th May 2005

PRINESS PIER
By jake goodland

Went down princess pier on wednesday 4th may i caught 1 big mackrell and my mate caught 7 good size mackrel 1 was bigger than mine.

HOPES NOSE
By Graham Honeywill

just to say that the mackerel fest is still ongoing at hopes nose, I had seven, using a spinner, but people on feathers wre pulling out five at a time.
Even the line fishing boats from brixham were hanging around, pulling out a lot of fish.
Anyway fished over the high tide at 16:30 on the 5th may.

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