Good read, ticks all the boxes

I for one considered selling my gear and start kite surfing .... certainly would fit the weather pattern

 

Pffft easy there tommy, your not alone, ive actually made up a venue that isnt weather affected down behind my shed, and it is slugfree too, regretfully , as mrs mmad pointed out,"its a ****ing bucket full of rain water", butshes wrong you know, shes wrong.
Ive walked once along a few stretches of my bit of reef , it hasnt changed much at low, thankfully, everyone looks at the hightide line and thinks blimey.
but i think its going to be great this year , trusty old marks may well be snaggy as hell, and others , buried, its cettainly going to catch out anglers who cant adapt quickly, or read the seabed,the jetstream aint shifting, and everybody in civvie street is blind to the fact that this is here for a few weeks yet, the fact is, as you said, long hot summer, jetstream stubborn, doesnt shift and draw in highs , and cold air, so although very wet, we simply have a long hot winter as well, I mean temps like this are mad in jan, feb, who knows the overall effectmate, but I do know this, every single angler stepping out on the shingle this year thinking its their same old spot, is going to get a shock.
personally, im relishing the idea of , new features to cast too, a lot more , white chalk to put a lively bait on, and another long hot summer, just got to get through this horrific spell, I was nearly this guy last month

and dude, that f....... desperate

 

Simply put , im starting to go stir crazy

 

Looks like we will be waiting until March now the warmer average waters we've been Having will either be a good thing or a tragic thing I hope it could mean more foreign species of fish coming over like bigger sharks and stuff like that one good thing though the bass will certainly never leave which is a bonus hopefully they can mop up all these muggy little wighting that infest our shores.

 

Simply put , im starting to go stir crazy

To be fair frank, thats not far for you go is it mate

 

Hi Tommy, in the same boat as you mate.
Gave it a go last Sunday but the sea was huge and barely fishable, I blanked but others managed the odd fish.
Was planning on a Brighton plaice session next week-end, but XC has ruled out Saturday and although Sunday is looking better how bad will the swell be?
Once we get some settled weather the nets will be out stretching from the marina to Hove, I think this years February plaice fishing bonanza won't get going until March :cc_surren

 

I've been scratching the itch with river flounders,seems to be the norm now can't catch a cod and tings and slugs well not worth the effort

 

Hi Tommy, in the same boat as you mate.
Gave it a go last Sunday but the sea was huge and barely fishable, I blanked but others managed the odd fish.
Was planning on a Brighton plaice session next week-end, but XC has ruled out Saturday and although Sunday is looking better how bad will the swell be?
Once we get some settled weather the nets will be out stretching from the marina to Hove, I think this years February plaice fishing bonanza won't get going until March :cc_surren

Tony, its far worse than that, hundreds of danglers will head out after the spotted ones, and I wont get the chance, ill be heading out knowing ill blank for weeks now, maybe even cutting into my ray time, getting to know stretches all over agsin, because if I dont, come the bass season, itll cost us fish, still you know the saying about march, in like a lion, out like a lamb, it may be april before this lot buggers off

 

but i think its going to be great this year , trusty old marks may well be snaggy as hell, and others , buried, its cettainly going to catch out anglers who cant adapt quickly, or read the seabed,the jetstream aint shifting, and everybody in civvie street is blind to the fact that this is here for a few weeks yet, the fact is, as you said, long hot summer, jetstream stubborn, doesnt shift and draw in highs , and cold air, so although very wet, we simply have a long hot winter as well, I mean temps like this are mad in jan, feb, who knows the overall effectmate, but I do know this, every single angler stepping out on the shingle this year thinking its their same old spot, is going to get a shock.
personally, im relishing the idea of , new features to cast too, a lot more , white chalk to put a lively bait on, and another long hot summer, just got to get through this horrific spell, I was nearly this guy last month View attachment 194932

and dude, that f....... desperate

Looks like we will be waiting until March now the warmer average waters we've been Having will either be a good thing or a tragic thing I hope it could mean more foreign species of fish coming over like bigger sharks and stuff like that one good thing though the bass will certainly never leave which is a bonus hopefully they can mop up all these muggy little wighting that infest our shores.

I'm with you boys on this, I think this spring/summer could be great fishing and am relishing a change:fish::fish::fish:

 

Which is fine, if you can actually fish it when it gets here bert, sort the wife out , so uch shes sick of it, throw normal fishing days at the kids and convince em its always this bad, then come the summer, no one wants you around for anything, personally, im knackered

 

Tell me about it i just lost my job. Got all the time in the world to fish for the next couple of weeks and I cant find the right opportunity to fish. Bring on the summer!

 

Tell me about it i just lost my job. Got all the time in the world to fish for the next couple of weeks and I cant find the right opportunity to fish. Bring on the summer!

Dude, double whammy of crap for you then, hope you get something sorted, its tough out there

 

Another thing to do whille the weather is so bad .. something that won a big bag of brownie points...

I set my usual fishing sessions and make rigs and what not .. prepare gear wash reels etc.. so she is throwing the "casual" question < Are you going fishing > to witch i respond < yes xday evening im going but im not sure cause of tghe weather so if you want to make plans for us tell me before > ( CHA CHING !£$!$!$£!$£!$ 6 brownie points cashed )

Wednesday evening comes around and i look at the weather to see that the gusts went from 50 to 60 mph so i ask her if she's made any plans ... < Maybe we can get a bottle of wine and watch a movie > (CHA CHING !£$!$!$!£$!!$!£$ ) 12 brownie points.

Thursday afternoon im crying inside ... i really dont want to fish in that so i turn around and grab a bottle of wine with the bait money
< Honey .. i'm not going fishing today .. i'd rather stay with you tonight > (BONUS 47 brownie points !$$!$!"£$!£$!!$$!!!"£££$$ )

 

I know it's been rough since December... But this is the bass condition ive waited for since 2006 when we had those blows and hope the summer will be like it is now outside.

 

Dude, double whammy of crap for you then, hope you get something sorted, its tough out there

Thanks mate. Hopefully it won't be as difficult as me catching a half decent fish

 

I hope it turns into an early warm spring and things get going in March. BUT there's still time for a freezing cold spell to hammer the temperatures. There's no logic to our weather at the moment!

 

I know it's been rough since December... But this is the bass condition ive waited for since 2006 when we had those blows and hope the summer will be like it is now outside.

If its blowing like this through the summer then i will be selling my boat,all the rain weve been having has really effected my work,got jobs piled up for when we get a dry week.

 

Looking forward to exploring a few more safe spots on the island.....always a venue to fish even in the worst of the weather even if it's a pond. Bet a few more triggers turn up in the Solent this year....roll on summer 2014. Pete.

 

In a very similar boat mate

As a landlocked newbie it's hard enough to learn to fish a particular venue...let alone after the weather has redesigned much of the south coast. My handful of efforts over Xmas were a disaster because of the conditions (couldn't walk from the car to harbour wall at newhaven!) This time last year I was lying on Brighton beach in a t shirt getting a tan & catching plaice! Crazy...

I was pretty enthusiastic at first as I thought the rough seas whipping up the food and warm sea temps would keep the bass around and maybe some cod. Like you say, all I've read about recently are pin whiting. Well done for getting out there if youve braved it tho.

Having had enough just booked 3 days in Brighton from 17th (on my own!!!) to give it another go. Don't fancy my chances tbh...even bait collecting is gonna be hard!

 

well i've managed to get some of the jobs done on the boat.

anyway, dont worry, i have it on good authority, that spring is going to start on the 26th of feb, at 09.30 .
the weather will be 59 0F with light winds from the south.
there will be an unusual number of spotties caught, mostly over2 lbs.
large numbers of large bream will appear off the sussex coast, on the 15th of april , which have converted to a diet of ragworm ,tipped off with squid ,
and wont eat anything else .
at arouind the same time, the peeler crab availabilty will be such that all tackle dealers will be knocking them out at 10 for a quid, just in time for the bass,which are arriving in numbers just in time for the bank holiday weekend .

in case you did'nt know, david cameron has been persuaded to take up fishing, by his old mate nigel farrage, and he will be pushing through legistlation
that will unsure there will be no gill netting inside a 3 mile limit ..
fishing protection,and border control boats will have instructions to sink any french or spanish fishing boats on sight .

the weather forecast for the rest of the summer is for high temperatures to remain until 31st october .there will be little rain.
what rain that does fall , will be during the night ,just enough to keep the gardens in good nick.

there will be 15 mph onshore breezes , just enough to make a nice surf for bass fishermen, but not on days i want to go out on the boat.
red petrol will be re- introduced for boat users in the budget statement in march.

anyway , in october, the cod will be back in force off seaford head ,and would you believe it, im fishing for a little whiting on my scratching rod when i get a bite .
its obviously a bit of a lump , and after 40 minutes or so ,up comes this massive cod .
my mate gets it in the net first time.
we weigh it ,but my scales bottom out .
no worries , that nice man Frank wotsisname is fishing with a party of lucky anglers in his big yellow boat, not 100 yds away. well he does no more than pulls the hook in and motors over .
"would you like to borrow my scales?" he says.
yes please sez i .
well, beggar me 51 lbs ! thats better than the blue boat.

so you see, theres nothing to worry about
,

 

You forgot to mention that they legalized whatever toxic substance you've been abusing for the last 24 hours !

 

well i've managed to get some of the jobs done on the boat.

anyway, dont worry, i have it on good authority, that spring is going to start on the 26th of feb, at 09.30 .
the weather will be 59 0F with light winds from the south.
there will be an unusual number of spotties caught, mostly over2 lbs.
large numbers of large bream will appear off the sussex coast, on the 15th of april , which have converted to a diet of ragworm ,tipped off with squid ,
and wont eat anything else .
at arouind the same time, the peeler crab availabilty will be such that all tackle dealers will be knocking them out at 10 for a quid, just in time for the bass,which are arriving in numbers just in time for the bank holiday weekend .

in case you did'nt know, david cameron has been persuaded to take up fishing, by his old mate nigel farrage, and he will be pushing through legistlation
that will unsure there will be no gill netting inside a 3 mile limit ..
fishing protection,and border control boats will have instructions to sink any french or spanish fishing boats on sight .

the weather forecast for the rest of the summer is for high temperatures to remain until 31st october .there will be little rain.
what rain that does fall , will be during the night ,just enough to keep the gardens in good nick.

there will be 15 mph onshore breezes , just enough to make a nice surf for bass fishermen, but not on days i want to go out on the boat.
red petrol will be re- introduced for boat users in the budget statement in march.

anyway , in october, the cod will be back in force off seaford head ,and would you believe it, im fishing for a little whiting on my scratching rod when i get a bite .
its obviously a bit of a lump , and after 40 minutes or so ,up comes this massive cod .
my mate gets it in the net first time.
we weigh it ,but my scales bottom out .
no worries , that nice man Frank wotsisname is fishing with a party of lucky anglers in his big yellow boat, not 100 yds away. well he does no more than pulls the hook in and motors over .
"would you like to borrow my scales?" he says.
yes please sez i .
well, beggar me 51 lbs ! thats better than the blue boat.

so you see, theres nothing to worry about
,

So your boat really dosen't exist then

 

So your boat really dosen't exist then

kin does mate .

and all the rest is true .just wait n see

 

Yes,itching for some proper spring sun and plaice fishing. Not got the experience of most of you guys but really enjoyed last springs fantastic flattie sport at brighton first and eastbourne later,followed by more bass than I've ever caught before fishing low water surf at pevensey.Praying for some of the same soon after lots of cold nights struggling with weed and tides failing to catch the dreamed of cod....there's always next time though,guess thats what keeps us going.

 

Yes,itching for some proper spring sun and plaice fishing. Not got the experience of most of you guys but really enjoyed last springs fantastic flattie sport at brighton first and eastbourne later,followed by more bass than I've ever caught before fishing low water surf at pevensey.Praying for some of the same soon after lots of cold nights struggling with weed and tides failing to catch the dreamed of cod....there's always next time though,guess thats what keeps us going.

Agree mate, just hope we get a settled spell then those Spotties appear again.....great sport