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Fish of the Month.. The Original one!
After
reading the tide time after finishing work early I thought ideal go cool down
in the water. Met up with Dave and geared up for a dive we headed in with
slightly more south easterly wind than expected. Once in noticed the savage
current running over the reef a current that neither of us could stay in it
thinking we could get out of it if we got into deeper water we tried that but
couldn't so I tied myself off and rested scanned round looking for Dave but
couldn't see him so hurried out eventually found him the other side of the
river mouth had stopped fighting the current and decided to drift to rocks
further along and get out there.
It wasn't
until I was told what time high tide was that I realized I had read off the
wrong day of the tide so the tide wasn't slack for another hour or so .so
decided to wait it out. so got in an hour later and the current had stopped thankfully,
the vis wasn't up to much but still fishable only saw one bass during the 2
hours that I was in the water. But on the way back ix decided to have a go at
diving the shallows on the first dive I settled down on some kelp and about 20
seconds later about 150 garfish were swimming over me all of the same size,
picked out one and took the shot got the shot off on the tail end so it went
mental. Got into an almighty
tangle and at one point it was swimming straight for me managed to grab and
snap the neck back and was on the stringer.
Got home and
just out of curiosity thought I would check the bsa website for the garfish
record which was at 595g thought I was in with a shot of beating that so went
and weighed mine it weighed in at
1.58lb so beat it . Unfortunately to make it a record you have to have
it weighed somewhere where the scales are checked by the ministry so went down
to the fish shop where it weighed 620g only weighed a little more but hey still
a record
Well done Flyflicker! A nice little 8lb Bass a stones throw from the shore.. Around the Isle of Portland. Sorry Podge your mullet just cant stand up to this fish but Happy birthday anyway!
Looks like a lean Basking shark!
I think the quote of 1 pic says a thousand words is very true. Not much info on this catch of Ben's but what a good looking clean fish and at this time of year. We ready for tuna around Portland this year??
First Plaice is always good!
After a 20m swim in freezing waters, braving death by yacht, gill nets and the fashion police, we finally have a flatfish of note! After the third or forth second on the bottom and seeing nothing I decided to move along a chain and after about 50-60cm I was nearing the end of my breath holding limits... Just as I was about to assend I see this little beauty half in the sand. One nice clean shot pining its head to the sand and there you have it.
What part of this report is bollox then..? Just the words..
Turbot or not to Turbot!
Hey guys, long story short......
Dived Abbostbury.... 20ft fiz..... 11degs (brrrr) hundreds of dogfish! diving to 13mtrs
...... 1 x 7lb Turbot!!!!!!!! My first one ever! it was completley buried I nealry didn;t see it, in fact at first I thought I was looking at an inprint of where a fish used to be..... just as well I swam right over it. Shot it and shoved the spear though it making sure I had the fish well on the spear. Didn't realise how big it was till it came out of the sand. Long swim back up 13mtrs as I'd been down a while and the fish caused a lot of drag on the way up, but it was a great fish. We had it for dinner.... uuuummmmmm!!!
Laters Clive
I know I keep saying it but “thanks again” for the great experience of spearfishing.I knew I would enjoy it, which is why I bought all the kit before we met up,this enabled you to teach me the correct way to use the gear that I will now be using for the foreseeable future. As you can see from the pictures and the £10 note for scale, we ended up with some better than could be expected results including, Pollock (on the 1st ever time I fired my spear), Flounder, Scallops Place and of course the Bass. Dan’s (4th time ever spear fishing) Bass = 2.52lb and 7.86lb, Bryn’s Bass =3.55lb and 9.50lb. We look forward to visiting the south cost again and meeting up for somemore spear fishing. Dan Starbuck
An early Plaice. Ever so slightly spent but still just a tad over 4lb.
Same good Bass. Can you tell where it is yet Sports?? Ha bet you cant..
A tenner for some scale.
Was Nick collecting seeds and berrys? Naaa She was to busy cleaning the nice carpet after somebody barfed all over it at 0200 after lots of bbq'd fish and mixed booze... Cheers all round guys. B.
This is what Portland look like from a Sea king. As you can see the island is and ideal place to spearfish as you can always find shelter from the conditions.. Well nearly always! Click on the image to get the BBC weather report for Portland.
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My home for 6months a year!
We provide offshore medical/logistical support for 5 platforms, lots of work but she has a good crew and we mostly get on well.
More Plaice than you can shake a spear at. 61cm long 32 cm wide and 6lb and 81/4oz.. Oh yes! The 4 1/2lb bass is kind of dwarfed! I jumped in the water on the off chance that there might be something out around the (x), lots of WAFI's around ( Wind assisted Fu*king idiots ) so we were sticking close into the boats. Just behind this big old bit of anchor chain was this fruity little number..
Its short of the UK record but will feed me for 5 days!
What a Brill dive.. Get it? The story is short and simple, we all meets up around 1600 for a nice little dive to keep the kit wet, we swims out into 1.5m viz, my famous " It will be much better when we swim out a bit " did not come to fruition! So there we all are swimming along in very murky waters, dusk closing in, bout 500m off shore with thoughts of Makos and with me wondering how im going to get me, my catch and all my kit back to shore with only one leg.. Clive swims over something funny on a broken patch of shells and mud and in his words " That looks like a fish...Wack "
For a few moments he thought he had the British record for Top knot and was very happy to say the least! Then good sense prevailed and after working out its habitat and getting the fish ID booklet out it turned into a Brill! Still a nice fish.
As for this talk of scallops in Dorset I have to say its absolute arse, there are no scallops, absolutely not, never have been, they would be far to deep for mere mortals, they would be poisonous if they were there and they make your bits grow smaller and turn you blind... Look into the picture, not around the picture, into the picture... Say after me " There are no Scallops around Portland "
Guest picture from Podge ( Deeper blue )
Thought you might like this one its not in the water but it's close, 9foot long and 265lb of Bronze Whaler very much alive. All the sharks we caught went back alive to look for spearos to take revenge on..
Winter is Flatfish time! Waterproof seat cover are a must so you can drive to a hot shower to get changed.
After dumping her girly 50 she grabs my 75 ( With comp rubbers ) and proceeds to lay waste the the pollock. Also caught was the first big spider crab of this season. It was about 4lb and tasted great..
My good wife has now become bored of Lobster but scallop kebabs are still a firm fave..
This one is not from UK however! One of the best fish pics I have seen for a while.
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Look what we encountered off Portland Bill yesterday!!! Is it the crystal clear water or the ocean blue that gives it away as a lie? Nice one Fuzz, he's the guy on the other end of the gun. Summer is here every body so get geared up and get your lardy arse's of the sofa and in to the water..
For thousands of years people have been harvesting the seas by hand, ancient tiles in Greece show men with handfuls of fish and octopus, caveman sites in Africa have large numbers of shells and fish bones, the generations of pearl divers...and now you have the chance to experience a timeless activity too. Apnea..you can't beat it. The art of relaxation on a single breath.
The most ecologically sound way to feed yourself and a few friends... Spearfishing!
Another cold but productive day in the Portland waters
A happy flyflicker I think! Nice one John. I will never get to 15m.... Well he did and made it look nice and easy.
Its starting to look like a rogues gallery! nice fish Glenn. It does look surprised..
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Fish of the Month.. The Original one!
Well done Flyflicker! A nice little 8lb Bass a stones throw from the shore.. Around the Isle of Portland. Sorry Podge your mullet just cant stand up to this fish but Happy birthday anyway!
Looks like a lean Basking shark! 
I think the quote of 1 pic says a thousand words is very true. Not much info on this catch of Ben's but what a good looking clean fish and at this time of year. We ready for tuna around Portland this year?? 
After a 20m swim in freezing waters, braving death by yacht, gill nets and the fashion police, we finally have a flatfish of note! After the third or forth second on the bottom and seeing nothing I decided to move along a chain and after about 50-60cm I was nearing the end of my breath holding limits... Just as I was about to assend I see this little beauty half in the sand. One nice clean shot pining its head to the sand and there you have it. 
I know I keep saying it but “thanks again” for the great experience of spearfishing.I knew I would enjoy it, which is why I bought all the kit before we met up,this enabled you to teach me the correct way to use the gear that I will now be using for the foreseeable future. As you can see from the pictures and the £10 note for scale, we ended up with some better than could be expected results including, Pollock (on the 1st ever time I fired my spear), Flounder, Scallops Place and of course the Bass. Dan’s (4th time ever spear fishing) Bass = 2.52lb and 7.86lb, Bryn’s Bass =3.55lb and 9.50lb. We look forward to visiting the south cost again and meeting up for somemore spear fishing. Dan Starbuck
An early Plaice. Ever so slightly spent but still just a tad over 4lb.
Same good Bass. Can you tell where it is yet Sports?? Ha bet you cant..
A tenner for some scale.
Was Nick collecting seeds and berrys? Naaa She was to busy cleaning the nice carpet after somebody barfed all over it at 0200 after lots of bbq'd fish and mixed booze... Cheers all round guys. B.
We provide offshore medical/logistical support for 5 platforms, lots of work but she has a good crew and we mostly get on well. 
More Plaice than you can shake a spear at. 61cm long 32 cm wide and 6lb and 81/4oz.. Oh yes! The 4 1/2lb bass is kind of dwarfed! I jumped in the water on the off chance that there might be something out around the (x), lots of WAFI's around ( Wind assisted Fu*king idiots ) so we were sticking close into the boats. Just behind this big old bit of anchor chain was this fruity little number..
Its short of the UK record but will feed me for 5 days!
As for this talk of scallops in Dorset I have to say its absolute arse, there are no scallops, absolutely not, never have been, they would be far to deep for mere mortals, they would be poisonous if they were there and they make your bits grow smaller and turn you blind... Look into the picture, not around the picture, into the picture... Say after me " There are no Scallops around Portland " 
After dumping her girly 50 she grabs my 75 ( With comp rubbers ) and proceeds to lay waste the the pollock. Also caught was the first big spider crab of this season. It was about 4lb and tasted great..
My good wife has now become bored of Lobster but scallop kebabs are still a firm fave.. 
This one is not from UK however! One of the best fish pics I have seen for a while.
Look what we encountered off Portland Bill yesterday!!! Is it the crystal clear water or the ocean blue that gives it away as a lie? Nice one Fuzz, he's the guy on the other end of the gun. Summer is here every body so get geared up and get your lardy arse's of the sofa and in to the water.. 
For thousands of years people have been harvesting the seas by hand, ancient tiles in Greece show men with handfuls of fish and octopus, caveman sites in Africa have large numbers of shells and fish bones, the generations of pearl divers...and now you have the chance to experience a timeless activity too. Apnea..you can't beat it. The art of relaxation on a single breath.
Another cold but productive day in the Portland waters
A happy flyflicker I think! Nice one John. I will never get to 15m.... Well he did and made it look nice and easy.
Its starting to look like a rogues gallery! nice fish Glenn. It does look surprised..