Quick report on some more land-based Calamari @ St Leonards Pier.
We have had quite a few overcast days this week, which has made for some great squid fishing.
FISHED:
Tuesday 5:00-6:30PM, Overcast, Run-in/Slack tide with a slightly milky clarity, moderate winds 15km/hr.
Managed five squid, all smaller. Saw another 2 caught.
The evening was overcast and the winds were pretty calm, which often makes for a good session. This time the squid were smaller, cautious and a little slow (maybe 1 every 15 minutes). It may not have been a session of constant action, but I did break a milestone - 100 squid on this jig alone.
Moved into my favourite spot casting over to the further weed bed edge and with a hopping action let the jig leave the weed bed to sink over the sandy bottom. This has been a great style for the recent squid as they're actively striking on the drop over sand (more so than weed).
Within three casts and we had the first small squid, this one stuck on the third sink.
Rinse and repeat, before the squid stopped biting and the rain clouds started to loom overhead.
Moved into the shallows for one final squid.
The squid were slow, at times disinterested in the jig and nothing bigger than maybe 20cm.
