Coronet bay and Corals/Rhyll Wed23 Oct
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:09 am
Set out on a mission yesterday with the mindset to do my longest days fishing iv ever done with the idea that if i put in the time sooner or latter id hook a few reds.
So i hit it early launched from Rhyll at about 5:00 only 2 or 3 other trailers in the carpark.
Hit the Corals first but flattys were nibbling my snapper baits, managed to hook two that were sized so kept them for a feed, decided to move on to Coronet bay and when i got there it was like a parking lot, boats everywhere and they didn't stop coming, once the fig cleared there was about 50 boats in clear eyesight and little white dots all over the place further away, so id say in that Newhaven to Rhyll to Corinella triangle alone 100 boats, and on a work day.
After about an hour bang my first Snapper for the season @ 60cm, adrenaline was pumping for half an after, then about half an hour latter another big strike and run, had it on fir maybe 30 seconds but must not have been hooked properly so lost it.
All before 10:00 kept fishing with a bit of a move and then can back boats started thinning out, moved back to the corals area for the afternoon session, wind came up and shifted direction and sun dropped a little and bang, another Snapper at 59cm, then got another Snapper/Pinkie about 35cm.
Also had a whiting rod out but had to put it away as kept hooking up undersized hand sized pinkies (obviously all thrown back), also threw back a underside Gummy and an eagle ray.
So then at about 6:00 decided to call it a day, so 13+ hrs on the water
Things i learnt today, things i already knew but reconfirmed.
-All the action happened early and late in the day, even the midday tide change was dead, between 10:00 and 4:00 i might as well had gone back to work (work for myself)
- All snapper caught even one that got away, were on nice fleshy squid baits from the head area, mostly half heads, i actually had 3 rods out but all snapper even one that got away was on the same road, no difference it rigs, but it was the rod i kept putting best bait on and changing most.
PS. Will see if can post a few pics latter.
So i hit it early launched from Rhyll at about 5:00 only 2 or 3 other trailers in the carpark.
Hit the Corals first but flattys were nibbling my snapper baits, managed to hook two that were sized so kept them for a feed, decided to move on to Coronet bay and when i got there it was like a parking lot, boats everywhere and they didn't stop coming, once the fig cleared there was about 50 boats in clear eyesight and little white dots all over the place further away, so id say in that Newhaven to Rhyll to Corinella triangle alone 100 boats, and on a work day.
After about an hour bang my first Snapper for the season @ 60cm, adrenaline was pumping for half an after, then about half an hour latter another big strike and run, had it on fir maybe 30 seconds but must not have been hooked properly so lost it.
All before 10:00 kept fishing with a bit of a move and then can back boats started thinning out, moved back to the corals area for the afternoon session, wind came up and shifted direction and sun dropped a little and bang, another Snapper at 59cm, then got another Snapper/Pinkie about 35cm.
Also had a whiting rod out but had to put it away as kept hooking up undersized hand sized pinkies (obviously all thrown back), also threw back a underside Gummy and an eagle ray.
So then at about 6:00 decided to call it a day, so 13+ hrs on the water
Things i learnt today, things i already knew but reconfirmed.
-All the action happened early and late in the day, even the midday tide change was dead, between 10:00 and 4:00 i might as well had gone back to work (work for myself)
- All snapper caught even one that got away, were on nice fleshy squid baits from the head area, mostly half heads, i actually had 3 rods out but all snapper even one that got away was on the same road, no difference it rigs, but it was the rod i kept putting best bait on and changing most.
PS. Will see if can post a few pics latter.