Herald Fishing: Don’t neglect small water
Don’t neglect the small water. Scratching is not about casting your bait as far as possible.
Big seas, strong winds and rain…not words you want to read when deciding whether you are going fishing.
These conditions have kept many anglers indoors.
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However, the persistent anglers have had success with multiple species.
This week should be a better week with the settling of the sea.
Summer is almost upon us and the species that favour the warmer water are starting to show themselves.
The rock and surf fishing has been fairly slow.
Anglers has seen a fair share of kob, garrick, bronze bream, stumpies and shad.
The garrick and the kob have been snacking on any live bait that you can get your hands on but have shown a particular preference for a feisty karanteen.
The shad have been a bit patchy but once you find them, they are feeding the entire day on anything you throw at them.
Throwing a spoon is a much faster and cleaner way of catching a few shad and generally catches more fish than bait.
The edibles coming out have been mainly the scratching fish. The most popular target at the moment is hands down the bronze bream.
Don’t neglect the small water. Scratching is not about casting your bait as far as possible.
It is about putting the bait where the fish are. Much like other forms or facets of angling, a minute fishing in the right location is better than an hour in the wrong spot.
Light tackle allows you to probe all the likely looking spots. You will be surprised how shallow the fish can go.
Keep your rod tip high when fighting in amongst the rocks as this will minimise the chance of getting cut off.
In the deeper water you can fish a double hook trace, but the shallower water will mean you have to fish a single hook. Bait wise you will need chokka, prawns and cracker shrimp.
Cast out small baits, you will amazed at what you can catch.
Tights lines and screaming reels.
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