The Poole Harbour Guide 2012 - Poole Harbour Commissioners
The Poole Harbour Guide 2012 - Poole Harbour Commissioners
The Poole Harbour Guide 2012 - Poole Harbour Commissioners
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most boats not fishing at all. Instead, the month is spent<br />
preparing boats and equipment for the season ahead.<br />
Given the right combination of tides and weather, the<br />
offshore fishing at anchor is probably at its best in<br />
February with blonde rays, conger and spurdogs. Some<br />
boats begin to fish the offshore wrecks for large pollack.<br />
March sees the arrival of plaice inshore and these are<br />
usually targeted outside of the harbour but in the vicinity<br />
of the harbour’s approaches. Towards the end of the<br />
month, turbot start to populate sand and gravel banks<br />
and offshore wreck fishing for pollack gathers pace.<br />
Offshore anchor fishing begins to slow down but good<br />
catches are still reported.<br />
April is the month that many consider to be the real<br />
start to our season. At sometime during the month,<br />
hard fighting black bream will become established on<br />
many marks around <strong>Poole</strong>. <strong>The</strong>se fish attract anglers<br />
from all over the country and on occasions can be<br />
caught in vast numbers. Fishing inshore gathers pace<br />
with many of our so-called summer fish beginning to<br />
show up more and more in catches. Several types of<br />
ray, tope, wrasse, pollack, bass and mackerel are among<br />
For the Best Value<br />
Full English Breakfast<br />
in <strong>Poole</strong> visit<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fisherman Cafe<br />
• Open 7am everyday<br />
• Full Menu Available<br />
• Eat In or Takeaway<br />
Tel: 01202 673899<br />
5 High Street, <strong>Poole</strong><br />
www.thefishermancafe.co.uk<br />
Recreational Activities<br />
<strong>Poole</strong> Angling Charter Boats<br />
Predator II<br />
Onamission Charters<br />
Telephone:<br />
01202 478481<br />
or 07703 512361<br />
Owner/Skipper<br />
Malcolm Collins<br />
Rapid Fisher<br />
www.pooledeepseafishing.co.uk<br />
Telephone:<br />
07971 509920<br />
Web:<br />
www.predatorpoole.com<br />
Owner/Skipper<br />
Alex Kweller<br />
Just Mary<br />
Telephone:<br />
07836 717055<br />
Email:<br />
rapid.fisher@ntlworld.com<br />
Owner/Skipper<br />
Paul Smith<br />
TRUEBLUE<br />
CHARTERS<br />
Skippered by Steve Porter<br />
Fast modern catamaran offering a<br />
spacious & stable fishing platform<br />
–<br />
Bass fishing, wrecking, banks for turbot,<br />
general reef and light line trips<br />
–<br />
Tel: 07967 598669<br />
Web: www.truebluefishing.co.uk<br />
email: steve@truebluefishing.co.uk<br />
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