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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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