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Davey on Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:25 pm
Species: Bass, Dover Sole, Eels Common, Flounder, LSD, Mullet, Pouting, Smooth Hound, Tub Gurnard, Whiting
where to fish: as you walk onto the Town Quay you can only fish from the right hand side they can be a bit funny about people fishing from the left hand side (probably because of the Sea Cats leaving from here)
There are signs that instruct you that there is no fishing allowed here but this is not enforced "at the moment"
the Town quay is a fairly standard pier with a very large superstructure underneath that is very Snaggy making it the perfect refuge for bass and other species
straight in front of the Quay is a deeper channel caused by the constant Ferry use the bottom here is a mixture of mud sand and various debris but fairly clean here you can find a few flat fish in the spots where food gathers
From here the bottom Rises up to a plateau before dropping of again where it meets the Main Flow From the River the Far Edge of this being a good spot For LSD's and Smooth Hound (when their in the estuary)
How to Fish:
Pout: put a baited hook in the water
Bass: put the Pout you just caught on a hook and fish it as a live bait under the Quay straight under your Rod Tip (keep an eye on your rod as bites are Savage and an unwatched Rod is Soon Gone) The bass also Respond well to Ragworm Fished under the Quay
Flat Fish: Ragworm pinned to the bottom in the channel and on the plateau (if fishing in the channel and a ferry goes by if you can get away with out reeling in do so as you will find bites come quite quickly once they have passed over as fish will follow the wake looking for food which has just been uncovered)
Smooth Hound: Crab and Ragworm baits will account for Smooth Hound when they are in the estuary the Smooth hound that are caught here do not go to monstrous Sizes but are great fun on light tackle
LSD's Lesser Spotted Dogfish: Fish baits Fished at Distance onto the Edge of the main River flow will account for Doggies
Mullet: very difficult to catch from here but do respond to ledgered bread on calm days
all other species will respond to normal methods of fishing
where to fish: as you walk onto the Town Quay you can only fish from the right hand side they can be a bit funny about people fishing from the left hand side (probably because of the Sea Cats leaving from here)
There are signs that instruct you that there is no fishing allowed here but this is not enforced "at the moment"
the Town quay is a fairly standard pier with a very large superstructure underneath that is very Snaggy making it the perfect refuge for bass and other species
straight in front of the Quay is a deeper channel caused by the constant Ferry use the bottom here is a mixture of mud sand and various debris but fairly clean here you can find a few flat fish in the spots where food gathers
From here the bottom Rises up to a plateau before dropping of again where it meets the Main Flow From the River the Far Edge of this being a good spot For LSD's and Smooth Hound (when their in the estuary)
How to Fish:
Pout: put a baited hook in the water
Bass: put the Pout you just caught on a hook and fish it as a live bait under the Quay straight under your Rod Tip (keep an eye on your rod as bites are Savage and an unwatched Rod is Soon Gone) The bass also Respond well to Ragworm Fished under the Quay
Flat Fish: Ragworm pinned to the bottom in the channel and on the plateau (if fishing in the channel and a ferry goes by if you can get away with out reeling in do so as you will find bites come quite quickly once they have passed over as fish will follow the wake looking for food which has just been uncovered)
Smooth Hound: Crab and Ragworm baits will account for Smooth Hound when they are in the estuary the Smooth hound that are caught here do not go to monstrous Sizes but are great fun on light tackle
LSD's Lesser Spotted Dogfish: Fish baits Fished at Distance onto the Edge of the main River flow will account for Doggies
Mullet: very difficult to catch from here but do respond to ledgered bread on calm days
all other species will respond to normal methods of fishing
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2010 Species,22
2011 Species,25
2012 species 10
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Re: venue Town quay southampton
Tink on Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:25 pm
you are a mine of information Boss, keep it up 
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CANT BEAT PUMPING ON THE BEACH WITH THE MISSUS
she lets me keep them in the fridge then
Fish so far in 2010; Codling, Flounder, Plaice, Plaice/Flounder hybrid, And god knows how many LSD i'm KC reg'd, EEL, Whiting. 7LB Thornback Ray, Tope, Bass, Dabs and a lot of hope
2011 Catch: 11LB Thornback Ray, Tope, Whiting, Dab, LSD. and that was it!
2012 Catch: 2 LSD, 1 Dab
All hail the people who man the Boats of the RLNI, real heroes who volunteer to go out in any weather!
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jazzman on Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:42 pm
nice one mate. and excellent record for anyone joining the forum from the southern end wanting marks to fish or for anyone taking a trip
down i found it a different world in Southampton than what we are used to up here what a place to visit.
But the best place must be the IOW
down i found it a different world in Southampton than what we are used to up here what a place to visit.
But the best place must be the IOW
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Re: venue Town quay southampton
Tink on Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:55 pm
jazzman wrote:nice one mate. and excellent record for anyone joining the forum from the southern end wanting marks to fish or for anyone taking a trip
down i found it a different world in Southampton than what we are used to up here what a place to visit.
But the best place must be the IOW
you should have seen the Bass caught off the pier today, two 2.5+LBs, biggest i have seen
yeah yeah everyone out there is sniggering, but they are the 2 biggest i have seen that was not on a photo or tv program
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CANT BEAT PUMPING ON THE BEACH WITH THE MISSUS
she lets me keep them in the fridge then
Fish so far in 2010; Codling, Flounder, Plaice, Plaice/Flounder hybrid, And god knows how many LSD i'm KC reg'd, EEL, Whiting. 7LB Thornback Ray, Tope, Bass, Dabs and a lot of hope
2011 Catch: 11LB Thornback Ray, Tope, Whiting, Dab, LSD. and that was it!
2012 Catch: 2 LSD, 1 Dab
All hail the people who man the Boats of the RLNI, real heroes who volunteer to go out in any weather!
Tink- top poster
- Number of posts: 1214
Age: 44
Location: Bispham ( next to the collage ), Blackpool
Registration date: 2009-06-15
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