Jim Clohessy of TopFisher.eu found the fish on Saturday but getting them to bite was another story…
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A run on May 3rd…. What a strange day it ended up to be. We were making the most of some pretty poor conditions… brisk northerlies after a period of easterlies.
The main target was bass. We’ve had some bass hanging around the harbour in recent times and they have returned after the winter offshore. They can be tricky to locate. We managed to locate them but regardless of what lure we tried they wouldn’t take. They followed in their masses but wouldn’t take.
We were kept occupied with the occasional pollack and wrasse as we drifted. It was rather frustrating. I suppose there was no competition between half-interested fish. We’ll be back at them when they are feeding properly.
You’d have to wonder if there is a bit of a change in bass habits here. Other than late season, we’ve never had a great deal of shoal bass activity in recent years other than schoolies. These bass have been around for a few of years at this stage.
The northerlies were chilly but it was lovely sunny day. Caps and shades all round. May can always throw a fishing curve ball.
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