Gallery 2008   Gallery 2007    Gallery 2006   Gallery 2005

 'Good Fish' pictures and stories

December 2007

John Richards makes the Due Douth 2007 Photo Gallery for the second time, with another fish of the month, a cracking 21lb prime Cod.

October 2007

This is what we weren't expecting deep off Sowley, a 12lb Undulate Ray. We had a Codling and lost a very good Cod but this made up for Mike's 'dropped fish'. Although a heavier trace and he would have had a big Cod to show the camera too.

September 2007

Just to prove it was not luck (I wish), here is a good picture of a second double figure Turbot falling to Due South crews this summer. Tony Lavington and Jon Richards shared this cracker after it snaffled both their sand eels.

August 2007

The Ashlett 'Boys' are top anglers and proved it yet again after getting into a good catch of Plaice aboard Due South in the Committee Cup. Plaice to 4lbs were released! Both of these came up on the last drop as the engine was started. On the left was the best of the day falling to Steve Davies at 4-12 and took the honours.

July 2007

Summer means variety; here is Trinny (Adam Moody) with one of lots of Hounds caught amongst a mixed haul of species.

Next is my Robert with a Bass caught floating a live bait. Great fishing for the young, old, women, kids and Skippers!

June 2007

  Here is a nice Bass caught by Ron of Bisley SAC and believe it or not on a very smelly old Sandeel while drifting the inshore banks just SE of the light. First he showed the rest of the crew how to catch smaller Bass on the Green and Orange shads before experimenting. The testing session secured him the best Bass of the day at 8lb 4ozs. It is amazing how quick smelly old sandeels can become valuable! As the others shared his bait more Bass were caught.

May 2007

It would be great if we could target these more specifically but I have to say this is a bonus fish and a cracker at that as Kev Witt shows off a lovely Turbot weighed in at 16lb 5oz, caught during the early June Ashlett SAC competition, from Due South.

The fishy story made the Evening Echo fishing section headlines 'Turbot is reeled in after battle of Witt'. Many thanks go to Chris Clark for a good write up.

Another good fish, this time from the Solent, was this Ashlett SAC Junior Club Record Black Bream of 3lb 12.5oz. Mitchell Jones caught this cracker on their own boat 'Mystique'. This picture was sent via picture text from a mobile phone! Now come on boy's there is no excuse for not capturing those 'fish of a lifetime' now in good quality.

April 2007

Roland from Bisley SAC was one of a number of anglers that caught some impressive Black Bream. So far this year on Due South the best one weighed at 3lb 14.5 oz by yours truly.

February 2007

Here's brother Brian, who was fishing the Western Solent on his own boat 'Mystique' launched from Calshot. This near specimen weighed on the boat at 23lb was followed immediately by a 4lb Bass. You can see by the calm sea, that the day was a good one, he had the fish to cap it off. This is a good contender for the Senior Boat FOM for Ashlett SAC.

January 2007

So this is what the fishing is like when you get out there in January 2007! January has gone from storms to a near summers day. We had over 25 Congers with Bob and Mike getting the better ones at 35lb and 38lb weighed on the boat. The first picture shows Mike with his 14lb Undulate, then Steve with a feisty 12lb 12oz Thornback which wouldn't open up and lastly Wayne with a 6lb Bass and Mike with a 7lb Cod.

Click here for: Photo Gallery 2006 or Photo Gallery 2005