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Fish to be caught and what bait to use for:

January

Cod, Channel Whiting, Pout, Pollack, Dogfish, Ling, Rays: Thornbacks, Spotted and Blondes, Congers & possible early run of Spurdogs.

Baits: Callamari Squid, Mackerel, Cuttlefish & Sandeel.

February

Late Cod, Channel Whiting, Dogfish, Pout, Rays: Thornbacks, Spotted and Blondes, Possible Spurdogs & Congers.
Early Wreckfishing starts for Cod, Pollack, Ling & Coalfish.

Baits: Callamari Squid, Mackerel, Cuttlefish & Sandeel.
On the Wrecks: Artificial Lures & Pirks.

March

Pout, Dogfish, Rays: Thornbacks, Spotted and Blondes, some Conger & Pollack about.
On the Wrecks: Cod, Pollack, Ling, Conger, Coalfish & Mackerel.

Baits: Callamari Squid, Mackerel & Sandeels.
On the Wrecks: Artificial Lures & Pirks.

April

Dogfish, Pout, Spurdogs, Rays: Thornbacks, Spotted and Blondes & possible early Smoothhounds.
On the Wrecks: Cod, Conger, Pollack & Mackerel.

Baits: Mackerel, Sandeels & Callamari Squid.
On the Wrecks: Artificial Lures, Fresh Mackerel & Pirks.

May

Spurdogs, Pout, Dogfish, Rays, Smoothhound, Channel Whiting, Garfish, Mackerel, Conger, Bass, Tope & early Black Bream.
On the Wrecks: Cod, Conger, Pollack & Mackerel.

Baits: Mackerel, Hermit Crab, Shore and Peeler Crab, Worm, Sandeels & Callamari Squid.
On the Wrecks: Artificial Lures & Pirks.

June

Rays, Pout, Dogfish, Smoothhound, Gurnard, Pollack, Bass, Garfish, Mackerel, Black Bream, Tope, Turbot, Brill, Conger, Bull Huss & early Shark.
On the Wrecks: Pollack, Conger, Cod, Ling & Mackerel.

Baits: Mackerel, Hermit Crab, Worm, Shore and Peeler Crab, Sandeels & Callamari Squid.
On the Wrecks: Artificial Lures & Pirks.

July

Pout, Dogfish, Tope, Bull Huss, Turbot, Brill, Black Bream, Conger, Bass, Gurnard, Smoothhound & Shark.
On the Wrecks: Ling, Cod, Pollack, Conger & Mackerel.

Baits: Mackerel, Worm, Crab, Sandeel, Cuttle Fish & Callamari Squid.
On the Wrecks: Lures & Pirks.

August

Rays, Conger, Bass, Bull Huss, Pout, Dogfish, Black Bream, Mackerel, Brill, Turbot, Smoothhound, Tope, Shark, Spurdogs & Gurnard.
On the Wrecks: Cod, Pollack, Mackerel, Ling & Conger.

Baits: Mackerel, Crab, Sandeel, Squid & Cuttle Fish.
On the Wrecks: Pirks & Lures.

September

Pout, Dogfish, Conger, Bull Huss, Tope, Rays, Bass, Gurnard, Black Bream, Turbot, Brill, early Cod & Channel Whiting.
On the Wrecks: Conger, Cod, Pollack, Ling & Mackerel.

Baits: Cuttle, Mackerel, Squid, Sandeel & Worm.
On the Wrecks: Lures & Pirks.

October

Cod, Pout, Conger, Channel Whiting, Bass, Dogfish & Rays.
On the Wrecks: Very little or no wrecking done this time of the year.

Baits: Callamari Squid (5lb Box per angler), Mackerel & Cuttle Fish.

November

Cod, Channel Whiting, Pout, Dogfish, Ling, Pollack, occasional Rays & Bull Huss.

Baits: Squid (5lb Box), Mackerel & Cuttle Fish.

December

Cod, Ling, Channel Whiting, Pollack, the odd Ray & Bull Huss.

Baits: Squid (5lb Box), Mackerel & Cuttle Fish.

Species

Bass                                                  Turbot                                      Brown Crab                            Dover Sole

Cod                                             Conger eel                               Plaice                                  Red Bream

Huss                                              Ling                                        Mackerel                               Herring

Pollack                                      Red gurnard                           Red Mullet                                       Brill

Skate                                        Whiting                                    Squid                             Sprat

Dates for your Diary:
Pairs Comp: FRI 14TH MAY 2010
Species Comp: WED 25TH AUG 2010
British Cod Championships: WED 17TH THURS 18TH NOV 2010

For enquires about the West Wight Charter Skippers Association, please contact:

Association Chairman: ARTHUR SAVAGE  - Tel: 02380 897111

Association Secretary: BOB GAWN - Tel 01983 740554

Competition enquires may be directed to our Competition Secretary:

ROB THOMPSON - Tel: 01590 610159

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