Sorry but SOME FISHERMEN ARE NOT ON THIS PLANET.
1. RUBBISH LEFT ON THE BEACH
At least 25% of the rubbish left on the beach in winter is left by fishermen. Please understand that the local authority can make it impossible to fish in areas along the beach.
2. INDISCRIMINATE KILLING OF MARINE LIFE.
Fishermen have been known to kill crabs because their bait has been taken by one. This
is lunacy. (Put a small cork by the bait to raise it off the sea bed).
The crab is the mainstay food for fish. Kill the crab kill the fish.
The eggs from the scorpion fish which used to adorn the piers and rocks are now nearly all disappeared. These eggs attracted and fed the shoals of Bass. The cause is that the local fishermen killing them mistakenly confusing them with a poisonous fish because of its looks.
Dog fish have also suffered in the hands of boatmen in the area. Put it back.
3. UNDERSIZED FISH.
Most if not all the fish stocks in the sea are in crisis due to over fishing.
Local fishermen in Portsmouth in the sixties could expect to take home a large fish once in a while. It was rare that you blanked.
Now its a novelty to get a bite.
When you catch a fish the excitement rules your heart and even the small fish is considered a great catch and is taken.
There is no excuse to take undersized fish home. The one fish you take home could be the parent to millions of others kill it and you kill the future. Local inshore fish need to breed. Go to a fish shop, Take a camera. Pictures last longer.
WHERE TO GO
THE ROWING CLUB
THE CONGER POT
THE HOT WALLS
SALLY PORT PIER
Now left to rot.
Come on Portsmouth City Council
Remove the parking meters that no one wants and repair our heritage.
Victoria Pier 1,000’s of adults and children have used this spot for a day out.
It was a brilliant spot for children and parents to spend a day fishing.
2 Worms and a size 16 hook would produce a day out.
Why do our children put on weight and sit in front of a computer ?
Rods and Reels
You may get it cheaper
Early Plaice Fisherman
Should produce.
Fishing In Portsmouth
South Parade Pier
Shallow water. Fishermen seem to cast off the end into the barren mud.
Best results are with live sand ell just under the pier with a light rod into the breakers. One or two may be caught in the gap between the pier and the jetty when the fish are arriving. Don’t kill scorpion/devil fish there eggs on the pier pylons are an attractor.
GOOD NIGHT
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