Over the IOW for my annual fishing fix... had some good fish this year off Yaverland beach... Dover Sole, largish pout, all within size, and undersize: Black Bream, Silver Eel and many Bass. Mind you, you're not allowed to keep Bass of any size now, as an angler
Then off Yarmouth Pier: Starry Hounds and Smooth Hounds, and Pollack within size, some undersized, plus some bass and a huge Undulate Ray (12-15lb by length measure) She went back too as endangered species. In fact, we never even pulled her onto the pier to save her being damaged: a fellow angler nips over the end gate and down the steps to the water to handline her in onto the bottom step and as she was neatly hook-lipped, was able to flick it out with long forceps. Boy was she strong!! Mostly all caught on squid, whole one for the ray... noticed some bait changes from other anglers at that point lol
Tides are better now for daytime fishing so off to the far end of Yaverland today, and maybe Sandown Pier in the day tomorrowLoved the moonrises this week... awesome