South East I don't believe it.

[Shirleycodlin]

Last week Darren and I decided to have a try for a sole at a local shallow low water mark.
This was after an unsuccessful attempt at galloways the previous weekend where we were attacked by killer whiting.

Well, we failed.
The whiting were there in their millions.
To prove a point, I waded 5 yds out in to 6 inches of water and held a baited rig by my feet.
2 minutes later and I had a triple shot of whiting!

We did however catch something very special, at under 10 yds range.





That's the first Kent unicorn for either of us since the 2016/17 season.

 

[Mr Fish]

?? you’re hallucinating, go and have a lie down! ?

Seems to be a lot of the smaller ones around this year, let’s hope they can grow bigger.

Crazy you can handline for whiting though, lol.
Is there any size to them?

 

[Bass&Chips]

Great to see. It's been a long wait. Hopefully they get a chance to grow on for a few years and don't all end up in a trawler before they're even 3lb.

 

[J Richards]

Nice mate. Well done ??

 

[Valleyboy]

Get your fly rod out

 

[Trampster]

Yippee! Unicorn bashing! Well done Shirls & Darren! ????

 

[John Mitchell]

No whiting in plymouth yet , as far as I know

 

[Dutchman]

Don't think i have ever caught a whiting!

 

[Ken]

With catch that size we hereby change your name to Shirleybaitling !

 

[Thameside]

Funny about the time scale.
Was told years ago that the fishing seemed to be in a 5-6 year time scale. So maybe a good sign

 

[Shirleycodlin]

?? you’re hallucinating, go and have a lie down! ?

Seems to be a lot of the smaller ones around this year, let’s hope they can grow bigger.

Crazy you can handline for whiting though, lol.
Is there any size to them?

Skinny emaciated pin whiting.

 

[Live in hope]

You live baiting that for a proper whiting. Pin codling a good bait for em ? well done btw?

 

[John Mitchell]

It’s time this year for a few 2lb whiting there wasn’t any last year

 

[Phis]

It’s time this year for a few 2lb whiting there wasn’t any last year

I hope so ?

 

[Ken]

Funny about the time scale.
Was told years ago that the fishing seemed to be in a 5-6 year time scale. So maybe a good sign

So you mean that Shirl might catch another that size in about 5 years ?

 

[richtic]

Nice report, shame target species wasnt had but well done getting out and catching

 

[Goateeblank]

Well done. Had a few chunky whiting at West Bay a couple of weeks ago. So there are some about.

 

[Wolf]

At least you caught mate well done ???

 

[Salty Seadog]

at last a Cod diary report #1, well done Alex has been a long time coming. Here's to many more of your #1 target.
Tony

 

[Action Man]

Nah that’s just a brown whiting ?