A quick update.....

I've not been out a whole lot lately with work unfortunately taking priority
over fishing.

I did get out for a quick cast the other day which resulted in a nice little scorpion

I also had a plan for some wrasse today. I spent 5hrs searching every gully , nook and
hole I could think of along the coastline, I've come to the conclusion that its just that little
bit too early in the year for them yet as I never even got so much as a touch from a wrasse all
day. I did however pick up one very colourful scorpion fish

This must be one of the most colourful Long Spined Sea Scorpion I have ever caught. As you can see from
the photos it has lovely pinkish red markings on its fins along with a bright yellow underside with vivid white markings.
The markings got me thinking do these fish brighten up their colouration for breeding , if so is this a male
fish trying to impress a female?? In the same way some male birds grow lavish plumes during the breeding season.

That was it for the daytime fish a very poor day but I still enjoyed being out none the less.

I moved on in the evening to a local pier and began to fish a dropshot rig and was instantly rewarded
with a nice little rock goby

A few casts later resulted in another

I continued fishing and moving along the pier and noticed a large shoal of small fish
patrolling the shadow line on the water so I rigged up a size12,  1g jighead  and small piece
of gulp rag in white and cast in front of the shoal which resulted in a mini herring

Must have had another 15 or 20 of these little fish in the space of 45mins or so. I kept moving to see
if I could pick up any other species but apart from a couple of small coalies that was it for the evening.

I hope to get updating a bit more than of late now that the weather is picking up slightly and becoming
a little more settled.

I hope you enjoyed the read

Tight lines,

Jay.