![]() ![]() ![]() The next session resulted in a smaller lure caught Bluefish, but I was enjoying the fishing immensely. No sooner as he was on the rocks the wire leader broke finally giving out to those razor sharp teeth! I was a bit worried about the wire leader, which was a little on the light side. In all the excitement I had completely forgot about the other rod, and as I looked over to see the tip banging over and hearing that beautiful sound of line zipping out of a spool I raced at top speed over the rocks to get to the rod.Īs I set the hook, I knew I was onto something big! It’s not a good idea to try and land these fish too early around the rocks, so after making sure he was not too green I found a nice little cut in the rocks to bring him up with a wave. The next day I decided to set up a rod with a bait some distance away to optimise my chances of catching! Fully focused I spent the next hour casting into a rip around 80 meters out from the point, the same place I had hooked the big bluefish on the previous evening. Later in the session I had another big Bluefish try to hit the lure as I was taking it out the water, proving how these fish really like to hang around close to the edges.Īlthough during this session I hadn’t landed a fish, It was certainly exciting fishing and I was looking forward to the next evening. The next day I headed for a point on a sheltered coastline where after a steep hike down a cliff I managed to reach a deep water spot where it dropped off to around 50 meters right under my feet! Although conditions were good with no wind and some nice swell, the boulder type beach I had tried was very quiet with no action at all. I was fortunate enough to have fished this area in the past so had a good idea of some accessible fishing spots, but knowing that big swells are common during summer months, I made sure to pack a flotation jacket and marine radio.Īfter locating my accommodation and quickly unpacking there was time for a quick session before dark. With beautiful scenery including a backdrop of stunning mountains and waterfalls I was ready to get out and explore the coastline. Setting off with a handful of essential clothes, a case of lures and a couple of spinning rods, I made it to Portugal keen to make the most of the time I had. It had been 8 years since I last seriously went after these fish, so I was really excited to be able to spend some days once again chasing bluefish. They often hunt in groups so there is always the chance that after hooking up you will be broken off by another fish going after the same lure! This is made worse as they swim with their mouths open where they have razor sharp teeth hidden just under their lips. This, unfortunately, isn’t that often in Portugal, but over the next years I was lucky enough to target them quite a few times, and had managed to land a fair few of these hard fighting fish up to around 15lbs.īluefish are a hard fighting fish, that can make strong runs, jump out the water and tail walk shaking their head. With our family summer holidays fast approaching and my wife needing to work a few extra days than me, I somehow managed to convince her to allow me to go a little earlier and spend some important days testing some new prototype air brushed lures on a fish I had not targeted for a long time, bluefish!Įver since I unexpectedly hooked into my first bluefish over 25 years ago whilst fishing for bass, I had an instant respect for these fish and took every opportunity to try and catch them whenever they were around. Bristol Channel forecast – January to March.An introduction to fishing the Fal estuary.Britain’s Hidden Fishes and the Big LERF.AFAW Tournament Match Pro MK2 – First Look.How to catch a bristol channel smoothound.Bristol Channel ray fishing aboard Lorna Doone.Bristol Channel Forecast July to September.Getting Hooked up – with Gareth Griffiths.Costa Rica – Jungle Tarpon and ocean going goodies!.Mud Wrestling with Redfish in Louisiana. ![]()
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