hi there,not exactly new :)

[flukeyluke]

Hello people,ive been a member for ages now but forgot about this site so thought i would say hello

Me,the wife and the dogs are hopefully moving across to the island in a month or so and i cant wait we have signed the first lot of forms so things are looking good,we will be living in east cowes just down the road from the tackle shop(literaly a 2 min walk) so thats handy.

Also i have an unusual surname that you dont come across much but there seems to be loads on the island lol can you geuss what it is?

Anyhow i look forward to hopefully meeting/fishing with a few of you when we are finally settled in.

Thanks

Luke

[loopy78]

Hi there Luke, just guessing your surname's mentioned in your email address??! Welcome aboard fella. I don't know if you've fished the island before but there are some great spots right on your doorstep in East Cowes but it doesn't exactly take ages to get to some other decent spots either!!
Hopefully it won't take you too long to settle in so you can get out there amongst it, bon chance

[flukeyluke]

lol ooops yep my surname is on my email lol that wasnt much of a game i always knew my family origianaly came from portsmouth/the island but cant believe how many urrys are over there..think theres over 90 just on the island lol

We will hopefully be moved in by the end of feb and i honestly cant wait ive always loved the island and now i may be living there im sure it wont take me long to get the rods out and try a few spots ;D does east cowes esplanade fish ok? ive read that it can get very weedy and tide run can be very fast but not really found any info on fish? i only ask as it will be my local if it fishes as its just down the road and i could walk it with a rod.

Thanks

Luke

[flukeyluke]

im not after any secret marks or anything as i will have fun finding out for myself just wondered if theres fish to be caught at east cowes esplanade as it will be literely a 15min walk for me with the rods

[Sunny]

Welcome to the forum Luke....enjoy the company and hope your angling adventures on the IOW prove fruitful

[flukeyluke]

Thanks sunny,i honestly cant wait

[loopy78]

There are loads of spots to try out all along there mate, from the toilets right round to castle point fishes for flounder all year round. Along the front (outside the breakwater) is a traditional spot for plaice from March onwards, the smutts come in big there too from April May time. This does, unfortunately co-incide with weed arrival but there are windows about an hour either side of high tide where it's ok. When it gets too weedy you can just move back inside the breakwater. September time can throw up some good sole inside the breakwater along with a shedload of eels and puppy smutts, fun fishing on light gear.
Opposite the paddling pool and along to towards castle point is another favourite of mine, an all year round spot. The more traditional spot for bigger hounds is right on castle point (the end of the road) I've never done it myself but you can walk around the point at low tide to fish but you do get cut off, apparently there are a few good marks there - check with Mick in the tackle shop, local knowledge and all that.
Once again fella, welcome aboard and good luck

[flukeyluke]

thanks loopy we should be moved in withing the next 3 weeks all going well,i cant wait to explore the beautiful island

thanks again

Luke