I have been fishing there for a few years now and I know I can consistently find 3 species of Wrasse, 3 Goby species and 2 Blenny, all of these I can get in one small area, there are a few extra species down there that if you move about they can be found but seem to be a lot harder to find, one of these I managed nice and early this year.
I was extremely happy to see a little Sand Goby out, especially seeing as I felt the Rock, Common and Black Goby were going to be easier to find. That being said I have only managed a Rock Goby so far, there seems to be a massive abundance of Shanny there this year and nowhere near as many Goby.
I have managed 4 Wrasse species so far this year, I had a great day down the Quay where I managed all 3 of the ones I knew were there in a short hour session, these are the Corkwing, Ballan and Goldsinny. I did however manage a 4th species but during a match on Swanage pier, of the mini species of Wrasse my favourite is the Baillon's.
On the same day I caught the Wrasse down the Quay I also managed to pick up both of the Blenny species I know reside there, the Tompot and the common Blenny or Shanny. Some of the others we get down there but a lot fewer and far between are the Scorpion Fish and the Sand Smelt both of these have also evaded me so far.
I did however pick up a Black Bream on the LRF gear this year on Swanage pier.
I have had a lot of fun fishing for the mini species again this year, even though I've not had anywhere near the amount of time to get out as previous years. Next year is going to be a big one for me, I am going to be putting a serious amount of time into finding as many species as possible for a 2nd species hunt I have joined but there will be more about that in a post in the near future.
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