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North West Wales & Mersey Barmouth Bridge, West Wales 2007.11.05 Barmouth Bridge is safe and easy venue to fish, the only down fall is the 300yrd walk to get to the part that you can actually fish. Once you get to the bridge there is a metal section for about 60yds then it gives way to wood, this is where you can fish. You can fish any part from here to the far end This is a venues that I've fished for the last 15yrs now and with some good results so would like to share some of my knowledge to help others have a chance of catching a decent Bass. I started fishing the bridge when i was about 12 at a time when I couldn't cast so this is where i learned. Me and my friends would have casting comps thinking that the further we cast the more we would catch, how wrong we where but during the last 15yrs I've had Bass from anywhere between the piles themselves and the 100yrd mark. We use to spend hrs on the bridge in all types of weather and all states of the tide and we then found that the whole thing fishes the same which ever part you chose to fish. The best state of tide was the ebb, most of our better fish came out 2-3hrs after high when the water was getting very shallow. The main Bait then was crab, when ever we could collect it. If we couldn't get the crab then rag or frozen sand eels where the bait, but I learned early that my confidence was very low with out crab. Although we did catch on all the baits mentioned, my biggest fish fell to a long strip of mackerel which i was only using because I'd run out of any other bait. The Bridge fishes the same in day light as it does in darkness although different locals will disagree with me, you'll catch plenty of schoolys with a good chance of a big one at any time. I normally go for 4.5m(local) tides and above although I've had Bass to 4lb on anything over 4.0. It fishes best with a good Westerly or North Westerly Wind but you could still catch fish in any wind, especially in may and June. These days i use nothing but Crab until the end of June and then go on to live eel if i can get it, although I'll still use crab till the end of July but with not as many results. I either fish over High water, about 2.5hrs either side. Don't be put of by the shallow water on the ebb, late in the tide is when I've had most my biggest fish, as long as there's 2ft of water your OK. Or the first Run of the tide up to high. If you get there early and it is very shallow on the bank or even dry then fish at the end of the metal bit and cast in to the Channel to the left. I use 25lb line on a 6500 size reel, no shock leader as you only need short lobs, good bass rod or a beach caster will be fine. I fish a running ledger with weights between 2 and 6oz, for crab i use a 4ft snood finished with a 6/0 and 3 or 4 shore crab. For sand eel a 6ft snood snood and a 4/0 lip hooked eel, I think this gives better presentation in the tide but i also fish with people who use size 1 pennels. If you want to connect with more schoolys then go down to a 2/0 with 1 decent or 2 small crabs. The tide travels in fast with a bit of a pull to the right so I use just enough lead to hold the bottom, some times I'll use a lighter lead and allow it to search from left to right. I put most my bait out on to the bank about 30yds and normally fish with one rod, held in my hand and resting on the railing. Some times it worth putting a bait strait over the side. When i get a bite I'll give the fish about a foot of line, then once I feel the pull hit it hard. If its a good fish and you miss it you wont get another chance, schoolys will normally have another go. I'd take a drop net just in case you get a big one, personally anything under 5lb I hand line it strait up as often fish are lost whilst trying to get them in the net, fish also get lost hand lining them up, Catch 22. One thing is sure you'll be very lucky to hand line a double figure up the bridge.
South East Hythe and Sandgate, Kent 2008.02.02 Long stretches of clean, shingle beaches with parking right beside the beach.
South Brighton East Arm (Marina) 2008.02.24 The East arm at Brighton Marina is is an easy access breakwater to fish with plenty of parking and superstore in the marina you don't need to bring anything other than your rods and yourself . you do have to pay to fish the breakwater but at £5 for two rods it it worth the fee lastly if the weather is over a force 6 the breakwater will be closed depending on wind direction tight lines
South & West Scotland Colintraive 2008.04.02
Yorkshire & Lincs Huttoft 2008.04.30 Sea Fishing off the coast at Huttoft, Chapel St Lenards, Ingoldmells Point
North East hartley 2008.04.30 a number of rocky skeers running out 2 sea, rough ground with thick kelp & can b very tackle hungry. hartley skeer is the big skeer 2 the left as u get down the steps of the cliff. 2 the right of the steps the next skeer is known as the crescent skeer which is the only crossing on2 hartley island. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b378/fishbill/hartleyisland.jpg
East Anglia Aldeburgh 2008.10.06 Fished 3/10/08. Shingle beach just off main road on track toward harbour and Martello tower.Sea quite rough with big swells, good colour in water.
South & West Scotland Port Logan 2007.08.29 Good Pollack, Coalfish and Wrasse can be caught here during summer months; also some good red cod have been caught here in recent years, weighing up to 12lbs.
South East dungeness kent 2007.10.01 We fished on 22nd sept at night this venue is a shingle beach deep water at high tide at least 3m we fished back of power station known as the boils as it is were the hot water comes out from the the power station . there are some good marks along this beach the point and by the boats.
East Anglia Breydon Water 2007.09.19 Situated in Great Yarmouth, Breydon water is a large estuary and can provide quality sport on light tackle.Various areas can be fished but one of the more popular spots is to the right of the bridge over from the Asda carpark
South & West Scotland Portgill 2007.08.29 Rock Fishing mark similar to Port Logan and surrounding areas
East Anglia Cromer pier 2007.12.27 A good winter venue when it is too rough to fish elsewhere. Easy sheltered fishing with lighting and seating. We have caught cod up to 11lb here so bring a drop net. Avoid casting too far forwards as it can be snaggy there. Usually best on right hand side, but one night a guy had an exceptional catch of cod in the teens on the left hand side. On balence Gorleston jetty by the coastguard building late at night has been better for me,
North West Wales & Mersey Cemlyn Bay on Anglesey. 2008.01.11 Large shingle beach, onto sand. Rougher ground at each side of the bay where rocks extend out to sea. Fairly large car park next to the beach.
South & West Scotland Ardwell Bay 2 2008.04.02
East Anglia Weybourne Beach 2007.09.03 Weybourne Beach is the point on the Norfolk Coast where the cliffs of the east turn into the long shingle spit that finishes at Blakeney Point.Easy Parking and fishes to the left and right.
South West Capstone Rock 2007.09.03 Capstone rock is in the centre of Ilfracombe Devon, its easy access and relatively comfortable fishing straight into deep water.
East Anglia Sea Palling Reefs 2007.10.08 Golden Sands and deep lagoons are on offer in between these man made offshore reefs, with easy access and comfortable beach fishing this is a great venue.However it does get very busy in the summer months so early mornings or evenings is probably the best times,along with the winter months.Looking to the left from the main beach entry point you can see in the distance reefs one and two which can both be accessed in the last 3 hours of the ebb, can also be fished using float gear or spinning , however be warned the rocks are slippy in wetter conditions.
South shoreham harbour 2008.04.10
North East craster pier 2009.06.28
North East St Marys Island - Whitley Bay 2007.11.05 This well known landmark is a great all year round mark.Its a heavy ground mark with the possibilities of big bags of codling , fishing to the north of the lighthouse into Crispins Gulley , best fished three hours before low water and 3 hours on the flood when the rocky outcrops and gulleys are exposed.Tackle losses can be high so its advisable to use rotten bottom tactics,The lighthouse is accessible via a causeway and tide times are available near by but it doesnt stay submerged for long and its easy enough to see when you can get across.
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