North West Wales & Mersey

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North West Wales & Mersey mostyn 2009.11.30 rocky base to fish from but casting onto a sandy base. Fished from midday till four bagging a dozen whiting and a good plaice. Plenty of action
North West Wales & Mersey holyhead breakwater 2009.11.24 very wide breakwater approx one and a quarter miles long.Plenty of places to catch stood by your transport
North West Wales & Mersey colwyn bay 2009.10.28 long prom, easy to fish from, with free parking
North West Wales & Mersey Perch Rock, New Brighton, Wirral 2008.08.24 A low water mark in the seaside resort of New Brighton. This is a very well known mark and popular for being safe and productive Many other marks within walking distance for low water fishing, or a short drive for high water.
North West Wales & Mersey Nearly All North West Wales and... 2008.02.27 I've collected nearly all the North West Wales and Mersey Marks on I could from: http://www.wirralseafishing.co.uk/forum/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=67 and http://forum.fishing4u.co.uk/board.php and put them in my tomtom. You can download the file from here: http://forum.fishing4u.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5356 Please feel free site admin (whoever you are) to add them all here. Nice site. Thanks.
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.
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.
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