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Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 09 12:21 pm Post subject:
We are still getting them here. Been out the last 4 nights and getting afew. Guy next to us got a whopper of a sea bass. Got the fright of his life! Lucky thing!

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 09 12:55 pm Post subject:

Bebo wrote:

Right, I'm after some advice. I'm likely to have some spare time over the next couple of weeks and fancied a bash at a bit of sea fishing. I will probably head down to Hastings and fish from the beach. In terms of tide, when is the best time to beach fish. Starting a couple of hours before high tide?

When we went down to Seaford (just round the corner from Hastings) it seemed a high tide and mid afternoon had plenty of mackerel and garfish about. Sadly lst year we spent most of our time watching others pull them out but at least it showed they were about.

Drewsephine

Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Posts: 1146
Location: noun 1 a particular place or position: the property is set in a convenient location an actual place

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 09 11:31 pm Post subject:
Went here Caught these Used this ETA - Thanks to Pete/Bodrighy/Woodturning God Tomorrows dinner is this So they are still about here

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 09 7:41 am Post subject:
Okay Drewsephine where is the beach? Looks lovely. You did better than us last night. Spent an hour at Port Gaverne - not a bite, and it as cold. Th other folk round us also were unlucky. Seriously disappointing night.

Drewsephine

Joined: 15 Sep 2008
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 09 10:35 am Post subject:
Place called Blackpool Sands near start point. I also went a bit further down as the coast that way is awesome if you can avoid the tourists Wasnt cold but then only stayed till about 10.30 ish. I think I did better than most of the other people but then I was casting quite a long way out

swissheavy

Joined: 17 Apr 2009
Posts: 5

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 09 6:31 pm Post subject:
Anyone having any joy - unfortunately I haven't had time to cast a line since June and now I think I've missed the lot if go this Friday! I think I'd be going to North Wales again...

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 09 8:25 am Post subject:
Been out last two nights - last night caught about 8 al mackerel, night before 6 mackerel and 4 Spanish Mackerel. All just as tide reached high tide. Hve to stop fishing at 8.30 to get home to shut up the chickens. Tide will be too late tonight so need to wait a few days. Using little pink rubber prawn things with bits of tinsel on them and a kids rod.

fishfish

Joined: 03 Sep 2009
Posts: 43

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 09 8:47 am Post subject:
any showing on chesil still?

fishfish

Joined: 03 Sep 2009
Posts: 43

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 09 6:12 am Post subject:
i was at weymouth pier last night and there were thousands of them! i only had a handline so didnt do so well but the guys with the rods did very well some bagging 30 or more in the hour of high tide.

crofter

Joined: 11 Feb 2007
Posts: 2252

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 09 6:50 pm Post subject:
https://www.shetlandmarine.com/2009/02%20Fishing/mackerel_leave_norwegians_begging.htm Did anybody buy a smartwave 3500? I did! Great wee boat.

zigs

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 524
Location: Somerset

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 10 9:30 pm Post subject:
Can i just post this link about returning mackerelfish, sorry if i've done it before, been away for 3 years. cheers. https://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/Mackerel-fishing-t73303.html hello ?

Moniar

Joined: 26 Jan 2009
Posts: 152
Location: Lampeter, west Wales

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 10 3:39 pm Post subject:

Yep - basic rule is if you are not going to take them for eating or bait dont touch them with your bare hands or you will damage their skin and they will die within hours. Shake them off the hook or carefully unhook using a cloth soaked in sea water.

Wonder when they will start turning up here on west coast of Wales? Used to start earlier than this off Anglesey shore but its been a very cold winter and the water down here is shallower so expecting to hit the first ones around late April early May here.

Drewsephine

Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Posts: 1146
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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 10 11:59 am Post subject:
Anyone been out to have a go yet this year?

pricey

Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 6444

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 10 1:09 pm Post subject:

Drewsephine wrote:

Anyone been out to have a go yet this year?

Tiss to early hear.

Drewsephine

Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Posts: 1146
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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 10 3:59 pm Post subject:
I might have a go Thursday if the boss is in a good mood and lets me have the day off

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