Search results

West bexington 24/1/24 Have been watching the weather this week looking for a gap in the winds & managed to get out Wednesday afternoon/evening, A mild day, cloudy & a building tide. Sea coloured & still rough, biggish breakers perfect conditions I thought,but the fish didn’t. Frozen baits...

2023 yearly Report So first post in a long time as often not much to report & got lazy with my write ups. Anyway I’m still out there and here’s how it went, think I already posted the first few apologies if you’ve already read & responded to them. Chesil 21/1/23 One of the best yet! A...

Seaton Devon 27/3/23 Managed to get out Monday night last minute during a predicted lull in the weather, as is often the case it was blowing a hooley. Frozen squid & sardines for bait on pulley rigs. A few bites as it got dark then again around high tide at 11pm accounted for half a...

Recently picked up a few multipliers on fb. Not that I have ever used one, or understood how they work, probably as the majority of the ones I have looked at have been knackered & I have always used fixed spool. The above one however seems a nice size but needs a little more than a bit of a...

Unicorn buckets & spades & an amusing dogfish first trip of 2023 After much studying of the weather forecast yesterday looked to be the only break in the weather & the traditional Xmas family outing to Lyme was planned. On arrival my daughter was less than impressed with the fact I hadn’t...

West bexington 6/12/22 Currently in a cold snap mainly dry northerly wind & a frost forecast for the next few nights however a building spring tide (3.9m) at around 6pm has got to be worth a go. Water clarity clear. Arrived an hour later than planned at 3pm with the sea the flattest I’ve...

West bexington 22/11/22 the plaice is dead! Monday was my Only chance to get out this week while the tide is building & between the storms so gave it a go. Arrived at first light Strong wind (Nw) & a rough sea as expected. A dumpy bag of shingle around the shelter just about held it down...

Hi all have been using an old Leeda pirhana as my spare/third reel but lost faith in it as i think a groove is wearing on the roller part of the bail arm amongst other things. Recently picked up an old penn surf master 850 by chance though the anti reverse lever kept pinging back to lock on its...

The sword & the stone First post for a long time as tbh I have caught mainly eels & dogs since March but that’s another story. Today’s planned trip was to fish a lull between storm fronts arriving an hour before high tide at 5pm after family duties fishing down to low before thunderstorms...

WHO’s biting big dexter So whilst having a go at feathering & spinning on a recent slow daytime session something odd occurred. No luck on the feathers (daylight white ones). Tried a dexter wedge but it was pretty rough & it was back in in no time so stuck on a big dexter about 4 inches long...

Jinxed it 4/4/22 Well I suppose it serves me right. After breaking my recent silence to post a couple of good catches it’s only fair I post this weeks effort & yes you’ve guessed it, blankety blank. To coin the old game show phrase “ the cheque book & pen “ would be handy at the moment to pay...

They’re out there & they’re underrated So first post for a while having opted to spare you from my trials & tribulations of chesil over the winter but thought the following worth a mention. Having spent week in week out of the winter fruitlessly waiting for the holy grail of fish (& chips) to...

An all too familiar tale for chesil 11/12/21 After another whiting fest last trip out, which I never got around to writing up, perhaps I was a little complacent this time out! After several canceled opportunities It was always going to be a budget tesco & freezer bait session & an 11pm...

All white on the night chesil 19/11/21 All you do is sit there! was my other halves response when I said I would rather go fishing to keep fit than join a gym. Well not tonight! Arriving at chesil a couple hours before dark with high tide 4.0m ish around 6.40pm and an unusually flat sea...

Bagging up on chesil 10/11/21 After realizing perhaps my first report was not that of a knowledgeable beach angler I returned to the shadows keeping my reports to myself for future reference however for the amateurs like me I thought this one worth sharing for comical value if nothing else...