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Having seemingly sussed out how to catch bass in numbers over the last few years 😄, my main ambition for 2024 is to try and catch something a little bigger. That’s proving to be easier said than done though, with my last 60cm+ bass caught way back in 2021. Number wise I’ve got off to another...

After managing to catch a few bass the previous week on poor tides, and in less than favourable conditions, I was feeling super confident with this week’s better tides, and the forecast of calm weather. When reports of bumper catches started to filter through last weekend, my hopes of a better...

After getting off the mark for the season last week, I was keen to keep the run going, so it would take more than some very small tides to put me off. My first outing of the week was on Tuesday night and conditions couldn’t have been much better, with light winds and flat calm water. The bass...

This lure season hasn’t got off the most exciting of starts here in North Wales, with poor weather not making for the best of conditions :cry:. On a personal note, before this week I had only managed to fit in a couple of sessions during brief periods of calm, but both of these outings had...

It was proper brass monkeys on Thursday night 🥶, with snow on the ground and a thick layer of frost over my gear within an hour ❄️. The fishing was very quiet too, with just the usual suspects putting in an appearance and no sign whatsoever of the conger 😢. Despite that, it was a cracking...

Now that we have some calmer conditions, I was finally able to get onto a deep-water rock mark for last week’s conger hunt, and with news of a 17lber being caught recently on Anglesey, I was feeling quite confident 👍. Conditions were also pretty good, and even with the light winds there was some...

With the Christmas break is all over and done with, it was time this week for me to get back to the serious business of conger hunting. With small tides and low at about 11pm, it would have been rude not to head back to the mark where I lost a decent conger in December. With the tide being...

After 2 sessions catching almost nothing but whiting, I was determined this week to get back to the congering, and after looking at the weather and tides I decided to do something I’ve wanted to do for almost 50 years. I first heard about this particular mark when I read a report in Sea Angler...

After last week’s productive session, I decided to take advantage of a brief window in the weather on Tuesday evening to make a return visit to the same mark. This time though I was hopeful that I wouldn’t have the “pleasure” of Sammy the seal’s company 😅. The temperature was forecast to drop...

After easing myself back into the dirty bait fishing with a victory in the latest club match, it was time last night for some big fish hunting. After changing my mind a couple of times, I finally decided to fish one of my favourite rock marks, where my plan was to fish moderately sized baits out...

After a successful lure season, it is time this week for me to get back on the dirty bait and this just happened to coincide with the latest club match. The venue chosen was Pensarn beach, where we hoped to bag up on the whiting, but after a disappointing result there on Saturday night in the...

Before I turn my attention to dirty bait fishing for the winter, I thought I would take a look back at my 2023 lure fishing season. It’s certainly been a busy one in terms of time spent chasing the devious silver buggers, with a total of more than 310 hours of fishing time in 62 sessions, over...

After 2 consecutive blanks last week I really should have called it quits for another season, but the thought of just 1 more bass was too tempting 😄. There was also a fantastic window in the weather on Tuesday evening, so despite the tide being far from ideal, it seemed silly not to give it a go...

After last week’s success, I had high hopes for another extended lure season but after yet another storm on Monday, my options for this week’s fishing were very limited. First off, on Tuesday evening I chose a venue which would be completely sheltered from the wind and where the plan was to...

After failing to find any bass on 3 out of my last 4 sessions, including the last 2 outings in a row, I was beginning to wonder if my season was over, but with decent enough conditions this week, it seemed a shame not to give it another go :unsure:. The tides weren’t ideal, either in size or...

The fishing has been getting quite patchy over the last few weeks and as if that wasn’t bad enough, the weather gods haven’t been playing ball either. This week was no different, with storm Kieran due to arrive here overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, and though we weren’t due to get the...

After failing to catch a bass on my last outing, I was desperate to make the most of the fishing this week, but things seemed to be conspiring against me. This started off on Sunday night, when my recent dental abscess flared up again 🤒. Though I had a lump the size of a tennis ball on the right...

After last week’s marathon, I decided to take it a little easier this week and for my first outing on Tuesday, I decided to return to where I caught my only fish last Saturday. Not only because I knew that there were bass there, but also because it would give me shelter from the strong winds...

Now I won’t go into too much detail about my fishing this week, as to be honest I haven’t got the time to write that much 😄, but generally it went as follows. Having pretty much missed out on 2 weeks of my season, due to illness and family commitments, I was desperate to make up for lost time...

Since hitting the 150 on September 21st I haven’t actually managed to wet a line again since, as the fishing gods seem to have been conspiring against me. First off was the FPOs birthday, when I didn’t have any choice but to call off the fishing 🙄, well it was either that, or sign my own death...