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Working on the theory that fishing in daylight would get better one day I went to Boscombe Pier last Thursday in search of a dab or a ray. My theory is not supported by any evidence, the fishing was dire, most of the tide up resulted in one small plaice, fishing into darkness resulted in a...

I had a near blank trip to Swanage Pier on Saturday; one Tompot, the size of an index finger, was the only fish from the only bite. It should have been perfect conditions, light breeze, clear water and the right tide but every tactic, bottom fishing with various rigs, hooks and baits and float...

Firstly on Sunday afternoon to West Bay where PhilR had bagged up a few days before. Everything looked good, the inflow of freshwater with its load of weed and leaves had stopped and the water was clear and calm, and fishless. Four hours without as much as a crab. What a difference a few days...

Back in pre-internet times planning a trip was a bit hit and miss. Find the latest Angling Mag or newspaper to find weeks old reports on local beaches. Find the tide times, find a newspaper, Find the tide times at London Bridge or Dover which were hidden away somewhere in the small print...

After days of foul weather there seemed to be a window of opportunity for some fishing. The wind going to the west would flatten the sea in Poole Bay and Boscombe Pier has shelter from the wind in that direction; although the tide wasn't right, fishing down to low and back up, it looked to be...

The Poo part of the name gives a clue as to how it's fishing.. I went down to Lake Pier at Rockley to see if the pier had been repaired and was pleased to see that it has been with nice new decking and hardwood handrails to the walkways. It's a handy place to fish, there is free parking...

The pier is now back to normal, the walkways have been redone with new handrails and decking.

I met up with @Goateeblank for a long session in search of species in the harbour and along the Stone Pier, he was early as usual and was fishing nearby. Greetings were exchanged and then he rushed off to stock up on food, he likes food, lots, he reported slow going on the fishing. It was a...

One forecast said rain this evening and one said fine, both said that the wind would drop to a breeze so I took the waterproofs which turned out to be a wise move. It rained fairly consistently for four hours but the wind did drop. I thought that the Stone Quay at Swanage would be sheltered...

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Pier Closed on Monday 19th September As you will be aware, the State Funeral of Her Majesty the Queen is being held on Monday 19th September 2022, which has also been declared a bank holiday. As a mark of respect, Swanage Pier Trust have taken the decision to close the Pier on the Monday...

Roads closed A major triathlon event will go ahead, organisers have confirmed. Ironman 70.3 Weymouth will continue as scheduled on Sunday.

Swanage Pier; we plan to reopen the Pier on Saturday 9th April.

The chance to get some of your lost weights back or to spy out the ground you fish over. https://ntslf.org/tides/hilo

Pin whiting, kinfahzins of them. Stormy and the water was well coloured so was I expecting the fish to be active but just the pin whiting and a tiny plaice for me. A regular had a small turbot from hours of fishing in the morning. Some novices fishing along from me had some little whiting, a...

A shortish session at West Bay to take advantage of a bit of calm weather. Fishing a rising tide with fairly murky water. Plenty of fish to small baits and hooks, Shannies in abundance, a couple of Five Bearded Rockling, plenty of Pollack, Pout and Whiting and a Flounder, my two targets for the...

The Pier will be closed from Thursday 18th February until the end of March 2022. This is to carry out pile replacement and major repair work, as part of the Swanage Pier Regeneration Project funded by the...

Had a few hours this evening at West Bay; the usual small Pout, Whiting,Pollack and a Conger. One bite looked different, the usual pin whiting niggle then a pull down. In the dim light I thought I was bringing in some plastic debris along with the fish but it was a squid hanging on to its...

It will be difficult to fish more than two or three off the end. Another good spot gone.

I thought I'd take advantage of a gap in the rain and high wind weather and try a few hours at West Bay. I started fishing at about 6:30,(high tide was about 8:15), out on the 'round' at the end of the west pier. I had bites on gar fish baits from the start but from Pout, it passed the time...