Fairhaven and Granny's Bay

WHERE TO FISH
The wall at Fairhaven  car park is an easy venue to fish as it’s virtually straight out of the car,  you will be fishing onto flat sand and mud - in patches.

If you fish Granny’s Bay then you will have to park and walk around 50 yards,  you will be fishing onto a rocky sand/mud mixture.

The latter of the two venues can be fished at low water but it is a strenuous  walk across mud and sand that will take approx 20 to 25 mins, and isn’t for the  fainthearted!

SPECIES
The main species are flounder and dabs which are present most of the year. In  the spring and summer you will get bass and better sized flounders. Winter time  brings in the Whiting.

TIDES
The Granny’s Bay or Fairhaven Car Park venues fish best on tides of 28ft or  over. Anything lower and you won’t have the depth of water for worthwhile  fishing.

Low water at Fairhaven fishes best on tides of less then  25ft and will give you ample time to retreat back to shore safely. On tides of  22ft or less you can stay out on the uncovered sandbank, but this is not  advisable if you are not familiar with the area, the water completely surrounds  this bank, if in doubt, always stay safe!

TACKLE
A standard beach caster set up will work fine for these venues with the reel  loaded with 15lb line. Two hook paternoster rigs work best with 1/0 hooks and a  standard 3 to 5 oz grip lead or a rolling lead (no grip wires). To minimise  tackle loses at Granny’s Bay, a rotten bottom is advisable.

BAITS
The best baits are the simplest, single black/lug worm, peeler crab and/or clam  are the killer baits at this venue.