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ross_the_fishing_dude

08-02-2004, 14:14

im a welsh boy, not done much fishing though this season, glad to hear some ones had a gd one, ill be out after the bass as soon as spring gets here. tightlines ross

Denzle

09-02-2004, 19:06

I fish in the Porthcawl,Ogmore,and Aberavon areas as well as off the pier in Swansea. Little more than Whiting,Pouting and Doggies. Caught a 2lb 3 bearded rockling and 2 small Congers off the Long arm in Port Talbot. Not even seen a Cod this season, but the Rays starting to make an appearance around Porthcawl.

Goffy

12-02-2004, 18:56

One of the boats had a 36lb Cod yesterday off Swansea - perhaps it had eaten all the rest of them.

rukai

17-02-2004, 21:24

I'm a welsh fisherman...been doing well off Swansea's King Dock...mostly Whiting and Dog Fish but still a healthy size and good catch.

Looking forward to my next fishing trip there tomorrow afternoon

jury

28-02-2004, 11:43

Hi guys thanks for all the replies I have been on hols ,I'm really pleased there's some welsh in here .I don't generally fish in Feb due to the water temp dropping and apparently the fish are semi cromatised and as a result dont feed (so the experts say ).I tend to agree as to my knowledge I have never been very lucky in Feb.
I've seen in the post lately that Mumbles pier is open on certian nights .It amazes me when I see the big casters bombing out their baits when I have always found that drop it over the side and thats where the fish are anyone agree ?
Knab rock has been a lucky venue for me this winter also , good size whiting ,few doggies, I went there one night for a 3am tide around 12 midnight and there were at least 20 fishing on a lousey night rain and wind ,nevertheless a good outing .Any way keep up the chat and thanks again ( Jury )

rukai

02-03-2004, 21:21

instead of going down mumbles peir try the Docks....the access is great and easy park by Rogers Tackle and walk down to the end of the peir there on the beech of the docks and the whitting fishing off there is excellent.  use a lug, squid mix or just squid for the best results

jury

03-03-2004, 15:31

Haven't fished the docks for a long time isn't it a licience area? well it was years ago when I fished there last.

Goffy

03-03-2004, 20:33

February 18 2004, Rob Sweet, newly appointed Chairman of Brecon Sea Angling Club, aboard the Lady Helen out of Swansea. 10 minutes to go, just about thinking of bringing his line in, smallest of knocks and he goes and lands an almighty monster of a cod, weighed in at 39lb 2oz when they got back to shore! Largest rod caught cod in Wales since 1997.

Well done Rob, see you on the wreck trip out of Weymouth on the 31st!

chris

03-03-2004, 20:58

i fish the deeps regular and nothing but whiting and doggies. Did catch a small eyed ray at sker last week

rukai

03-03-2004, 21:32

nah it's a free area it's all public access it's real nice..just access via the Marina side and it's all great and free.  So thatis where to fish the dock

The Professor

05-03-2004, 19:31

Would correspondents please ensure that they specify whether boat or shore fishing when reporting  catches for those less familiar with marks.It does make a slight difference.

rukai

07-03-2004, 10:55

certainly professor

The Dock is a shore based location.  Hope you make it there soon.

Also returning to the theme of natural signs...I was wondering does anyone else take seeing seagulls inland as sign of a bad fishing day?

fishing_fanatic

08-03-2004, 15:54

http://www.worldseafishing.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif I fish the pembrokeshire coast, caught a 3lb bass last ime I went fishing havent been since christmas due to other commitments, does anyoneknow how llansteffan is fishing at the moment as I plan to do some bass bashing over the easter weekend.

jury

11-03-2004, 20:30

just a quicky Fanatic did you see the evening post today there was a 11lb bass caught at Llanstephen

Denzle

12-03-2004, 17:38

Fished off Mumbles pier Thursday 11th March, never fished in conditions like it,sooo windy and cold i lasted about 4 1/2 hours and finally packed it in,had to secure rod stand to iron chain railings with nylon zip ties,never seen a 7oz lead blowing horizontally when lifted from the water. One doggie caught.
Paid £3 a rod. Had a bit of a giggle when i went to pour myself a cup of boiling Oxo and the contents of the mug blew out and onto the neck of an innocent by-stander. The venue really looks the part but i won't be back until the wind is a bit more forgiving. Talked to the chap collecting fees for the rods and he reported a poor year off the pier to date. If anyone fishes this venue in the future drop a line on the forum let us know whats happening.
              Denzle

fishing_fanatic

14-03-2004, 01:06

Do you know when this was? I plan on going to fish there in the next two weeks.

jury

14-03-2004, 11:46

I take it you are talking about the Bass: Fanatic: it was in the post on Thursday so the fish would have been caught between Mon/Wed of last week if thats any help.

Bearded Hippy

08-04-2004, 13:15

Swansea fisherman here - total novice, but having some success and learning all the time. Been fishing Knab Rock and the docks mostly with mixed results, but rarely drawn a complete bank.
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tonyfenn

11-04-2004, 22:57

Greetings all. I fish the shore around the Newport area a fair bit (mainly redwick, the lighthouse and goldcliff) havnt been for ages but going tommorow. terrible season, just 1 cod to show (was 11.5lb mind http://www.worldseafishing.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif ) anyone else fish around here?

welshchris

12-04-2004, 16:54

went to sker yesterday and caught a 4 lb thornback,doggies whiting and small pouting

jury

13-04-2004, 23:24

Well just a couple of weeks ago I asked if there were any welsh fishermen in here 390 odd hits ,but just a few willing to write in and discuss the welsh scene , come everyone it dont cost block all get writing ,look at the other area's in the uk we are the most popular so lets go for it and spark this forum up

kenneth

14-04-2004, 17:39

I am thinking of selling Bait from my yard in Gwynedd - N.wales, would anyone be interested? If so what kind of bait?
Regards Ken

fishing_fanatic

14-04-2004, 22:47

Hi kenneth me and my mate used to sell bait from his house when I was in school, it was a good little earner and we sold just about every type of bait we could obtain, my advise though is to concentrate on the bait that is used most frquently in your area and if you are digging vast quantities remember to fill the holes you have dug and leave any green or undersized worms on the beach. Good luck, if you need any advice on storage and other matters I would be happy to help.

fishing_fanatic

14-04-2004, 22:50

Hi guys, further post. I went fishing in pendine over the bank holiday and managed to bag 8 flounder, 2 of decent proportion and a dog fish. The top bait for the evening/morning was ragworm, I also tried Lugworm and White ragworm which proved to be less effective. The best fishing can be had between the two towers that overlook the beach and firing range.

jon

15-04-2004, 12:53

i caught a 8lb cod off sker rocks in january and a few days ago i had a 5lb bass

fishingrhod

19-04-2004, 18:02

Hello everybody. I'm another Pembrokeshire Pig and if anyone needs local info I'll try and sort them out. Might even meet up if I'm not busy.

One thing. We've got some beautiful marks down this way but some anglers (locals and visitors) think that used Ammo packets, line and food waste enhances this beauty. They are wrong. Access to fishing shouldn't be taken for granted. If the National Park Authority decided to ban anglers from some marks due to litter I would have to support them.

Good luck to all the caring anglers out there.

Cheers,
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welshchris

21-04-2004, 14:49

hi everyone. went fishing at st govans head last thursday. according to a certain magazine the fishing there is marvellous. plenty of wrasse, doggies, pollack, bass. 6 of us fished with 2 or more rods from long casts, spinning and floats and all we caught was 2 small doggies and 2 smaller pollack. we used every bait available and technique and still 4 of us blanked. (i didn't blank so i'm not as gutted as the others!)

The Bear

22-04-2004, 13:18

For wrasse and Pollack I always find mid to late summer the most productive, I have a mark near St. Davids where I go every summer and can almost gurantee a 15-30 fish, my best was a 4lb wrasse caught on a ledgered crab, but generally everything else caught on float fished rag this takes wrasse from 1/2ld up to 2 1/2 lb and pan size pollack, which is great fun on really light gear. + plenty of makerel to be caught on feathers, but would suggest using a light beach caster as the makerel always seem to be to far out!

Denzle

22-04-2004, 20:20

Went down to Porthcawl early this morning, fished 3 hours either side of high water, caught several doggies some of which were of decent proportions, the obligatory Pouting and Whiting. Off to Aberavon tomorrow see if i can catch something diffrent

fishing_fanatic

22-04-2004, 21:28

Hi there Rhod if you have the time, maybe we could meet up and do a bit of fishing.

jury

23-04-2004, 10:05

Let us know how Aberavon is Denzle , you will perhaps have read the post ,Aberavon fished out ,I would love you to prove me wrong, Oh just another note on Aberavon. There's a plague of kite surfers there now and they sail pretty close to us fishermen if you excuse the pun,had a chat with one of them about the obvious dangers of our gear being in their flight path but alas I met with some verbals and at 6ft 4" and 16 stone, I can tell you he took a chance,but I understand the beach is there for all to enjoy ,but three and a half miles of surf we should be able to aviod each other with a little common sense.

Denzle

23-04-2004, 14:41

I heard that one of them kite surfers suffered serious if not fatal injuries off the beach in Aberavon this week. As i mentioned earlier i regularly fish off the long arm which is just down the road from Aberavon,went down early this morning fished 3 hours either side of high water (HT. 9.20AM) did'nt have a particularly busy day just 2 dawgies 1 whiting and a 3 bearded rockling, one consulation was the fine weather,still enjoyed myself anyway. Met a chap down there who reckons Morfa beach is fishing well for flatties,anyone fished there lately?

jury

26-04-2004, 20:14

Yes i'm afraid my post was ill timed ,the lad is critical,the power of nature lifted this lad out of the water and over the fish shop,and crashed into the wall ,the distance he travelled was behond belief,I sure all of us wish him well and a speedy recovery,When I worked for Corus I fished Morfa a lot and enjoyed many outings there ,the surf is good and productive most times of the year

eeedowls

28-04-2004, 12:17

Hi All

Any Bass showing around Gower at the moment?

Thanks

Rob the Cod

19-05-2004, 09:36

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Hi All,

I do a lot of boat fishing around wales go out 3 times a month had a good cod season from Swansea caught some nice fish with three of them in double figures (14lbs,15lbs and a massive 39 lbs 2oz) the boat the club use is the Lady Helen skippered by Paul Simmons a very good skipper.

have had several trips from Laugharne since the begining of April and caught bass every time biggest of 4 lbs also we have caught (whiting,plaice,dabs,flounders,pouting,codling,smo oth hounds,bull huss,poor cod,sea scorpion,red gurnard, and of cause doggies).

Fishing out Kilmore Quay in Ireland the end of next week cant wait.

Rob