lumpy chesil

[big brad]

got to ferrybridge at 1400 and walked along back of beach. when finally walked over top got hit by wind and rain. straight in face from a southerly direction.
set up camp above high tide mark and wind increased to probably 30mph. what with this and ground swell was well uncomfortable. photo doesn't do bad weather justice
stuck it out and weather front passed with wind dropping and swinging to WNW, now blowing right across beach from right to left, but at least able to cast out reasonable distance and anchor bait up in tide.
fish started coming in the form of pout, poor cod and dogs.
after dark size of fish increased with best pout at 2lb 4 oz.
got my first whiting of the season.
Deano and birds-nest and a couple of the other guys turned up, nice to finally meet you all.
wind increased as a rain front passed through then dropped off again. finally managed 4lb cod as getting ready to pack up before midnight.
this was followed by another cod to Deano's group.
decided to call it a night, leaving the others to fish on.

[spursgirl lucy]

wow thats a nice big cod there brad well done . i fish ferrybridge / abbottsbury along chesil with dad but i cant go at the moment as its to dangerous for me xx lucy

[big brad]

Lucy,
should calm down soon and then you can go to abbotsbury and show us all how to fish properly and catch lots of nice whiting and maybe a cod

look forward to your next trip and think of catching lots of fish

cheers
Brad

[alexanda]

Beast of a pout there !

[bertie bass]

Went over moonfleet area today at 7 am ,sea was lovely colour and easy fishable, my mate had a 6 lb codling first chuck using hermits,then had a small bass, Me i had dogs and pout every chuck till the ebb got away when in 3 casts produced 2 codling about 4.5 lb each on whole squid, at about half past 2 pm my mate shouted for me.I could see he was into a big fish . it took maybe ten minutes for him to get it to the shore ,whereby i gilled . on his scales it weighed 13.5 lb. inside it was sprats and crabs. he caught it on short pulley rig ,size 4/0 hooks and whole squid,going again in morning .

[big brad]

a good days fishing by any standards. am planning to go tomorrow, but not moonfleet cause i haven't yet perfected walking on water. fishing there will have to wait till i get the new dingy

[big brad]

bads news that the fish was full of sprats. that should totally mess up the chances of many more decent cod as they start to gorge on the sprat shoals.

[bertie bass]

just been down ferrybridge with the dogs,met some people whom never had any codling , they got blown off beach when wind picked up.wind has now eased and gone nw already

[welshwanner]

Thats the biggest pouting i've ever seen brad, wot a clonker
Well done on the cod too