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Aberdovey Car Park Channel, Gwynedd

Mike Thrussell 01 January, 2006 06:35:00

GETTING THERE
Take the A493 in to Aberdovey and park in the main car park. There is a fee in summer. Walk south over the sandy beach to reach the channel.

MARK DESCRIPTION
The north side of the main channel of the Dovey Estuary at it's deepest point. Several scoured out holes dropping in to 30' of water over a seabed of cleanish sand, but with some weed and coarse gravel. Fishable only two hours either side of low water. After this a strong tide flow makes fishing impossible.

Locate the mark by lining up the northern half of the car park at your back and cast straight out 40yds.

METHODS
Best fished with a single long flowing trace for all species. Use 4'0 hooks for bass, but size 1 Aberdeen's for flatfish. Alternatively, some good summer bass fall to spinners and redgills worked through the mid depth range.

In winter, standard two and three hook rigs find solitary flounder over 2lbs, dabs, whiting and dogfish.

Towards low water, just 2ozs of lead will hold bottom, but as the flow increases you'll need 4ozs plus to hold and to combat any drifting weed which can cause problems, especially after storms.

BEST TIMES
Bass, flounders, eels and dogfish form the mainstay of spring sport, but by June occasional plaice to 3lbs put in an appearance.

Mid summer sees fewer flounder, but bass, eels and dogfish run the channel with every tide, also garfish and mullet.

Autumn catches consist of bass to 6lbs, flounders, dabs, whiting and dogfish. Best of the big flounder show from Christmas to late March.

Day tides produce just as well as night tides, but avoid the mark after heavy rains which force fish away from the estuary due to the acid nature of the flood water. Due to the depth, neap tides can produce just as well as spring tides, though the reduced flow gives longer fishing time.

BAITS
Crab is the key bait to both bass and flounder catches from spring through autumn. Eels and plaice also take crab, but will attack worm baits too.

Try silver Toby spoons, all black and all white redgills or Mr Twisters mounted on lead heads during the summer. Garfish also hit the spinners.

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