Hi, great videos! Been to a few of your marks. Can you tell me the name of the maps you use at 0:11 ? I'm looking for a map of particular parts is the Solent to find deep water but can't find the search term
That canny local could have been me. Used to live in Birchington and loved fishing this area growing up, haven't been able to get down there for years. Great area for Bass between reculver and Minnis and of course a bike is the quickest way to access that from the car park.
Iv fished elmer a few time with some nice bass coming out from fishing on the rocks but it's best to fish the 2nd set of rocks on the right as they are the highest . Fishing from the beach to the rocks over a night tide we found small bass eels and pout , We was having a bite a chuck good fishing . But please only fish the rocks on small tides
They charge you £3 to fish the arm and an extra £1 per rod, absolute joke charging you to fish in the sea, and what's different to before. Just a few bins, it was still full up with crap. Don't waste your time
Nice fishing platform and the chaps that run the place are helpful and keep it clean, however, I object to being charged a full day ticket for my nephew who is 5 to fish for 2 hours. I know the difference between a day ticket to fish and an ea rod licence, but the ea don't even require him to have a rod licence yet, but he is charged a full ticket here the same as a man who is fishing for 24 hours. Common sense says thats clearly wrong.
Worth trying sandeel on a Pennell rig, in addition to the usual lug, squid and crab. Plenty of doggies - tend to find your baits first. Very strong current/drift - towards the jetty on the rising tide and then reverses and plenty of drifting weed to pick up your line and move your rig. Found a 6 oz breakaway wouldn't hold for long. Can be frustrating, but plenty of bites.
I was down at Cuckmere Inn lastr week and looking into the river saw shoals of rather large fish either spawning or hunting for stuff in the mud around low tide. Are these mullet or seabass? Basically, should I go back there with my rod and try to catch them for dinner?
not sure if its an unwritten rule but many fishermen tend to go west of Salts rec/Dane Road as a few swimmers have caught hooks nearer to Martello and I always hear the moans, so have decided not to risk it and go where theres fewer people. Having said that, the mackeral were on from late September only this year. Not a lot happening (for me anyway). I blame the French.
James Guile Hi James, thanks for the feedback it is much appreciated. The reason text shows quickly is because people can easily use the pause and rewind buttons if interested - and if people aren't interested then text on screen won't bother them too much if it is only there briefly. That's the thinking anyway! Thanks again for the comment.
Fished from a kayak here today (27.09.14). Plenty of mackerel, a red gurnard, a good sized place, and nice sized bass...best of all, saw a huge loggerhead turtle. What a great day!
I live in Seaford and have fished there for many years, there is a deeper channel opposite the start of the Salts park and the retirement home. In this deeper channel there is an abundance of Mackerel and 15+ Mackerel can be expected to be caught in the hour and a half leading up to high tide. Frequently the Mackerel come in very close and can be seen to be jumping out of the sea all along the shore travelling in either direction.
This is a great service you provide. Very in depth, great detail. At 1.35mins in, is exactly where I am going to go fish off the shore. Any advice would be great! Thanks!
Bexhill is great for beach fishing. More or less all of the beach is very similar so it doesn't matter really where you go. I tend to go a bit further west by the Clock Tower. Also I've had some good luck further east under the cliffs. Also the Council didn't try to ban beach fishing. They proposed that for a small area of busy beach right in the middle of the town that no fishing should be allowed during daytime hours over the summer. Both of the spots you mention would have been fine as they are outside the small area. The local anglers made a fuss and the resulting conversation with the Council led to our Beach Fishing Festival which has been going for two years and the proposed ban didn't happen either. Good news for everyone!
Great post James, thanks very much for the local advice. Thanks also for clarifying the proposed ban - yep, the proposed ban was for a 500m stretch not the whole of Bexhill. Still worth fighting though and well done to all those who did. Thin edge of the wedge and all that...
Walmer castle is the best spot I have found but been out of sea fishing for about 5 years concentrating on fresh water, but walmer used to be great for plenty of doggys . Am going tomorrow so is I remember I will post my results
If I was kayak fishing opposite King Alfred's Leisure centre, would you say that Lure fishing for Bass here would be a good option? I fancy giving my new MegaBass Zonk a whirl!
cant wait to get back from this deployment so i can fish there!! i've been wanting to do so for about a year. i longboard there whenever i visit my girlfriend. i don't recall seeing the pier as crowded as in the video! for those that live in the Dover area, where do you usually get your fishing supplies?
Thank you. Very useful series. I've fished a spinner at Rottingdean a few times but have never caught owt. Your series has made me think about giving it another go. Thanx again. Seána. Xx
Hi there was a indeed a problem yesterday evening. My hosting company had issues with its London routes. All OK now - thanks for the heads up, much appreciated. When you get onto it, hope you find it useful.
Thanks Matt - I do stress in the video people should avoid fishing there in the day time as it's constant boat traffic on hot days but I bet people still try! Looks good for mullet there as well - will be putting that theory to the test this summer.
