Nice bit of fishing in Devon

[malkiserow]

As some of you know, I do like a spot of fishing. I've not got down to the coast this year which was driving me a bit crazy. Anyway, finally spent a week away with the family and pulled in a nice haul just from beach casting with "feathers"....... acutally the modern multicolour rubber and shiny plastics strips version. I pulled in Mackrell, Pouting, Horse Mackerel, Sea Bass and Pollock. all the family eat well and did not mind me spending too many evenings away fishing.

 

Strange thing was that night or almost night was the best time regardless of the tide. Some nice catches were at low tide but very late at night. Does this seem odd to you guys or are the seas just a bit warmer?

 

My guess is that some of the fish seem to prefer deeper water in late July August down in Devon.

 

The Horse mackerel was a first for me and, despite a few too many bones, was good eating!

[colin lad]

As some of you know, I do like a spot of fishing. I've not got down to the coast this year which was driving me a bit crazy. Anyway, finally spent a week away with the family and pulled in a nice haul just from beach casting with "feathers"....... acutally the modern multicolour rubber and shiny plastics strips version. I pulled in Mackrell, Pouting, Horse Mackerel, Sea Bass and Pollock. all the family eat well and did not mind me spending too many evenings away fishing.

 

Strange thing was that night or almost night was the best time regardless of the tide. Some nice catches were at low tide but very late at night. Does this seem odd to you guys or are the seas just a bit warmer?

 

My guess is that some of the fish seem to prefer deeper water in late July August down in Devon.

 

The Horse mackerel was a first for me and, despite a few too many bones, was good eating!

 

where abouts was you???

 

colin

[Cranfield]

Most beaches fish better in the dark, almost regardless of the tide state.

The fish seem much more confident in coming in close at that time.

In the Summer months you also haven't got the disturbance of jet skis, swimmers, boats etc.

 

Fresh fish straight from the sea onto a plate (via a barbecue), nothing much beats that.

[RED BEARD]

where i go in dorset night time is best for dogfish,nothing in daylight.but when dark the doggy's come right in,some say more so when its a nice clear night with a full moon.

[malkiserow]

where abouts was you???

 

colin

 

Exmouth

[wymberley]

Hi from Exmouth,

All that you say is pretty much spot on. You were lucky with the bass though, they're few and far between for the shore angler.

Cheers

[colin lad]

Exmouth

 

 

have done a lot of fishing from beach's in dorset charmouth, lyme, west bay area and had some great results after dark although charmouth has some great mullet fishing daytime over the high tide

 

colin

[Fisherman Mike]

The Horse mackerel was a first for me and, despite a few too many bones, was good eating!

 

I agree Scad is a lovely fish to eat but for the bones. Ive also eated thin strips of raw Mackerel as Sushi, dipped in soy filleted 30 seconds after being pulled on board........Lovely.

[RED BEARD]

have done a lot of fishing from beach's in dorset charmouth, lyme, west bay area and had some great results after dark although charmouth has some great mullet fishing daytime over the high tide

 

colin

west bay is sometimes full of mackerel and lots of doggy's at night.but they say west bexington is the place for a good nights dog fishing.

[colin lad]

west bay is sometimes full of mackerel and lots of doggy's at night.but they say west bexington is the place for a good nights dog fishing.

yes mate in fact all of chesil beach is good fishing at the right time of year, the nice thing about west bexington is a car park right on the beach,,

some of the winter cod fishing we do on the suffolk coast has some very long walks.

i got myself an ocean kayak a couple of years ago and its great fun to paddle out 100 yards or so and plug for bass

 

colin