South West An all too familiar tale for chesil 11/12/21

[Cfish]

Whats that meant to mean?
@charr is up there in top 2 people i have fished chesil with…… It a very safe to say he knows his apples from his pears

Not saying he doesn't, just a tongue in cheek comment could say the same about other famous venues="it's dungy innit"?

 

[J Richards]

Not saying he doesn't, just a tongue in cheek comment could say the same about other famous venues="it's dungy innit"?

I think dungy would still fish well in the right conditions

 

[bananas]

Well done on catching mate on what sounds a slow session, and always bit of a worry when you fish a bit closer to the surf than you want to there.

 

[geejayy]

National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes - Chesil

recomended, i always look here b4 setting off.

 

[Mr Fish]

recomended, i always look here b4 setting off.

Yep! Before that existed, I got caught out once or twice after checking the weather then driving down to discover I couldn’t even stand up, lol

 

[Wolf]

I use two or three different weather apps before I go fishing & still get caught out occasionally !!

 

[Mr Fish]

I use two or three different weather apps before I go fishing & still get caught out occasionally !!

The coastal observatory site gives live wave data though, so at least you won’t arrive and find the sea is bigger than you thought it was.

That said, of course there’s nothing to say the forecast won’t be wrong and the weather turns while you are there…

 

[geejayy]

The coastal observatory site gives live wave data though, so at least you won’t arrive and find the sea is bigger than you thought it was.

That said, of course there’s nothing to say the forecast won’t be wrong and the weather turns while you are there…

spot on, max wave height is the line to watch , watch the trend along with checking wind forecasts.

 

[squidword]

Lots to take into account when fishing chesil. I mainly only ever fish a building or dropping spring tide if I can. Weather conditions are a calm clear sea with winds North East or when the wind drops or swings after a good south or south westerly stir up. I will fish in up to a 2.5m swell, casting from the high bank, no need to go down near the water. If your lead is moving then you need to cast further as you haven't gone past the moving pebbles, you need to be out on the clay/sand so the grips can do their job. Bigger tides help to force you're lead into the bottom. Keep your rod tips high and tension in your line. If you want to go out further shorter rigs, smaller baits and lighter lines. I use 13lb even in a massive swell, very rarely do I get shingled. I've landed 30lb eels in a 2m swell on just 13lb mainline. Personally I won't head to chesil unless I have fresh bait, in good conditions, on a good tide, then 90% of the time I get my target, maybe even higher. Most people see the water at chesil and they think they can catch all the time but in reality it's just small windows when the fish will feed, based around tide movement. The rest of the session you are wasting your time. I often use light lines for gars, Gurnard, mac, scad and mullet to pass the time. Pop up rigs and fluorocarbon can get you sport even on the slowest days.

 

[Beach]

Yep! Before that existed, I got caught out once or twice after checking the weather then driving down to discover I couldn’t even stand up, lol

Too much falling over juice waiting for the tide?

 

[Beach]

The coastal observatory site gives live wave data though, so at least you won’t arrive and find the sea is bigger than you thought it was.

That said, of course there’s nothing to say the forecast won’t be wrong and the weather turns while you are there…

Is Michael Fish still doing the weather forecast?

 

[Mr Fish]

Is Michael Fish still doing the weather forecast?

Wouldn’t have wanted to be on chesil that night!

 

[charr]

Lots to take into account when fishing chesil. I mainly only ever fish a building or dropping spring tide if I can. Weather conditions are a calm clear sea with winds North East or when the wind drops or swings after a good south or south westerly stir up. I will fish in up to a 2.5m swell, casting from the high bank, no need to go down near the water. If your lead is moving then you need to cast further as you haven't gone past the moving pebbles, you need to be out on the clay/sand so the grips can do their job. Bigger tides help to force you're lead into the bottom. Keep your rod tips high and tension in your line. If you want to go out further shorter rigs, smaller baits and lighter lines. I use 13lb even in a massive swell, very rarely do I get shingled. I've landed 30lb eels in a 2m swell on just 13lb mainline. Personally I won't head to chesil unless I have fresh bait, in good conditions, on a good tide, then 90% of the time I get my target, maybe even higher. Most people see the water at chesil and they think they can catch all the time but in reality it's just small windows when the fish will feed, based around tide movement. The rest of the session you are wasting your time. I often use light lines for gars, Gurnard, mac, scad and mullet to pass the time. Pop up rigs and fluorocarbon can get you sport even on the slowest days.

Very well put
My thoughts exactly,you’re so right that the
opportunity for target species is usually quite small
Pete at chesil Pete keeps telling me their there keep fishing hard at certain times
All good fish on chesil have to be earned
Whether they choose you or your mate is up to them team fish as we say

 

[Just one last cast]

Lots to take into account when fishing chesil. I mainly only ever fish a building or dropping spring tide if I can. Weather conditions are a calm clear sea with winds North East or when the wind drops or swings after a good south or south westerly stir up. I will fish in up to a 2.5m swell, casting from the high bank, no need to go down near the water. If your lead is moving then you need to cast further as you haven't gone past the moving pebbles, you need to be out on the clay/sand so the grips can do their job. Bigger tides help to force you're lead into the bottom. Keep your rod tips high and tension in your line. If you want to go out further shorter rigs, smaller baits and lighter lines. I use 13lb even in a massive swell, very rarely do I get shingled. I've landed 30lb eels in a 2m swell on just 13lb mainline. Personally I won't head to chesil unless I have fresh bait, in good conditions, on a good tide, then 90% of the time I get my target, maybe even higher. Most people see the water at chesil and they think they can catch all the time but in reality it's just small windows when the fish will feed, based around tide movement. The rest of the session you are wasting your time. I often use light lines for gars, Gurnard, mac, scad and mullet to pass the time. Pop up rigs and fluorocarbon can get you sport even on the slowest days.

Thanks for the advice.it’s provided a useful insight, getting the leads to hold & bite detection have been my biggest problem since my first trip to chesil (partly probably as originally coarse fished as a kid). A shorter fishing window suits me so will bear the key times in mind & usually take a third rod to try something different but always leave it too late& the opportunity has passed.

 

[Had1]

Good luck next time one last cast. Always wanted to fish Chesil amazing place. Will do it next year probably.

 

[squidword]

I find 1 hour down 3 hours up from low, or 1 hour up 3 down from high. You will find the direction of the tide pull being all in the same direction even though the tide has changed. Both should take in a period when the tide pull eases off before the pull changes direction = hot time. Windows are even shorter on neaps, literally a couple over low, couple over high, once you lose the tide it's just stripped baits and small pout mostly. This is just general mind, some spots on chesil are different. Small tides head east, big tides anywhere. Learn what the tide does and catch more fish.

 

[Kine262]

Very well put
My thoughts exactly,you’re so right that the
opportunity for target species is usually quite small
Pete at chesil Pete keeps telling me their there keep fishing hard at certain times
All good fish on chesil have to be earned
Whether they choose you or your mate is up to them team fish as we say

When I finally go fishing with Mr Fish and he catches anything I'm claiming it as my fish but if I catch anything then he can feck off, it's all mine!

 

[Cfish]

Lots to take into account when fishing chesil. I mainly only ever fish a building or dropping spring tide if I can. Weather conditions are a calm clear sea with winds North East or when the wind drops or swings after a good south or south westerly stir up. I will fish in up to a 2.5m swell, casting from the high bank, no need to go down near the water. If your lead is moving then you need to cast further as you haven't gone past the moving pebbles, you need to be out on the clay/sand so the grips can do their job. Bigger tides help to force you're lead into the bottom. Keep your rod tips high and tension in your line. If you want to go out further shorter rigs, smaller baits and lighter lines. I use 13lb even in a massive swell, very rarely do I get shingled. I've landed 30lb eels in a 2m swell on just 13lb mainline. Personally I won't head to chesil unless I have fresh bait, in good conditions, on a good tide, then 90% of the time I get my target, maybe even higher. Most people see the water at chesil and they think they can catch all the time but in reality it's just small windows when the fish will feed, based around tide movement. The rest of the session you are wasting your time. I often use light lines for gars, Gurnard, mac, scad and mullet to pass the time. Pop up rigs and fluorocarbon can get you sport even on the slowest days.

Very good post!!!!! Good advice that covers most fishing venues!!!! Alot of people rock up at any time,state of tide and conditions then moan when they blank!!!

 

[Trampster]

It's strange how things can go sometimes at any beach mark. Was out with John & 2 other anglers a couple of months back on a surf beach. 7 rods out between us, John had a dogfish, 2 Bass, and a few other bites. The rest of us all blanked. Similar baits, similar rigs, nothing.