South West Off to Weymouth and Portland tomorrow.

[Timmy H]

4 days away and hopefully plenty of fishing time. I'm not taking the beachcasters, just 2 carp rods and a couple of telescopics for tiddler bashing around the harbour. Does anyone know if macks and gars are showing? Has anyone tried the west side of Nothe fort? I walked down onto the rocks there last year but I've never heard it mentioned in any reports.

 

[Beach]

4 days away and hopefully plenty of fishing time. I'm not taking the beachcasters, just 2 carp rods and a couple of telescopics for tiddler bashing around the harbour. Does anyone know if macks and gars are showing? Has anyone tried the west side of Nothe fort? I walked down onto the rocks there last year but I've never heard it mentioned in any reports.

If you see Bill at Portland, say hi from all of us.

 

[Mr Fish]

Local on the beach today, not quite as far along as that, said the mackerel aren’t about yet.
They can’t be far off though. The water is a bit coloured today.

Don’t know about the south coast generally, but in my experience on my local coast the gars show up a bit earlier than the macs

 

[wingnut55]

Good luck matey. Tight lines.

Ian.

 

[chesilpete]

Maks n gars are there....

 

[Mr Fish]

Maks n gars are there....

Fair one, only going by what the old boy next to me said lol

 

[Timmy H]

Thanks, it would be nice if Susan can catch a fish, especially something edible, she's never tried fishing before.

 

[chesilpete]

Fair one, only going by what the old boy next to me said lol

They have been there a couple of weeks. Patchy but worth a go.

 

[Timmy H]

They have been there a couple of weeks. Patchy but worth a go.

I hope so! Fresh mack straight on the BBQ and put in a wholemeal roll with loads of butter and lemon and garlic mayonnaise.

 

[J Richards]

Plenty off the stone pier, also some schoolies etc there aswel. Tons of mirco’s straight down the wall itself.
Those rocks you mention are snaggy as hell. I would avoid them. Preston beach has been throwing up flats etc.

 

[Timmy H]

Plenty off the stone pier, also some schoolies etc there aswel. Tons of mirco’s straight down the wall itself.
Those rocks you mention are snaggy as hell. I would avoid them. Preston beach has been throwing up flats etc.

Cheers, stone pier and the harbour wall will be the first choice, no doubt I'll spend most of my time untangling her line but she's happy for me to get up early morning and have a few sessions on my own. If there's any micro pout around I'll try livebaiting one under a float.

 

[chesilpete]

Cheers, stone pier and the harbour wall will be the first choice, no doubt I'll spend most of my time untangling her line but she's happy for me to get up early morning and have a few sessions on my own. If there's any micro pout around I'll try livebaiting one under a float.

Better off with size 4 hook and a mak strip on that float!

 

[Timmy H]

Better off with size 4 hook and a mak strip on that float!

That's what I tried, zilch! No fish seen so now sat looking over the fleet with a beer.

 

[Timmy H]

 

[Mr Fish]

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Did matey get anything there? How did you do?

 

[Timmy H]

1 gar each and a couple of small ballans nothing great, the wind made it difficult but it was still fun.

 

[Mr Fish]

1 gar each and a couple of small ballans nothing great, the wind made it difficult but it was still fun.

Nice, few fish anyway!

Yep for all it screams fish, it can be a hard venue at times

 

[Mr Fish]

1 gar each and a couple of small ballans nothing great, the wind made it difficult but it was still fun.

Always worth going by the cranes left of the lighthouse for easy lazy fishing too!

 

[Timmy H]

Always worth going by the cranes left of the lighthouse for easy lazy fishing too!

The wind there was too fierce, a cold easterly so the ledges were more comfortable.

 

[Mr Fish]

The wind there was too fierce, a cold easterly so the ledges were more comfortable.

Ah fair one. Yep need to retreat to whichever side is better!