Early Cod and late Bream. Its all happening

Finally,  the good fishing that we expect on Chesil in September, has kicked in. its just a shame that it has taken until almost October. Anyway enough of my complaining, I dont have time, as I don’t want to miss the great conditions that we have today.  It looks perfect for Bass and Cod and its not too rough for Bream. I have had several reports of large numbers of Bream at Ferrybridge and Abbotsbury. Scott Clarke had a couple of stunning looking Cod the other night.

The flat fish are also around in good numbers, with the Sole fishing being the best I can remember for a long time. Chris also managed a few Sole from the same mark.

To prove how good the Plaice fishing is Jase Sheath fished a match at Abbotsbury in pretty tough conditions and was one of a number of anglers that have had a good few Plaice from all along Chesil this week. I am pretty sure they are feeding aggressively in preparation for heading to their winter spawning grounds.

Sea Conditions: Water temperature 17.9°c

Chesil Beach:  2m waves with lightly coloured water. 

Portland: 2m waves with lightly coloured water

Portland Harbour: Calm and clear

Weymouth Bay: Calm with clear water

Chesil Beach forecast: Today is one of those days that could produce anything including Bass, Cod, Rays, Mackerel, Pollock, Plaice, Bream and Gurnard. If you have the chance then get down here. It will be very busy on the beach tomorrow, as the Cod chasers will be out in force. The downside is that it wont be easy fishing for the next couple of days. There is a strong wind blowing into your face and the surf run off goes back a fair way. You will need to be a reasonable caster to get out to the fish, or you just need to target Bass at close range. Don’t let your line go slack as the surf pounds it. otherwise you will lose all your gear as it gets trapped in the shingle.

Conditions will be very similar tomorrow, then on Sunday the forecast is for almost no wind. That will make for really good conditions to hit those marks at range and pick up the flat fish. If you want some sport don’t forget to bring a float set up for some Garfish, as they love the conditions after a blow.

So what baits to use? The Squid are in, so that has to be one of the best baits to use at the moment. Lugworm, both black and blow will be great for giving off plenty of scent, as will Mackerel. The only problem with mackerel is the high chance of attracting Dogfish. I will be using an Up and Over Rig with 3/0 Varivas super match hooks

Portland: I fished Portland Bill the other evening, in what can only be described as perfect Bass conditions. The water was clear and fizzy and with the wind at my back I was able to cast my lures a long distance. Unfortunately the Bass decided it wasnt for them. I didn’t have a single knock, not even from a Pollock as the light started to fade. However I did see a huge Wrasse cross a very shallow boulder field right under my feet. 

Wrasse fishing should be good this weekend, with the east side of the Island being a lot more comfortable to fish. They will take both soft plastic lures and bait such as Crab and Ragworm.

Portland Harbour: The fishing in the harbour should improve with the larger tide. It is this time of year that we often see some nice Bass along the shallow shore line. Sandsfoot Castle is always one of my favourite marks to target them on lures. There are plenty of small Wrasse and decent Garfish around Ferrybridge.

Weymouth Bay: I seen a very sad sight in Weymouth harbour this week. A fairly young guy was catching numerous Bass and killing them, even though a lot of them were undersized. He clearly knew that he was wrong on both counts, as when I pointed out to him that he was fishing illegally, he made a pathetic excuse up that the fish were all deep hooked and were going to die anyway. This in fact was certainly not the case on the one I seen him catch. I then heard him boast to his mate that he had sold an 8 and 5lb fish to the local chinese restaurant for £15. He did move on when I said I was going to report him, the problem is, where or who do we report these blatant acts too? I am still none the wiser after making a number of calls. If the rule can’t be enforced then remove it and make it a fair playing field for all.

Rant over, and despite him taking a number of Bass, there are still plenty to be had in the harbour. The best bait is live Prawn, Sandeel or Ragworm. The Mullet are also feeding very aggressively and seem happy to take bread on the surface, or chase baited mepps.

Guiding: The new guiding season is underway once again. Although we can only keep one Bass, we can certainly catch more. I am hoping that the winter fishing ban and the new commercial quotas, combined with an increase in the minimum landing size, will make for some great Bass fishing. I specialize in lure fishing and I am offering Fly fishing this year as well. I am still more than happy to go after the multitude of species in this area with bait, whether that is big Wrasse, explosive Smoothound fishing or targeting the tastier fish such as Plaice and Bream. If you want to book a session or find out more information drop me an email at [email protected]

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Honeypot Lakes Catfish Open Match Report – Round Two

Following our success in the first Honeypot Pairs Catfish Match, my partner Ben and I were quick to sign up when the time came for Round 2. By arriving early, we gave ourselves time to walk around the lakes before the match started, enabling us to make educated decisions during the draw. We came out third, and I was quick to secure the “Crafty’s” swim. This swim is in a corner, at the time on the back of the wind and is an area where I have had success whilst catting in the past, so with no other signs of catfish, it seemed a good choice.

Once in the swim, Ben went to catch some livebait, while I tackled up the rods, again with polyball rigs to suspend the baits up in the water. With preparations made, we wasted no time in putting out the rods when 3 o’clock finally came around.

A slow first hour left all teams waiting tensely in anticipation of the first run, which unfortunately fell to the anglers fishing in a swim opposite us. Once they had landed the fish, we were quick to try and find out what method was used in an attempt to change our luck, but despite Jim the lake owner insisting they caught the cat on popped-up cheese?, we persevered with our livebait!

Following another uneventful hour, it was clear that a change of tactics was needed. I decided to recast one of my rods further into the corner, in the hope there might be some fish held up there off the back of the wind. I had just walked up the bank to look into the margin when a series of bleeps sent me sprinting back to the swim. In the few seconds it took me to get back to the rod, the run had developed into a one-toner and straight away the fish charged off into the lake. This was to be short-lived, however, as moments later the line parted leaving me shaking with the adrenaline still pumping. There is a gravel bar in this swim running parallel to the bank about 20 yards out and I can only assume that the fish dived down beyond it and cut the line. With 5 hours to go there was still a chance of redemption, but I couldn’t help but feel like that fish might have cost us £300.

Determined not to be beaten, Ben and I set about recasting all the rods with fresh bait, and finally, after a couple of hours work the left-hand rod on top of the bar was away. A relatively short fight resulted in a very welcome 26lb cat. The fish was returned after a few photos and with a couple of hours left on the clock, Ben was keen to get his first fish in the net.The second half of the match was one I will remember for all the wrong reasons. From the nearby grass, we could see clouds of pollen blowing across the lake and for someone who suffers from bad hayfever, I definitely have the wrong lifestyle! I spent the next 2 hours unable to open my eyes while Ben worked hard in an attempt to put another fish on the scorecards but it wasn’t to be.

All too soon Jim announced the end of the match and unbeknownst to us Charlie and Scott had been fishing away behind the island and managed to land 3 fish for 88lbs. Despite the hayfever, lost fish and lack of prize money, I enjoyed a fun afternoon in good company and look forward to the next match. Thanks to Jim and Selina for hosting and congratulations to Charlie and Scott on their great performance.

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Could we see Tuna?

I was told a few weeks ago that there was a large body of warm water moving in the Atlantic, that would bring huge shoals of Mackerel to the UK. Along with the Mackerel and other baitfish, would be Sharks and Tuna. I will admit that I was more than sceptical, but it seems that I may have been a bit hasty in my dismissal. We certainly had a lot of large Mackerel a few weeks ago, even though trying to find many on Chesil last weekend was hard. However I came across this video, posted by Dan Tucker of a shoal of Tuna off Newquay in Cornwall, they varied in size from 4 – 6ft long. Unfortunately as Dan has kept his video listed for friends only, so I can’t copy it on to here.

Chesil beach was back to it’s normal way of fishing, with a few good fish coming out, but a lot of blanks. That is pretty unusual for this time of year, as it is normally very good all along the beach. The fish that were landed were nice. Brenden Moon had a great session with Conger, Cod and Undulate Rays.

Saturday night seen lots of Smoothound, especially from Abbotsbury. Kevin and Ryen Brandwood fished there and managed 9 Hounds and a small Conger between them. Ryen pictured below managed his first ever hound. All the fish came on Peeler, both live and frozen.

We are due another blow on Saturday. It will be similar to last weekends short blow, which did little to improve fishing. However if it continues for longer than the 24 hours it is forecast to do, then we may well see Cod and Bass again.

Sea Conditions: Water temperature 17.8°c

Chesil Beach:  Calm with clear water, changing to rough on Saturday

Portland: Calm with clear water. A large swell will pick up on Saturday and continue on through Sunday

Portland Harbour: Calm and clear

Weymouth Bay: Calm and clear

Chesil Beach forecast: Very few Mackerel around at the moment and the prospects are not looking great for Saturday. However things will improve on Sunday with the chance of Bass and Cod during the day. I would also expect to see Pout and Dogfish in the coloured water. The coloured water wont affect the Smoothounds, which should be plentiful on Peeler Crab.

Portland: There is a good chance of a lure caught Bass from Portland Bill on Saturday. Keep well back from the water if you are venturing on to the lower ledges. Wrasse fishing should be OK today and on Sunday, but poor on Saturday.

Portland Harbour: A good place to fish in the SW wind  and a very good chance to get  Garfish or small Bass.

Weymouth Bay: I have heard some good reports of Mullet being caught from Preston Beach. Not your normal Grey Mullet, but Golden Grey and Red Mullet. Golden Grey Mullet can be caught on small Mepps or bunches of Harbour Rag or Maddies, which are small white Ragworm. Red Mullet will take Ragworm or small strips of Mackerel fished on the bottom. 

As usual the piers will produce plenty of fish, but I expect that they will be very busy.

Guiding: The new guiding season is underway once again. Although we can only keep one Bass, we can certainly catch more. I am hoping that the winter fishing ban and the new commercial quotas, combined with an increase in the minimum landing size, will make for some great Bass fishing. I specialize in lure fishing and I am offering Fly fishing this year as well. I am still more than happy to go after the multitude of species in this area with bait, whether that is big Wrasse, explosive Smoothound fishing or targeting the tastier fish such as Plaice and Bream. If you want to book a session or find out more information drop me an email at [email protected]

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Thunder and lighting fishing

After the exciting conditions at the start of the week, the fishing has settled back into the normal summer mode, with some nice Gurnard being caught and loads of Smoothound. Ben Hackett managed this one from the Ferrybridge end of Chesil. Normally I would say use Peeler Crab to target them, but they seem equally happy to take Squid baits.

Dan Church managed to get in amongst the Undulates that made an appearance all along the beach. This one at 8 1/2lb came from Abbotsbury.

Lets get back to what the title is all about. Unusually for a bank holiday weekend, the weather looks pretty good most of the time. However there are a number of thunderstorms forecast, especially on Sunday. If you should find yourself out fishing and get caught in a thunderstorm stop fishing immediately. Put your rods flat down on the ground or on the deck if you are on a boat. You don’t have to be directly hit with lighting to get a shock. I have experienced small electrical shocks through my hands whilst lure fishing. The lightening was striking the water about 3 miles away. Exactly the same thing happened on the boat this week. I refused to fish during the storm and my mates were giving me some grief for being a wimp. One of the other boats came over and told my mates that they had just been shocked from a lightning strike over 3 miles away at sea. My mates soon stopped laughing at me. Don’t take any chances, just stop fishing for a bit as thunderstorms normally pass quite quickly.

Sea Conditions: Water temperature 17.8°c

Chesil Beach:  Calm with clear water

Portland: Calm with clear water. 

Portland Harbour: Calm and clear

Weymouth Bay: Calm and clear

Chesil Beach forecast: Back to some good summer fishing. Expect plenty of Mackerel, Garfish and Scad on float or lures. You can bet that there will be some Bass following in behind to pick off the bait fish. 

Ferrybridge end should produce Bream, Gurnard, Rays and Smoothound. If you are heading to the Abbotsbury end, then you can expect pretty much the same with the exception of Bream. You will get the odd one, but they prefer more structure to feed around. You will have the chance of Plaice and Dabs towards West Bexington and Abbotsbury, but they are often at range at this time of year.

Best baits are likely to be ragworm tipped with Squid or Mackerel, fished on a two hook clipped down rig and size 1 hooks. I prefer to use clipped down rigs even if I am not going for distance, as it stops the bait flying off, which is a common problem on a flapper rig.

Portland: The island will almost guarantee fish on float fished ragworm. That will attract lots of Wrasse and the odd Pollock. Dusk and dawn should be very good for the chance of mackerel, Scad, Garfish, Pollock and Bass on lures.

Portland Harbour: The harbour is producing lots of small Bass that are taking just about any bait or lure you put out. This is a good sign for the future, but I try to not target them. Use larger lures and bigger baits to try and avoid them. Wrasse, Flounder, Bass and Pollock can all be caught from the area around Sandsfoot Cove. The FLounder and Bass use the gaps between the reefs to move around looking for food. 

Weymouth Bay: I have heard some good reports of Mullet being caught from Preston Beach. Not your normal Grey Mullet, but Golden Grey and Red Mullet. Golden Grey Mullet can be caught on small Mepps or bunches of Harbour Rag or Maddies, which are small white Ragworm. Red Mullet will take Ragworm or small strips of Mackerel fished on the bottom. 

As usual the piers will produce plenty of fish, but I expect that they will be very busy.

Guiding: The new guiding season is underway once again. Although we can only keep one Bass, we can certainly catch more. I am hoping that the winter fishing ban and the new commercial quotas, combined with an increase in the minimum landing size, will make for some great Bass fishing. I specialize in lure fishing and I am offering Fly fishing this year as well. I am still more than happy to go after the multitude of species in this area with bait, whether that is big Wrasse, explosive Smoothound fishing or targeting the tastier fish such as Plaice and Bream. If you want to book a session or find out more information drop me an email at [email protected]

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Gale force fishing

The gale force winds that were forecast for the weekend hit the coast just as predicted. It certainly stirred the water up and just as I predicted on Friday, the Bass and Cod moved in. I fished the Ferrybridge end of Chesil yesterday afternoon, just as soon as the wind and sea had died down to a safe level. When I arrived there was only a handful of other hardy anglers on the beach and two of them had already caught a few Cod. Leigh Bibby managed this lovely Cod of around 8lb, which he caught using Squid. For some reason the Cod were not interested in Peeler Crab.

The Cod might not have been interested in the Crab, but the Bass were. I had planned to meet Simon Bristow at the other end of Chesil, but car problems made me decide to stay close to home. I think I may have made the wrong decision. Simon managed to land two Bass and lost another one. His best was this lovely 8 1/2lb bar of silver.

To be honest fishing conditions were tough due to the wind, but for those that did get out, most were rewarded with some nice fish. I was surprised at the number of Smoothound that were caught. If you want to see some action from yesterday, then have a look at this Facebook video I streamed live from Chesil yesterday. I will warn you now that at times the wind noise is pretty bad, but considering it was shot live, it is not bad.

I am going to be heading back on to Chesil today, as I am pretty confident that there will still be Cod and Bass in the coloured water. I will attempt to stream live from Chesil during my session.

Sea Conditions: Water temperature 17.8°c

Chesil Beach:  2m waves, with coloured water. This will clear up by Tuesday.

Portland: 2m swell with coloured water. 

Portland Harbour: Calm and clear

Weymouth Bay: Calm and clear

Chesil Beach forecast: Today should see the Cod and Bass still hanging around and searching for food in the coloured water. Dogfish and Pout may be a problem, even during the day. There will be no Mackerel until the water starts to clear. 

From early afternoon Tuesday and for the rest of the week the usual summer species will be caught. Bream, Gurnard, Mackerel and Garfish should be around in decent numbers. Ray fishing should also be good, especially if there is still some colour in the water.

Portland: I would wait until tomorrow before attempting to fish on Portland. The swell will remain for the next 12-18 hours, making it quite dangerous. The Wrasse don’t like coloured water and neither do the Pollock. However as soon as the water clears, the Wrasse will feed aggressively. There is a chance of a Bass from Church Ope, as the swell will pound into the cove. 

Portland Harbour: The water has remained clear in the harbour, which has produced a few Bass over the weekend. I expect to see a few more come out this week, along with Wrasse, FLounder, Mullet and Pollock. Evening tides will see plenty of Scad close to the shore, especially at dusk.

Weymouth Bay: With the inner harbour water pretty coloured, the Mullet will be hard to spot and target. The piers should continue to fish well and I heard from one of my mates that some large Undulate Rays were being caught from the pleasure pier. I am not certain, but he may have just been winding me up, as he knows that Undulates are my nemesis fish. 

Guiding: The new guiding season is underway once again. Although we can only keep one Bass, we can certainly catch more. I am hoping that the winter fishing ban and the new commercial quotas, combined with an increase in the minimum landing size, will make for some great Bass fishing. I specialize in lure fishing and I am offering Fly fishing this year as well. I am still more than happy to go after the multitude of species in this area with bait, whether that is big Wrasse, explosive Smoothound fishing or targeting the tastier fish such as Plaice and Bream. If you want to book a session or find out more information drop me an email at [email protected]

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Some bad weather heading our way; Happy days!

I can’t wait for the forecast bad weather to hit Chesil this weekend. No I am not joking. I always look forward to a good short blow in August. If you are ever going to catch a big Bass, chances are it will be then. There are some cracking Bass around at the moment as Ben Stockley found out yesterday, when he caught and released this 8lb cracker.

I had two Bass on the bot yesterday that were close to 10lb. He wind is picking up this morning and will peak around midday tomorrow, before dropping a bit late Sunday morning. This presents two different windows of opportunity. The first one is from now until late afternoon today. As the wind rises the surf will pick up and start to dislodge food. The water is still pretty clear, even though the waves can reach up to 2m. This early stage attracts small baitfish into the surf area. The Bass know that they are really vulnerable at this stage and move in after them. This is when I get my lure rod out and hit Chesil with my larger lures. I am not talking huge lures, but ones like a Megabass Zonk  Yes they are expensive, but they really do work. You wont be able to cast far, but you don’t need to. Almost all the Bass I catch in rough conditions come within 5m of the shore. Just a word or warning, Chesil Beach is dangerous in normal conditions, it can become lethal when there is a heavy surf running. Take great care and don’t take any chances. I always wear a flotation vest when lure fishing.

The next opportunity will be when the wind drops , but the sea is still rough. The water will be coloured, so you need to be using large smelly baits. Lugworm, Squid, a Mackerel fillet or live Peeler Crab are ideal baits. I can’t say for certain, but I believe the beach won’t be fishable until midday Sunday, if not a bit later. You can basically write Saturday off on Chesil. Once again you don’t need to cast far as the Bass will be in the surf. I find holding my rod is the best way to fish, as this helps prevent the waves burying your line into the shingle.

What else will I be able to catch? There is always the chance of Bream, despite the water being coloured, but the Ray species often move in after a big blow in the summer. Once again Ben Stockley has been out catching numerous different Ray species, including Blonde, Small Eyed and Spotted. All of which may come in after the blow.

For many anglers Chesil will be unfishable for most of the weekend, but have a look at the alternative marks below to ensure you don’t miss out on some great fishing.

Sea Conditions: Water temperature 17.3°c

Chesil Beach:  1m waves, with clear water. This will become rougher by the hour and unfishable on Saturday

Portland: Medium swell with clear water. The waves will increase on the West side of the Island to 3m

Portland Harbour: Calm and clear

Weymouth Bay: Calm and clear

Chesil Beach forecast: As I mentioned earlier, get out there now and make the most of some great conditions. You will still be able to catch Mackerel today, but after that you wont see them for a few days. Sunday and Monday will be Bass and Ray days, but don’t be surprised to catch a Cod or Conger.

Portland: Just like Chesil you have an opportunity to fish for the usual species such as Wrasse and Pollock for the rest of the day. After that the water will be too coloured and have too much swell for those species. This is when the Bass and Bull Huss fishing becomes a lot better. Keep away from the lower ledges as the swell will be dangerous.

Portland Harbour: A good mark to fish in a strong South Westerly. It will produce small Bass, Pollock, Garfish Flounder and Wrasse. It will come as no surprise when I say that using lures will outfish bait for the Bass. Marks such as Castle Cove will offer maximum shelter. 

Weymouth Bay: The bay will offer maximum protection against the wind and you can expect all the usual summer species. 

Guiding: The new guiding season is underway once again. Although we can only keep one Bass, we can certainly catch more. I am hoping that the winter fishing ban and the new commercial quotas, combined with an increase in the minimum landing size, will make for some great Bass fishing. I specialize in lure fishing and I am offering Fly fishing this year as well. I am still more than happy to go after the multitude of species in this area with bait, whether that is big Wrasse, explosive Smoothound fishing or targeting the tastier fish such as Plaice and Bream. If you want to book a session or find out more information drop me an email at [email protected]

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Ceaser’s Palace at Bake Lakes & The Cat and Carp Lake at Milemead

With the plethora of excellent sea fishing on offer in the Plymouth area, you wouldn’t expect the coarse fishing to be particularly exceptional. But with the recent addition of two exciting specimen lakes to two of our most popular coarse fisheries, the South-Devon and Cornwall based angler is spoilt for choice. I’m of course talking about Ceaser’s Palace at Bake Lakes in Cornwall, and The Cat & Carp Lake at Milemead in Devon. Both fisheries are within a half hour drive of Plymouth and both have made progressive changes to the fishing they offer. This is my short review of both.

The Cat & Carp Lake at MIlemead Coarse Fishery

Milemead

Set in a beautiful valley near Tavistock, Milemead is a well run and highly maintained fishery. Whilst also offering pleasure day ticket angling and specimen carp, they have changed their previous match lake into a place where big cats roam, though of the wels catfish variety rather than the black panther. The lake is moderately sized with 12 very spacious, wood chipped pegs. Its full of common and mirror carp to around 15lb, grass carp, roach, perch and barbel, plus of course over 30 cats to just over 20lb. I fished the lake when it had been open just over a week, the weather being unseasonably cold at night. Fishing with one other, we had 4 common and mirror carp to just over 11lb. The biggest fish led me a merry dance through a load of lily pads in the pitch black! I was convinced I had lost it many times but eventually my patience got the better of it, turning out to be an immaculate common. Its interesting that all the fish were caught on big baits intended for catfish, two 21mm halibut pellets topped off with a 15mm Sticky Baits bloodworm pop-up. Any singular boilie set ups were left alone all night, so my advice for this lake is to go big! These fish are greedy. With the ‘prime time’ of the evening being very chilly, it was certainly my excuse for not catching a cat! I will have to return soon before the summer ends, hopefully on a much more balmy evening
For £18 for 24 hours this lake is very reasonably priced and the owners are friendly and helpful, I fully recommended giving this a try. Though there is a road nearby, it is very peaceful at night and I fully enjoyed watching the local bats hunt their prey in the twilight, whilst tawny owls hoot at eachother in the distance, magical stuff.

A lovely near-double that took a huge bait intended for catfish!

Ceasar’s Palace at Bake Lakes

Bake Lakes

Bake Lakes is a very popular fishery near Liskeard in Cornwall, it boasts several fine lakes that hold a great array of fish species, many at specimen sizes. Luxor is it’s most popular lake with Carp to the mid twenties, but most of the lakes are capable of springing a surprise or two. The new specimen lake is called Caeser’s Palace. Every lake on the complex is named after a Vegas casino and this grand name is a natural fit for a place that will one day hold giants. The lake used to be full of trout but after extensive renovations it’s inhabitants are now double figure carp. I had a 12 hour window to see if I could catch one of these virgin fish that swam in this fantastic looking water.
The lake is large and the pegs are generously spaced, in its clear water there had been stocked 85 mirror and common carp to 20lb. I fished it when it had only been open for a couple of weeks and though evidence of the renovation works was there, you could already see how well this lake will mature in years to come. The only negative aspect being a pair of swans who took great delight in hoovering any free bait in shallow water – there are worse things I suppose! I had arrived to fish overnight, with an idea that early morning would be the best chance of a fish. It turned out to be a correct assumption, because at 7am I had my only run, a ridiculously hard fighting mirror of just over 11lb, one of the smaller fish in the lake. Taken on a Sticky Baits bloodworm boilie with a 5mm krill pop up. As I was leaving another angler landed one of the better fish at 15lb, both of the mirror’s were immaculate and never caught before.
The lake has huge potential and I think the fish certainly have the genes to grow on significantly, with spring fed clear water, their colouration will be fantastic too. Couple this with the regular kingfisher sightings, owls and bats at night and the peaceful location, it makes for a great place to fish. Fishing is £12 a day ticket and £20 for 24 hours. An exciting, mysterious water, a true connoisseur carper’s choice.

A perfect 11lb mirror, caught early on a stunning summer’s morning.

There are many other superb fisheries in the South-West and with these two new additions that will only get better, it goes to show that we are truly spoilt for choice when it comes to some of the best sea and coarse fishing in the UK. So try them for yourself and enjoy fantastic fishing in beautiful surroundings.

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