Advice on Branscombe

[nickthenovice]

Hi all, I'm not only new to the Forum but also relatively new to sea angling although I've been fishing for 32 years.

I fished Branscombe last night and although I managed a few bites I did not catch. I fished to the right of the car park in line with the first of the wooden cabins. I lost 3 lots of end tackle there so it appears to be quite snaggy. My Son and I visited there a few days previously to check it out at low water and took a good look at that area and we both liked the look of the reef further up to the right, does that produce fish if you fish off of it at low water?

I was fishing with macky, squid and frozen sand eels on pennel and pulley rigs and also tried two hook paternosters with small baits to see if there were any pout feeding.

I live in Street in Somerset so its a bit of a jaunt ( the Bristol Channel is a lot closer but is a bit quiet this time of year) so I could really do with some advice on location, rigs and baits to help fuel my enthusiasm. Any good advice would be gratefully accepted.
Thanks.

[devondave]

well welcome to the forum...

i think pingu will be the man to give you advice on this area

[pingu]

yep to the right is snaggy but can be very productive for bass and bullhuss
middle area is relatively snag free there is a ridge 70 yrds out, alot of species can be had here, makkie, pout,dogs, plaice, smoothound(although run seems to be over) also small eye ray, bass in the gutter
heading left is snaggy again and back to bass and huss
crab is a good bait along with worm and makkie

must get back down again soon as need a bullhuss myself and is becoming one of fave fishing areas

hope this helps

[lionhart]

we fished branscombe two ago whent to the right of car park half way between chalets didnt lose no tackle and loads of real good bites and a couple of bass some freinds whent left and down to the end and had a nice conger and gurnad plus a few doggies but you do lose a lot of gear at around the 200yrds mark hope this helps

[nickthenovice]

Thanks for the info on Branscombe Pingu, I shall be back again shortly!

[nickthenovice]

Hi Lionheart, when you talk about losing a lot of gear aroound the 200 yard mark, are you refering to 200 yards along the beach or 200 yards casting distance?
If you're refering to casting distance then I'll probably have no lost gear at all!
Cheers mate

[fishypaul]

welcome to the forum nick and best of luck on your next outing.

[lionhart]

yes sorry mate shoud of said 200yrds casting