Samphire Hoe 1st time

[chuffernutter]

Hi guys!

I'm interested in fishing samphire for the 1st time, but i here its pretty snaggy? Could anyone give me some gen on the best spots and the best way to fish it? also ave 12 year old son who wants to come and obviously cant get out as far as i can. so the heads up would be appreciated.

cheers

ian

[fishypaul]

hello mate,
i found this a few years ago and it lives on my computer,

* Samphire Hoe (or also known as Fisherman's Foe) near Dover is about a mile long promenade with deep water and rough ground
* Good for codling at Folkestone end during calm weather in February
* Best fished at low water or last two hours of flood
* Open all night on Saturday
* Expect flounders, Rockling, pouting, dabs and small whiting in March (but hope for codling!)
* Take a trolley to lug all your gear on
* This is a rock venue so be prepared to lose tackle i.e. take a load of leads, hooks and shockleader with you!
* The ends are believed to be the best pegs
* Folkestone end is the rockier end
* The least snaggy area is the the 50 - 60 peg section
* There is a steep rock edge at about 70m out which gets most tackle
* The rocks have been filled with tide moved shingle to make the venue slightly less tackle hungry lately
* Use heavy line (try some 50lb braid), a fast retrieve reel (fixed spools are good in that department or a Daiwa SL20SH) and a weak link system on the bottom of one hook traces if fishing on the bottom
* Float fish or fish with booms down the side of the wall for wrassse, pollack, bass, mackerel, garfish, poor cod and pout when in season
* Pouting, codling and dogfish are caught when fishing out farther
* Ragworm good in summer
* Take the mackerel feathers for a high tide in summer but retrieve them quickly to prevent them sinking and catching a rock or two instead of fish
* Whole squid or live small mackerel or pout take the biggest bass in mid summer
* Lug tipped with squid good in winter
* Lug tipped with fish works well
* Codling take peeler crab when they (and you) can get it!
* Frozen peeler works as well
* Study of match results indicate pegs 35, 147 and 195 have been productive in the past
* Be careful not to rub your line against the wall otherwise.....ping!
* Take a drop net to haul up that big one 30' above the water at low tide
* The tide floods from left to right
* Trot out a float with a 6-10' drop in the tide run to cover a big fishing area