Where Now?

[skinhead]

Oi Oi all,

As previously stated, I intend to have a bash at salty fly fishing when the weather is better. Still, can anyone suggest a rocky shoreline with easy access around the Weymouth / West Bay area. I need easy access as the only way I'll be able to swing a trip is to take the family out to the 'seaside'.
I say Weymouth etc. as I live in Somerset & know how to get there!

[Old Smoothound]

Sorry mate don't know of anywhere down there, I've done all my fishing up and down North Devon and Cornish coastlines and its taken me a few years to suss it out and find my marks.

A good Ordnance survey map of the areas you want to try is worth the investment.

Happy hunting.

[Miles]

I've no idea about good marks around Weymouth either, I'm afraid, but, I agree with Smoothy, looking at a good OS map might suggest where suitable features are and how you can get to them without too much 'kerfuffle'

The tide times on www.easytide.ukho.gov.uk is quite useful too, since fishing the rising tide is best, while looking at the sub-sea features is best at low tide.

How old are your offspring ? They might get involved too. I can remember having great fun from the age of about 7 fishing for crabs with limpet bait on one of those orange handlines you get at the seaside.

Hope you all have a great time and the fishing is good.

[pingu]

the area you are looking at is pretty much featureless shingle bank I:e chesil,nice and deep for bottom fishing but poor for fly ,(although never tried so stand to be proved wrong)
West bay has arms to harbour but think have been closed to fishing lately due to building new defencesor further west to lime regis have the cobb and bay there which is rocky base(and fosilmuseums for kids )
but weymouth end does have the harbour and breakwater and few more features

hope this helps a bit
ps if dont have os map go to multimap and scan along

[skinhead]

Mornig all,

Lyme Bay sounds like it might be a possibility so I may trek over there later today, just for a look, no rods, just family...Bugger.

[Drew]

Hi Folks,

The pier at West Bay is now finished and open for fishing.

Although I have never fly fished for Bass the West side of the coast round from the pier is noted as a Bassing area. I have caught Bass from the shore under the Golden Cap (Chideock) all along the coast to West Bay.

If you are a camper or caravanner there is a National Trust/Camping & Caravan C.L. 5 minutes walk from the shore. There are numerous Caravan Club C.L's. in and around Chideock and Eype.

Hope that this helps, please PM me if you require further information.

Cheers

Drew