hope some of your experience can get sent my way!

[steveo]

hello to you all, new member steveo here.Its been good reading about all your trips,i am going on an all too infrequent 5 day stay to west bay at the end of oct.Could anyone give me some advice on what best to do to catch anything that i can cook?(old promise to the family)I have fished off piers and beaches on odd occasions over the years,with very limited success!Hope to be in contact with some of you soon,

all the best,
steveo

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Welcome to the fishing forum

Sorry mate not my area but Im sure someone will help soon

As for " very limited success " well thats fishing and we all go through that patch but get one cracking season and we keep going - trust me I know

Looking forward to your post and help

[steveo]

thanks for the encouragement!really looking forward to putting some effort in and gaining the rewards(hopefully)

all the best
steveo

[gullyworm]

Welcome to the forum mate,richards right about we all have bad sessions.
I only ever post reports on my succesfull trips

[Drew]

Hi Steveo,

Welcome to the Forum.

Have a look at www.westbaysac.co.uk This is the West Bay Sea Angling Clubs web site. All the information you require is on there.

Regards

Drew

[Portland Pirate]

Hi Steveo.

I live at the other end of Chesil Beach (Weymouth). You are coming at probably one of the best times of year.
There will still be Mackerel around as well as lots of Garfish with the chance of a good Bass if the weather gets rough. Use a full squid just behind the surf.
West Bay can produce a number of other species including Plaice and Dabs as well as the usual Dogfish and Pout in the evening.
If you are prepared to travel a bit and dont mind a bit of a walk, then go to Cogden which is only about 3 miles down the road. It is fishing well for Sole at the moment and should continue to do so for the next month. You need fairly calm conditions though asnd use small hooks (size 2) and lugworm. The Whiting should be present in decent numbers by the end of the month as well. Use Ragworm tipped with Mackerel for them.
If you fancy a shot at a Cod then come down to the Portland end and fish the oil tanks with large baits. Preferably Lugworm and Squid. There have been quite a few Codling showing already and they normaly come from that end of the beach early in the season.

[pingu]

welcome steveo
cant add much to pirates reply but if you wasnt want to fish from the harbour entrace its float fishing only(theres some really c%*p signs to advise) but can be quite fun

[steveo]

good evening guys,thanks for all the kind words and advice.Just spent 15mins trying to reply,and then realised i hadn't logged in,doh!hope its just the newness wearing off.After this post i will try the westbaysac site as suggested,will get back on line over the next few days as it is only 10 days till our visit to west bay.Good luck to all you lucky devils who are close to the sea and all the best to everyone else

steveo


ps i'm the one on the right on the smilie!