Admiralty Pier Security

[wanderino6230]

Hi all I’m new to this forum and I’m a foreigner myself. Not an eastern European but a South American from (Chile). Every summer my father and I always fish at Admiralty Pier (Dover) and we often catch quite a lot of mackerel 200+

Once I’ve catched a few with a bucket I collect salty water to keep the fish cool, then I clean them getting rid of the head and guts I regularly change the water to keep them as cool as possible. I never keep the fish in a plastic bag always in a bucket away from the sun.

Once the day is over I mix the fish with ice waiting for me in the car and make my way back to London. As soon as I arrive home I usually keep around 20 to 30 fish to myself and the rest I give them away to my neighbours.

Since I’ve fished there I have seen a few fights and normally it all starts when lines get tangled, you do get a lot of people that can’t throw their line straight and when you try to help them they get and they argue with you.

The only thing I don’t like is when it gets too crowded but apart from that I do have a good time every time I go, hopefully this year can be a good season for everyone where ever they decide to fish so they can be friendly and respect the person next to them so we can all have a good time.

Please forgive me for my grammar or me spelling mistakes.

[big guy]

Originally Posted by wanderino6230

Hi all I’m new to this forum and I’m a foreigner myself. Not an eastern European but a South American from (Chile). Every summer my father and I always fish at Admiralty Pier (Dover) and we often catch quite a lot of mackerel 200+

Once I’ve catched a few with a bucket I collect salty water to keep the fish cool, then I clean them getting rid of the head and guts I regularly change the water to keep them as cool as possible. I never keep the fish in a plastic bag always in a bucket away from the sun.

Once the day is over I mix the fish with ice waiting for me in the car and make my way back to London. As soon as I arrive home I usually keep around 20 to 30 fish to myself and the rest I give them away to my neighbours.

Since I’ve fished there I have seen a few fights and normally it all starts when lines get tangled, you do get a lot of people that can’t throw their line straight and when you try to help them they get and they argue with you.

The only thing I don’t like is when it gets too crowded but apart from that I do have a good time every time I go, hopefully this year can be a good season for everyone where ever they decide to fish so they can be friendly and respect the person next to them so we can all have a good time.

Please forgive me for my grammar or me spelling mistakes.

here here. at the end of the day we all just wanna fish.

there was no offence meant to you as a foreigner, it's a bit of a generalisation really but easier to explain that way.

your spelling/ grammar is better than mine. LOL

[geffski]

agreed! dont matter wether your south american, albanian,even a green alien! or prince william
if you got a rod n reel in ya hand and you treat other anglers with respect then ya alright by me!

[wanderino6230]

Guys I did Get offended by your message at all, Dont get me wrong like you guys said all we wanna do is fish. Does anyone know where i can fish for mackarel apart from admiralty pier? HAVE A NICE DAY AND THANX 4THE COMMENT:)

[geffski]

just about any peir or deep beach will show mackys at some point down south in the summer!
you ever thought about binning the feathers and having a go with a fresh water float rod or carp rod, a single macky on light gear and a pike float is great fun! very strong little fish for ther size!
ok your not gana walk with 200+ but you will get more out of it!

[big guy]

just to the folkestone side of dover you've got a rough ground venue called samphire hoe. it's a concrete platform to fish from and in the sea is the huge rocks from the channel tunnel. you don't get as many macky there but you can use light tackle and really have some fun.

deal pier does get macky but it's abit hit and miss when they'll be there. or dungie has macky when the water is clear. nowhere as consistant as the addy though.

[geffski]

big guy! u get many wrasse, bass, pollock off samphire hoe?
if so ill maybe give that a mission this summer!

[fishypaul]

Originally Posted by wanderino6230

Guys I did Get offended by your message at all, Dont get me wrong like you guys said all we wanna do is fish. Does anyone know where i can fish for mackarel apart from admiralty pier? HAVE A NICE DAY AND THANX 4THE COMMENT:)

there was no offence meant mate,just frustration and a little anger that such a good venue can be reduced to a complete mess during the summer by a few who want to spoil it for the many.
as for mackerelling,samphire hoe as already mentioned but if you have your own transport hythe and sandgate are usually reliable in the summer and dungeness too.
wherever you go mate,best of luck and tight lines

[lucky]

Originally Posted by wanderino6230

Does anyone know where i can fish for mackarel apart from admiralty pier?

Hi wanderino6230 - as you're in London you could also take a trip down to Brighton Marina. The mackerel should be around in numbers in another month or so. Just keep an eye on the Brighton Marina web site. There's some good info about, rod charges, etc on the site as well as catch reports.

Brighton Marina

[baitcaster]

I fished (rather I attempted to fish) the admiralty pier Saturday afternoon/evening. Got frustrated by the maccy bashers - couldnt keep a bottom rig in the water more than a minute without it getting pulled out by feathers miscast or drifting in the tide run.

wierd thing was the people who were drifting didnt seem to be bothered by the tangles they were generating and just kept happily chucking it out to sea. I had laboured under the false assumption that the tide run would bring a natural close to the maccy crew's session - silly me!

Only real gripe was the sheer volume of crap left on the pier - it resembled a rubbish tip at times and the tiny fish that were being kept - talk about cradle snatching!

Cheers All