Bristol Channel - 26/27 Sept

[Rob M]

Right, missing my sea fishing too much, so I've had a think and as I've always wanted to fish the Channel, thought I'd give it a go. What I need to know is:

Species (any early cod? ) worth targeting?
Baits?
Great marks? I'm willing to drive most places BTW
Anyone else interested?

I want to get fishing on the Monday, fish/camp the night and fish some of Tuesday then drive home. It'll be worth it I reckon!

Rob

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Which side mate and Im deff up for a fish

[Rob M]

Any side Rich, I'm a novice with that area, I have a couple of days off on those dates and would love to fish the Bristol Channel, so I'm easy really as long as it produces

Cheers
Rob

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Well english side is old smoothound for info as you will have to go low down to find a mark that fishes all tides as up weston and above you only going to get 3hrs up and down and thats your lot

Wales well charter skipper / pross ect might have some ideas

Ha

[Rob M]

Thats cool on the English side, I'm not fussed about fishing all states of the tide as I want to chill out for a bit and drink a couple of cold ones and rustle up some grub. I was thinking Portishead along to Minehead?

Rob

[pingu]

will ask "she who gives out passes" could be a good one mate

[Welsh man of the valleys]

You want to find a island like Sully or further down Worms Head.

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Mon/ tues are ggood for me to go fishing and think smoothy might be the one to recomend Portishead along to Minehead mark

Be good if a few of us could meet up and sling some 7oz leads into 13.5 meter tide race

Oh codling are showing but in small numbers got told upto 5lb on lug squid tipped plus whiting

[Rob M]

Originally Posted by pinguprogress

will ask "she who gives out passes" could be a good one mate

*crosses fingers* hope so

Originally Posted by Fishing Forum Admin

Be good if a few of us could meet up and sling some 7oz leads into 13.5 meter tide race

That sounds like a savage tide! Yep, defo up for it now, got the OK from the wife

Rob

[Old Smoothound]

Hi fellas,

I will not be able to fish during the day but would be up for a night fish, tide dependent.

For early Codling you can't go far wrong in two places that I have taken Richard before at Aust/Severn beach. Best tides are 12.5 metres and above up to 13.2

Best baits Rag/Squid and Lug /Squid or each bait on its own.

If you are looking at Battery point or the brick house around Portishead....forget big tides, even 7ozs won't hold bottom at battery point in a big tide.

Ladye Bay ledges can be fished at all states of the tide, but best in middle range tides. same baits work there as well.

A good beach to fish would be Bossington near Porlock, easy access but a longish walk.

Hope this helps.