Cardiff Foreshore

Cardiff Foreshore





Known Species - Codling, Whiting, Conger, Ray, Rockling, Pouting, etc

Canary Islands Species - Various

Various Fish Species from Lanzarote & Gran Canaria
(apologies if I've got some of the names wrong!)


Octopuss

Rainbow Wrasse

Two Banded Sea Bream

Black Sea Perch

Puffer Fish

Bogue

Saddled Sea Bream

Striped Sea Bream

Salema

Common Comber

Report, Hobbs Point

Date - 17/2/08
Venue - Hobbs Point, Pembroke Dock
Time - 14:00 - 15:00
Species Caught - Pollack, Black Goby, Rock Goby.

Decided at the last minute to take advantage of the fantastic weather and headed West, and managed to sneak in a quick hours fishing at Hobbs Point. With only frozen mackerel for bait, I wasn't too hopefull of catching much but managed to land a few small pollack, a black goby and a rock goby. Not anything to write home about but it was nice to be out!

Milford Haven, Shark Trip September '07

5 mates and myself booked the Celtic Wildcat (Neyland) for a days shark fishing last September, and following an early start, we steamed off to the Hatts & Barrells Reef to stock up on fresh mackerel for the chum. While feathering for the mackerel, a number of other species took a liking to out hokkaiis - codling, pollack, whiting, pouting, poor cod, launce, lesser weever, amongst others.

We arrived at our chosen spot, after mashing the mackerel for a good half hour or so, and the engines were switched off and the chum bags hurled over the side. A rod each with a flapper suspended under a balloon quickly followed.

We didn't have to wait long for the 1st run, and yes - it was my rod that was clicking!

So I struck into my 1st ever shark, and after a good hard struggle, brought it to the side of the boat. A blue shark of about 60lb, but in the struggle to tail the fish, it decided that it had had enough and spat the hook. Gutted I didn't get a picture of the it!

It went quiet for a while but the slick was obviously working as another rod started to click, indicating another run. Mark was into a fish.

Which turned out to be his 1st Porbeagle shark.....

......and went 67lb on the chart.

We did have another run, but unfortunately didn't connect with the fish. We wound in our lines and headed back home. A cracking day out.

Gurnard, Red

Ling

Portland Bill

Pulpit Rock
View of Portland Bill

Known Species - Big Ballan Wrasse, various other Wrasse, Triggerfish, Pollack, Bass etc.

Tenby, Pembrokeshire

Tenby Harbour & Various Marks







Known Species - Bass, Dogfish, Mackerel, Dab, Tub Gurnard, Mullet, Garfish, Bream, Huss, and the occational suprise etc.

Marks - North Beach, South Beach, Harbour Wall, Bandstand etc

Tenby gets very busy during the summer month and on holidays, best to fish between dusk and dawn.

Tope

Ray, Undulate

RCSL comp undulate 15lb 15oz

Terry with his undulate - 10/05/08

Ray, Spotted

Ray, Blonde

Sole, Dover

Brill

Plaice

Flounder

Trout, Blue

Trout, Brown

Trout, Sea

Trout, Rainbow

Report, Garnffrwd

Date - 10th February 2008
Time - 10am - 5pm
Venue - Garnffrwd Trout Fishery
Species Caught - Rainbow Trout

At last a break in the weather, so decided to meet up with a few mates to wet the fly gear for the 1st time in '08, at Garnffrwd, for a catch & release ticket.

Bright sunlight hampered the fishing but we still managed 7 fish between the 3 of us. Personally, I managed 3 - all falling to a small bloodworm imitation, fished slowly (practically static!) on a floating line. Biggest fish was approx 2lb.

Report, Burry Port

Date - 31st January 2008
Time - 6pm (LW) to 8pm
Venue - Burry Port
Species Caught - Whiting

Double and triple shots of whiting (mostly pin) every cast to mackerel and peeler crab baits. No sign of any dabs!

Burry Port

Date - 31st January 2008

Time - 6pm (LW) to 8pm

Venue - Burry Port

Species Caught - Whiting

Arrived just after dark, double and triple shots of small pin whiting from the start, right the way through the short sesssion.