Comments on: Westbay in September, Bass, Mullet, Mackerel and Garfish http://www.fishing-blog.co.uk/fishing-trips/westbay-in-september-bass-mullet-mackerel-and-garfish/ Thoughts and Tips on Sea Fishing Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:59:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: royhttp://www.fishing-blog.co.uk/fishing-trips/westbay-in-september-bass-mullet-mackerel-and-garfish/#comment-3331 roy Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:17:25 +0000 http://www.fishing-blog.co.uk/fishing-trips/westbay-in-september-bass-mullet-mackerel-and-garfish/#comment-3331 hi, thank you both for your help regarding fishing at the west bay pier. I do have a small mobility scooter which i carry in the back of my car. I will certainly give it a go. I have a rod holder fitted to the steering tiller and a basket to carry bait and such so i think i should be ok. Regarding fishing from a wheelchair i have not had much luck. i have been in contact with a boat in weymouth that is supposed to take disabled anglers but although he promised to give me a trip it never materialised so i have given up. i have had one trip out in a boat and that was from Swansea on a small charter boat named Dominator and i arranged the trip with three fishing friends. We had a good day catching all sorts. we were pleased to release all bass which were just about in size and just keeping 2fish each which were well in size. The boat skipper was very good and he backed the boat right into the mooring so that i had access through the transom door. He could not take my wheelchair but there was a seat at the stern end which i used all day. bit damp at the end of the day but i was really pleased to get out to sea again.Just to give you a resume of myself, I got the fishing bug after taking over a rod on holiday with my sons when one of them became bored. I was hooked! i progressed to beach and pier fishing and then to wreck fishing back in the 1970s with the old two fish limit out of Plymouth.i then moved on to small boat fishing owning a icelander fast fishing boat which was very stable but slapped a bit at anchor. i went up north to visit the warrior outfit and i bought a warrior 150 which was easy to tow and launch from beaches. i think this was a great fishing boat and was ideal for two people. Unfortunately after a routine operation i became paralysed from the wast down to the right side of my body. The boats gone now and my shoguns gone. Im still clinging on and even though im nearing 69 the bug is still in me. tight lines Roy hi,
thank you both for your help regarding fishing at the west bay pier. I do have a small mobility scooter which i carry in the back of my car. I will certainly give it a go. I have a rod holder fitted to the steering tiller and a basket to carry bait and such so i think i should be ok.
Regarding fishing from a wheelchair i have not had much luck.
i have been in contact with a boat in weymouth that is supposed to take disabled anglers but although he promised to give me a trip it never materialised so i have given up.
i have had one trip out in a boat and that was from Swansea on a small charter boat named Dominator and i arranged the trip with three fishing friends. We had a good day catching all sorts. we were pleased to release all bass which were just about in size and just keeping 2fish each which were well in size.
The boat skipper was very good and he backed the boat right into the mooring so that i had access through the transom door. He could not take my wheelchair but there was a seat at the stern end which i used all day. bit damp at the end of the day but i was really pleased to get out to sea again.

Just to give you a resume of myself, I got the fishing bug after taking over a rod on holiday with my sons when one of them became bored. I was hooked! i progressed to beach and pier fishing and then to wreck fishing back in the 1970s with the old two fish limit out of Plymouth.i then moved on to small boat fishing owning a icelander fast fishing boat which was very stable but slapped a bit at anchor. i went up north to visit the warrior outfit and i bought a warrior 150 which was easy to tow and launch from beaches. i think this was a great fishing boat and was ideal for two people.
Unfortunately after a routine operation i became paralysed from the wast down to the right side of my body.
The boats gone now and my shoguns gone.
Im still clinging on and even though im nearing 69 the bug is still in me.
tight lines
Roy

]]> By: Karlhttp://www.fishing-blog.co.uk/fishing-trips/westbay-in-september-bass-mullet-mackerel-and-garfish/#comment-3324 Karl Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:48:09 +0000 http://www.fishing-blog.co.uk/fishing-trips/westbay-in-september-bass-mullet-mackerel-and-garfish/#comment-3324 Hi Roy , the east pier remains unchanged, but has reduced water depth since the work on the harbour, as the shingle seems to collect here now. Easy access from the harbourside car park. Get there early as youll need a position very near the end to have any water under you ! The west pier has huge boulders placed on its seaward side , I dont think you could fish any of it from a wheelchair. The east pier usually produced the best sport in the autumn . Best months september , october , early november. Try ragworm and frozen sandeel, both available from the local tackle shops. Best time is a big tide around high water when there is some colour in the water. Or evening if you want pollack . Casting not required, except for the ray, just a couple of feet off the wall is fine ! Hi Roy , the east pier remains unchanged, but has reduced water depth since the work on the harbour, as the shingle seems to collect here now. Easy access from the harbourside car park. Get there early as youll need a position very near the end to have any water under you !
The west pier has huge boulders placed on its seaward side , I dont think you could fish any of it from a wheelchair. The east pier usually produced the best sport in the autumn . Best months september , october , early november. Try ragworm and frozen sandeel, both available from the local tackle shops. Best time is a big tide around high water when there is some colour in the water. Or evening if you want pollack . Casting not required, except for the ray, just a couple of feet off the wall is fine !

]]> By: Fishing Bloghttp://www.fishing-blog.co.uk/fishing-trips/westbay-in-september-bass-mullet-mackerel-and-garfish/#comment-3305 Fishing Blog Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:01:44 +0000 http://www.fishing-blog.co.uk/fishing-trips/westbay-in-september-bass-mullet-mackerel-and-garfish/#comment-3305 RoyI have emailed my brother who still lives close to Westbay, to get his opinion on your question. He's not an email addict like me so it might be a few days until you here from him.I, and I am sure the readers here would love to hear about the challenges that face you sea angling from a wheelchair and how you get around the challenges it creates.Kind regards and respect to youJamie (fishing-blog.co.uk) Roy

I have emailed my brother who still lives close to Westbay, to get his opinion on your question. He’s not an email addict like me so it might be a few days until you here from him.

I, and I am sure the readers here would love to hear about the challenges that face you sea angling from a wheelchair and how you get around the challenges it creates.

Kind regards and respect to you

Jamie (fishing-blog.co.uk)

]]> By: royhttp://www.fishing-blog.co.uk/fishing-trips/westbay-in-september-bass-mullet-mackerel-and-garfish/#comment-3302 roy Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:00:51 +0000 http://www.fishing-blog.co.uk/fishing-trips/westbay-in-september-bass-mullet-mackerel-and-garfish/#comment-3302 i would like to know if it is still possible to fish from the old harbour piers. the last time i saw west bay was three years ago and they were working on the new slip way. I am wheelchair bound and would like to go sea fishing again. What do you think? cheers roy i would like to know if it is still possible to fish from the old harbour piers. the last time i saw west bay was three years ago and they were working on the new slip way. I am wheelchair bound and would like to go sea fishing again. What do you think?
cheers roy

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