Shore marks

Corus Sea fishing The “Short Arm” belongs to Corus Steel in Port Talbot is accessed by permit only. I understand the current cost is £27.50 for the short arm and £46 for the long arm. Permits are available via 08706 096699 for the short arm and 01639 871111 est 3368 which is the British Steel [...]

Ogmore Deeps shore fishing A very popular shore fishing mark on the South Wales coast line. The ground is made up of rock ledges leading out to sand and deep water about 50 meters from the shore, although there are rocks and reefs everywhere. The mark can be dangerous in large swells and pay particular [...]

Sea fishing at Mumbles pier, South Wales Mumbles Pier, in Sawnsea fishes  well for in the Summer months for bass, garfish, mackerel, plaice, mullet and trigger fish. In winter it offers whiting, dabs, flounder, codling, and dogfish. Close to the pier works best for the trigger fish. Crab of Mackerel fished on a Aberdeen size [...]

A long shingle beach similar to a very mini Chesil beach. This beach is very dangerous and requires alot of respect, it shelves quickly and has a powerful longshore drift. Species caught at this venue include, Pollock, Bass, Bream (rarely) Plaice, Dabs, Flounder, Turbot. Popular baits include Rag, Squid, Crab. Techniques employed are beach casting, [...]

A great mark into cool deep water. You need to be real careful getting down as its very steep. Pollock and Mackerel are caught here as well as Wrasse just shy of double figures. Bass can be caught, try letting a float be taken in the tide, although not a common catch. Berry head Quarry [...]

This mark once had the reputation of being the best shore Conger mark on the South coast. 50Lb eels were taken on a regular basis – times have changed! Plaice, Dabs and Wrasse can be taken when bottom fishing. The usual peir species can also be taken on float gear, including small pollock, gars, mackerel. [...]

The Warren is a sand spit across the river Exe. The main beach can be fished but you need a long cast to get you into the deeper water, the bottom is clean here. This beach used to be good for Razor fish Fishing of the end of the spit will place your gear into [...]

I have fished this location numerous times, it an interesting location with large pinnacles of red rock standing in the sea. Good size wrasse come in from this beach with Dogfish and the odd nice Bass. Baits are the normal Worm, Sand Eel and squid. In the summer it’s a very popular beach and hard [...]

This steep shingle beach has never stood out as one of the best marks. The left side is very rough and produces the usual species if you are prepared to loose some tackle. The right side is rough also but not normally as productive as the left. Worm, Crab and Squid all fish well. Interestingly, [...]

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