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Very early Smoothound

By Sean McSeveny On March 31, 2014 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
This weekend produces some surprise catches on Chesil Beach, with Smoothound and even Cod being landed. It wasn’t just one off fish either. It seems we are having a late spring run of Codling, with fish up to 8lb coming from Abbotsbury and Cogden. The same marks produced a number of Smoothound on both Saturday [...]
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Why is the water not clearing?

By Sean McSeveny On March 28, 2014 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
For some reason the water all along Chesil Beach remains coloured. It is not heavily coloured, it has a milky look to it, which is not good for Plaice fishing. I travelled up and down the beach, to try and find an area that might be causing the water to stay coloured, but apart from [...]
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Fishing Photography: Photographing your catch

By Sean McSeveny On March 25, 2014 · Add Comment · In Photography, Tips
Why do my fish pictures look rubbish? It’s a question many a fisherman has asked me. Because with trembling hands they hold up their best catch of the week, month or even year and smile at their friend holding the camera or phone and there’s a click and then disappointment. Their best fish looks like [...]
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Fishing is a waiting game

By Sean McSeveny On March 24, 2014 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
We don’t just have to wait for the bite, we need to wait for the season to get going. I am starting to feel a bit frustrated, just as the water begins to warm up and the Plaice start showing, the weather kicks off again and stirs the water up. Hopefully it wont take long [...]
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Fishing conditions update

By Sean McSeveny On March 22, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
As conditions have changed quite a lot since the forecast yesterday, I have created this post as a quick  update, to help prevent people having a wasted trip.  Click on the link if you want the normal full forecast with catch report. The picture below is from Portland Bill at 11am this morning, as you can [...]
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A breezy weekend ahead

By Sean McSeveny On March 21, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Fishing conditions for the next few days are going to be quite breezy. It wont be unfishable, just a bit uncomfertable and casting distances will be reduced. The good news is that the water clarity is still pretty good, so you still have a chance of targeting Plaice. Reports so far this week suggest that [...]
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Who let the Dogs out

By Sean McSeveny On March 18, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
A lot of anglers travelled down to fish Chesil for Plaice at the weekend, and went away without catching any. This was due mainly to the fact that it is still early, and that the beach was full of packs of Dogfish, even during the day. At times the bait was only in the water [...]
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The first of the Plaice have arrived on Chesil Beach

By Sean McSeveny On March 14, 2014 · 5 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Are the Plaice in on Chesil yet? Almost right on schedule the first Plaice have started to show on the western marks of Chesil. I took a drive down to Lyme Regis yesterday, and stopped off at Abbotsbury, West Bexington and Cogden, to see what if anything was being caught down there. West Bexington was [...]
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Whats the water clarity like on Chesil?

By Sean McSeveny On March 12, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It is not clear, but its not far from it. There is still a milky tinge to it, but within the next few days it will be clear. The picture below taken from the top of Portland shows how the water has cleared, but the Cove is producing some murky water due to the changes [...]
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Light at the end of the tunnel

By Sean McSeveny On March 10, 2014 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The first signs of the summer fish returning are starting to show. The Plaice are not here yet, but the Mullet are slowly moving back in. The Thin Lipped Mullet are normally the first of the fish to return, and reports from a diver friend indicate that the first of those have already made it [...]
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Bass and a late run of Cod on Chesil Beach

By Sean McSeveny On March 7, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Unusually high numbers of Bass for this time of year are being caught all along Chesil. Normally I would not expect to see many Bass before May, but this year they seem to have stayed around. It is a shame that the water is still coloured, as I would love to have a go on [...]
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No Plaice showing yet.

By Sean McSeveny On March 4, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
No Plaice on Chesil just yet, but it wont be too long until they start to show. Looking at the forecast, I can see much lighter winds than we have been having recently, and very little rain. I really hope that this will help to clear the water. Chesil Beach was a lot busier this [...]
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