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Missed opportunities!

By Sean McSeveny On May 11, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Don’t you just hate it when you have planned to go fishing and something comes up, and you cant go. You just know that your going to miss out on a good trip. That’s exactly what happened to me on Sunday. I was going to join Luke Pettis on his charter boat Snapper out of [...]
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A typical bank holiday weekend.

By Sean McSeveny On May 6, 2015 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The fishing last weekend in West Dorset, was pretty much like the typical bank holiday weekend; rubbish! Unfortunately the Bass that I had hoped would turn up, didn’t, despite fishing in almost perfect Bass conditions on Preston Beach. My hope is that they will make an appearance on the next set of spring tides. I [...]
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Spring Fishing

By Sean McSeveny On May 1, 2015 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
With the first May bank holiday upon us, I am sure you have been looking at the wind forecast as keenly as I have. To say that it is going to be changeable over the weekend is an understatement. Fresh to strong Easterlies for the next couple of days, then switching to a strong SW [...]
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How long before the Bass and Bream arrive?

By Sean McSeveny On April 28, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
  The Mackerel and Plaice are here, but how long will it be before we see the return of some of the other summer species? Well the good news is that I have had reports of Bass being caught from Kimmeridge to Portland Harbour. They are not around in large numbers yet, but I expect [...]
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Looks like a good weekend ahead.

By Sean McSeveny On April 24, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The short term forecast is far better than when I looked on Monday. The strong winds that were due to hit late this afternoon are now going to be nothing more than a strong breeze. This combined with small tides, should be ideal for Plaice fishing on Chesil. It seems that the smaller tides are [...]
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Good news and Bad news!

By Sean McSeveny On April 17, 2015 · 10 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The Good news is, that the Plaice are around in decent numbers now. I was guiding yesterday on one of the nicest days of the year, on a stunning and almost empty Chesil Beach at West Bexington. It did look like most of the anglers we could see were catching Plaice. This was probably down [...]
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Spring Squid

By Sean McSeveny On April 13, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
We normally associate Squid fishing as a winter past time in this area. however having followed Brighton fishing guide, Robin Howard’s diary, I knew that they get a good run of Squid from Brighton in April. This set me thinking that maybe we would get them down in Dorset as well. I then came across [...]
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Frustrating Fishing

By Sean McSeveny On April 7, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
There has been some lovely fish caught this weekend for some, and for others it has been frustratingly poor. I know many anglers headed to Abbotsbury and West Bexington in search of the Spring Plaice. Unfortuatly more went home empty handed, than caught, including myself. However I never see a blank session as a failure, [...]
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What fish can you catch in April?

By Sean McSeveny On April 3, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
What can I catch on Chesil in April? It only seems like last week, that I was talking about what might turn up in March. Thankfully I got that forecast spot on, as the Plaice, Herring and early Mackerel showed up pretty much as I thought they would. April on the other hand can be [...]
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Spring Cod

By Sean McSeveny On March 31, 2015 · 5 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Spring Cod, Mackerel Plaice, they have all turned up on Chesil over the past couple of weeks. Ricky Piranhas took advantage of a break in the weather, and fished a rough Chesil to manage one of the spring Codling that we often see at this time of year. The spring run normally only lasts a couple of [...]
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The Mackerel are back on Chesil.

By Sean McSeveny On March 27, 2015 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Are the Mackerel back on Chesil yet? Oh yes! Forget the Plaice, the Mackerel are back 🙂 To say I am happy to see the first of the Mackerel return after winter is an understatement. I know many of you are fixated on Plaice at the moment, but to me the return of the Mackerel [...]
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Spring tides are not always the best tides to fish.

By Sean McSeveny On March 23, 2015 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
A lot of people think that big spring tides are the best tides for fishing, well this weekend proved that it is not true for marks such as Chesil. What should have been a good weekend of Plaice fishing, turned out to be not so good for most people. The tide was moving so fast [...]
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It is not all about the Plaice

By Sean McSeveny On March 20, 2015 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I know that Plaice fishing is in the forefront of most anglers mind at the moment, and I am certain that it is going to be busy from Abbotsbury to Cogden this weekend. With this in mind I have written a separate article just on Plaice which you can find at the bottom of the [...]
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Plaice fishing on Chesil Beach

By Sean McSeveny On March 20, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Marks
Plaice fishing seems to be on everyones mind at the moment, and I have had loads of emails asking where is the best place to fish on Chesil for Plaice. Well you could do what Richard Lake did and head towards Ferrybridge, where he landed this Plaice, which was surprisingly plump and in great condition.  [...]
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Are the Plaice back on Chesil yet?

By Sean McSeveny On March 16, 2015 · 6 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Good news, the Plaice have started to return to Beaches all along the South Coast after their winter spawning. I was pretty sure that they would start to show in numbers towards the end of this week, but it seems I was a week out on my forecast, as quite a few were caught at [...]
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The Mullet are back.

By Sean McSeveny On March 13, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Mullet fishing in the harbour, could be one of my highlights this weekend. I have heard reports from a reliable source that the Thin Lipped Mullet have moved back into Weymouth harbour. This fills me with excitement, as I love fishing for Mullet, especially with lures. I have included the main part of an article [...]
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Another quiet weekend

By Sean McSeveny On March 9, 2015 · 6 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Well thats another weekend passed without much being caught. The PLaice were even scarcer that I thought they might be. But they are starting to show to the East, so they will be with us in a couple of weeks. I still think that the next set of spring tides will be when we start [...]
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Could the fishing start to pick up this weekend?

By Sean McSeveny On March 6, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I know a lot of sea anglers are chomping at the bit right now, to get out and try and catch an early Plaice. To be honest although there will certainly be one or two caught this weekend, from Abbotsbury or West Bexington, I don’t think they will start to show properly until the next [...]
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What to do to keep away the fishing blues?

By Sean McSeveny On February 23, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
We are in the depths of fishing despair, or at least I feel I am. I did get out a couple of times last week. Once doing some fishing lessons in Axemouth, which was nice, especially to see a different area and recce some Mullet and bass fishing for the summer. I also managed a [...]
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One week closer to the start of the Plaice fishing

By Sean McSeveny On February 20, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The title of this post is my attempt to feel positive about the fishing at the moment. Lets be honest, there is not a lot happening along most of the Dorset shoreline. However you may have seen Leo’s short Poole report yesterday, where he came across a couple of anglers that managed to find some [...]
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At least there are still Wrasse around.

By Sean McSeveny On February 16, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Despite a bit of a blow on Friday, the Codling didn’t show this weekend, as I hoped they might have done. That really is it from Chesil for a few weeks until the Plaice start to show. Just because there are very few fish on Chesil, it doesn’t mean that everywhere is as bad.   [...]
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Scratching around for fish

By Sean McSeveny On February 13, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It’s that LRF fishing time of year again. I know when the fishing really slows down, when I start to break out my LRF fishing gear in an attempt to get a fishy fix. But lets be honest, its better to be out fishing than sat at home watching Scotland lose another game of Rugby. [...]
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In need of a fishing fix.

By Sean McSeveny On February 9, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The shore fishing has died right off. It was going to happen eventually, and I have been predicting that it would for a couple of weeks now. We have hit that time of year where the shore fishing turns really slow. Most of the Codling have gone and the Whiting are plentiful but small. The [...]
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Will those Codling hang on for another weekend?

By Sean McSeveny On February 6, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It seems that someone has forgotten to tell the Codling that it is time to go. Normally by February the Codling have long moved off chasing the sprat shoals, but this year we are still seeing regular catches of them, especially towards the western end of Chesil and the deep water marks at Bridging Camp. [...]
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Just when I thought it was over.

By Sean McSeveny On February 2, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I had pretty much written off most of the beach fishing in Dorset for the next 6 weeks. However last weekend proved that it is not quite the case yet. The fishing has certainly quietened down from the beach, with your average angler, struggling to catch much more than a few Pout and Rockling. Plenty [...]
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Pollock a plenty!

By Sean McSeveny On January 26, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Plenty of Pollock being caught from the shore including the open beaches. Chesil fished pretty much as I expected it would this past weekend, with a few Codling, plenty of Whiting, Pout, Dogfish and a few Conger. I did hear of a nice double figure Thornback Ray come from Ferrybridge. The main surprise though, is the [...]
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Monster Conger from Chesil

By Sean McSeveny On January 23, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
There is only one story that everyone is talking about this week and it is the monster Conger that was landed from the Ferrybridge area of Chesil. It was caught by Steve Fedrick who landed it on a 4/0 Pennel rig baited with Mackerel and Prawn. The fish took almost half an hour to land and [...]
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This is why I love fishing so much.

By Sean McSeveny On January 19, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The past few days have been perfect examples of why I love fishing so much. On Friday I managed  to land my 300th Codling of the winter season. Then yesterday, I was out on the boat and managed to land an 8lb Bass on a lure on the second drift. I am sure I would [...]
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Where to fish in these strong winds?

By Sean McSeveny On January 12, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I don’t know about you but I am getting pretty fed up with these continual gale force winds. It provides a lovely stirred up sea on the SW facing beach es like Chesil, but it just never seems to settle down for more than a few hours, before it is blowing another gale. I know [...]
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Have the Cod gone?

By Sean McSeveny On January 7, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
After months of brilliant Codling fishing, it seems that the run is finally coming to an end. Reports from the past week shown a marked decline in the numbers of Codling being caught. Yesterday I did manage number 299 since September, but that was after sitting on Chesil all day with all of  the best [...]
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Let’s get this year started with some fish.

By Sean McSeveny On January 5, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Where is the best place to fish on the South coast this winter? Normally as we enter into the New Year, I scratch my head thinking about where I might be able to find some fish.
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Christmas Cod Fest

By Sean McSeveny On December 31, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It was a very changeable week, which produced loads of Codling whenever the weather broke. But it quickly quietened down as soon as the weather was settled for more than 24 hours. Those lucky enough to get on the beach as soon as it was possible to do so, had a bumper time, with loads of Codling. I took my mate out on Christmas eve and he managed to get his first Codling, which was less then 40yds out.
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The weather did break.

By Sean McSeveny On December 31, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
We have had a pretty windy weekend. but at least the wind dropped enough for me and a few hundred other anglers to get out and have a go on Chesil, and it was certainly well worth it. Between myself and my mate Paul, we managed 11 Codling and a few Whiting between us in about 3 hours. I will admit that Paul had more and bigger Codling than me, but he was using Cuttlefish and I have frozen Hermit and live Blow Lug. I have never used Cuttlefish before, but I think I will give it a go next time I fish.
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Will the weather break?

By Sean McSeveny On December 31, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I don’t know about you, but after missing out on a great days Cod fishing last weekend, I am desperate to get out this weekend. But will there be a window of opportunity? Everytime I look at the wind forecast it changes. One minute it looks good for this afternoon, then it doesn’t, next I [...]
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Huge Chesil Cod

By Sean McSeveny On December 31, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The beach will be fishable with care from early evening today, and should fish well tomorrow during the day. Once darkness hits tomorrow (Saturday) I think you will struggle to get through the Whiting and Pout. The conditions will also be good for Bass and I would expect to see a couple of Conger caught. Basically forget going Christmas shopping tomorrow and head for Chesil instead. I am fairly certain that the best bait tomorrow will be Peeler Crab and live Hermits
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When will Chesil be fishable?

By Sean McSeveny On December 12, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The beach will be fishable with care from early evening today, and should fish well tomorrow during the day. Once darkness hits tomorrow (Saturday) I think you will struggle to get through the Whiting and Pout. The conditions will also be good for Bass and I would expect to see a couple of Conger caught. Basically forget going Christmas shopping tomorrow and head for Chesil instead. I am fairly certain that the best bait tomorrow will be Peeler Crab and live Hermits
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A quite weekend, thank goodness for the Flounder

By Sean McSeveny On December 8, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I am not sure if everyone was out Christmas shopping at the weekend, but the beach was a lot quieter than it has been recently. There was a few Codling caught, but they are certainly thinning out. That didn't stop Kevin Webb from catching a few. He also decided to try for a Garfish and wasn't disappointed.
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The Star bait for Cod!

By Sean McSeveny On December 5, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I like to keep my fishing as simple as possible, but I am always open to suggestions when it comes to trying new baits, especially when those baits are seasonal. I had a pictured added by Sam Master to a recent Facebook post that I had put up. It is of two Starfish that he caught on Ragworm.
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Winter Whiting

By Sean McSeveny On December 1, 2014 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Whiting fishing has been pretty good over the weekend, and Chesil fished pretty much as I expected it to do, with the exception of the lack of Plaice. However I am going this morning to see if I can hunt a few down. What was in good supply were Whiting. To some the numbers were just too many, with most Cod baits
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Had enough of Cod, how about some Plaice fishing?

By Sean McSeveny On November 28, 2014 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Plaice fishing is not something that you would normally associate with winter fishing, however we seem to be having a bit of a run of Plaice down at the Portland end of Chesil. This is not that unusual, all that is happening is that the Plaice, like many other species like to shoal up before heading to their spawning grounds. Why they shoal up down around Chesil Cove is a mystery to me.
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Undulate Ray Revival

By Sean McSeveny On November 26, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Fishing for Undulate Rays over the past two years has been really good, both from the shore and the boat. This has to be put down to the fact that Undulate Rays are on the Red list of protected species, and have been for a number of years. Undulates and a number of other rays are not allowed to be landed commercially
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Enjoy the weekend, it could be a Cod one.

By Sean McSeveny On November 21, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Yes Chesil will be fishable this weekend. I know I am a bit late with the forecast this morning, but I had a late night last night editing some new fishing videos, but I have managed to get out and about this morning and have a look around. It is not exactly going to be [...]
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Timing is everything

By Sean McSeveny On November 17, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Cod fishing over the past week has confirmed  some thoughts I have been having for while and that is, that timing is critical to getting good results when fishing. I was lucky enough to get out as soon as the conditions had settled enough to allow safe fishing on Friday. I had fish after only [...]
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Near perfect conditions Update Saturday 15th Nov.

By Sean McSeveny On November 15, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
UPDATE!!  Just a quick update from yesterday. I managed to get on to Chesil at around 1pm and fished until it started to go dark at about 5pm. I managed 7 Codling up to 3lb all came on Peeler Crab, or Peeler and lug. Conditions for today are almost perfecta and I am heading for [...]
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The Cod just keep coming

By Sean McSeveny On November 10, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Well done to Dave lane for winning the Chesil Cod Open at Abbotsbury yesterday. He managed to land 17 Cod for a total weight of 28lb 10oz, he even managed a treble shot of Cod at one point.  I managed to get out twice over the weekend. I was quite excited that I managed to [...]
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Waiting for the storm to pass.

By Sean McSeveny On November 7, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Fishing after a storm is normally one of the most productive times, especially during the autumn and winter months. I am desperate to get out and fish Chesil, as I have only been out a couple of times this week. Looking at the wind forecast, I think that Chesil will remain unfishable until late tomorrow [...]
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Feels like Cod time again.

By Sean McSeveny On November 4, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The next day or so should be ideal conditions for Cod on Chesil again. After a windy weekend, it looks like the wind will back off for a few days, before it comes back with a vengeance on Thursday afternoon. The water is pretty well stirred up at the moment, but as the wind drops [...]
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Catch them while you still can.

By Sean McSeveny On November 1, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I mentioned earlier in the week, that it would be a good idea to take advantage of the summer fish that are still around. I took some of my own advice and spent a few days trying to target Bream, Bass and Garfish. I certainly managed to catch plenty of Garfish and a few Bream. [...]
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Make the most of Autumn fishing

By Sean McSeveny On October 28, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Over the past couple of weeks many anglers have become consumed with Cod fever. It is understandable, given that the Codling are around in decent numbers and we have had some good conditions that suit them. However don’t forget the this month is one of the best in the fishing calendar, which means you could [...]
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Cod Fever

By Sean McSeveny On October 24, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Has everyone gone Cod mad? It certainly seems that way from the reports I am hearing on different forums and facebook. Yesterdays Cod Fishing article received the most hits we have had on the site since it started. In case you missed it here is the link Cod Fishing I have to admit that once [...]
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