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At last some decent fishing

By Sean McSeveny On April 22, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Just as I hoped, the Easter weekend proved successful for some, with plenty of Mackerel, Pollock and Wrasse showing. There was also a good number of Plaice caught, but they were very patchy. Chances were if you caught one you caught several. It is certainly something worth bearing in mind for future sessions. The fish sit in [...]
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Fishing over the Easter weekend

By Sean McSeveny On April 18, 2014 · 5 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Are the Mackerel on Chesil Beach yet? Yes they are 🙂 Every year I eagerly await the return of the Mackerel shoals. For me it means many things; the start of the summer species, a bountiful harvest of food and bait and the beginning of the lure fishing season. The Mackerel have arrived pretty much [...]
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The Plaice switch on just in time

By Sean McSeveny On April 14, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Plaice fishing on Chesil Beach has been tough over the past few weeks. Due to poor water clarity, the Plaice fishing has been poor, but all of a sudden the water started to clear during the middle of last week. The timing could not have been more perfect for the Weymouth Angling Centre Flatfish open. [...]
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At last it is looking good

By Sean McSeveny On April 11, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It is set to be a good weekend of fishing, with conditions a complete contrast to last weekend. The water has become much clearer during the week and the water temperature has increased above the magic 10°C mark. I am certain the Plaice fishing will be much better. The boats have had some great catches [...]
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Wrasse fishing saves the weekend

By Sean McSeveny On April 7, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Last weekend was probably the poorest weekend I have known for fishing on Chesil Beach for a very long time. If it had not been for some very good Wrasse fishing on Portland, it would have been even worse. It didn’t matter what end of the beach you went, the water was coloured. I fished [...]
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Fishing in April

By Sean McSeveny On April 4, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
April is upon us, and it normally heralds the start of the shore fishing year for many. What can we expect from this month, and how will the huge storms that we had during the winter effect the fishing. By now I would have expected the Plaice fishing to be in full swing. Unfortunatly it [...]
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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 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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Will Chesil Beach ever be the same again.

By Sean McSeveny On February 28, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I had a walk down to Chesil Cove this morning to have a look at the fishing conditions. I can not believe how much the eastern end of Chesil has changed. The picture with my lens cap, shows the size of the pebbles that we are used to in the Cove. Now most of those [...]
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Back to basics

By Sean McSeveny On February 26, 2014 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The basics of fishing are so often overlooked. I have to admit that I am guilty of assuming that everyone that reads my articles, understands the basics of angling. I apologise now, if you are one of the many that think, what is he talking about when he talks about over and under rigs, or [...]
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Where are the fish?

By Sean McSeveny On February 24, 2014 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Where is fishing well right now? That is a question that I keep hearing whenever I go down on the beach, or to the tackle shop. To be honest February is normally a very poor month for shore fishing in Dorset, and this year is no different. So what can we do about it? We [...]
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Am I the only one fishing Chesil Beach?

By Sean McSeveny On February 24, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I know I am not the only one fishing Chesil at the moment, but I seem to be one of the few that is fishing down the Portland end of the beach. A few hardy souls have been out at West Bexington and Abbotsbury, but with the exception of some Dogfish and Whiting, very little [...]
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Just one half decent fish is all it takes, to keep you hooked.

By Sean McSeveny On February 17, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It is all about that one fish, that keeps you going out time and time again. I am sure I  am not the only one who has been desperate to get a decent fish to get this  year started off. The weather has been terrible, and on the few occasions that I have been able [...]
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Finally a chance to get out fishing on Sunday

By Sean McSeveny On February 14, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
If the wind forecast is to be believed, then Sunday looks like a good opportunity to get out for a fishing session. It is hard to believe that at the moment, with almost hurricane force winds , that the beach will be fishable at all this weekend. However the winds are set to drop by [...]
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Is that a break in the weather I see? Oh Yes!!

By Sean McSeveny On February 10, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Grab yourself the chance to get out for some winter shore fishing today, as there wont be many other opportunities to fish Chesil this week. I wasn’t going to do a fishing forecast today, as fishing has been so poor for the past few weeks. However I have been monitoring not only the weather but some satellite feeds that [...]
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Do you think Chesil will be fishable on Saturday?

By Adrian Crawford On February 7, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The answer of  course is NO! Windguru says, we are going to have 60mph winds from the SW on Saturday which means more of the same as we had on Wednesday. Just in case you have any doubt in your mind take a look at the photos below from this week. Find a sheltered spot away [...]
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Another battering for Chesil Beach

By Adrian Crawford On February 5, 2014 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Just when you thought things could not get any worse, today’s storm turns out to be bigger than our previous monster! Watch what happens 24 seconds into this video  
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At last I managed to get out fishing

By Sean McSeveny On February 4, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
After not being able to get out fishing for three weeks, I was becoming desperate. It has been a long time since I have had such a gap between sessions. I managed to take advantage of a drop in the wind on Sunday to get out on to Chesil beach with my friend Paul. We [...]
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How much more can we take?

By Sean McSeveny On January 31, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
You must be getting as bored of reading, as I am of writing these forecasts. With nothing to report but bad news; another weekend of storms and lashing rain ahead of us. Once again I cant even turn to the rivers for a fix, as they are as dangerous to fish as Chesil will be [...]
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Why can’t we get a break in the weather at the weekend.

By Sean McSeveny On January 28, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Are you as frustrated by the weather that seems to hit us every weekend recently. Normally it wouldn’t bother me so much, as I can normally fish during the week, but as the guiding has dropped off as it does at this time of year, I have had to get other work, which means I [...]
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More of what you want.

By Sean McSeveny On January 25, 2014 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Thanks to everyone that took part in the poll. that we put up last week. What is very obvious from it, is people want more articles on marks, boat and kayak fishing, a larger coverage area and more regular forecasts and catch reports. Unbelievably some idiot asked that I tell the truth for a change; [...]
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Even more Cod than last weekend.

By Sean McSeveny On January 20, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I didn’t get out this weekend, but I wish I had at least had a go, especially on Friday. Quite a few anglers weighed some nice Cod in at the tackle shops. Abbotsbury seemed to be the mark to be at on Friday evening, with some anglers having as many as eight Cod up to [...]
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Tough fishing conditions, but it looks good on Sunday

By Sean McSeveny On January 17, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It looks like another couple of days where we can’t get onto Chesil, but looking at the wind forecast, that will all change on Sunday, when we can expect the wind to drop off to nothing more than a stiff breeze for a few days. Conditions at the moment are just fishable with care. Just [...]
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A weekend of Big Cod

By Sean McSeveny On January 14, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Cod fishing at its best! Perhaps not, but there was certainly some big Cod caught over the weekend. The numbers were not there, but the quality of the fish was superb. I know that Cod up to 18lb were caught from Chesil Cove to Dragons Teeth at Abbotsbury, and several marks in between. I know [...]
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The storm that changed Chesil Beach

By Sean McSeveny On January 9, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Fishing after any storm is normally good, but after the massive storm that has been raging for over a week you have to think that it should be great. I have never known such rough conditions in Dorset since I moved here 25 years ago, and I have certainly never seen Chesil beach changed so [...]
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First fishing session of the New Year

By Sean McSeveny On January 6, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
For many of you last weekend  would have been your first fishing session of the New Year, and I admire all of you that got out and fished. I have not been feeling to great for a few days, so I could not get motivated to sit in the driving rain to catch a couple [...]
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Happy New Year

By Sean McSeveny On January 1, 2014 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Lets hope that we have a great years fishing ahead of us. I am sure plenty of you got some fishing related gifts for Christmas and can’t wait to get out and try them. One thing is certain, you wont be trying them out on Chesil Beach for at least a week, as the wind [...]
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A short break in the weather

By Sean McSeveny On December 28, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Finally it looks like we have a couple of days break from the SW storms that have been lashing the South Coast for the past two weeks. According to the channel buoys, Christmas Eve had the biggest seas in years with waves of 6.7m constantly, with some being over 10m. The largest recording for the [...]
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Perfect conditions for fishing on Christmas day

By Sean McSeveny On December 22, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It is so typical that many of you will have a few days off over the next week, and fishing conditions are terrible. The exception being Christmas day and Boxing day, with Christmas day being the better of the two. It looks like the Cod will be pretty safe then, as I don’t no many [...]
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Grab a session when you can

By Sean McSeveny On December 19, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Looking at the wind forecast for the next week, it really will be a case of grabbing the few windows of opportunity as they come up.  lot of the days will be unfishable, but on a couple of days it should drop enough to fish in a fairly rough sea, where there will be a [...]
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Will I be able to fish Chesil beach today?

By Sean McSeveny On December 16, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
There will be no fishing Chesil this morning, but I am gambling on it being almost perfect this afternoon. I checked the wind forecast just about every hour yesterday, to see if there would be any movement in the time when the wind was predicted to drop. Hopefully it will drop before midday, then turn [...]
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Only three fishing weekends left this year.

By Sean McSeveny On December 13, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Plaice and Mackerel in December, who would have thought it? For many they would be a nice bonus, to go along with a couple of 8lb Cod, but that seems less than likely to happen. This has to be one of the strangest years I have known for fish patterns. Everything has been late by [...]
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Technology overload

By Sean McSeveny On December 11, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The past few days have not been spent fishing, instead I spent a lot of time trying to sort out a Google Hangout on air, so that we could do our first live broadcast. It was supposed to include our Tech Guru Adrian. Unfortunately for multiple reasons I was not able to bring him in, [...]
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A quiet week on the beach. Not for the Fishing Tails team!

By Sean McSeveny On December 9, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I was amazed by the lack of anglers on Chesil this weekend. Every time I drove past the beach was almost empty. I don’t know if you were all doing your Christmas shopping, or had just heard that the fishing was poor. I talked with the guys in the tackle shop and they told me [...]
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A funny old mix!

By Sean McSeveny On December 3, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Whiting and Plaice seem to be dominating the catches from Chesil, with very few Cod coming in. There are also loads of Joey Mackerel being caught, but unusually there are no Bass with them. I know it is a bit late for Bass as the water temperature has dropped to 10.3 degrees, but they should [...]
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Is Chesil the right PLAICE for Cod this weekend

By Sean McSeveny On November 29, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Cod fishing is what is on most peoples mind at this time of year, and I know the post title is a bit of a play on words but there are more Plaice being caught at the moment than Cod. You can’t argue that is has been a strange year for fishing. Everything has been [...]
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Sole & Plaice fishing on Chesil in winter

By Sean McSeveny On November 26, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It was no surprise to me that there were not too many Cod caught over the weekend. Cod fishing on Chesil has slipped back into the normal pattern of 1 Codling for every 50 anglers, and you can bet that most of those Cod came from very specific marks. What has come as a bit [...]
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Shore fishing in winter

By Sean McSeveny On November 22, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
What species can I catch  in winter? We are now well into the clutches of winter, with the temperatures dropping by the day, but that doesn’t mean the fishing is finished for the year.  Far from it in fact. Winter fishing can be almost as hectic as summer fishing, and it doesn’t have to be [...]
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Pollock, Whiting & big Cod coming from Chesil

By Sean McSeveny On November 19, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Winter fishing in Dorset at its best! Thats cetainly what it seems like to me. I have been away for the weekend on a Pike fishing expedition, only to come back to reports of  big Pollock, lunker Cod, monster Wrasse and lots of decent whiting. I knew I should have stayed at home! For those [...]
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Last of the summer fish

By Sean McSeveny On November 16, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
There are still summer species around including Bream, Mackerel and Garfish, but with temperatures falling quite quickly now, this could be the last weekend we will see them. Light winds, fairly clear water and decent tides should make for good fishing conditions. Although there were not loads of Cod on Chesil this week, they do [...]
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Where are the Cod? The Sprats are in, has this affected the fishing?

By Sean McSeveny On November 13, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I may know why the Cod have become difficult to catch! It seems that the Sprats have moved in to the area. I have been talking with a few commercial Bass fisherman and some charter skippers, and they tell me that the Bass have been coughing up loads of Sprats. I have known in the [...]
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