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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On June 24, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I knew it would be good on Chesil for Bass this weekend, I just didn’t think I would be there to witness a great Bass being caught. My mate Paul managed this lovely Bass at just under 12lb caught on Ragworm and Peeler Crab. We had loads of other species including Dogfish, Pout, Wrasse and [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On June 22, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
What a difference a few hours can make! I started off on a guiding session yesterday morning in the hope that the May water had cleared enough to make the water clear enough for lure fishing. You can imagine my disappointment when I arrived at my first mark and the one that I thought would be the [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On June 20, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Well the May water has almost cleared, once the large tides at the weekend have move dispersed the last of it, we should be back to good visibility again. Catch reports have been almost non-existant, with not so many people fishing the beach and even fewer catching. There have been the usual numbers of Dogfish [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On June 17, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Whilst I have been busy at the Longleat Fishing show over the weekend, despite the weather some of my mates have been getting into the fish. My mate Paul had a Bass of just under 5lb and a 6lb Smoothound. Reports of other decent Smoothound have come through. It seems that the Portland end of [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On June 14, 2013 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The fishing should be kicking in now. The summer species are slowly starting to arrive, with plenty of Smoothound, and even Bream and Gurnard making an appearance, but we are still a bit behind, with Mackerel and Bass not around in the numbers they were at this time last year. Fishing from Chesil beach is going [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On June 12, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Forget fishing Chesil or the Solent for Smoothound. Just fish the storm drains behind Chesil that run into Portland Harbour. The heavily pregnant Smoothound became trapped in the storm defence drain near the Sailing academy. Several anglers were een trying to catch it before it was rescued by a team from the Weymouth Sealife centre. [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On June 10, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
what is May water? I would love to say that it was a great weekend of fishing for everyone, but I would be lying. I can’t think of a worse weekend since mid February. Not because it was so bad, but because it should have been good and it wasn’t.  The May water is really [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On June 7, 2013 · 6 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Despite the May water, fishing has been reasonable Dorset. Even the Mackerel seem to be around in good numbers at the Portland end of the beach. Sam Ritson sent me his entry for Fish of the Month it clearly shows that he was able to catch Mackerel despite the amy water. I fished all day [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On June 5, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The fishing is pretty unpredictable at the moment. The May water seems to be moving from West to East in very large pockets. Yesterday afternoon it cleared from the Chesil Cove area, but I could see it streaming into Portland Harbour through the entrances. THe Harbour has cleared a bit now, but Chesil is green [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On June 3, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The fishing was pretty much killed by the May water over the weekend. It was not too bad down te Portland end of the beach on saturday. My mate Paul got out for  af ew hours and had a short but hectic session. landing a couple of Bass, some Smoothound a Ray and even a [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On June 1, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
What has happened to the fishing at Abbotsbury and West Bexington? I have had several emails asking where all the fish are down that end of Chesil.  Well May water is what has happend! The Mackerel are staying further offshore in the clearer water. The water down the Portland end of the beach is pretty [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 31, 2013 · 6 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 29, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Just as I though it would be, the fishing over the weekend was pretty tough. May water and below average water temperatures are partly to blame. However it looks like things may have changed for the better. As of late Monday afternoon the fishing on Chesil Beach has suddenly turned on. Rays, hounds and Bass [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 26, 2013 · 7 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
What a fantastic day to be out fishing. Reports suggest that fishing off Chesil is a bit hit or miss with some nice double figure Smoothound being caught and a few Dabs and Plaice. As predicted the May water is having a bit of an effect on the mackerel fishing. They are on the beach but it [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 24, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
For those reading this, I am sure the question in most peoples minds today, is whether there are going to be any fish around this bank holiday weekend. Well I can tell you that conditions on Chesil are going to be tough! May water and Spider Crabs snipping of your hooks are wreaking havoc on [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 23, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
This has been a mad couple of days for me. The launch of the new look site has kept me so busy that I have only managed to get out fishing twice over the past four days! I am out on my first lure fishing Bass guide of the season today. I have to admit [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 20, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I hope those of you that got out over the weekend enjoyed some good fishing. Reports suggest that it was a bit quite, and given the size of the tides it was nothing unexpected. Expect that to all change towards the latter part of this week, when the tides pick up. Saturday and Sunday will [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 19, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The big news today is the reports from just along the coast in Devon of the capture of a 300lb Yellowfin Tuna from Babbacombe Bay, just off Torbay. Reports are unconfirmed as to the method of capture, but it is known it came from a 23ft comercial angling boat. It was landed at Brixham fish [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 17, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Mullet, Mullet everywhere and not a one to catch!      I have to apologise for how late in the day this post is, but I decided to go out and have a look at the most popular marks this morning. I found myself down at Weymouth Harbour again. I could not resist having another go for [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 15, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
With the high winds we had over night Chesil is really stirred up. At the moment it is just about fishable with care. As the day progresses the sea will calm down a lot, but the water will remain coloured. It is ideal conditions for Bass. I know of several big Bass that have been [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 11, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
10 Degrees Celsius! The magic number has finally been reached. This is the temperature that I have been waiting for, for over a month now. It is the trigger point for many actions within the marine world that effect the fishing in the UK. For me the most important one is that the Bass will move inshore now. I [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 9, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Yes I know the site looks different every time you look at it, and you may even see changes as you are looking at it today. Hopefully this will make the site even better for you as a reader and make it easier for users of mobile devices and tablets. One point that has been [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 7, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I dont know about you guys and girls, but I had a fantastic long weekend of fishing. It ended yesterday with a fantastic session on my friends boat. We ended up catching loads of Pollock around Portland Harbour on lures. I also seen a few Mackerel and had my lure attacked by a couple of [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 6, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Is there any Mackerel on Chesil yet? That is the favourite question on everyones lips at the moment, and the answer is yes. Admittedly not as many as there was at this time last year, but with water temperatures down by well over a degree we can’t expect too much. They are certainly in large enough numbers to make it worth [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 3, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I was going to start today with a tutorial on how to rig Sandeels, but unfortunately the video I made is having a few problems being processed on Youtube. I should have it up later this morning all being well. I had a lovely day yesterday fishing down at West Bexington with a couple of great anglers. [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On May 1, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Wow, the fishing really has come alive over the past week, with fish starting to show all over the coast. The flat fish seem to have moved in on Chesil, with plenty of Plaice, Rays and lots of Dabs from Abbotsbury and marks to the West. Mackerel are about in numbers worth targeting now and [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 29, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It seems that I got the forecast right for over the weekend, with plenty of fish being caught all along the beach. It seems that the Dogfish have arrived in force, as well as a pack of Puppies. Lots of very small Smoothound have appeared, most of them only being around 5 or 6oz. My mate [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 27, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
We have a weekend of good weather and hopefully great fishing to look forward to. With big tides, better water clarity and lite winds, conditions are looking very good for Plaice fishing. More and more Mackerel are turning up and long with them will come other species. I would expect to see a few Rays [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 25, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Things are finally starting to happen all over Dorset. The Plaice have moved into Poole harbour and several boats have been successful in targeting them. Mackerel are showing up on Chesil, still in low numbers but at least they are being caught. Plenty of Plaice have been caught down at Cogden and West Bexington, along [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 22, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
At last a decent weekend of fishing for a lot of anglers. It is as if someone flipped a switch last week and turned the fishing on. There was a lot of anglers fishing Chesil from Abbotsbury to Cogden and plenty of Plaice and Dabs caught. There was a nice 11lb Undulate Ray caught to [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 20, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Finally some settled and slightly warmer weather has arrived. It has also brought the Thin Lipped Mullet in to Weymouth harbour. Unfortunately there is still quite a bit of colour in the water of Chesil Beach. This will clear over the next 48 hours and then I am sure we will see quite a few Mackerel being [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 17, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It is still a bit lumpy on Chesil Beach at the moment, and it will remain the same until Friday. I have just had a look at the long range wind forecast on Windguru, and I can’t dare believe what it says. From Friday onwards we are forecast for light winds, mainly from the South West. [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 15, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I am glad I didn’t waste my time going fishing over the weekend, as most of the reports coming in suggest it was one of the worst for catches for a long time. Even the Chesil Championships were little more than a lottery, with the winner weighing   in just a single fish. It just [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 12, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Beach Fishing on Chesil should be OK for today, but with stronger winds forecast for the next couple of days, the beach will become very difficult to fish over the weekend. Whilst it will have a negative effect for those looking to get a Plaice or two, you might be able to pick up an [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 10, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I am just starting to get a little excited, as I have been closely monitoring the sea water temperature and finally it is starting to rise. It has now reached 6.5 degrees which is still very low, but it has increased by half a degree in 5 days, which for the sea is a large [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 9, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It seems that there are still plenty of fish left after the Flatfish competition at the weekend. One of my regular contributors, who lives in Bristol, traveled down to Cogden yesterday and managed 6 Plaice. Elsewhere there have been some Rays coming from the beach at Seaton on Mackerel baits. I am happy to announce [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 8, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
At last a weekend that has seen a lot more fish caught than has been for some time. It seems that the Plaice were all along Chesil Beach and not just down the Western end. The Chesil Flatfish open had a very good turnout with over 150 anglers. Over a third of them caught flat [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 6, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Looking at the wind forecast I can see things are going to start changing this week. Later this afternoon we will see the wind switch from the east to the more normal prevailing South Westerly winds that we are use to. This will bring in much warmer air. It also normally brings in rain. Anyway [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 3, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Nothing much has changed over the last 24 hours other than the conditions have calmed down a little and the non easterly facing beaches are nice and calm. I thought I would share this picture of James Lane’s Haddock that he caught on Saturday at Abbotsbury. Thanks to Dave Lane for permission to use the [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On April 2, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Are we having a spring run of Cod? Unlikely, but there was a few caught over the weekend. I know of at least half a dozen that were caught from the area between the Adelaide and the other side of the bird sanctuary at Ferrybridge. The Portland end of Chesil beach fished far better than [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On March 30, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I had no intention of doing an update today, as I had expected it to be just the same as yesterday, but in true fishing fashion, conditions have changed overnight. The wind has dropped but the sea state has increased, creating a fairly large swell and back surf on Chesil. Please be careful in these [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On March 29, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Here we are on the first and normally my favourite bank holiday weekend of the year. In previous years I would expect Chesil to be packed with anglers targeting Plaice and even early Mackerel. I am sure that there will be quite a few on the beach, but the results are not going to be as good [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On March 27, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Chesil has calmed down a bit and the water is starting to clear, but the temperatures are still very low and showing no signs of increasing. There have not been too many people on the beach, and most of those have been going home having just had some Rockling and Pout. Some people have been [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On March 25, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I wish I had reports of loads of fish being caught over the weekend, but unfortunately I dont. With a few exceptions it was a pretty quite weekend with very few Plaice landed. It wasn’t helped by the freezing conditions keeping people indoors. My mate Paul phoned me up yesterday to say that he had [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On March 23, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Not looking great for Plaice fishing this weekend. Although the wind is from the East and Chesil will be fairly sheltered there is a fairly large swell and the water is coloured. Combine this with a small tide and things don’t look so good. It doesn’t have to be all bad news. The surf is [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On March 21, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
We are in for a fairly strong SE wind today. This wont effect Chesil too much, but it will certainly raise the surf on Preston Beach. It could be worth a try for some Bass on Preston. Finally I have the first entry for March fish of the month. Harry Coxhead managed to land a [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On March 19, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
What a dire weekend. With the exception of a few lucky anglers, most people that fished this weekend had very little to show for hours on the beach. I heard of a couple of Rays coming from Charmouth and a few Plaice at Cogden, but thats about it. I spent most of yesterday lure fishing [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On March 17, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I don’t know about you, but I am getting very frustrated with the weather. The water should be a lot warmer than it is and now the rain that we had over the past couple of days has coloured it up again. This combined with a large swell on Chesil, has made Plaice fishing very [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On March 15, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I would think that there will be quite  a few anglers targeting Plaice this weekend on Chesil Beach. This is traditionally when the Plaice normally start to show on the beach. Given that the tides are dropping to medium sizes ones, the chances are not bad.. However the wind has picked up and changed to [...]
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Catch report & fishing forecast for Dorset including Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth

By Sean McSeveny On March 13, 2013 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The wind has dropped a bit, but it is still northerly and cold, ensuring that the water temperature is still dropping instead of increasing as it now should be doing. I see from Windguru that we are due a few days of SW winds. That will bring warmer air in, but as is normal with [...]
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