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Shark Fishing Dorset – Talking Tackle!

By Paul Burridge On December 4, 2018 · 4 Comments · In Boat Fishing
So maybe you’re thinking of getting out amongst our local sharks? The question is with what? Well there are many different opinions on the best tackle for sharks. Some anglers prefer to tackle up lighter and enjoy the sport of smaller sharks where others prefer to tackle up for the monster from the depths and [...]
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Fishing Forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 11th September 2012

By Sean McSeveny On September 11, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Sorry everyone for the lack of updates but I have been so busy I have almost not even had time to go fishing. I say almost, as I did get out on Sunday with my friend Paul for a quick Mullet session down the harbour. As anyone that has fished for Mullet will know, they [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 3rd September 2012

By Sean McSeveny On September 3, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
The beach has been on fire over the weekend. Plaice, Bream, Sole, Smoothound, Gurnard and Bass to name but a few of the species that were landed and that is even before I have heard about any of the Weymouth and Portland shore fishing festival results. The next few days should be great for more [...]
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fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 31st September 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 31, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
Lovely day today and it is forecast for much the same for the next few days. I am afraid if you are looking to go Mackerel fishing on Chesil today you are going to struggle. The water is still pretty silted and needs a few more hours to settle down. It should be ok by [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 30th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 30, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
We still have strong winds today with a change in direction from SW to W then through to NW later this afternoon. By tomorrow the winds will have dropped off a lot and are forecast to remain light for a good few days. This should make fishing this weekend a bit more pleasant Water Temperature: [...]
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A nice brace of Bream and Plaice on our boat trip

Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 25th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 25, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Just a quick update today. Chesil beach is currently unfishable at the Portland end. Reports from a couple of guys that are fishing down West Bexington are that conditions are tough, but still fishable. There should be some nice Bass in the surf. Water Temperature: 17.6*c             Weymouth High Tide: 12.45pm, 1.66m Wind: W 24mph gusting [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 21st August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 21, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Despite the fairly settled weather the water still remains with a lot more colour in it than I would prefer. This encourages the Pout and Dogfish to feed during the day and robs the bait away from the more exciting species such as the Bream. The Swell on Chesil has also remained annoyingly large. I [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portlnd & Weymouth. 11th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 11, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
The wind has switched to the East and picked up quite a bit. This could make for some really good fishing on the Easterly facing beaches such as Preston. There is only one bait worth going for and that is Peeler Crab. Getting to the Preston Beach will be a bit of a pain, because [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 4th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 4, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Conditions are almost identical to yesterday, so the forecast is going to stay pretty much the same. The wind is going to drop of tomorrow to a much more reasonable level. There have not been a lot of catch reports recently. That is not because there is not a lot being caught, just that no [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 28th July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 28, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
So the Olympics have finally arrived and Weymouth is packed with people all crammed in to watch the events! NOT!! To be honest its like a ghost town. I drove into Weymouth yesterday afternoon and it was the quickest trip in I have ever had. Yes parking in Weymouth town centre is a problem, but [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 27th July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 27, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Not much change today, so I wont really be updating the forecast much from yesterday. I have noticed that people seem to be staying away from fishing the Portland end of Chesil and Portland Harbour. I am sure this is due to the concern that the area is closed down for the Olympics. So far [...]
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Fishing forecast for CHesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 20th July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 20, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
It looks like we are going to be having a period of settled fairly calm weather. This combined with fairly large tides this weekend should make for excellent summer fishing. The Bream are now showing in reasonable numbers and there are a lot of Smoothound all along the beach. Smoothound are one of my favourite [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland, Weymouth & Kimmeridge Bay. 8th July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 8, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
Despite the appalling weather yesterday quite a few people were brave enough to venture out. I have to admit being a woose and staying at home. Today is a different story. The winds have switched back to the West and dropped a lot, leaving much easier fishing conditions. It is a bit of a tough [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 30th June 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 30, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
I know that I said that Chesil was unfishable yesterday and in my opinion from a safety aspect it was. Despite that some people battled against the elements and had a very good session. One of my friends had a 4 hour session in the afternoon and managed to land 5 Bass, a Bream and [...]
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Boat fishing report from Weymouth & Portland 20th June 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 22, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Boat Fishing, Chesil Beach, Reports
I was lucky enough to be invited out on my friend Fraser’s boat this week. Fraser works abroad in 5 week stints, so the 5 weeks he has off he makes the most of them by going out on his Antares 640 almost every day. The last time he was home I gave him one [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 9th June 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 9, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Despite the wind dropping over night Chesil is still very lumpy and as of 8.50am this morning it is unfishable. This is most likely to change throughout the day as the wind drops further. Wind forecast SW 19mph dropping to 13mph, Water Temperature: 13.4*c                 Weymouth High Tide: 11.22am, 1.83m Sea Conditions: Chesil Beach: Rough with [...]
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Fishing Forecast for Chesil Beach. Portland & Weymouth. May 25th 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 28, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Reports
Sorry that I did not do any updates over the weekend but I was busy moving, so I didn’t have the time. What a lovely weekend to have been out fishing, apart from a 10 minute trip to Checkpoint to get 4 Mackerel for my dinner, I didn’t have a chance for any more fishing. [...]
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Fishing Forecast for Chesil Beach. Portland & Weymouth. May 25th 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 25, 2012 · 13 Comments · In Reports
What a great couple of days we have had weather wise, and with some lovely fish being landed what more could you ask for? The same again for the weekend would be my first answer! Unfortunately the wind is going to pick up during the day today and by tomorrow we will have a stiff [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 12th May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 12, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Lovely weather for the weekend with very little wind and plenty of sunshine. Mid sized tides should produce plenty of fish Wind forecast N 10mph, dropping off to almost nothing for the weekend. Sea conditions: Nice and calm on all beaches with a little bit of a swell that might effect anyone fishing the rock [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 9th May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 9, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Reports
All change on the weather front again. Some pretty strong winds forecast for the next couple of days Wind forecast SW 20mph, current wind is SW 15mph. Sea conditions:. Water is clear on Chesil and around the Portland rock marks but still slightly coloured in  Portland Harbour.  The surf on Chesil is starting to pick [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 1st May2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 1, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
Talk about unpredictable weather, gale force winds and rough seas yesterday; flat calm today.   Wind forecast N 10mph. Current wind is 3mph. Weymouth high water 3.10pm 1.47m high. Sea conditions: Calm but water is very coloured. Temperature 10*c Beach forecast: tough one today as the Bass will have gorged themselves on crab yesterday and that [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 30th April 2012

By Sean McSeveny On April 30, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Really this is not a fishing forecast but a Bass forecast, as this is just about all you will be able to fish for today. It will simply be a case of where to fish. Wind forecast SE 35mph dropping to 20mph, Current wind is SE 30mph. Weymouth high water 1.50pm 1.36m high. Sea conditions: [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 28th April 2012

By Sean McSeveny On April 28, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
It is a bit damp out there today, but that should not dampen your expectations. A nice mid size tide and some colour in the water should bring in some nice Smoothound and Rays. Wind forecast NE 35mph, Current wind is NE 10mph increasing steadily through out the day and peaking at midnight. Weymouth high [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 24th April 2012

By Sean McSeveny On April 24, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Another typical April day, with plenty of showers and wind coming from every direction throughout the day. Wind forecast:  SW 16mph. Current wind: NW 10mph Sea conditions: The colour has dropped out of the water leaving it with just a milky tinge, but there is still a good bit of swell running. The water around [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 16th April 2012

By Sean McSeveny On April 16, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
If you are looking to have a go on Chesil today then I would get out whilst you can. We have some pretty windy conditions forecast, starting from around midnight tonight. Wind forecast:  SW 20mph. Current wind: S 5mph Sea conditions:  Very little swell and a slight ripple on the surface, the water has cleared [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 13th April 2012

By Sean McSeveny On April 13, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
A lovely Dorset day and I am stuck at work; at least for the next couple of hours. Conditions are forecast to remain the same for tomorrow as well, so we should be in for a good couple of days fishing. Smaller tides tomorrow may mean that you are going to struggle a little to [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 11th April 2012

By Sean McSeveny On April 11, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
A bit better fishing conditions today, than it has been for the last couple of days. Wind forecast:  NW 15mph. Current wind: NW 10mph Sea conditions:  Wavelets with a little bit of a swell running, water on Chesil is milky but the rock marks are clear , 9.8*c Weymouth HW 11pm  1.96m high. Shore fish [...]
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Catch report Weymouth boats

By Sean McSeveny On April 4, 2012 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I spent a day out on Paul Whittals Offshore Rebel yesterday, targeting Plaice and Turbot on the Shambles Bank. Straight from the off we had some very nice Plaice. The really interesting point was that most of them came on raw king prawns. When Paul told me the day before to bring some as bait [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland, Weymouth and Kimmeridge Bay. 2nd April 2012

By Sean McSeveny On April 2, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
After a great day out on the boat yesterday, I am set for an afternoons Bassing along the Purbecks. The strong northerly winds forecast for today have not materialised, so fishing should be excellent again today. Wind forecast: Every direction except south with a maximum of 12mph. Current wind: NE 5mph Sea conditions:  slight ripple [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland, Weymouth and Kimmeridge Bay. Weekend March 31st 2012

By Sean McSeveny On March 31, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
It would seem that the invasion of the Spider crabs has abated, at least for the time being, they will certainly be back with a vengeance in the next few weeks, so make the most of a good fishing period. Wind forecast: NE 10 – 15mph. Current wind: NE 5mph Sea conditions: lovely and calm, [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. March 29th 2012

By Sean McSeveny On March 29, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Another glorious Dorset day, with lots of sunshine, but make the most of it as the forecast for the weekend is not so good. Wind forecast: NE 10mph. Current wind: NE 5mph Sea conditions: lovely and calm, with very clear water on all marks , 9.4*c Weymouth HW 11.01am  1.6m high. Shore fish forecast: If [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. March 28th 2012

By Sean McSeveny On March 28, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
It is all change on the beach now as the Spider and Hermit crabs have invaded the beaches, robbing worm baits within minutes. This will make daytime fishing a bit more challenging, but not impossible Wind forecast: E 5mph. Current wind: Almost non existant. Sea conditions: lovely and calm, with very clear water on all [...]
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Catch report for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 26th March

By Sean McSeveny On March 26, 2012 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Another great weekend of fishing from all along the Dorset coast. The slowly increasing water tempreture is bringing some nice fish in. Plenty of Plaice, Dabs, Smoothound, Dogfish and Mackerel have been landed to the western end of Chesil. Marks  from Cogden all the way to the left of Abbotsbury were packed at the weekend. [...]
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Catch report Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland and Kimmeridge Bay 24th March.

By Sean McSeveny On March 24, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I had no plans of doing a catch report until Monday, however the amount of fish coming in from all over makes a good post. Boat fishing this past week has been incredible. Pollock are coming from both inshore and offshore marks in plentiful numbers. Another massive 30lb Turbot was caught on Friday from the [...]
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Catch report from Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland and Kimmeridge bay, 23rd March

By Sean McSeveny On March 22, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
  We have had some fantastic early spring fishing this week, both from the shore and boat. Plenty of Plaice from the Western End of Chesil, with Rays showing all the way from Lyme Regis to the Bridging Camp, where an 11lb Thornback was caught. Loads of Smoothound have come on the night tides from [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 22nd March

By Sean McSeveny On March 22, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
  Wind forecast: E 15mph, dropping to 10mph later. Current wind: as forecast Sea conditions: A little bit of surf with a small ripple. Clear water 9*c Weymouth HW 7.15pm 2.15m high. Shore fish forecast: Not a bad forecast for today. Although we are on spring tides they are not huge tides. Plaice fishing at [...]
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Catch report from Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland and Kimmeridge bay

By Sean McSeveny On March 19, 2012 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Once again a great weekend’s fishing has been and gone. Despite the small tides, West Bexington and Abbotsbury fished reasonably well for Plaice and Dabs. Most came to the anglers that could hit that 100yd mark with their baits. Several local anglers notched up mixed bags of Plaice, dabs, flounder and Rockling with numbers exceeding [...]
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Chesil Beach, Weymouth and Portland catch report

By Sean McSeveny On March 16, 2012 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Shore: Plenty of Plaice from West Bexington and Cogden yesterday with a Bonus Small Eyed Ray at Abbotsbury. Portland Bill fished well for Pollock at dusk with one angler landing a dozen in an hour, with the biggest going to 4lb. A few rockling also featured amongst the catch after dark. Not much happening from [...]
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Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland and Kimmeridge Bay fishing forecast. 13 March

By Sean McSeveny On March 13, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
If the fog burns off today, it will be another fantastic day like yesterday. The tides are starting to get back to mid sized tides, which will improve the Plaice fishing at the western end of the beach. Wind forecast: E 10mph.  Actual wind E 5mph Water conditions: 8.7*c sea is calm with a slight [...]
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