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Does Size Matter?

By Jo Stephenson On December 2, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Freshwater Fishing, Kayak Fishing
This is my first article for Fishing Tails, so I had better introduce myself. My name is Jo, I am a fly tyer and fisherwoman/wangler whatever the term is! This year I took part in a TV fishing competition called Earths Widest Waters : The Big Fish which took me fishing all over the world, [...]
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Getting into kayak fishing

By Sean McSeveny On April 17, 2014 · 2 Comments · In Kayak Fishing
If you are looking to get into kayak fishing then doing your research is just as important as safety. Finding the right kayak for you is also important; it took me four kayaks to find the right one which is now a Scupper Pro. It is very light very strong easy to paddle, lots of [...]
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An introduction to kayak fishing

By Sean McSeveny On April 10, 2014 · Add Comment · In Kayak Fishing
I have been into Kayak fishing for a couple of years, but for one reason or another (time mainly), I have not written an article on kayak fishing. I hope that will change this year, as I really enjoy fishing from a Kayak. It opens up loads of  new marks and compared to boat fishing [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 11th October 2012

By Sean McSeveny On October 11, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
It feels like the colour is never going to drop from Chesil. I fished it yesterday near Ferrybridge. It was pretty calm because of the Easterly wind, but there was a 2m swell. The water is still a light brown making it useless for lure fishing. I could see a lot of baitfish activity very [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 5th October 2012

By Sean McSeveny On October 5, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Just been down to Chesil and it looks amazing. Lots of dirty water and a large surf line, but there is hardly any wind. Perfect conditions. Just waiting for the tackle shop to get its bait delivery and I will be hitting the beach for a few hours.Still struggling with my Mac, but I have [...]
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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. 8th September 2012

By Sean McSeveny On September 8, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Reports
Lets make the most of this weather, as the winds are forecast to pick up a bit tomorrow and then really pick up midweek. The tides are fairly small for the next couple of days this means that the period in which some species such as Plaice feed is limited to when the tide flow [...]
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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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200th Bass for the year so far. It is small but welcome

Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 29th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 29, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
I finally managed to get my 200th lure caught Bass for the year yesterday. Getting the last two was a bit of a struggle compared to the other 198. It just seemed as though I had some sort of jinx, as I had managed to find and hook quite a few over the past week, [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 27th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 27, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
Well here we are on another typical bank holiday Monday. Rainy and over cast, but that wont stop me from getting out and going fishing. I have a lure workshop this afternoon, but after that it will be decision time! Hit the beach for a big Bass or lure fish Portland Harbour and try and [...]
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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, Portland & Weymouth. 18th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 18, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
I dragged myself out of bed for 5am this morning to go and try and catch myself a birthday Bass down the Bill. I had a quick look down the Bill last night and it looked set to be perfect this morning. When I arrived I was greeted with grey water and a large and [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 17th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 17, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
It is certainly blowing a bit this morning and as the video below shows, Chesil Beach is a no go. However by late this afternoon the wind will have fallen off a lot and the sea conditions will improve to make the beach fishable by this evening. Tonight and tomorrow morning should be good for [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 14th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 14, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
The tides are picking up from today and with a 1.75m high tide, these medium sized tides are perfect for fishing on Chesil Beach. These tides allow the fish to feed for longer periods and normally produce some nice Bream. Water Temperature: 17*c             Weymouth High Tide: 5.22pm, 1.75m Wind: S 12mph Sea Conditions: Chesil Beach: [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 12th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 12, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
With such small tides today, fishing could be tough for many species with the exception of Mackerel. I am off out for my first proper fishing trip on my Kayak this afternoon. I am hoping the wind will stay light and the fish will bite. Yesterdays East wind really pushed the bait fish well of [...]
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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. 10th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 10, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
I am not going to go on too much about my new Kayak, as I will do a separate post about that when I have more time this weekend, but lets just say my eyes were opened to a whole new experience. Not only from a purely fishing perspective but also by being on the [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 9th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 9, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
I am going to pick up my Kayak this morning. After months of drooling over a number of Kayaks, I finally took the plunge and bought one. So my mission for today will be to get out on it and get a feel for it. I have fished Portland Harbour a lot in boats, but [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 8th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 8, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Here is hoping that the fishing today was as good as it was yesterday. We are on medium sized tides now, which are my favourite ones. I was asked recently to recommend the best rig for fishing West Bexington. Basically I use two types of rig. A single long flowing trace that I use clipped, [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 5th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 5, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
The wind is dropping and the sea is calming down. This will put Chesil back into contention even for the anglers that struggle to cast. This might prompt people to actually get on the beach and fish. I can honestly say I have never seen Chesil Beach so empty for such a prolonged period. I [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 3rd August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 3, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Windy conditions again just like yesterday. This is certainly making fishing conditions on Chesil a little challenging. Looking at the wind forecast it is likely to stay the same tomorrow, but it should calm down to a reasonable wind on Sunday. The beach conditions certainly suite Bass fishing. If you are looking to come down [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 31st July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 31, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
A little bit overcast today, but you shouldn’t let that dampen your fishing as the reports coming back from the few people that are fishing the beaches and rock marks are very good. Lots of decent Wrasse from Portland Bill and some nice Bream from Chesil. Water Temperature: 15.7*c             Weymouth High Tide: 6.07pm, 2.04m Wind: [...]
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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. 14th July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 14, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
I finally managed to get out with my friend and fellow fishing guide Paul, and do some bait fishing from Chesil beach yesterday, down at West Bexington. As we had a few guiding sessions coming up over the next few days, our main purpose was to find somewhere that was fishing well in these difficult [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 13th July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 13, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
The wind picked up a lot yesterday afternoon, which stirred up Chesil quite a bit. It is still looking quite lumpy, but with moderate winds it should fish very well for Bass. The salinity levels have proved to be a problem this week. The fresh water has pushed the Bream off the beach as well [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 10th July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 10, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
We have now got into the medium sized tides. These are my favourite tides for most species, it allows for plenty of tidal movement without being too strong. It certainly seems to bring out the bigger Bass, and prolongs feeding times for other species on both beach and rock marks. As I warned earlier in [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland, Weymouth & Kimmeridge Bay. 9th July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 9, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
I have a big week full of fishing this coming week, so if the reports are short or remain the same for a couple of days then forgive me in advance. I am sure that this week will see a lot of fish coming from the beach, rock marks and the boats. Good steady winds [...]
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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. 4th July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 4, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
With the wind much more settled now I can see some decent catches coming from Chesil over the next few days. Big tides should help with the Bream, but it is not such good news for the Plaice and Dab fishing towards Cogden. Wind forecast SSW 14mph Water Temperature: 15.3*c                 Weymouth High Tide: 6.18pm, 2.33m [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 2nd July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 2, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
You can hardly believe that it is July. Water temperatures are pretty much what they should be for the time of year, with a 1 deg jump last week. This set of spring tides should bring more Bass inshore especially into Portland Harbour. To be honest the conditions for the past 3 days have remained [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 1st July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 1, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
What a day it was yesterday on the beach. Lots of Bass came out in very similar conditions to today. The best I heard of was a lovely 8lb 4oz Bass from the Portland end of Chesil, it was caught by David Bell. Better tides should mean even better fishing today. Wind forecast SW 22mph [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 29th June 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 29, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
You know it is a Friday when the wind gets up and makes fishing Chesil almost impossible for the whole day. This is the 3rd Friday in a row that this has happened. Still it gives the water a good churning up and creates a good environment for Bass. Wind forecast SW 25mph gusting 35mph [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil BEach, Portland & Weymouth. 26th June 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 26, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
I apologise for yesterdays forecast being such a mess. I was locked out of the server whilst I was doing the update and could make no further changes until this morning. I had a report yesterday that a spear fisherman had shot a 9lb+ Gilthead Bream from Portland Bill. It was weighed in at Chesil [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 22nd June 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 22, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
This seems to be a weekend ritual now as we have had almost the same conditions for the past 3 weeks on a Friday. Strong SW winds will basically make Chesil almost unfishable today, but they will drop down tomorrow, which should make for some great Bass fishing again. We have had huge shoals of [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 16th June 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 16, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Another rough day out there, which will limit where you can fish, but the plus side is when the wind dies tomorrow the chances of getting a Bass in that rough surf is going to be high. Still plenty of other places to fish and hopefully get some decent fish. Wind forecast SW 33mph gusting [...]
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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. 11th May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 11, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Weather is not brilliant but the tides are better for the next couple of days, with mid size tides always being my favourite. Wind forecast NW 20mph, dropping off to almost nothing for the weekend. Sea conditions: It is a little bit rough on Chesil at the moment with a bit of a chop and [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 7th May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 7, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
A bit of a grey start but hopefully the sun will break through to give pleasant fishing conditions. Wind forecast SW 15mph, increasing to SW 20mph this evening. Current wind is SW 10mph. Sea conditions: Wavelets, with very little swell. Water is clear on Chesil and around the Portland rock marks but coloured in  Portland [...]
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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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