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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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Lure fishing rules!!

By Sean McSeveny On September 17, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Lure Fishing
I am sure that many of you that read my almost daily forecasts know I think one of the most exciting and in some cases, most successful methods of fishing for a number of species including Bass, Pollock, Garfish, Mackerel and Wrasse is by lure. Hopefully this post will give you a taster off what [...]
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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. 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. 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. 15th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 15, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Right now the wind is pretty light and the sea is calm, but that is forecast to all change this afternoon as we have a period of around 12 hours of fairly strong winds. If you catch the start of the winds you might get an hour or so of good Bass fishing on Chesil [...]
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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, 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. 6th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 6, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Plenty of decent fish caught over the weekend. One of my friends had a great session at Abbotsbury with several Bass up to 6lb and some large Smoothounds. Peeler Crab was the most successful bait for him, but he did get the largest Bass on a Mackerel head. Water Temperature: 16.3*c             Weymouth High Tide: 10.32pm, [...]
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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. 1st August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 1, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Reports
I notice that that sea temperature is increasing fairly steadily again. With some luck that might tempt some more summer species to move a little further north in to our waters. I had a very good day fishing yesterday, with a short session on a completely empty Chesil in the morning taking a customer on [...]
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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. 26th July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 26, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
A little bit windier today than it has been for the past couple of days. Even though it is out of the East, it will put a little bit of a ripple on the water, which hopefully will improve the catch rate. The very calm conditions and gin clear water over the past few days [...]
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Happy Holidays and welcome to Weymouth and Portland

By Sean McSeveny On July 24, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
I want to wish everyone that is coming to Weymouth and Portland for a holiday this summer a happy holiday. The next few weeks are going to be pretty busy with the Olympic sailing events, but don’t let that put you off from fishing in the area. Sure you will want to steer clear of [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 21st July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 21, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
What a fantastic week of fishing I have had this week. Lots of nice Smoothound on the smelly old bait, with the odd Bass thrown in for good measure, but yesterdays guided lure session was the highlight of the week. I took a couple of guys who had travelled down from Swindon to a number [...]
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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. 15th July 2012

By Sean McSeveny On July 15, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
I am hearing some pretty mixed reports from Chesil at the moment. A lot of people are saying that the fish are just not on the Beach, whilst others have been having quite a lot of success. I had a fantastic day lure fishing for Bass yesterday with a couple of clients that had booked [...]
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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. 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. 17th June 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 17, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Just had a look at Chesil and I am glad to say that with care it is fishable. Nice bit of surf running that will hold some nice Bass. However be very aware of the undertow it can be deadly. It is also pretty good at burying all your gear so make sure you keep [...]
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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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A short Bass session

By Sean McSeveny On June 15, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Guiding & fishing lessons, Lure
How can I catch a bass on lures from the shore in Dorset? As a fishing guide I can tell you , you dont have to spend hours lure fishing to catch Bass. Most of my sessions are fairly short, sometimes as little as 15 minutes, but most last a couple of hours. It is [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. June 14th 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 14, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
Not much change today from yesterday. But it will be very different tomorrow with the winds building this afternoon into a storm over night. This will be your  last chance for a few days to target Wrasse on lures, as the colour increases in the water the Wrasse move out to clearer water to feed. [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. June 13th 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 13, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Once again small tides but settled if not a little overcast weather. The story on the beach is it seems like someone has opened up all the kennels as it is Dogfish a cast at times and that is day and night, especially down towards Abbotsbury. Wind forecast SE 12mph Water Temperature: 13.1*c                 Weymouth High [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. June 11th 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 11, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
It has certainly not been the best weather for the past few days, but that has not stopped some people landing some great catches. Wind forecast NNW 11mph increasing to 22mph this evening. Water Temperature: 13.4*c                 Weymouth High Tide: 12.44pm, 1.56m Sea Conditions: Chesil Beach: Calm with a slight swell. Water is slightly coloured and [...]
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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. June 8th 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 8, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
It is going to be a wild one today with high SW winds gusting to almost 50mph.This will basically make Chesil unfishable. On a positive note it should break up the May water that has been killing the fishing recently. The local commercial fishermen have netted all along the beach road in Portland Harbour completely [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. June 5th 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 5, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Despite the weather not being fantastic for the past couple of days the sea tempreture has risen considerably in the past week, with a full 1 degree C rise. This is sure to bring the summer species to our inshore waters. I would expect Bream to start appearing in numbers later this week, with some [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 3rd of June 2012

By Sean McSeveny On June 3, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
Latest reports suggest that the fishing on the beach was better yesterday that it has been for the past week. My top mark suggestion for this weekend would be Portland. Wind forecast SW 23mph, Water Temperature: 13*c                 Weymouth High Tide: 4.46pm, 1.85m Sea Conditions: Chesil Beach: waves as big as 2m with a rolling swell; [...]
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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 Report for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 22nd May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 22, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
A fantastic day to be out and about fishing, and that is exactly what I will be doing this afternoon. There have been some good reports of quite a few Bass being caught on lures and that is what I will be targeting. I just received a delivery of half a dozen Seaspin lures. They [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 19th May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 19, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Conditions are pretty much the same as yesterday, but with bigger tides. I predict that it will be Smoothounds and Bass on the cards for this weekend Wind forecast SW 10mph, Water Temperature: 11.5*c                 Weymouth High Tide: 7.07pm, 2.01m Sea Conditions: Chesil Beach: Calm with a slight ripple. Water clarity is good Portland Bill: Some [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 18th May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 18, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Looks like we could be in for a good couple of days of fishing, with light winds and decent tides Wind forecast SW 7mph, peaking at 15mph later this evening. Water Temperature: 11.4*c                 Weymouth High Tide: 6.25pm, 1.94m Sea Conditions: Chesil Beach: Calm with a slight ripple. Water clarity is good Portland Bill: Some small [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 16th May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 16, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
A lovely start to the day, but the wind will pick up a bit this afternoon then drop again this evening. Wind forecast SW 15mph but staying calm for most of the day Water Temperature: 11.2*c                 Weymouth High Tide: 4.44pm, 1.65m Location:                                                     Sea State:                           [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 14th May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 14, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
I hope you all had a good weekend of fishing. Looks like it could be a good week with some of the summer species starting to move in on a lot of the marks. Wind forecast SW 20mph. Sea conditions: SW wind has put a bit of a chop on Chesil Beach, but the colour [...]
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