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Kayak fishing in Norway

By Irene Hodgson On February 1, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Fishing Abroad, Kayak Fishing, Lure Fishing, Reports
You might think that my first fishing report would be on or around Northumberland, but no I’ve decided on Norway, we’ve all seen some cracking monsters being hauled in on the boaand even the shore fishing is producing some belters. So here’s my Norwegian tale, hope you enjoy. Ok here we go… After good flights [...]
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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. 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, 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. 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. 2nd August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 2, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
The wind is picking up this afternoon and gusting to almost 30mph. It is a good opportunity to have a go for a Bass on Chesil Beach. Use a large bait such as a Mackerel head very close in and wait to see if a big Bass comes along. More big summer Bass are caught [...]
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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 15th May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 15, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
A breezy start to the day, but as the wind is from the NW it will be fairly easy to find shelter on the beach. Wind forecast NW 20mph dropping to NW 15mph later Sea conditions: A bit of a chop on Chesil and in Portland Harbour Water temperature 11.2*c. Weymouth high tide 3.35pm, 1.5m [...]
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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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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. 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. 8th May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 8, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Just a quick update this morning as I am going out on Offhore Rebel, wreck fishing out of Weymouth Wind forecast SW 10mph, current wind is SW 5mph. Sea conditions: Wavelets, with very little swell. Water is clear on Chesil and around the Portland rock marks but coloured in  Portland Harbour., Kimmeridge has patches of [...]
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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. 5th May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 5, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Looks like it could be a great day today, the sun is breaking through and conditions are almost perfect for fishing.   Wind forecast NE 15mph. Current wind is NE 10mph. Sea conditions: Calm with Chesil almost clear of colour. Portland Bill, Kimmeridge and Portland Harbour still have a cloudy tinge to the water.  Temperature [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 3rd May 2012

By Sean McSeveny On May 3, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
It is a little bit grey this morning, but the forecast gives it clearing nicely to leave a pleasant day and hopefully some nice fish landed.   Wind forecast N 5mph. Current wind is 3mph. Sea conditions: Calm with Chesil almost clear of colour. Portland Bill, Kimmeridge and Portland Harbour still have a cloudy tinge [...]
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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. 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. 21st April 2012

By Sean McSeveny On April 21, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Reports
The Bass are back in town!! The weather has settled down a bit to give us a fighting chance this weekend. Wind forecast:  NW 20mph. Current wind: NW 5mph and it will stay fairly light until later this evening. Sea conditions: Although the wind has dropped conditions on Chesil Beach are still a bit tough, [...]
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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. 12th April 2012

By Sean McSeveny On April 12, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
A bit better fishing conditions today, than it has been for the last couple of days. Wind forecast:  W 10mph. Current wind: W 5mph Sea conditions:  Very little swell and a slight ripple on the surface, the water has cleared nicely from the past couple of days wind, 9.8*c Weymouth HW 11.30 am  1.71m high. [...]
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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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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 9th April 2012

By Sean McSeveny On April 9, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Well the weather has finally broke and the wind has switched to the SW making a lot of the marks such as Chesil un-fishable for most anglers. Having said that there is one species that is well worth targeting and the conditions are almost perfect for them, and that is Bass. Hit them with lures [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. 7th April 2012

By Sean McSeveny On April 7, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Looks like it will be another fine if not dull day today, but a fairly breezy day could be in store for us tomorrow, especialy later on in the afternoon. Very big tides this weekend will herald quite a lot of changes to the species that we will start to see around the local marks. [...]
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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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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay. March 27th 2012

By Sean McSeveny On March 27, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Reports
I have been out and about early this morning to see what the various marks look like, as I am off boat fishing to the West of Portland. If I am lucky I might even have time for a session on Chesil this afternoon. Wind forecast: E 15mph. Current wind: As forecast, this should give [...]
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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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Fishing Forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland, Kimmeridge Bay & Poole. March 26th

By Sean McSeveny On March 26, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
  Despite the wonderfull sunshine we have quite a biting Easterly wind that is keeping the tempretures down a bit. Don’t let that put you off going fishing though, as I expect a lot of fish to come of the shore marks today. Wind forecast: E 15mph. Current wind: As forecast, this should give those [...]
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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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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland & Kimmeridge Bay for the weekend 23rd – 25th March

By Sean McSeveny On March 23, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
  Oh how I wish I had time to go fishimg all day today. I wont be posting another forecast for the rest of the weekend, as it is pretty much going to be the same conditions until at least Monday. Wind forecast: SE 5mph. Current wind: SE 12mph Sea conditions: A little bit of [...]
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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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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Portland and Kimmeridge Bay. 20th March

By Sean McSeveny On March 20, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
Wind forecast: WSW 10mph, dropping to less than 5mph. Current wind: as forecast Sea conditions: lovely and calm with a small ripple. Clear water 8.9*c  Weymouth HW 5.48pm 1.93m high. Shore fish forecast: Looks good! Medium sized tides building up to a spring in a few days time. These are the optimum tides for Plaice [...]
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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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