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A wild weekend

By Sean McSeveny On November 30, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It was a wild weekend for weather and there is no indication that it will change at all this week. South Westerly winds gusting in excess of 50mph battered the South coast making many of our favourite marks unfishable. However this did not deter those in need of a fishy fix, myself included, as we [...]
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Whiting Galore

By Sean McSeveny On November 27, 2015 · 7 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The Cod may be gone from Chesil but the Whiting are certainly not. I don’t remember seeing so many Whiting on Chesil. Yesterday I fished with Fishing Tails photographer Gavin, at Cogden. I didn’t make it down until mid afternoon, but Gavin had been there since 10am. He called me as I was on the [...]
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Rapture Delsol 802ML lure rod review

By Sean McSeveny On November 26, 2015 · 5 Comments · In Reviews, Rods
The Rapture Delsol is often seen advertised as a specialist soft plastic lure rod, designed for medium sized fish such as Trout, Perch and Wrasse. It is through the later species that I came across the Delsol. I invited Bill Morris, who runs Outdoor Life, the UK distributor for Italian tackle giant Trabucco, down to [...]
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A very disappointing weekend for most

By Sean McSeveny On November 23, 2015 · 7 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
With hundreds of anglers fishing Chesil and conditions being almost perfect you would think that we would have seen loads of Cod caught. Unfortunately that was not the case. A few Cod were caught on Friday and Saturday night, but for most anglers it was the usual Pout, Dogfish and Whiting. There was no lack [...]
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Better order your bait, it is going to get busy

By Sean McSeveny On November 20, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Conditions are near perfect this morning on Chesil. There is still a strong surf running with waves and swell of almost 2m, so take care but the wind has dropped and switched to the North West. The water is coloured and the Cod are there. I went down at dusk yesterday for half an hour [...]
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The Art of Squid Fishing (Eging)

By Sean McSeveny On November 19, 2015 · 6 Comments · In Lure, Tips
What is Eging? Basically its fishing for squid with special jigs made to look like prawns or in Japanese “egi”. In its most simple form it’s jigging for squid  with a selection of different lures but like most things if you are prepared to dig a bit deeper into the subtleties of the technique the rewards [...]
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More bad weather

By Sean McSeveny On November 16, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
This strong South Westerly will continue to blow until Friday, which will make Chesil unfishable or most of the week. There is a chance that there will be a slight drop in wind this morning and the sea state will die down enough for me to get out and try for a couple of hours this [...]
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Good news or Bad?

By Sean McSeveny On November 13, 2015 · 10 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Lets start with the good news! The weather did break for a short period yesterday morning and a few lucky anglers managed to get on the beach at just the right time. I did manage to fish at Abbotsbury, but I could not get through the huge packs of Whiting and Dogfish. Pennel rigs were [...]
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Tough Going

By Sean McSeveny On November 9, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
With the arrival of a good South Westerly blow, that everyone has been waiting for, it was all about the Cod over the weekend. However as has been so typical recently the weather didn’t really play ball, which made fishing conditions tough to say the least. It really was about location, timing and perseverance, especially on [...]
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The Cod are back

By Sean McSeveny On November 6, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I know that we have been catching Cod for a number of weeks now, but most of the time it has been after a decent blow. This week it has been different. It would seem that the Cod have come in as part of their normal winter feeding pattern. Despite far from ideal conditions there [...]
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What are the best sea fishing websites in the UK

By Sean McSeveny On November 2, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
According to Fishtec, Fishing Tails is one of the best sea fishing blogs in the country. We appreciate the thumbs up for our hard work and hope to get even better over the next year. There was good Cod fishing on Chesil as predicted. Chris Buxton fished just after the blow on Friday and was rewarded with [...]
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A small window

By Sean McSeveny On October 30, 2015 · 5 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The winds we have had over the past 24 hours, have been strong enough to create some rough sea conditions. It is not enough to really stir things up, but it is enough to make fishing Chesil very interesting today and this evening (Friday). However by tomorrow morning the light SE winds will have calmed [...]
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Yamaga Blanks Early Plus 92XML lure rod review

By Sean McSeveny On October 29, 2015 · Add Comment · In Reviews, Rods
I came across the Yamaga Blanks Early Plus just after it was released in the spring. Dan Konig from Adventure Angler wrote an article for us on Bass fishing in Morocco Looking at the conditions he was fishing in made me think that the Early Plus would be an ideal rod for my rougher and heavier [...]
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Chesil Beach Cod open results 2015

By Sean McSeveny On October 26, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I am sure a lot of you are interested to find out the results of this years Weymouth Angling Centre, Chesil Beach Cod Open competition. As I predicted on Friday, Chesil was not going to produce loads of Cod this weekend and the results proved that. 180 anglers fished the competition, with 19  of those [...]
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We need a Westerly

By Sean McSeveny On October 23, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I would love to say that fishing this weekend is going to be brilliant, but I really don’t believe that it will be. We have very similar conditions on Saturday and Sunday, to those we experienced mid week. On Saturday we will see a stiff Westerly wind with rain that will drop off on Sunday. [...]
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Porbeagle Shark landed at Chesil Cove

By Sean McSeveny On October 19, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
A 2m long Porbeagle shark was landed in Chesil Cove yesterday by a commercial fisherman. The shark became entangled in nets that were only 300m from the shore. Divers had reported seeing a shark in the Cove and on the Adelaide recently. It is not known if this is the same shark. It is unfortunate [...]
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Another weekend of North Easterly wind

By Sean McSeveny On October 16, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Looks like we are set for another weekend of North Easterly winds. Not great news if you are after Cod, but not bad for those looking to get some Bream or Plaice. The North East wind keeps the sea reasonably calm and allows you to get a decent cast. The major downside is that it [...]
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Not Tuna but a great day out.

By Sean McSeveny On October 13, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I was supposed to be lure fishing for Tuna in Ancona in Italy over the weekend. Unfortunately due to the fallout from the hurricane that broke up over the Caribbean, the wind was too high for us to get out. Hopefully I am going to head over there in November. I was a bit depressed [...]
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Will it be a Cod fest?

By Sean McSeveny On October 9, 2015 · 7 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Lots of Cod have been caught from Chesil this week, and I am sure that many of you have planned to come down and have a go for them over the weekend. The question is will it be worth it? I have fished all week and everyday has seen different conditions. I headed to Cogden [...]
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Can a tide be too big?

By Sean McSeveny On October 5, 2015 · 5 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Are spring tides the best tides to fish? We are just coming off the back of a set of very big spring tides ,that have left me wondering if such big tides are that good for fishing. Don’t get me wrong, I have had a good week guiding and fishing and I have had a [...]
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West is best

By Sean McSeveny On September 28, 2015 · 5 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Easterly winds, and clear water meant that the fishing on the Portland end of Chesil was a bit patchy to say the least, but the same conditions made it perfect for fishing Cogden. Lots of reports of Plaice from the Western end of Chesil. Cogden does seem to be holding a lot of Plaice this [...]
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Autumn fishing

By Sean McSeveny On September 25, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Like it or not, but Autumn has arrived. The nights are drawing in and the temperature is getting colder, but don’t let that get you down, Now is the best time of the year for sea fishing and this weekend promises to be a good one. The Bream fishing on Chesil is at it’s best [...]
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Chesil is the Plaice

By Sean McSeveny On September 21, 2015 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Never mind the Cod, the Plaice fishing on Chesil has been really good recently. Pretty much as predicted, the Cod fishing was a lot slower than it had been just after the rough weather during the early part of last week. The water cleared pretty quickly and stayed clear, despite a fair sized swell on [...]
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Cod fever

By Sean McSeveny On September 18, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Chesil Beach catch reports have been amazing this week, with loads of Cod caught all along Chesil and many other beaches along the south coast. I am sure many of you have been chomping at the bit to get down here this week in search of the Cod. Well I hate to be the bearer [...]
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Live update from Chesil Beach.

By Sean McSeveny On September 16, 2015 · 20 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I promised you earlier in the week, I would update the site as things changed, and windows of opportunity arose. Well you don’t get much more up to date than a report that I am writing from the beach right now. Conditions were perfect yesterday, and we will talk about them in a moment, but [...]
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This is going to be a good week

By Sean McSeveny On September 14, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Whats the best conditions for Cod and Bass fishing? The conditions that we will experience over the next few days are almost perfect. We have decent sized tides, that are not too big, and weather that will be blowing hard one day, then backing off to leave windows of opportunity. It is those breaks in [...]
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What has happened to the fishing??

By Sean McSeveny On September 8, 2015 · 5 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
September and October are normally the best months for fishing in Dorset, but right now the fishing on Chesil is very poor. Even some of the best anglers are struggling to find any fish. I fished West Bexington yesterday, with some really good bait and didn’t have a single fish. The only thing I  witnessed [...]
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The high’s and low’s of Fishing

By Sean McSeveny On September 4, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
What an eventful week. I kicked it off on Monday with a great short guiding session with Adrian Horne, who was after Bass. We certainly found the Bass, and he looks happy with this lovely in the picture below. It fell to a Gunfish surface lure and was one of several Bass, all around the [...]
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The most significant change in Sea Angling history – A 3 Bass daily limit – NOW with added MLS!

By Sean McSeveny On September 3, 2015 · 52 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
UPDATE As of the 1st September 2015 the new Minimum Landing Size (MLS) for Bass is 42cm! This coupled with the 3 bag limit is the recreational anglers contribution to help Bass Stocks recover from their current precarious levels. The official method of measuring is from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tailfin.
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British Record Stingray caught and released on Chesil

By Sean McSeveny On September 2, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
One of the biggest ever shore caught fish to be caught in England, was landed last night by Guy Spriggs from Chesil Beach. Guy who lives in Barnstable, Devon fished the Portland end of Chesil beach in search of Ray. He certainly found a Ray; weighing 78.6lb, this smashes the current record of 67lb 12oz.   [...]
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The best week of fishing this year

By Sean McSeveny On August 31, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
When is the best time to fish Chesil Beach? Right now! is the answer. I can’t remember ever seeing so many anglers on Chesil as there was on Friday and saturday. From Chesil Cove to as far as I could see, there were anglers all along the beach. Is this the start of the Cod season? [...]
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Cod and Bass, just as predicted!

By Sean McSeveny On August 28, 2015 · 7 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I predicted that we would see plenty of Cod and Bass on Thursday, when the sea settled after the blow on Tuesday and Wednesday. It seems on this occasion I got it spot on. I gave my friend Gavin a tip off as to where I thought he would manage some Cod from the Western [...]
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Brilliant boat fishing

By Sean McSeveny On August 26, 2015 · Add Comment · In Boat Fishing, Reports
It has been a while since I have done a boat report, but as the boat fishing has been even better than the shore fishing at the moment, I thought it was time to do a catch report. Trad Casey has been showing once again that you don’t need a fast boat, or have to [...]
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Fishing at its best

By Sean McSeveny On August 24, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
We have now moved into the best fishing time of the year on the South coast. Fishing has been very good over the past few days, not just on Chesil, but a lot of other marks as well. At this time of year there is so much good fishing, I always have a problem deciding [...]
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Stone Bass

By Sean McSeveny On August 21, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I love to see unusual and exotic species turning up around the shores of the UK. This week I had a message from Stuart McNab, who runs the charter boat Dev Ocean out of Milford Haven. He sent me a picture of a 12 1/2lb Stone Bass that was caught on his boat. Stone Bass [...]
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Plenty of Plaice

By Sean McSeveny On August 17, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Reports coming in from the weekend suggest that there was a lot of Plaice caught all along the beach. Unfortunately for most, they were at long range. The Mackerel however were not, as at times they were almost on the beach, as they chased shoals of White Bait onto the beach. I have heard from [...]
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Looking good for the weekend

By Sean McSeveny On August 14, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Does Chesil Beach fish in a NW wind? Is the Mackerel season over? Where can I catch Undulate Rays on Chesil? These are just some of the questions I have been asked this week. I get sent hundreds of emails everyday asking various questions, unfortunately I do not have enough hours in the day to [...]
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Gurnard galore

By Sean McSeveny On August 11, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Gurnard really are quite an easy fish to catch. At the moment it seems that there are loads of them all around this area. They have become one of my favourite fish to eat, so I am pleased to see so many of them. Tactics are simple; a two hook flapper rig baited with small [...]
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This could be the best fishing weekend of the summer!

By Sean McSeveny On August 7, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Cod, Cod and more Cod. No this is not a cut and paste report from last winter! I have been gathering in the reports over the past two days and the Cod, along with the Rays have been featuring heavily. The stiff South Westerly winds have been churning up the shore on Chesil, creating a [...]
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Temple Reef Mytho Rod review

By Sean McSeveny On August 6, 2015 · Add Comment · In Reviews, Rods
I first came across the Mytho jigging rod late last year, when I watched a video on Facebook by Dan Konig, who runs Adventure Angler. The video which I have included in this article shows him catching some lovely Cod on jigs up in the Shetland Isles. I got in touch with Dan and he [...]
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Mackerel Mayhem

By Sean McSeveny On August 4, 2015 · 13 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
At last the Mackerel have finally turned up in numbers. Having seen numerous reports from friends, it looks like the Mackerel have finally made an appearance. The Mackerel turned up fairly early this year, with the first regular catches coming towards the end of March, then it all went very quiet for ages. Now they [...]
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Fantastic Ray fishing on Chesil Beach

By Sean McSeveny On July 31, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I thought that there would be some great fish caught this week, after the rough conditions on Sunday and Monday. What I wasn’t expecting was the number of good Rays that turned up. Most of them were Undulates but a number of Spotted Ray were also landed. My friend Paul Black called me late on [...]
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Tough fishing as predicted

By Sean McSeveny On July 27, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The wind certainly played its part over the weekend, but it didn’t stop you hardy anglers getting out there and catching some nice fish. Peter Cope emailed me yesterday, to let me know he had just returned from a weeks holiday in weymouth with his family. Their holiday home backed onto Newtons Cove. Every night when [...]
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Wind from everywhere

By Sean McSeveny On July 24, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I have been studying the wind forecast, and noticed that it looks like it will be blowing from almost every direction, during the next few days. This makes choosing a location a bit more difficult. Today (Friday), we have winds coming out of the East. This means that Chesil will remain fairly calm, and with [...]
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Summer beach fishing

By Sean McSeveny On July 20, 2015 · 7 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I am happy to say that the summer fish have well and truly arrived. With the return of the Mackerel, a lot of other species have turned up in numbers as well. I heard reports of a 15lb Thornback Ray being landed to the West of Bridging Camp. There are so many small Smoothound around [...]
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Big Bass and lots of mackerel

By Sean McSeveny On July 17, 2015 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I don’t know what is more exciting, the news that the Mackerel have returned in good numbers, or that two of my mates managed to catch double figure Bass from the shore this week. You might think that statement is mad, but the fact that the Mackerel have returned means that all the fishing should [...]
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Smoothounds all around

By Sean McSeveny On July 13, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The Smoothound fishing on Chesil has been slow to start this year, but at last they have arrived in numbers. Unlike many of the popular marks that produce Smoothound on the South coast, Chesil fishes well even when it is rough. This is mainly due to the fact that most of the well known marks [...]
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Things seem to be returning to normal

By Sean McSeveny On July 10, 2015 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
After a quiet couple of weeks, I am happy to report that the fishing seems to be picking up again. I got a message from Bradley Price, saying that his favourite mark at Abbotsbury has been producing some good fish for him. He managed to land two lovely Undulates on Pout fillet at distance. He [...]
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Where are the Mackerel?

By Sean McSeveny On July 7, 2015 · 12 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
There seems to more Bass on Chesil than Mackerel at the moment. I know it is a similar story along the South Coast and I would love to know why. Don’t get me wrong, there are Mackerel being caught, but certainly not in the numbers we normally expect. Reports from further North suggest that the [...]
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At last, a 42cm Minimum landing size for Bass

By Sean McSeveny On July 3, 2015 · 9 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
At long last the powers that be in Europe have seen fit to agree to increase the Minimum Landing Size(MLS) for Bass to 42cm. The current size limit for most of the UK has been 36cm. At 36cm Bass are still too immature to spawn, so they never even have a chance to increase the [...]
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