North Wales, Pictures and Report.

[Ian Alexander]

Hello all,

My apologies for this report being a week or so late, but better late than never I suppose.

I've just spent a week in North Wales and although I missed out on the rays and bream I still had a canny weeks fishing taking the ever present Doggies plus Pollack, Flounder, Bass, Mackerel, Garfish, Wrasse and some cracking Huss, with Danny and Lew getting the biggest. Not having done much since the end of our winter season it made a very welcome change just getting out fishing again.

I was there on holiday with my friends Lew Marsden and Danny Moeskops and although they were staying for two weeks I could only stay for the first week. Lew and danny managed to get some very good Rays in the second week once I'd gone home, just my luck!

I was very lucky with the weather getting a cracking week with no rain although an onshore wind brought some weed onto the beach for the first day or so making it hard work. Once the weed cleared and the beach was fishable the doggies arrived in huge numbers, eagerly snaffling up our baits within seconds of casting out.

All our fish were returned as soon as any photos were taken and over the week I only kept mackerel for bait and and just one Bass for our tea. I'd urge other anglers to do the same, especially any Huss as they are now in the process of dropping their purses.

Anyway, here's some photos.

JUST BEFORE SUNSET

SOME CANNY FLOUNDER

TYPICAL SCHOOL BASS

DANNYS BEST HUSS

MORE HUSS

OPEN WIDE

ME WITH LEWS BEST HUSS

The High point of the week was the pod of dolphins that swum within yards of where Danny and I were fishing, it was a brilliant sight,and the low point was my decision to fish for Huss whilst wearing shorts, I'm sure my skin will grow back in a year or so!!

Also the rubbish left on the Gimlet rock was appalling, it seems some of us will never learn untill its too late.

DOLPHINS

THE WRASSE WERE GOOD FUN

BUT THESE WERE NOT SUCH FUN!!

Regards Ian.

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

N1 Ian

 

[pottsy]

Thanks for the great report Ian. Looks like everybody had a great time

 

[zippie]

what baits please

 

[northeast1]

That is some spider crab that, beats my tennis ball sized one from the Tyne by a mile lol

Wales is an area i have never fihed for some strange reason, great huss they fight like hell as well only ever caught 1 from the shore before nice one lads.

 

[red rock]

nice one ian,since when has lew became camera shy or could he not lift that huss lol

 

[KeithB]

Great reprt & pics Ian, the place looks fabulous.

 

[eddie t]

excellent report and pics Ian and well done to the other lads as well.

 

[bigpaul]

Nice one ian good report mate thats the best mark ive ever fished for the huss and the spiders.................:thumbup: glad yous had a good time unfortunatly it dosnt look like i will make it down wales this year............ ...did no tope turn up.

 

[col]

great holiday mate and some outsanding crystal clear photos aswell,well done on the fishing mate,hope to fish along that way myself shortly

 

[codseeker]

welldone lads excellent catch and report as allways tw@ts, and cracking photos out of this world

 

[Ian Alexander]

Hello, I'm pleased you all liked the pics.

Zippie the baits we used were crab (bass, flounder), sandeel, "blueys", mackerel and squid (huss).

Red Rock, Lew couldn't make his way onto the lower levels so he had to fish from the upper rocks and we landed his fish for him. He's got some good photos also, have a look when you're visiting next.

Big Paul, no tope mate but I'd love one, maybe one day. I know that the guys who target them properly do well although I was talking to a guy who landed one over 30lbs just regular fishing at the Gimlet Rock.

Regards, Ian

 

[sless]

nice pics ian
looks like you had a few decent fish

 

[fishaman]

great pics mate,it is a lovely part of the world,go each year with the family,and the fishing aint bad either

 

[Norman]

Fantastic report lads, and great pictures, well done on both .......... cracking crab picture by the way lol and the dolphins....

 

[bigpaul]

Big Paul, no tope mate but I'd love one, maybe one day. I know that the guys who target them properly do well although I was talking to a guy who landed one over 30lbs just regular fishing at the Gimlet Rock.

Regards, Ian

So would i ian lol one of the lads who i fished with at that same mark last year had one 24lb what a cracker it was 2 days later one lad had a run and lost his gear.

Herd of a few coming from round gimblet tho

Keep up the good work mate reports like that are a pleasure to read hopefully i can get back in the swing of things soon and get some nice species on my list this year.