All change for the bay

Today whilst awaiting the kick off of the mighty blues against West Ham I decided to take a walk to the beach in order to see what the new works done to the beach had done to my favourite fishing spec. When I got there I was aghast to see that were there had previously been a 10ft drop the sand was now flush to the top and you could literally just step off onto the new whiter sands. I decided to walk along the beach and the change was dramatic, where once there was nothing but beds of mussels and lug castes there was now white sand littered with at least a dozen species of shell fish remains which I personally have never seen on this stretch. The carcasses and scattered appendages of crab are also absent. I ventured further towards the dreaded sea sports complex which has just been built. which many of us blame for the change in the fishing along this shore and there were two anglers tucked right up to the complex and as I got nearer and chatting as one usually does when seeing a fellow angler on the bank he revealed he had caught a bass approximately two hours before high tide whilst stood on this new and far cleaner sand. Looking at the bass I estimated it to be between two and five pounds in weight. It was caught to lug though he was also using whole crab on the other hook. Whilst there I saw him miss a couple of bites. This is really encouraging as last week I also saw another plaice pulled out a little further along in Rhos. The overall condition of the beach is much improved as was the water quality with the exceptions of the litter dropped by tourists and deadbeats who inhabit some of the shelters. I think I shall have to once again take to the shore especially as the football season is almost over. 

Garbage

I went fishing on the Rhos on sea promonade today, as I approached the pollution which wasn't there a couple of days ago was evident. Some people claimed it to be algae - but from my experience algae doesn't contain rubbish and some less savoury items floating within it. Anyhooo I used a two hook flapper rig with crab as the bait. There was a slight south easterly breeze which brought a refreshing air to a very hot session. I had only one little bite or it could have been a very large crab but hit into nothing. There was only one other chap fishing who turned up at high tide and feathered for mackerel with no success. High tide today was quarter to five in the afternoon and as I have maintained about this venue - the nicer the weather the worse the fishing when on the prom/beach. Well until next time... Tight lines

Applogies

Firstly I would like to say sorry that I have been absent recently, work and exam commitments married with tides I couldn't hit left me unable to fish. But today I went out sun shining to my local spot. Fished the same tactic and bait that proved successful last time and i caught... nowt. A few tentative bites to the crab on a single hook flapper rig and a lot of crab activity but other than that there was nothing but a lovely day in the sunshine on the prom of Colwyn Bay. The wind was an issue an south westerly (regardless of what the passer by said) this made it hard to tighten up to the rig with a semi constant bow in the line.I fished 1 and 2/3s up and 1 1/4 down/. I was lucky the local bait shop gave me an overload of crabs because I will be out again tomorrow and will as always keep you informed. Hope to see you on the bank soon and tight lines.

Crazy Waving

Today I witnessed Llandudno taking a beating, so much so the fishing gantry on the pier was getting covered in waves. This was mirrored all up the coast. This will more than likely have a profound impact on the fishing especially as a few miles a long the shore a tanker was washed on to the rocks last night and we as locals are praying for no leakage from the vessels fuel tanks. The scenes are breath taking with the ferocity of nature but all in all I am glad to be back in the house. 

point for bay

We elected not to fish splash point tonight. I was rewarded with a plaice to about 2lb and a juvenile. He promptly went back. Another lad with us also had a small plaice... Out of 4 of us 2 had catches (not to brag but I had 2 haha) The bait of the day was crab. We fished an hour and a half up and the same down. As we left other anglers caught a little rockling. This is defo a mark which is on the up and up.

new domain name

This blog has a new domain name which forwards to this blog. It is easy to remember it's http://nwfr.tk hopefully this will allow the blog to get a half decent ranking in Google and other search engines.

April Fools Fishing

After a nice day at work and the sun was shining I thought a few hours on the prom in the same spot I fished last time was in order... I was wrong having tried frozen lug on a running line rig this ended in no bites. I got chatting to two other lads 30 yards down from me and they advised peeler and then donated me one. I chopped it in half and straight away I had a bite which I promptly missed. As I was low on crab now I tipped the bit left with lug... Another bite which I missed as the lug had obscured the hook. I saw the two lads land a plaice a piece so I moved down closer to where they were where the graffiti'd beach shelter was.The fish are shown below.

As the wind had picked up and the sun had gone this became a comfortable haven. I tried lug again this time as now I was out of crab on a one hook boomed flapper and nothing... I would rue missing the best of the tide. But carried on chatting and trying on the lug again plagued by crabs... I will be fishing this venue again very soon so watch this space.