Chesil Hunter's Fishing Reports

OK guys and girls I apologise for the lack of reports on here!  I haven't been out very often and I am computer-less so I have only been able to post up on facebook . But I will give a brief summary of the year and an out look for the months ahead !! I will start with my favourite species plaice of which it has been a great year yet again only failing to catch on a few trips , I'm always trying to improve when it comes to catching flatties and I have to say the new glow conti pyramid weights really do seem to find the bigger fish TRY THEM!! The average length of the fish has been very impressive if they were not so thin earlier in the year I would have had several over 3lbs and a even more over 2lbs .If your looking for a specimen plaice I think you will stand a very good chance on the big tides through August and September we might even here of a few 4lbers this year... Sole numbers have been good for the time of year but the average size has been below last year wh

Well folks I know most have been struggling throughout April with spider crabs, far to many dogfish and not a lot else!  But I have to say its been one of my better starts to the year searching for the humble flatfish on Chesil. I'm not sure if being prepared to walk along way every trip gave me a better shot at finding a few as the extra space enabled me to plain lead with some seriously strong tide movement , at times I needed 40 yards either side of me. I'm sure keeping to freshly dug ragworm and not tipping off with squid or fish baits kept the dogs to a minimum!! Its nice to see a few more Dab about this year with some of good size, lets hope the number increase Speaking of size a lot of the plaice I caught were clearly returning from spawning but in fantastic condition with a good bit of  weight on them for the time of year . So I think we will see a good stamp of fish from late August/September around the 2lb mark . I'm not saying all of them but more

I have finally dusted down the fishing gear guys and wet a line for the first time this year! So with a few days holiday I decided to try each end of Chesil with a walk to the bridging camp first up ! Well I can tell you I clearly didn't think this one through, having gone from walking Chesil every week to not at all for the last 3 months a shorter walk would have been more appropriate!! on arrival to an area i like to fish I noticed  the concrete blocks that were a good marker had been broken up and scattered over the beach during the winter months but I was more or less on the spot . Conditions were ok I expected the water to be coloured slightly but not with the accompanying swell ! Fishing was poor with a constant stream of dog fish and pout but I wasn't to worried I was genuinely happy to be out after my longest break from fishing  in about 15 years And I was treated to a lovely sunset The next venue a couple days later was west bexington , On arrival I was disappoint