Yes it just hasn't been settled for more than a couple of days and wind keeps switching directions trashing both coasts. Times running out!
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North Wales, The Llyn and Anglesey 2016
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Tell me about it! The last 5 or probably 6 weekends have been howling gales - pretty shocking - I'm not driving a 250 mile round journey for that!
Saying that, at the moment, next week is looking pretty great, wind wise, I'm sure it will probably change for the worse but next Friday / Saturday could be decent.
It's a shame as I've really wanted to visit this big sandbank I found a few years back, not too far offshore that is completely covered in a 7 / 8 foot tall, 5 foot deep wall of stingweed - it's at it's best in August / September - as the tide come in, all the bass and mullet coming towards the shore run into the stringweed wall and most swim along it, instead of going through, as it's so dense. You can just sit at the base of it and wait for them, really good fun, chilled fishing. You can get all comfortable and relaxed and do some nice, 1.5 - 2 minute breath holds and just let them come to you. With all this wind, the stringweed is probably all gone.
Saying that, at the moment, next week is looking pretty great, wind wise, I'm sure it will probably change for the worse but next Friday / Saturday could be decent.
It's a shame as I've really wanted to visit this big sandbank I found a few years back, not too far offshore that is completely covered in a 7 / 8 foot tall, 5 foot deep wall of stingweed - it's at it's best in August / September - as the tide come in, all the bass and mullet coming towards the shore run into the stringweed wall and most swim along it, instead of going through, as it's so dense. You can just sit at the base of it and wait for them, really good fun, chilled fishing. You can get all comfortable and relaxed and do some nice, 1.5 - 2 minute breath holds and just let them come to you. With all this wind, the stringweed is probably all gone.
Sounds like a great spot! Keep that one to yourself. So far this year has been my worst year ever. Not one fish on a spear and bad luck with lobsters escaping the catch bag and even losing a catch bag with a lobster in it one night in July (sure it will have cut its way out eventually). Hoping to get in some point soon. Thankfully a stream runs past the end of my street with a few small trout in to keep me occupied.
Maybe but it is with some cautious excitement that I'm considering a night dive later this week......fingers crossed.
Can anyone give me an idea of Viz north and south at the moment? Hoping to get in tomorrow as weather looks do-able and I'm a bit desperate to get in.
Hey Guys I managed to get down to Anglesey last night. It took a while to get there due to traffic on the 56 but I got in about half nine, it was pretty calm with some movement out on the reef. Vis was good with loads of life. Lobsters walking over the sand in front of me whilst I put my fins on in the shallows. I swam out along the reef and came across a group of three bass and missed the shot. Swimming out over the reef there was some movement in the water and weed which was making me feel really nauseous. Then out of the corner of my eye I saw a large grey shape circling me, I nearly sh** myself! All rational thoughts about no (dangerous) sharks in the UK Went out of the window, I kicked my fins at it and aimed the gun; it was then that I saw the little flipper on its side and recognised the shape of a large seal. Chuckling at my own paranoia I decided to make my way back over the reef. I came across a good size mullet and shot it but it went mental and tore off. As I reloaded the gun I realised it had snapped the flapper off! Continuing back in I spotted a good bass which I shot and then dropped the gun and grabbed the spear that had gone through the fish to stop it wriggling off, dispatched on the stringer it went. I missed another huge mullet in the shallows which was twice the size of the bass which was 5lbs. The vis is good and not too wavy. Looks set to stay like that till Tuesday. Get on it!
I'm working at surf Snowdonia on Monday and going to head down to Anglesey for a night dive; won't be too late tho as I need to get home and be up at six the next day. Have you got a torch? They have two of these in stock in Stockport Decathlon http://www.decathlon.co.uk/Buy/DIve+torch#product_8246028 its fine for the money.