Beginner in Southsea

Joined: Jun 05, 2007 Posts: 2

Hi

New to fishing (well almost, haven't been for years). Just wondered the best places for beach fishing around the Eastney, Southsea or Hayling areas? Can anyone offer any advice? Just looking at buying rods, reels etc and then we are looking to get started on Sunday but like I said - we are real beginners to this so any advice would be great!

Cheers

Elky

Guest

Southsea Parade Pier is a good start, fish off the decking at the end. Charges £2.00 per rod. Species. Wrasse, Pollack, Bass, Smoothounds.

Also try Inn on the Beach Hayling Island, Eastney Beach below the yellow bus-stop. Need a good onshore wind for these two for Bass at this time of year.

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:26 pm

Wot Edgey says plus

Subject to crowding on the beaches:

Near the Hover port around the blocks,
Behind Pyramid Centre - but you will have to pay for a ticket for that
Down by the fairground, drop over the wall , get some nice flatties down there
Old Portsmouth (Spice Island Inn) very rocky, use throwaway gear and watch out for the spider crabs

or moving Eastney way

Infront of the old naval centre, just past the caravan park

if adventerous, the old spit by the old navel centre by Langstone Harbour

All these are catching Bass, Mackrel, Bream , Sole as well as a few other species

Rich

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:51 pm

Wanna come to Hayling? - Try Inn on the Beach, the Funfair and if you can cast long range, Eastoke for plaice (need to do 80 yds minimum 100 + yds is better. I was there the other day and we were casting out 120 yds or so: A few small bream then me rod fell off its rest - a decent plaice methinks but somehow lost it. The air was blue as you might imagine. Some folks do the harbour entrances but the tide has to be just right or the current makes it unfishable, I would suggest low water then fish the incoming tide for the first two hours. Best bait for bass this time of year is sandeels and mackerel. As always use worms for flatties and the bream will take most things but I always fish them with squid cos the little b***rs can't get that off the hook very easily.

Joined: Jun 05, 2007 Posts: 2

Cheers for the advice lads. Gonna head out Sunday and see how we get on. Haven't decided where to go yet but will report back and let you know how we get on!

You reckon Sandeels and ragworm will be sufficient?

Guest

Elky wrote:

Cheers for the advice lads. Gonna head out Sunday and see how we get on. Haven't decided where to go yet but will report back and let you know how we get on!

You reckon Sandeels and ragworm will be sufficient?

Also squid to tip off the rag baits and use half a squid head sliced longways for Bream and if you can get it peeler crab. There is a post on here as to how to mount peelers on a hook.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:48 pm

Limpet is natural round southea as is Rag

If there is a good tide, then get out as the tide starts to ebb, look on the stones for small limpets & pop them off.

String on 2 or 3 rag onto a 1O or 2O hook, tipped with said limpet - bound to get a bite

Squid works well, as will peeler crab(go crabbing and catch yer own, or even better if you have kids send them :wink: )

Good luck & let us know

Rich