mersea island

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:27 pm

am off to mersea island soon can anyone tell me where to get bait localy and where are the best marks ta! :?: :?:

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:40 pm

The nearest tackle shops are either in Barrack street Colchester (20 min drive) or East Essex Angling in Heybridge (25 minute drive)

The water only gets to about 7' deep within casting range and the only decent mark I know of is fishing along side the sewerage pipe which runs out between the Waldegraves and Seaview parks. The pipe starts nearer to Seaview and the end of it is marked by a triangle on a stick about 800yds out. Fish the right hand side of it on the flood and the left hand side on the ebb.

Anyone got any other Mersea marks?

Guest

The Barrack St shop Sheddy mentions is Porters- 01206 795757- very friendly bloke (Rob) who runs it. Always gives good advice and doesnt try to rip you off.

I've not fished Mersea as I've not heard many good reports though by all accounts it can have its day with chances of bass and stingray. Others have fished it so I'll leave it to them to advise where the best marks are.

Cheers

Regular Joined: Jan 13, 2005 Posts: 449 Location: Norfolk

We have had the odd stingray over the years at the mark that Sheddy mentions. Other than that only schoolies. Other place we used to fish was East Mersea on the point. Very deep water and we have even had codling there occasionally in the Summer. All our lug was dug at West Mersea in front of the car park. Good luck. happy

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:22 am

thanks people..am going to a place called coopers beach was gonna try off the sea wall there..cant go to far as it supposed to be family holiday missus wouldnt be impressed ha ha big grin

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:00 pm

Coopers beach is about a mile and a half walk from the sewerage pipe. Theres plenty of schoolies to be had just off of coopers beach but they are properly small, like 6".