Wheres your favourite spot on the Thames?

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:25 am

Just a post to pass the time as things are so quiet on the Thames at the mo....

Where's your most favourite spot to fish on the Thames confused

Mine would have to be Tilbury Fort during the winter run of codling.

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:11 am

Hi Macer, favourite spot to fish on the Thames ????............for me it is the pier at Southend, not because of the fantastic catch rate , which it ain't renound for but because of the many fond memories over the years that have formed, I once had a season ticket years ago( 24 hr pass )and spent either Friday or Saturday night every week according to my shift pattern on there, between myself and two mates caught one night at least a couple of hundred codling!!!!!!!!!!!!!..............trouble was they all were at least 4 inches long, so had to go back.

best regards Joli

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:51 am

Hi Joli thats quite a good point.........

I don't recall seeing any catch reports for the last codling Winter run from Southend? And yet we know the Codling are there as many of us have caught them from Boats just off of the pier?

Has anyone else had codling (not the battered kind) from Southend pier in the last few Codling runs?

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:37 pm

would have to be the o.j. then scars elbow, then the lobby groin............then.......lol big grin

oops got carried away rolling on the floor

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:56 pm

would have to be the o.j. then scars elbow, then the lobby groin............then.......lol big grin

oops got carried away rolling on the floor

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:37 pm

OH i forgot to mention MR D. Ragfoot who's help was invaluable........................many thanks

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:52 pm

hard 1 this to decide, got loads of spots i love on the river depending what im fishing for... can only narrow it down to 2, erith pier and gravesend sesa school,,
jay

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:09 am

kopitecol wrote:

would have to be the o.j. then scars elbow, then the lobby groin............then.......lol big grin

oops got carried away rolling on the floor

Ok Col calm down mate we heard you on the first port lol silly

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:10 am

Cheers guys so far for the replies.

Keep em coming!!!! big hug

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:43 am

hardly get over essex so it would have to be coombe point at allhallows. good summer and winter sport
gary

Joined: Jul 30, 2009 Posts: 4 Location: the medway

i sumtmes go up near the ship and lobster pub off of norfork rd at gravesend . i see lots of people there but never had much luck meself

Member Joined: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 50

My vote goes to Southend Pier too - mainly as that's pretty much where I grew up!

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:08 pm

My favourite spot on the thames is east tilbury (coal house fort) we have had some decent bass this year.Also curry points not too bad either but the walk is a bit too long from where you park your car. W e have had some fair size flatties there.

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:00 am

Keep the posts coming big hug

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:26 pm

Hiya Macer,

Took a trip this morning to the Pier and would wish to retract my previous posting........."favourite spot on the Thames"........... it used to be !!!!!!!! ,it is now supervised by a MR Bean/Adolf clone, he can't be wrong, he's always right even when he doesn't know what he's on about, he sneaks around hiding behind objects spying on all and sundry and is obsessed with health & safety rules.................at his age he ought to know better

On the pier its now so antiseptic that it is an ordeal fishing there

JOLI

P.S Saw a guy catch a really nice bass down the stem 4-5 lb on Mackeral feathers ..............................still no Mackeral on the pier!!!!!!