Fishing Hayling Island

Member Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Brighton

Three anglers are fishing Hayling this Friday till the Monday and fishing the beaches at south Hayling Sunday till the Monday any tips on the best spots + where the local tackle shops are, bait is another thing we wish to know, where to dig Lug, crab, rag ect

Cheers all 8)

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:56 am

Are you doing day or night? Tackle shop is Paiges in Station Road, West Town - nice blokes there usually have rag, frozen mackerel, squid, sand eels. Try near the Funfair or Costguard Station. Parking is a bit pricey unfortunately but Funfair only charges £2 in their car park which gets closed at 10.30.

Member Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Brighton

we are fishing from Friday to the Monday non-stop, have heard that the Bream are being a pain and that the doggies have gone, Mac are still around with the bass in decreasing numbers, is this true m8?

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:42 am

Hmm, We haven't seen many bream in the last few days - they usually buzz off sometime in September. Haven't had a doggy for ages. Bass are definitely still here, we had loads last week end, but a lot went back - too small. What folk forget is that when we get a bit of calm weather like now, they don't go along the beaches so much because there isn't anything there for them to eat. Instead they go up the harbours or to wreck sites where they can get some grub. If I were going to try for bass right now, I would go out in a boat or find a likely spot well inside one of the harbours at high water. We are going to try some long range casting at Eastoke instead for flatties or gurnards.

Member Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Brighton

cheers bud, will put it to the others going. No chance in getting a boat as we are only going for the shore, still we will find somewhere, lets hope for a bit of a blow up! :lol: