Sea fishing - coastal spinning

[ChrisJB]

Dear folks

I have just returned from a week in a cottage on the west coast of Scotland. By the cottage was a little rocky promontory, jutting into Loch Awe. So, thought I, I'll dig out my old spinning tackle from when I was a teenager and do a spot of sea fishing. Unsurprisingly I caught nothing, but thoroughly enjoyed myself anyway.

Now that I am back home in Lancs, I fancy doing a spot more spinning on the coast during the summer. Can anyone suggest any places within say a days drive of Lancs, say N. Wales, that have nice rocky coastlines which are suitable for spinning from?

Regards, Chris

[epops]

we fished a place called urm lynas head i think that was good also mackeral rock spinning was superb there

[Dogghound]

Unsure on your area but if you need any advice on the actual technique i often spin for mackerel, bass and pollock.

[zan]

potentially you would have had better luck if you'd gone to the sea Loch Awe's a freshwater loch and although there are fair few brown and rainbow trout in it and the odd salmon, you'd probably need to use flies to have much luck. I used to go up there every year with my family and it's a wonderful place. If you do go back, it's worth bearing in mind that you need a permit to fish in loch Awe and loch Avich, although you may get one included with your accommodation?

[Mr Mag00]

you may want to have a look on here, the forums are divided by region and so you will get specific advice for your area and most of them are very good people; as an example they hold an open weekend on chesil down here in dorset 2 or 3 times a year and loads of ppl turn up and they are free with the advice too!

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[C C]

Originally Posted by ChrisJB

Dear folks

I have just returned from a week in a cottage on the west coast of Scotland. By the cottage was a little rocky promontory, jutting into Loch Awe. So, thought I, I'll dig out my old spinning tackle from when I was a teenager and do a spot of sea fishing. Unsurprisingly I caught nothing, but thoroughly enjoyed myself anyway.

Now that I am back home in Lancs, I fancy doing a spot more spinning on the coast during the summer. Can anyone suggest any places within say a days drive of Lancs, say N. Wales, that have nice rocky coastlines which are suitable for spinning from?

Regards, Chris

Why don't you try Heysham power station. I believe its a good mark for Bass, and i think it fishes till March? Don't know what spinner is good for that Mark, down on the South and West coast of Wales it's the Swift Flying Condom that works well, Black or Red. Though, Heysham is classed as a Nursery, and will have some restrictions in place.

Regards Christain.

[coasty]

Hi Mate,,, I to enjoy spinning I would say if you dont know the area well follow a few simple ideas... Piers and Jetties are always worth a go.

I always tend to favour spinning over rough ground and weed beds, If you are spinning you are immitating a bait fish so you need to fish where they are present. Open ground will not offer cover for bait fish.

Anyplace where there is a drop of into deeper water is worth a go. I would also say a recce visit at low tide is really valuable as you will see the features you will fish over later..

Keep an eye on tide heights to. As some places you catch in may be unfishable on a different tide as tides can easily vary by a metre or more...

I would say dont be tempted to go far afield you will have better fortune by getting to know one stretch of coastline well,,

Oh Yes and Tightlines....

[ChrisJB]

Originally Posted by zan

potentially you would have had better luck if you'd gone to the sea Loch Awe's a freshwater loch and although there are fair few brown and rainbow trout in it and the odd salmon, you'd probably need to use flies to have much luck. I used to go up there every year with my family and it's a wonderful place. If you do go back, it's worth bearing in mind that you need a permit to fish in loch Awe and loch Avich, although you may get one included with your accommodation?

Sorry Zan, I meant Loch Ewe.

Regards, Chris

[ChrisJB]

Originally Posted by Dogghound

Unsure on your area but if you need any advice on the actual technique i often spin for mackerel, bass and pollock.

Cheers everybody. As for my technique, Dogghound, basically was using my old Pike spinning tackle, using little mepps spinners and small toby-type spoons, on 15lb line. I fished deep and altered my rate of retrieve. I did expect winter spinning to be fairly unproductive however (I normally associate it as a summer method). Basically that was my gear and technique. If my tackle and technique are dodgy, I'm all ears!

Regards, Chris

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by ChrisJB

Cheers everybody. As for my technique, Dogghound, basically was using my old Pike spinning tackle, using little mepps spinners and small toby-type spoons, on 15lb line. I fished deep and altered my rate of retrieve. I did expect winter spinning to be fairly unproductive however (I normally associate it as a summer method). Basically that was my gear and technique. If my tackle and technique are dodgy, I'm all ears!

Regards, Chris

Sounds ok to me. Although it depends on what you were fishing for and was it fresh or salt water? i would always advise using a wire trace in freshwater incase there are pike around. Salt water and freshwater both require different approaches with spinning.