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What are peoples fave locations to head off for a bit of fishing and relaxation?
I quite fancy a western scottish coastline with a campsite overlooking a private bay - is there such a place?
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What are peoples fave locations to head off for a bit of fishing and relaxation?
I quite fancy a western scottish coastline with a campsite overlooking a private bay - is there such a place?
Ardwell Bay. We stopped in the chalets there a couple of years back. A fantastic location, watching the mullet in the shallows in the evening. You can camp there as well. Here's some pics....
The Chalet
The bay early one morning
A view of the bay, Charlotte chilling...
Another view
There's bass to be had if you walk about all along the shore, and its only a 10 min drive to Port Logan, 20 min to the end of the Mull.
hi tony, i,ve been to brighouse bay caravan park kirkudbright, nice bays and rock marks, also auchenlarie caravan park just before newton stewart where it slopes down to the sea nice fishing and spectacular views, isle of whitorn ace for pollack & wrasse on float gear
Isle Of Wight, 1989, last family holiday I ever did with my parents. Didn't catch much, but memorable.
Yarmouth Pier on the IoW, catching little but stunning looking Wrasse all day long. Old Victorian? Pier kept up by a piddling voluntary 50p fee at the time to fish off it.
Beach fishing from Cowes and losing flip-knows-what, but it hit me so hard I had no chance. Caught some pouting from there aswell and had a good natter with the locals, nice people gave me a lift back to the holiday place which saved me a long hike.
Pair of lads that were ID twins playing pool and hustling people were a laugh, one could play, the other was barely average... they'd switch shirts in the bogs between games once the betting got going
Band that played in the holiday site club, can't recall the name, but flip the did "Hotel California" note perfect!
Finding that the tackle shop in Cowes, at the time, was ran by a couple from W/Bay was nice, had a good natter and then offered the tray of ragworm and told to pick the ones I wanted!
Downers - being told that we'd get booked on a charter trip no bother, to find that after hauling boat gear down there that everyone was boooked solid. Getting off the train to find that some mong had thrown their cases, heavy cases, onto my rod bundle and trashed the rings on 2 out of 4 rods. Not being a driver who could hire a car at the time, so relying on where the folks were going or walking.
Lovely place though, would love to go back. Other highlight was the 2nd week there Hale & Pace were on telly and did their sketch about the Isle of Wight (can't find it on YT but it's a long winded sketch about promoting peace throughout the world that ends with mocking holidays on the IoW as a reason for hating the place!!) - I wet myself, really I did.
Tony, there are loads of places with your requirements over there mate. My tip would be to make a list, have a drive over and check a few out. That way you will find exactly what you are looking for. It depends how far you want to drive, there are great spots from Kirkcudbright right over to Port William, on to Portpatrick and down to Drummore. If you are going just for the fishing I would say Drummore but if you want somewhere with some more nightlife it might be a wee bit quiet for you. No doubt Snatcher will tell you about the Clashwhannon camp site but here is a link Home It takes about 3 1/2 hours to get there but in my opinion very worth it.
Jim.
Remember, some people are alive simply because it is illegal to shoot them.
hi again, just a thought, if your willing to travel the emerald isle is supposed to be cracking for sea fishing, saw an advert in sports and leisure blyth for a b&b with your own boat for a week boat was a warrior 16, the price was reasonable to
mike
Ardwell Bay. We stopped in the chalets there a couple of years back. A fantastic location, watching the mullet in the shallows in the evening. You can camp there as well. Here's some pics....
The Chalet
The bay early one morning
A view of the bay, Charlotte chilling...
Another view
There's bass to be had if you walk about all along the shore, and its only a 10 min drive to Port Logan, 20 min to the end of the Mull.
Fished Ardwell last summer, cracking place even if the bass didn't make an appearance lol.
stayed in those chalets about 5 yrs ago had a canny time only pain was the taxis to the pub about 25 quid return it was fun getting dropped off on the road and trying to find our chalets in the pitch black a bit tipsy
Nice reply Davyred,here are a few more shots of Luce Bay just to back you up mate.Are you coming back this year to have another bash at popping for bass.I can take you to a few good spots- blindfold LOL
John
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Nice reply Davyred,here are a few more shots of Luce Bay just to back you up mate.Are you coming back this year to have another bash at popping for bass.I can take you to a few good spots- blindfold LOL
John
I'm hoping to John, I'll be on my own this time, so might have a look at getting booked into the Clash. All depends on whether I can get a job though
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