Marsden - 17/10/2010

[Bluesboy12345]

A nice sunny day with a very calm sea. I saw about 5 people fishing on this 1.5 mile stretch.

Camel's Island

Fishing

Marsden Rock

Marsden Beach

Trow Rocks

 

[Stewart 1971]

Some nice piccs there mate, another place on the very long list of marks I never tried as a bairn that I want to try since moving home

 

[eddie t]

Some toppa pics there mate cheers.

 

[danny boy]

Some nice piccs there mate, another place on the very long list of marks I never tried as a bairn that I want to try since moving home

stuart,this area is also on my list,i will be fishing this area with the silver surfer,so if you want you can join us.

danny

 

[Bluesboy12345]

Marsden Caution

Marsden Caution

A word of caution about this area this is not a particularly safe area for fishing and getting a bit of local advice and exercising caution/common sense would be wise. These are a few of the potential dangers:

Cliff erosion - bits are often falling into the sea
High cliffs - with a potentially fatal fall onto rocks (it is a popular suicide spot for that reason)
Muddy - slippy sections on some of the paths (especially with loads of gear)
Slippy boulders - broken ankles, trips etc
No lighting
Tides - getting stranded by the tides, Camel's Island was famous for this.
Big waves - it was very calm today but in certain sections there were very large waves hitting the rocks

It would be worth visiting these places in daylight and at high and low/tide to see the dangers and the potential snaggy areas. Going with someone who regularly fishes here is the best solution.

I know this sounds a bit wimpy but people have been killed here before!

 

[jamiebrennan]

nice pics, looks like theres some colour in the water. Been a while since ive been ontop of Target rock...probs cos i saw how undercut it was !

 

[wavy davy]

I will be fishing this area on Friday 22nd from 2pm-7pm, anyone who wants a few pointers is welcome to come and have a bit crack, i have grown up here and know the area well.