Ian Clark very true... Pete and I are looking to go to Brean soon.. never fished it before so will have to do some research first.. especially with that tide.. well done again 👌
Cracking trip Ian, I guess part of what makes fishing SO intriguing is the not knowing ! Amazing how you caught so differently,right next to each other,and then Chris blanks the next day !!
Love the vids mate 👍🏻👍🏻 it’s My favourite place in the world brean sands been coming down for over 30years, love fishing on the beach to Iv had some lovely fish over the years, big bass and a nice thornbacks from that same bit your fishing on.
Hi Jonathon thanks for watching and taking the time to comment glad you enjoyed the video! Yes Brean is very underrated we have had , like you, some big fish over the years! Catching lots of rays in last few weeks but cod currently a bit thin on the ground! Hopefully a big cod has my name on it soon! Cheers ATB Ian
Hi Anthony many thanks for taking the time to comment! Glad you enjoyed the video...yes all my bass went back safely but can’t say that about Chris’s sole!!!! Cheers Ian
Fantastic video Ian, I am a big fan . Awesome sole for Chris and some very nice bass . I have always overlooked this beach I am now thinking otherwise . Well done sir
Chris had some very good sole, and your schoolies were not to be sniffed at either! Good session though! My mate and me got out wknd before last, had lots of bites, but missed them - due to talking too much, catching up, and planning next yrs trip to the IOM! We did catch something though - A crab each..... Great vlog as always, thankyou!
Ha ha Simon that’s funny!! Never fished Isle of Man before I hear lots of tope from the shore?? No crabs on Brean beach but Chesil awful at the moment with spider crabs....hopefully they will thin out soon! Cheers Ian
Ah glad you enjoyed the video! I started fishing here mid 80’s ... definitely more bass here now than back then!!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing Hi Ian , yes used to be hard work, I used to fish all over the Bristol channel mainly specimen hunting Used to fish a fair bit with Rod Carter and I used to live near John lintern in Axbridge. Moved to the Isle of Man to live 15 years ago , tope fishing is outstanding up here . These days I like the fact that I can walk to a good deep water rock mark for a few hours fishing. Good to see the channel is getting better ,miss the winter cod marks . Kind regards Martyn
Wow that tope fishing sounds awesome! Generally Chris and I happy to catch anywhere locally or on the south Dorset coast. Variety is the spice of life!!! Cheers Ian
Hi, good to see the videos coming out at regular intervals again. It was a nice little session you guys had out there, fine weather and some good fish. Looking forward to your next session on film.
Hi Mark yes lovely 3 hours and only ten minutes from home too! We were lucky to catch it just right....Chris went out next evening and blanked!! Take care mate....Ian
what a session !, i smoked some artic char today and they are lovely but then watched this and remembered how nice sole is and now i just want them now ! sadly not avaliable here . great stuff ,look forward to your next one
Ah smoked char!!! Assuming it tastes a bit like trout??? Well I didn’t get a look in with the sole unfortunately....Chris kept them for himself!!!😂😂😂 cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing its better than trout but trout like and we get a very small window to catch them but worth the effort . we never had much luck with sole during the day ,mainly dusk an dawn i was quite suprised to see them caught on a bright day !
Hi again Mark yes he couldn’t fail! We have never had three in a tide before! He fished it alone the next evening and blanked so I guess we were lucky!! Easy beach to fish but limited to last 3 hours of the flood and maybe an hour down. Take care mate cheers Ian
Nice catch guys... sorry you couldn't fish ur usual spot... it was me that uncovered the ww2 time fues... think I spoke to u both on ur way down to the tide.
Ha well we owe you a big thank you!!!!! If we had fished the usual spot we probably wouldn’t have caught all those beautiful fish.... so CHEERS!!!!! Ian
Brett video some nice fish there strange how you caught the bass and he Court the soul I've been trying for two weeks to catch sold down the river no luck plenty of flounders and Eels Tight Lines lads
Great fishing Ian some good bass, would love to catch a sole but for some reason they are seldom caught from the beaches over here, but are caught in nets in the bays not far off shore, best way to avoid wet feet is to wind the fish in not your self out 🎣. Thankyou
Ha ha! Good advice! There have been quite a few sole around here recently. Even smoothound are being caught on Brean Beach which is virtually unheard of! Glad you enjoyed the video cheers ian
Hi again Charlie nice to hear from you! We were lucky I think that the fish were there as Chris fished again the next night and blanked! That’s fishing!!! Cheers Ian
Great session there Ian, good to see a few fish. I've been fishing the Welsh side of late but not too much luck...trying again tomorrow evening . Cheers, Gareth
Hi again Gareth we were lucky to get it just right....Chris went out next evening and blanked. Fish there one tide not the next!!! That’s fishing.....frustrating and unpredictable! Cheers Ian
Yes Chris had the tactics right for the sole but we were fishing very similar methods.... we were baffled by why he had sole and I had bass! Think maybe WSM beach even shallower than Brean ? Thanks again for watching cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing Interested by the idea of pulley pennels with size 4s on. I tend to use hooks like that single on multi-hook paternosters and save the pulley pennels for the big chunky stuff. Might give it a go. Cheers.
just got back from a once in a life time trip to the scottish highlands in search of a giant skate , so was a bit late in commenting on vid , well great as always ,but NOT LONG ENOUGH , lol did i get what i was after on the trip ,well you will have to ask ,ATB
Hi Troy were you up around Ullapool way??? I used to go on holiday there when I lived in Newcastle as a young boy. Well did you catch your giant skate???? Wish I could give it a go but I have no sea legs!!🤢🤢🤢 cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing yes i did ,it was estimated by measurement to be 113lb i caught it of the shore on Lochaline in the scotish highlands ,2 other fish were also caught by the 2 friends i went with ,170lb and 206lb great place to fish for them ,do some home work and get up there ,shout me for any help ATB
Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Actually when the cod arrive hopefully in early September then just past the Dragons Teeth is fine as long as there is some colour in the sea during or after a blow. We do walk for about an hour sometimes for the summer fish but not as necessary for cod! Cheers Ian
Hi Ian going to try for a sole off berrow. will I need grippers or will I get away with 4oz watch leads. fishing 2 french booms with lug. thanks for the videos. bob
Hi Bob lovely to hear from you! Berrow fishing well for bass and sole at the moment. Currently I’m in hospital but Chris went Friday evening had two 3lb bass and a 1.5lb sole on lug. As long as wind not too strong along the beach we use leads with no grips so in current weather I think your watch leads will be fine. A little bit of movement is a good thing if it does drift. Good luck tight lines cheers ian
Hi Ian Many thanks for the prompt reply. Sorry to hear you are in hospital...Not very nice places to be. I wish you a speedy recovery. I have the usual beachcasters but will take a couple of 3-4 Oz bass rods for Berrow. Like to fish light if I can. Get well soon Bob
Great video mate always look forward to them hope you are all well and safe keep it up. I am looking to get a multi reel never used ine as a beginner have you got a video as gor some advice Cheers
Hi Liam glad you are enjoying the videos! Multiplier reels can be tricky at first but once you get the hang of them you won’t regret it. The new Penn reels are lovely and easy to use I would suggest talking to your local tackle shop rather than buy online. I haven’t done any videos about them as my posts are less instructional and more just showing the enjoyment of a days fishing. I’m sure a look at RUclips will show plenty of videos on the topic. Cheers Ian
Fantastic Dover Sole and very expensive fish to buy. Can you tell my why you both keep the rods at a low angle to the beach? I can see it would be good for slack line indicating but not sure for gentle Sole bites.
I suppose mostly to stop neck ache!!😂 plus generally we are fishing fairly long range as tide comes in quickly and we letting line out....therefore small sole type bites difficult to see regardless of conditions...we are looking for slack line, a big pull down or a drift downtide to the right. On Chesil or steep beach we fish high rods to keep line out of the breaking waves but doesn’t work on brean.
@@ianclarkfishing Gosport, fishing was very good a few years ago( 8 years) but has rapidly declined, I've never blanked so much in my life this year, it seems to be a common thing now.
Hi Paul really wow!! Never heard of a hound from there before!! Well done! Brean Down and Sand Point yes but not there!! Bet it gave you a runaround!!! Love smoothound!! Cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing they have come out up as far as portishead this year, might be something to do with lack of rain so not much fresh water in the estuary
Yes believe me I know! Fished it a lot recently but mainly thornback and flounder with only a couple of cod! But one day soon it will definitely produce the goods!! I hope! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian
Hi Col yes exactly the same ...lug dug off beach just prior to fishing....about 8 per cast. Strange I should get the bass and Chris the sole as rigs were identical??? Cheers Ian
Ouch maybe a little but we are always genuinely pleased for each other when they catch good fish!!! The surprising thing if my memory serves me right was that we each fished identical rigs ....bizarre! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian
Hi Ed thanks for taking the time to comment! Yes fishing ok was out late last night one bass 3lb and a thorn back. Big tides next week not always the easiest to fish but should be ok as long as no big wind...avoid if strong Southern wind. Good luck I would just use lug dug from the beach!! Cheers Ian
Hi Adrian yes there is great fishing locally when you hit it right! Chris went next evening and blanked!!?? We prefer tides between 10.5 and 11.5m ideally ...the big tides are ok providing not a big lateral wind...then it gets tricky!! Would fish over 12m rather than under 10m cheers Ian
Ian Clark thanks for replying Ian ,I’ve learned lots of valuable tips watching your videos especially as lm new to beach fishing , lve bought a couple of old multipliers and lm learning to cast them (Swedish Abu Ambassador 7000’s)l see your reels don’t have line guides, should l take them off to get a better cast ?
You probably saw one of the reels I use on Brean is an ABU 7000. They are useful on Brean because of large line capacity if you want to fish at long range but they can be a bit prone to overruns. I use Penn Mag 525 reels on Chesil for distance and they rarely birds nest. None have level winds as have found that if sand gets in mechanism they will jam. You just guide line back on evenly with your thumb. Cheers Ian
Hi Helen thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I use 14lb as we casting onto sand/mud.. Chris prefers 20lb but it’s not really necessary. The lighter line means more on the reel and enables you to walk a long way back with a big bait if you want to leave it out over an hour which at certain times can be very effective. Cheers Ian
Last bass a good 3lb the others smaller but all good fun! And what about those sole! Chris a lucky boy! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for taking the time to comment! Cheers Ian
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment...no real advantage here having a high rod as beach so shallow. On Chesil we have rods high to keep out of waves but not possible here. We looking for slack line mainly or big pull down or drift downtide which are relatively easy to spot. Plus we don’t get neck ache!!! Cheers Ian
Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! The sole are really a summer and autumn fish from June to September though the odd ones appear at other times. Use small hooks size 4 or 6 with lug or rag! Good luck if you give it a try later this year....pick a calm day! Cheers Ian
Wasn’t that strange? Same bait same size 4 hook Chris uses shorter snoods by about 6 inches and that’s all the difference. One of the weird things we will never know the answer to I guess! Cheers Ian
Hi Graham thanks for watching! You can dig all along Brean Beach for lug they are very plentiful! Obviously the lug beds are covered at high tide but we dig for an hour before fishing ie. 4 hours before high tide. Cheers Ian
You can park on beach but you have to pay and it closes at 6 pm. We park opposite Brean Village Hall on the grass verge and walk onto beach via cut through right of the hall....it’s a two minute walk!
Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! We just used a standard pulley rig with size 4 or 6 hooks I think with blow lug dug from beach before we fished! Let’s hope we get weather like that again soon!!! Cheers Ian
Great session the question is, had you been able to fish your normal mark, would you have caught as many fish? Where will you fish next time????Decisions decisions 🤣👍
Hi Will thornback usually absent in summer but from september to March there are lots....we don't target them but they still take our lug baits...cheers Ian
Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! With regards a fishing RUclips channel I think it’s important to be yourself and get a balance between talking and action. You need to decide if you are going to use a GoPro or something different. If you can get a USP that would be great! Be prepared for it to take a while to get a following.....do it for fun and not for financial gain and you will be fine!!!! Cheers Ian
I know it looks shallow and devoid of fish but it’s very productive on its day....The suspended sediment gives the sea colour all year round and therefore fish come close to shore even in daylight!! Lots of shrimp in the sand...,. Cheers Ian
Well unfortunately I’m only using a GoPro and occasionally an iPhone. When you are trying to fish too it’s not easy! Hope it didn’t spoil your enjoyment too much! Cheers Ian
Awesome session.. well done guys!! 👌🐟
Hi Al cheers mate! Bit different to Chesil or other south coast marks!!! But variety is the spice of life so they say!!! Cheers Ian
Ian Clark very true... Pete and I are looking to go to Brean soon.. never fished it before so will have to do some research first.. especially with that tide.. well done again 👌
Cracking trip Ian, I guess part of what makes fishing SO intriguing is the not knowing ! Amazing how you caught so differently,right next to each other,and then Chris blanks the next day !!
Exactly Kevin I guess that’s why it’s called fishing and not catching!!!😂😂 cheers Ian
Love the vids mate 👍🏻👍🏻 it’s My favourite place in the world brean sands been coming down for over 30years, love fishing on the beach to Iv had some lovely fish over the years, big bass and a nice thornbacks from that same bit your fishing on.
Hi Jonathon thanks for watching and taking the time to comment glad you enjoyed the video! Yes Brean is very underrated we have had , like you, some big fish over the years! Catching lots of rays in last few weeks but cod currently a bit thin on the ground! Hopefully a big cod has my name on it soon! Cheers ATB Ian
Great session. I like the way you put the fish back so quickly if you are not keeping. Well done.
Hi Anthony many thanks for taking the time to comment! Glad you enjoyed the video...yes all my bass went back safely but can’t say that about Chris’s sole!!!! Cheers Ian
Fantastic video Ian, I am a big fan . Awesome sole for Chris and some very nice bass . I have always overlooked this beach I am now thinking otherwise . Well done sir
Thanks Cam it can fish well at times and devoid of fish others! Worth a few trips as can be rewarding!! Cheers Ian
Cracking session there Ian and Chris, some lovely fish, and a great video to watch. It's a funny old game 🎣🎣🎣👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it cheers ian
Chris had some very good sole, and your schoolies were not to be sniffed at either! Good session though!
My mate and me got out wknd before last, had lots of bites, but missed them - due to talking too much, catching up, and planning next yrs trip to the IOM!
We did catch something though - A crab each.....
Great vlog as always, thankyou!
Ha ha Simon that’s funny!! Never fished Isle of Man before I hear lots of tope from the shore?? No crabs on Brean beach but Chesil awful at the moment with spider crabs....hopefully they will thin out soon! Cheers Ian
Hi Ian, great videos takes me back to fishing Berrow back in the mid 70s
Good to see how the Bristol channel is fishing these days .
Tight lines .
Ah glad you enjoyed the video! I started fishing here mid 80’s ... definitely more bass here now than back then!!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian
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Hi Ian , yes used to be hard work, I used to fish all over the Bristol channel mainly specimen hunting
Used to fish a fair bit with Rod Carter and I used to live near John lintern in Axbridge.
Moved to the Isle of Man to live 15 years ago , tope fishing is outstanding up here .
These days I like the fact that I can walk to a good deep water rock mark for a few hours fishing.
Good to see the channel is getting better ,miss the winter cod marks .
Kind regards
Martyn
Wow that tope fishing sounds awesome! Generally Chris and I happy to catch anywhere locally or on the south Dorset coast. Variety is the spice of life!!! Cheers Ian
Great session Ian and Chris. Lovely fish. Always a good watch. Tight lines to all.
Thanks Andy it was an easy video to edit this time fortunately. Plenty of subject matter ie.fish!!😂 not always the case! Cheers ian
Fair play really amazing video again . Keep them coming
Ah thanks Adrian for watching again and taking the time to comment! It was a great evening considering all the holidaymakers on the beach!! Cheers Ian
A nice days fishing Ian and Chris keep them videos comming. 👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣
Hi again Glen I’m trying my best but Mrs C keeps insisting I spend time with her occasionally....what’s that all about???? 😂😂😂 cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing when she reads your reply maybe you will find out!!! LOL 👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣
Excellent session again Ian 👍 and some lovely sole for chris 👍👍🎣👏
Yes he had the magic touch didn’t he! Pure luck of course!!😉😂😂😂 cheers Ian
Hi, good to see the videos coming out at regular intervals again. It was a nice little session you guys had out there, fine weather and some good fish. Looking forward to your next session on film.
Hi Mark yes lovely 3 hours and only ten minutes from home too! We were lucky to catch it just right....Chris went out next evening and blanked!! Take care mate....Ian
what a session !, i smoked some artic char today and they are lovely but then watched this and remembered how nice sole is and now i just want them now ! sadly not avaliable here . great stuff ,look forward to your next one
Ah smoked char!!! Assuming it tastes a bit like trout??? Well I didn’t get a look in with the sole unfortunately....Chris kept them for himself!!!😂😂😂 cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing its better than trout but trout like and we get a very small window to catch them but worth the effort . we never had much luck with sole during the day ,mainly dusk an dawn i was quite suprised to see them caught on a bright day !
Yes extremely surprised to catch in bright sun!!!
Great video, some lovely bass and like the sole, we don't get sole up my way it's a pity because the look like lovely fish.
Hi Michael yes they are tasty too but Chris kept those for himself!!! They don’t fight well but are very wiry when you handle them! Cheers again..Ian
Fantastic pair of soles,size twelves by the looks of them.
Ha ha!! 😂 yes Chris did really well there! Identical tactics but only bass for me....very strange!! Cheers Ian
Chris was on fire with the Sole, I haven’t had any luck with them myself so far this year.
That is definitely a beach I’d like to try sometime.
Hi again Mark yes he couldn’t fail! We have never had three in a tide before! He fished it alone the next evening and blanked so I guess we were lucky!! Easy beach to fish but limited to last 3 hours of the flood and maybe an hour down. Take care mate cheers Ian
Ian Clark I fished Minehead recently and had my first ever summer codling. We don’t see those near me until October time.
Amazing never caught a cod here after May or before September!!!
Nice catch guys... sorry you couldn't fish ur usual spot... it was me that uncovered the ww2 time fues... think I spoke to u both on ur way down to the tide.
Ha well we owe you a big thank you!!!!! If we had fished the usual spot we probably wouldn’t have caught all those beautiful fish.... so CHEERS!!!!! Ian
Well done gents, cracking session 👍🎣
Hi again Frosty it was a good one! Wish they were all like that!!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian
Great session mate and thanks for uploading!
It’s a pleasure!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! Makes the effort worthwhile!! Cheers ian
great video mate i had my pb sole the other day but i was across the bridge tight lines
Well done Phil they are so worth catching and delicious too!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing no worries you have good content
i just uploaded the catch and cook off it and wow it was so good
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Some nice angling again boys rewarded with some nice fish.
Cheers mate lucky we got a tide when the fish were obliging! Doesn’t always happen!! Ian
Brett video some nice fish there strange how you caught the bass and he Court the soul I've been trying for two weeks to catch sold down the river no luck plenty of flounders and Eels Tight Lines lads
Thanks mate yes it was strange.....must be a subtle difference in bait presentation I guess! We thought we were fishing identical tactics. Cheers Ian
Great fishing Ian some good bass, would love to catch a sole but for some reason they are seldom caught
from the beaches over here, but are caught in nets in the bays not far off shore, best way to avoid wet feet
is to wind the fish in not your self out 🎣. Thankyou
Ha ha! Good advice! There have been quite a few sole around here recently. Even smoothound are being caught on Brean Beach which is virtually unheard of! Glad you enjoyed the video cheers ian
Great video Ian, a cracking session for both you and Chris. Well done lads 👏👏👍👍. All the best mate and tight lines Charlie 🎣🎣
Hi again Charlie nice to hear from you! We were lucky I think that the fish were there as Chris fished again the next night and blanked! That’s fishing!!! Cheers Ian
Great session there Ian, good to see a few fish. I've been fishing the Welsh side of late but not too much luck...trying again tomorrow evening . Cheers, Gareth
Hi again Gareth we were lucky to get it just right....Chris went out next evening and blanked. Fish there one tide not the next!!! That’s fishing.....frustrating and unpredictable! Cheers Ian
Great fishing
Cheers Ben glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for taking the time to comment! Ian
Lovely sole. Still hoping to run into one at WSM. Lots of this froth about at the moment.
Yes Chris had the tactics right for the sole but we were fishing very similar methods.... we were baffled by why he had sole and I had bass! Think maybe WSM beach even shallower than Brean ? Thanks again for watching cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing Interested by the idea of pulley pennels with size 4s on. I tend to use hooks like that single on multi-hook paternosters and save the pulley pennels for the big chunky stuff. Might give it a go. Cheers.
It protects the bait really well plus gives distance when necessary!! 👍👍👍
good session mate...ill have to meet you down there sometime..all the best...steve
Hi Steve definitely yes mate hope you keeping ok and Keith not working you too hard! 😂 cheers Ian
Those sole! Nice one chaps!
Hi Will yeah what a pair of beautiful fish! Chris was a lucky boy!! In bright sunshine too...amazing! Cheers Ian
just got back from a once in a life time trip to the scottish highlands in search of a giant skate , so was a bit late in commenting on vid , well great as always ,but NOT LONG ENOUGH , lol did i get what i was after on the trip ,well you will have to ask ,ATB
Hi Troy were you up around Ullapool way??? I used to go on holiday there when I lived in Newcastle as a young boy. Well did you catch your giant skate???? Wish I could give it a go but I have no sea legs!!🤢🤢🤢 cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing yes i did ,it was estimated by measurement to be 113lb i caught it of the shore on Lochaline in the scotish highlands ,2 other fish were also caught by the 2 friends i went with ,170lb and 206lb great place to fish for them ,do some home work and get up there ,shout me for any help ATB
Wow off the shore that’s fantastic well done!! I will definitely look into that!! That’s the fish of a lifetime congratulations!!👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣
Hi Ian. Great videos . Bit of advice needed. How far east should we walk if we park at Abbotsbury in chesil to target Cod in coming months
Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Actually when the cod arrive hopefully in early September then just past the Dragons Teeth is fine as long as there is some colour in the sea during or after a blow. We do walk for about an hour sometimes for the summer fish but not as necessary for cod! Cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing thanks
Hi Ian
going to try for a sole off berrow.
will I need grippers or will I get away with 4oz watch leads. fishing 2 french booms with lug.
thanks for the videos.
bob
Hi Bob lovely to hear from you! Berrow fishing well for bass and sole at the moment. Currently I’m in hospital but Chris went Friday evening had two 3lb bass and a 1.5lb sole on lug. As long as wind not too strong along the beach we use leads with no grips so in current weather I think your watch leads will be fine. A little bit of movement is a good thing if it does drift. Good luck tight lines cheers ian
Hi Ian
Many thanks for the prompt reply.
Sorry to hear you are in hospital...Not very nice places to be. I wish you a speedy recovery.
I have the usual beachcasters but will take a couple of 3-4 Oz bass rods for Berrow. Like to fish light if I can.
Get well soon
Bob
Great video mate always look forward to them hope you are all well and safe keep it up. I am looking to get a multi reel never used ine as a beginner have you got a video as gor some advice
Cheers
Hi Liam glad you are enjoying the videos! Multiplier reels can be tricky at first but once you get the hang of them you won’t regret it. The new Penn reels are lovely and easy to use I would suggest talking to your local tackle shop rather than buy online. I haven’t done any videos about them as my posts are less instructional and more just showing the enjoyment of a days fishing. I’m sure a look at RUclips will show plenty of videos on the topic. Cheers Ian
Fantastic Dover Sole and very expensive fish to buy.
Can you tell my why you both keep the rods at a low angle to the beach?
I can see it would be good for slack line indicating but not sure for gentle Sole bites.
I suppose mostly to stop neck ache!!😂 plus generally we are fishing fairly long range as tide comes in quickly and we letting line out....therefore small sole type bites difficult to see regardless of conditions...we are looking for slack line, a big pull down or a drift downtide to the right. On Chesil or steep beach we fish high rods to keep line out of the breaking waves but doesn’t work on brean.
Hi well done lads bass and sole yer man
Hi Danny yes always nice to catch those two!!! Chris did very well two lovely fish!! Jammy bugger! 😂 cheers Ian
thats a good days fishing, wish it was like that here
Hi Steve where is here? Isn’t always that good believe me! We just got lucky that day....Chris fished next night and blanked!!😂 cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing Gosport, fishing was very good a few years ago( 8 years) but has rapidly declined, I've never blanked so much in my life this year, it seems to be a common thing now.
Ah not even smoothound then? Maybe a trip to Chesil is called for!!!! Cheers Ian
Great session, I fished lower light on Saturday for sole but ended up catching a smoothhound about 7 or 8lb :)
Hi Paul really wow!! Never heard of a hound from there before!! Well done! Brean Down and Sand Point yes but not there!! Bet it gave you a runaround!!! Love smoothound!! Cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing they have come out up as far as portishead this year, might be something to do with lack of rain so not much fresh water in the estuary
I live above this beach😂😂. Fishing is scrappy here but every now and then it fishes good.
Yes believe me I know! Fished it a lot recently but mainly thornback and flounder with only a couple of cod! But one day soon it will definitely produce the goods!! I hope! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian
What does it fish like in a nne wind might give it a go tomorrow morning
Hi nice to hear from you! Should be ok for the sole plus chance of a bass too. We have had both in the last two weeks all on lug! Good luck cheers ian
Very nice session were
The bass and sole both
Caught on the same bait
Hi Col yes exactly the same ...lug dug off beach just prior to fishing....about 8 per cast. Strange I should get the bass and Chris the sole as rigs were identical??? Cheers Ian
Great vid as allways.I think Chris stole the show Ha Ha...
Yes he did this time!!!! Every dog has its day!!! 😂😂😂 cheers ian
You were very unlucky catching those school Bass while your mate caught the Sole ,I bet that hurt.
Ouch maybe a little but we are always genuinely pleased for each other when they catch good fish!!! The surprising thing if my memory serves me right was that we each fished identical rigs ....bizarre! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian
Love your Brean videos, i'm hoping to get a session down there next week, whats the fishing like at the down end of the beach?
Hi Ed thanks for taking the time to comment! Yes fishing ok was out late last night one bass 3lb and a thorn back. Big tides next week not always the easiest to fish but should be ok as long as no big wind...avoid if strong Southern wind. Good luck I would just use lug dug from the beach!! Cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing sadly i'm a typical holiday sea angler, i only get to fish 3 or 4 times a year
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Great video again lan & Chris, just goes to show there's good fishig along the channel at Brean do you find the higher tides are more productive ?
Hi Adrian yes there is great fishing locally when you hit it right! Chris went next evening and blanked!!?? We prefer tides between 10.5 and 11.5m ideally ...the big tides are ok providing not a big lateral wind...then it gets tricky!! Would fish over 12m rather than under 10m cheers Ian
Ian Clark thanks for replying Ian ,I’ve learned lots of valuable tips watching your videos especially as lm new to beach fishing , lve bought a couple of old multipliers and lm learning to cast them (Swedish Abu Ambassador 7000’s)l see your reels don’t have line guides, should l take them off to get a better cast ?
You probably saw one of the reels I use on Brean is an ABU 7000. They are useful on Brean because of large line capacity if you want to fish at long range but they can be a bit prone to overruns. I use Penn Mag 525 reels on Chesil for distance and they rarely birds nest. None have level winds as have found that if sand gets in mechanism they will jam. You just guide line back on evenly with your thumb. Cheers Ian
Ian Clark That’s great thanks mate l might see you down there one day, l own a caravan near the Down 👌
hi what lb line do you lads use here
Hi Helen thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I use 14lb as we casting onto sand/mud.. Chris prefers 20lb but it’s not really necessary. The lighter line means more on the reel and enables you to walk a long way back with a big bait if you want to leave it out over an hour which at certain times can be very effective. Cheers Ian
Thanks for uploading the video Ian, Great little session Bass 3lb ish??. Kind regards Mike. Norfolk
Last bass a good 3lb the others smaller but all good fun! And what about those sole! Chris a lucky boy! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for taking the time to comment! Cheers Ian
great vid guys why do you have your rods so low your line is almost touching the sand
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment...no real advantage here having a high rod as beach so shallow. On Chesil we have rods high to keep out of waves but not possible here. We looking for slack line mainly or big pull down or drift downtide which are relatively easy to spot. Plus we don’t get neck ache!!! Cheers Ian
Are the sole around in April? Or is there a season to get them?
Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! The sole are really a summer and autumn fish from June to September though the odd ones appear at other times. Use small hooks size 4 or 6 with lug or rag! Good luck if you give it a try later this year....pick a calm day! Cheers Ian
Lovely session, well done. Strange that you caught all the bass and Chris all the sole. I assume you used the same bait and setup?
Tight lines
Wasn’t that strange? Same bait same size 4 hook Chris uses shorter snoods by about 6 inches and that’s all the difference. One of the weird things we will never know the answer to I guess! Cheers Ian
Great session! Lovely video!
Was Chris using pulley rigs like yourself or flappers/single clip down traces?
No both using pulley pennel rigs size 4 fine wire Aberdeen’s!! Loaded with about 8 blow lug
Where would you dig worms in that area nice vid
Hi Graham thanks for watching! You can dig all along Brean Beach for lug they are very plentiful! Obviously the lug beds are covered at high tide but we dig for an hour before fishing ie. 4 hours before high tide. Cheers Ian
Thanks where’s the best place to park to get to the venue you was fishing
You can park on beach but you have to pay and it closes at 6 pm. We park opposite Brean Village Hall on the grass verge and walk onto beach via cut through right of the hall....it’s a two minute walk!
nice video wat is the rig name using mate
Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! We just used a standard pulley rig with size 4 or 6 hooks I think with blow lug dug from beach before we fished! Let’s hope we get weather like that again soon!!! Cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing thanks mate cheers
Great session the question is, had you been able to fish your normal mark, would you have caught as many fish? Where will you fish next time????Decisions decisions 🤣👍
Ah Mike that’s a conundrum for next time isn’t it! I’m a great believer in fate !😉 think I will toss a coin! Cheers Ian
What bait did you use
Hi we used lug dug from beach before we fished...easy!!! Cheers Ian
Cracking.
👍👍👍👍cheers matey!!!
Do the thornback stay all year Ian? What would you say is the most productive time of year to catch them?
Hi Will thornback usually absent in summer but from september to March there are lots....we don't target them but they still take our lug baits...cheers Ian
Great video mate! cracking dover sole too, I've just started trying to make a fishing youtube account, any advice would be appreciated :)
Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! With regards a fishing RUclips channel I think it’s important to be yourself and get a balance between talking and action. You need to decide if you are going to use a GoPro or something different. If you can get a USP that would be great! Be prepared for it to take a while to get a following.....do it for fun and not for financial gain and you will be fine!!!! Cheers Ian
@@ianclarkfishing Cheers mate, appreciate that! Keep up the good work :)
Never saw those go back lol
Ha ha no they didn’t....and I didn’t get any either!!!!☹️
I guess you can say "He's a Sole Man!"
Ouch!!! 😂 Chris was very pleased with his catch....don’t think we have every had 3 sole in a tide there in over 30 years!! Cheers Ian
Gully Foyle that's bad 🤣🤣
Really really bad😂
its a wonder anything could live in that water
I know it looks shallow and devoid of fish but it’s very productive on its day....The suspended sediment gives the sea colour all year round and therefore fish come close to shore even in daylight!! Lots of shrimp in the sand...,. Cheers Ian
Really enjoy watching your videos....but you need to sort out microphone 🎤
Well unfortunately I’m only using a GoPro and occasionally an iPhone. When you are trying to fish too it’s not easy! Hope it didn’t spoil your enjoyment too much! Cheers Ian
Ian Clark no of course not just turned up the volume...