Hoylake 21/07/2024

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AllAboutTheBass
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Hoylake 21/07/2024

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8.4m high tide: 12-15mph steady westerly and a nice looking sea 2.5 hours into the flood and my first cast.

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I’d hoped to have been fishing by 8.30 but leaving the house late and needing to pump a few of these it was 9.30 by the time I got a bait in the water.

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The action was slow/non existent but I was kept busy keeping my wits about me as I knew before I set out I’d be standing in 12” of water by high tide.

The view back to Red Rocks.

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High tide came and went without event. I had to fish it down to give my return route chance to reveal itself again.

I made what was intended to be my last cast at 1.40 with a plan to call time at 2. Bang on 2pm my rod tip burst into action for the first time in 4.5 hours giving me this little silver to save the blank.

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It would have been rude not to have had another cast, so I did. I needn’t have bothered though. I packed up 15 mins later and headed back to the car.

It was tough going again today and with the conditions I might have hoped for more. I got chatting to another angler during my session and he said there had been someone trawling quite close in and that someone has been netting down there too. I’m sure that’s not helping the fish stocks. Hope they have the appropriate licences.

Simon


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Re: Hoylake 21/07/2024

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Good effort Simon :clap: Some great quality lug on that beach. :thumbsup:
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Re: Hoylake 21/07/2024

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Morning Simon
Hoyle bank Yes fish this venue myself unfortunately it has a reputation of being a good Bass beach ? / you have had some good results.
If I look at my own results from my years of fishing it it's quite poor over all from the sessions I have put in / But then I fish it because it's the closest venue that resembles a classic Bass storm beach to me / And that's why I keep fishing it ? most time I just enjoy being out fishing it when it has a good surf running catch Bass then becomes 2 .
Their are other options around this area but again they come with their own restrictions like Tide/Conditions or Access/other water activity going on.
But do fish better if you are just interested in catching Bass and enjoying the sport they give . quite a few places have good shoals of small school Bass.

We are all different and want different things from sea fishing ? / But over my fishing life I have learnt to just fish local targeting species that arrive in good numbers and just fish for them certain months of the year / And then target other species that are not available local in any number from North Wales at other times of the year . This has served me well and I have enjoyed my own type of sea fish and still enjoying it now .

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Re: Hoylake 21/07/2024

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Perseverance paid off in the end Simon :thumbsup: , hearing of or seeing nets out is pretty disheartening while fishing , only fished hoyle a couple of times, wouldn't a north/north westerlie be better there to throw some surf up :think:
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Re: Hoylake 21/07/2024

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Herts for the report Simon.
The Bass fishing all over the north wales coast beaches has been fairly quiet also, not sure we’ve had the wind in the right direction for any length of time??
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Re: Hoylake 21/07/2024

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Seasicksteve wrote:Perseverance paid off in the end Simon :thumbsup: , hearing of or seeing nets out is pretty disheartening while fishing , only fished hoyle a couple of times, wouldn't a north/north westerlie be better there to throw some surf up :think:
Hi Steve. The venue faces to the west so I’m happy with anything with a westerly in it. There was good surf but an absence of many fish on Sunday :lol:

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Re: Hoylake 21/07/2024

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Dyl wrote:Herts for the report Simon.
The Bass fishing all over the north wales coast beaches has been fairly quiet also, not sure we’ve had the wind in the right direction for any length of time??
Hopefully it will all kick of soon :dance:
Thanks Dyl. Handy to get some intel on the north Wales coast beaches. I like fishing those beaches but like you say - I need the wind direction to play ball to warrant the extra fuel costs

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Re: Hoylake 21/07/2024

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AllAboutTheBass wrote:
Seasicksteve wrote:Perseverance paid off in the end Simon :thumbsup: , hearing of or seeing nets out is pretty disheartening while fishing , only fished hoyle a couple of times, wouldn't a north/north westerlie be better there to throw some surf up :think:
Hi Steve. The venue faces to the west so I’m happy with anything with a westerly in it. There was good surf but an absence of many fish on Sunday :lol:

Simon
Hi Simon ,

Apologies I just looked on maps and red rocks area is west facing , I thought it was more hoyle bank end you were fishing . Just to add the bass don't seem to be present when there are tope pups coming out , maybe mum is in the area too :D
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