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October 2004
Saturday 30th October - Shore Fishing Update
HOPES NOSE
By Simon Day
Fished hopes nose from 6am to 4pm today using rag, squid and sand eels. Total count was 2 dozen dog fish and a dozen whiting. No dabs were caught from what I saw today.
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Friday 29th October - Shore Fishing Update
BABBACOMBE PIER - FEATHERING ON PIERS IN THE BAY
By Simon Day
A while ago I had an email from someone new to fishing saying that he had been told he couldn't feather on Babbacombe pier. I have also heard the same thing mentioned about Princess pier. I know of two grumpy old men on Babbacombe pier who will try just about anything to get people off their fishing spots and saying you can't feather is the latest (They even say there was a sign there saying so). I can confirm today it simply isn't true. I went and saw the harbour master today and had a long chat with him about it. As long as you respect the boats coming and going and you don't fish inside piers they are happy to allow you to fish with whatever method you like to use. That's another rumor quashed.
QUAY STORES - WEB SITE DOWN FOR NOW
In any case any of you had bought, or are trying to buy any products from Quay stores they had to pull the site down because they had problems with it. They are hoping to get it up and running again soon but this might take a few weeks. You can still phone them for orders if you wanted to.
Can I also take a moment to say a big thank you for all the help and advice you give me and especially the all the stuff we talked about today, It really does mean a lot to me! Thanks to the both of you and I hope you have a good weekend!
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Thursday 28th October - Shore Fishing Update
BABBACOMBE PIER
By Mark Stockman
Myself and one other fished from 6:30pm to nearly midnight at babbacombe pier (Tuesday) and were pulling Pollack, Doggies and the occasional damn Garfish in throughout the time there.
TIDE TIMES
Tide times today are 6.20pm high. The low is tomorrow morning at 12.15am
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Wednesday 27th October - Shore Fishing Update
By Simon Day
ODDICOMBE BEACH
With a high tide yesterday of 6pm It was only between 7.30pm and 9pm that the bites really started happening. Very few fish were landed (mainly dog fish)
TIDE TIMES
Tide times today are 6.20pm high and 23.40pm low.
ODDICOMBE BEACH - GUIDE UPDATED
I've added more details for the Oddicombe beach fishing guide page.
HOPES NOSE - GUIDE UPDATED
I've added more details for the Hopes Nose fishing guide page.
CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS - UPDATED
I've added more Christmas gift ideas for your fishing partner this Christmas.
PHOTOS OF SPECIES
Added a photo of a dab to the collection thanks to Jonathan Grimes. Thank you Jonathan!
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Tuesday 26th October - Shore Fishing Update
HOPES NOSE
By Jonathan Grimes
Hopes Nose on Tuesday 26th October. I fished from about 9.45 till 1.15 and had a bit of a mixed bag.The usual doggies showed, of which I had 5 but all were a good size. To add to the usual doggies I also had a small Gurnard of about 1LB.3oz, Mackerel (on the bottom to worm bait???) and 3 Dabs. The best of the Dabs was 1LB.1oz which is not bad for a Dab. I haven't been down to the Nose for a while but its good to see that the Dabs are still there.
BABBACOMBE PIER
By Simon Baker
Went to Babbacombe Pier on Sunday, arrived at 8:30am and left around 2:30. I had about 15-20 mackerel on float(a few well over a pound) and 6 dogfish on the bottom. two guys stood next to me had at least 5 mackerel and 10-12 doggies between them, they also caught 3 whiting, one was around the 1lb mark, good days fishing and nice and calm since its sheltered from strong southwest gales all week.
WEB SITE UPDATES
By Simon Day
PHOTOS SENT TO US - NEW PHOTO
I've added a new photo to the photo gallery today. A friend of mine called Kev caught a couple of nice Bass yesterday in Teignmouth.
EQUIP. REVIEWS - UPDATED
I've updated the Abu Xodus beach caster review after a problem with one of the two I bought.
TIDE TIMES - FOR TODAY
Tide times today are 5pm high and 11pm low.
There is some really nasty weather heading our way from tonight so I doubt there will be much to report until it passes. Be very careful if you're going fishing over the next few days as it's going to be really rough.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Monday 25th October - Web Site Update
By Simon Day
TIDE TIMES
The tide times for this coming weekend have been updated. Tide times today are 4.30pm high and 10.15pm low.
I haven't received any reports over the weekend but with the weather we've had I wasn't surprised. I know a few people going out tonight due to the wind dying out for a short time so I'll post the results tomorrow.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Friday 22nd October - Shore Fishing update
By Simon Day
BERRY HEAD
I've seen reports of cod up to 5lb being caught from Berry Head. Unconfirmed at this time.
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Thursday 21st October - Shore Fishing update
By Simon Day
ODDICOMBE BEACH
I went fishing there Tuesday evening between 6pm and 11pm and blanked. There were three other people fishing along the beach and they also blanked. Apart from 3 bites there was no activity there at all.
BABBACOMBE PIER
I heard the same reports for Babbacombe the previous evening.
PRINCESS PIER
A few whiting and dog fish have been caught in the evenings and little being caught during the day.
TIDE TIMES
Tide times today are 11.15pm high and 5.20pm low.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Monday 18th October - Web Site update
By Simon Day
TIDE TIMES
The tide times for this coming weekend have been updated. Tide times today are 9pm high and 2.20pm low.
PHOTOS SENT TO US
This page has been updated to include Liam with a nice Bass caught last night when a group of us from the forum went fishing. We had a sole, bass, few whiting and a mackerel so it was a good night.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Saturday 16th October - Shore fishing update
By Simon
ODDICOMBE BEACH
I went fishing down Oddicombe beach Yesterday evening (Friday) and I couldn't believe how many people were there. Seven others and me. I don't think I've ever seen Oddicombe that busy before. If you were down there last night between 6pm and 9pm a big hello from me. I ended up with a couple of dogfish and a whiting. The group to my left had half a dozen dogfish and a couple of whiting and the group to the right one dogfish.
With the high tide coinciding with dusk fishing tonight and tomorrow night should be very good. Good luck if you're fishing on the breakwater tonight for the conger competition. Wish I could be there!
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Friday 15th October - Web Site Update
By Simon
WINTER FISHING - safety & gift ideas
With winter fast approaching fishing from the shore becomes more risky. On this page I have some ideas on safety equipment that you probably wouldn't think of but could help keep you safe. They would also make great Christmas presents and the total cost of all the bits comes to under £20 so they won't break your bank either!
GENERAL REPORTS
Reports are that's it quiet all over the bay at the moment. Hopes Nose is probably the best place to try at the moment as quite a few Whiting and Pouting are being caught there. Babbacombe pier is also a good place to try. Reports for Torre Abbey, Holicombe and Berry Head are that there is little out there at the moment.
BRIXHAM BREAKWATER
There is a Conger Competition there Saturday between 4pm and 11pm with prizes of £1,500 up for grabs. I didn't have a pen and paper with me to get more details. If you know who to contact please let me know.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Thursday 14th October - Shore Fishing Update
By Simon
PLACES TO STAY ON YOUR FISHING HOLIDAYS
I've added a Places to stay page for fisherman friendly accommodation in Torbay.
BRIXHAM BREAKWATER
A friend got given a load of peeler crab so he headed down to the breakwater yesterday to see what was about and he also pretty much blanked the whole evening.
Tides today are 6.30pm high tide and 11.53am low tide.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Tuesday 12th October - Shore Fishing Update
By Simon
ELBERRY COVE
Not much happening during the day but after dark things started to pick up. Bullhuss, Wrasse and whiting all started making appearances.
Tides today are 5pm high tide and 11pm low tide.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Monday 11th October - Web Site Update
By Simon
TIDE TIMES
The tide times for this coming weekend have been added to the tide times page. Tide times for Monday are 4.30pm for high tide and 22.17pm for low tide. For Tuesday we have 5pm high tide and 11pm low tide.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Sunday 10th October - Shore Fishing Update
By Simon
PRINCESS PIER
I was planning to meet a friend new to fishing at Oddicombe but it was still rough so we thought we might as well try Princess pier to see if anything was about. We didn't expect anything with the weather we are having so we weren't disappointed when we didn't even get a bite. No-one along the pier, the harbour or the half moon caught anything. This storm looks like it's going to start clearing Tuesday so that should be a good time to fish.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Saturday 9th October - Shore Fishing Update
By Simon
The winter storms are finally here!
Should be good fishing after this one. I tried fishing at Oddicombe this afternoon and to practice with my new reel but the sea was way to rough. Ended up in the pub by Babbacombe pier for a pint instead :)
Results from the Torbay Sea Angling Festival
I came across this web site today listing all the results for the 2004 Torbay Borough sea angling festival.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Friday 8th October - Shore Fishing Update
By Simon
MEADFOOT BEACH
I went down to Meadfoot beach yesterday evening and setup at the end of the beach next to Thunder Hole (opposite the beach huts). 2 people from the fishing forum also came down but they fished Thunder Hole. All of us had a lot of bites and a number of fish. Between us we had almost 20 pouting, a Pollock, a Ballen Wrasse and 4 dogfish including a personal best for me.
IDENTIFYING FISH
Yesterday I added a gallery with photos of species you can catch in this area. It is not complete because I don't have all the photos needed. If anyone can help with the ones missing I would appreciate it. This section will grow as I update it but it's off to a good start.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Thursday 7th October - Shore Fishing Update
By Simon Day (simonday.com)
PRINCESS PIER
I've had reports from Quay Stores of Bass up to 10lb still being caught in and around the harbour. There are also quite a number of mullet around. Mackerel are about but not in numbers. Garfish are still quite active.
PENNEL RIG GUIDE UPDATED
I've had a few emails asking how to attach the smaller hook so I've added a photo and description to the page.
TIDE TIMES
Tide times for today are 11.15pm for high tide and 5.30pm for low tide.
PHOTO GALLERY UPDATED
The Photos sent to us gallery has been updated.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Wednesday 7th October - Shore Fishing Update
By Simon Day (simonday.com)
ODDICOMBE BEACH
Went down to Oddicombe Beach last night and although I had a few small bites nothing was caught. Another person spinning in of the corners of the beach also failed to catch anything.
TIDE TIMES
Tide times for today are 10.40pm for high tide and 3.48pm for low tide.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Monday 4th October - Shore Fishing Update
By Simon Day (simonday.com)
ODDICOMBE BEACH
I went down to see some friends fishing down there tonight and it was pretty quiet apart from the occasional bite. They had caught a wrasse and small pollock just before I arrived.
TIDE TIMES
I've updated the tide times page to include this coming weekends tide times. Tide times for Tuesday are 9am, 9.15pm for high tide and 2.40am, 3pm for low tide.
Please email or phone me if you have any news about catches in Torbay & Devon!
Saturday 2nd October - Shore Fishing Update
By Simon Day (simonday.com)
The Devon Meet Results
I would like to thank everyone who turned up for the Devon meet today. I'm sure you all enjoyed it as much as I did. A lot was learnt and many laughs were had. The results for the Brixham Breakwater meet were lots of Garfish, Ballen Wrasse, Pollock, Pouting, Mackerel as well as Weever fish and a very nice rockling. One of the Mackerel was even caught on the bottom! Photo gallery of the day here. The next meet won't be until early 2005 so I'll keep you posted.
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