Saturday morning

[BigMac]

First time out since the beginning of the year and the 3 of us (Rupe, Arran and myself) had broad grins on our faces as we headed down the harbour at 7.30. The run has changed dramatically and you now turn south just after the fish stall. The fish finder showed a good depth of water and we were quickly on the plane heading for the ledge.

 

We had choice of spots and it didn't take too long to get the hook down. The wind had as much west as north in it causing a fair chop that had us pitching a fair bit but it was managable. We all baited a rod each and got 'em over the side. The wind was keeping us,at times,45 degrees to the anchor and we decided against the use of the Berley Bomber.

 

My bait had only been in the water for 15 minutes when I felt the tell tale rattle of a bream, a quick flick of the tip and my barbel rod hoops over to the unmistakable fight of a bream. It takes a few seconds to get it away from the reef and a further couple of minutes to get it so that Rupe can slide the net under our first bream of the year On the scales she goes 2lb 12oz. What a great start!!!

 

20 minutes later and Rupes rod takes on itsfamaliar bend and a great scrap see's another in the net. 2lb 15 oz and this time a male. A wonderful start...... and unfortunately the end of todays breaming. Slack water was horrible,the tide began to ebb and we still sat swinging on the rope, the wind picked up in speed and despite Arran pulling up a succession of lesser species we decided to call it a day at 1 o'clock and headed for home, having not had another bream bite

 

All in all a great morning with the first couple of bream of the season boated.

 

Al

 

[mw]

Nice to here the bream are in .

have they dredge the run then ?

last time i was down at low water there was a sand bank there and a man fishing about 100 yards out sat on his push bike

mark w

[alun j.]

Mark.

 

The channel in the Run moves about every year as the weather and tides push the sand and gravel about..... the buoys get laid where there's most water.

 

Having pushed right down to Avon Beach last year, it's now cut back through the Bar opposite the Quay making a much shorter passage out....

 

......but beware at the end of the buoyed section.......it shallows up on the sand if the tide is getting down to LW. If you see 'waves' standing up here, go EAST at the yellow buoy at the end, then SE to go over the Bar in the deepest water.

 

Alun.

[mw]

Thanks for the info alan

I will have to go down and have a look ime at rockley but like to have information

just in case i need to make a quick exit from the ledge at any time .

I had a boat up the river years ago but like you said it changes from year to year.

mark w

[jack]

Hi madw...

Quote,,last time i was down at low water there was a sand bank there and a man fishing about 100 yards out sat on his push bike.

 

Was the man on the bike 100yds out.? or was he on shore and his bait 100 yds out.?..I need to know because I have got a good bike with wide tyres,but I have never tried that. jack

 

[Overrun]

Hi all, this might help, taken back in February on or near low water:

 

 

Spent Thursday off Kimmeridge searching for Bream, should have stayed here .

[Paul D]

The little island of shingle in the middle of the picture is even higher now I think and what looks like the channel to the right of that bank iof shingle in the picture is much narrower, so no steaming through there now.

 

The channel out is actually to the rear of the shingle bank in your picture ( ie between the beach huts and the bank of shingle. )

 

 

[Ferret]

to whom it may concern,

i went to kimmeridge on friday & caught bream over a dozen all over 2lb biggest approx 4lb

bill

[Overrun]

to whom it may concern,

i went to kimmeridge on friday & caught bream over a dozen all over 2lb biggest approx 4lb

bill

Thanks for that Bill, will be back out there at the earliest opportunity.

rgds James