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Put some lures in a back pack, tied rod to my bike and off I cycled to the river Afan where we blanked on bait tactics, but saw bass under the surface in the week. The full moon had raised the tide mark much higher than it had on Tuesday meaning most of the swims I fancied were not available. Those that were had a dredger, UKD SEALION, at. work in and out of the estuary. I didn't think any bass would relish 224 tonnes of dredger ploughing overhead so cycled inland. I lost 3 lures to snags before giving up and cycling the two miles back past home and off to the wider river Neath. Still at high tide, and with just 30 minutes of my allotted time remaining, I chucked out different types of lure from the bank without losing a single one, albeit I had to pull free of bladderwrack quite regularly. Packed up, I stopped my bike my a guy walking along the bank path with rods and a smile. Turned out he'd had five bass, mainly at dark/first light, and gave me some good tips. With a hight tide due this Tuesday evening an hour into dark, I plan to make a return and, hopefully, break my three-sea-session blank. -
29.8.23 - Bass fishing on the River Afan
Bayleaf the Gardener posted a blog entry in The Newbury & Port Talbot Blanker
My new neighbour and I took some mackerel and frozen squid and mussels to pin to the bottom of the tidal stretch of the river for my first visit. While we watched our motionless rods a passerby looked at us incredulously and said that crab was the bait to use, but that lures would be better as it was 'teeming with bass' on this stretch. Could have fooled us. But as the full moon high tide retreated we did start to see bass on the surface. A lure angler came through and though he did not catch, the number of fish we saw has given me hope for a return with the lure rod soon. That's the second sea-fishing blank out of three goes for me...but watch this space! -
Hello all, I am new on this forum although not new too the coarse angling scene, although I have been away a while chasing the saltwater species around the beautiful coasts of South Wales! However I am now looking to recapture the magic, how I learned to love this sport, trotting a little stick down a secluded small river or stream for Gudgeon, Dace, maybe even a bonus Chub, Brownie or Grayling! Is there anyone on here from the Swansea/Neath/Port Talbot area with any idea's of little streams that I may chase my quarry in, I would, of course obtain all the correct permissions to fish any of those venues. Many Thanks.
