Newgale

[kennosen]

Hey lads.. pretty definite that I'll be spending a few days at Newgale next week with the missus. Anyone fished there? providing the weather is ok ish I'm contemplating taking the yak and catch me some supper.

 

cheers in advance

[Martin Hurst]

great to see your still here!! Sure GB will be along soon with some advice on the area. Whenever i've past Newgale theres always been a big surf but plenty of marks nearby

[lazy hooker]

have never fished that far along but surfed it plenty of times. the swell can pick up loads on an incomming tide....just something to bear in mind, but the shop behind the beach will does surf forecasts so may be worth checking with them.

 

you also have solva just up the road which is really sheltered where you can launch and retrieve by the pub......

 

 

john

[richardlawrence]

Hi,

 

As stated Newgale can pick up a bit of surf. There is also a large shingle bank to traverse.

 

Other good launch spots include:-

 

Solva - Park by the pub in the village and float down the stream. Return on high water right to your car.

Porthclais near St Davids.

Broad Haven, Little Haven - beach launch with less surf than Newgale.

Nolton Haven - Similar surf to Newgale but easier launch since no shingle bank.

 

Hopefully that will get you going for starters. There are other launch spots but you'll have to get a map out and find them

 

Rich.

[codshead]

Lucky so and so, I've had Bass to 9lb there, in December, great place . Surfers love it.

[kennosen]

Thanks lads

[s2vto]

My mate went surfing there Sunday, there were lots of big waves!

 

I have been there lots of times but never fished there.

[kennosen]

Yeah, thats going to be an issue for sure. Though I'm going to fish 'light' with no clutter, so just one rod and a few lures, no finder(against my religion) or bait box. If the surf is big enough to scare me than I can can always swim out with the yak and then get on behind the waves, does that make sense? at least I know what I want to do, just not sure I've explained it adequately..

[richardlawrence]

On lures you'll get plenty of mackeral and possibly a bass if you're lucky. There is some rough ground to the south end of the beach. There should be enough to keep you going until breakfast

[kennosen]

Marvellous, a nice fat bass would go down very nicely, and as the missus wont eat fish all the more for me. You say there is rough ground to the south end of the beach? do you mention that with respect to launching?