Report:Fished under britania bridge on the concret platforms near treborth, i caught 3 doggys and lost another 3 fish, saw some bass chasing fry just inches away from the shore, lots of kelp around in the menai straits which can be verry snagy, but i find that a decent cast will cover these snags and still produce fish, i find the pulley rig amazing for fishing over snaggy terrain along with a 4 oz wire grip sinker. Report:3 hours down from two hours after high. Found a dead octopus washed up, almost two feet long. Never seen one in Menai before. enjoyed the weekend!!!!! and how to fish it the tide has a mind of its owne help needed, Report:went spining i could see a few fish swerling flat carm condishons just befor dark 4 half pound bass took my lure briliant fight. Great camper van spot and good spot for fishing (keep that under your hat! Report:NOT A BITE!!! Follow the brown “Promenade” signs. Sailors can pick up a swinging mouring for the night, row ashore and have a campfire on the beach, vivist a ocal pub we recommend The Garddfon, The Liverpool arms and The Gazelle Hotel. Report:Have just returned from a long weekend break at Moel y Don Menai straits. Report:decided after yesterdays great session, to go out for a couple more hours, near belmoris peir again and caught 7 herring and 3 whiting, james had about the same. 2 bites, 2 doggys. Next time in summer here, i'd go on the float or spinning. Then BooBoo was in again with another Bass of 2lb. Anglesey-Pwllanogl..Menai Straits. Such is the geography, sheltered good fishing is … Report:Fished mainland side, to the right of the road bridge, down by the old George Hotel (now Uni residences) -2 LW +2. I fished a 2 x hook flapper rig using Fresh Lug tipped with squid. Thoroughly enjoyable morning afloat on the Menai Straits on Saturday, despite the odd downpour! 70+ doggies and a mix of whiting and small codling. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Fly Fishing. Report:launched at menai bridge and fished the shallows opposite abc,not a tap!!! ended up with 12 dogs, a couple of huss and 4 coddling! You can both partake in Shore fishing and boat fishing on the straits an there are a number of locations such as Beaumaris pier,  Bryciencyn and Menai bridge. TOOK US AGES TO PULL IT UP BUT WE MANAGED IT WAS AN ANCHOR ROPE AND CHAIN .OFF SOMEONES SMALL BOAT. The project, Fish Map Môn, will log vulnerable and more robust areas for fishing around the island and the Menai Strait. By seasonal I mean in every season these are very good species to catch. In any case, if you do catch one then check out the nearest pile of seaweed for a suicide note. Like the previous bridge, it had to have 100 feet of clearance underneath to allow for the sails of tall ships, but it also had to be strong enough to hold rails and the weight of a train and several carriages. At low tide, there is only 18 inches of water in places, but its very difficult to walk across the sandbanks and people can get easily stranded. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Annual Reports; Chartering; Smoothhound Challenge; Fresh Water Articles. No whiting which is unusual for this time of year. Apparently it's excellent fishing from Rhosneigr beach all the way up the west coast of Anglesey to Cemlyn Bay. Tried everything (float, ledger, different baits, even lures). Report:went out in my inflatable on sunday with james and alex, to the straits after anything we could find, weather was perfect!! Posted on 22nd October 2018 by Gethyn Owen. As they tried to release the boat, it began to fill with water. Its is an ecological underwater rainforest and haven. Still think the Trawlers are killing our sport, and we cannot blame the French, as they only take approximately 3% of our Cod stocks. The rich marine life that these strong tides cater for and provide an abundant nutrient mass for support the ecosystem well. There would be two iron tubes, each 472 feet long, one for each of the train lines. By car head to north Wales A55 come off at Jct 9, Some more beautiful photos of The Menai Strait, Amazing Home for sale  on the shores of The Menai Strait. 9 posts • Page 1 of 1. Report:From 9-12 on the Ben Hee from Port Dinorwic. Report:Fished the rearranged boat match with Wirral Boat Angling Club{should of been at Trefor but too windy forecast} turned out a nice day except the last hour when the rain arrived plenty of fish caught but mostly undersize.The competition was won by the "KELLY HEADS" who also won the prize for best roundfish with a Bass just under 3lb NIRVANA was second and IN THE RED was third and also took the best flatfish prize with an excellent plaice of 3lb 6oz.Another rare catch on the day was a huge lobster well over 2 feet long but that did not count ! Our trips have been 5hr over high water and 7hr over low water, many a simple good days fishing and a few chasing species for anglers to tick off their tallies for the year. So switched to float with tip light lashed on. And after a short fight he landed a Bull Huss over 6lb. The bridge was officially opened on the 30thof January 1826. Originally it was believed a chain would be needed to support to bridge, similar to a suspension bridge, but after having experimented it was decided the bridge would be strong enough without. The Menai straits is probably the more certain destination to catch your prized fish. Third time here & nothing yet. Kept 20+, we also had a visted from the fish warden whom came aboard to check for undersize fishes lucky for us we knew the size's. The fishing around Puffin Island is also excellent with an abundance of Mackeral, and also fishing with live Sandeel will produce some top quality Bass fishing. The journey from London to Holyhead took 36 hours; when Menai Bridge opened in 1826 the journey time reduced to 27 hours! The central region (between the two bridges) is known as the ‘Swellies’; this is a dynamic environment with a strong, tidal flows, rapid currents and big back eddies. So you see its not just all about the fishing . Opportunities for catching bass by orthodox fly fishing tactics are nowadays very rare. Caught Dog right on high water so decided to leave. Bull huss reported earlier in week. "The Bass you pr;;;. Will be there again tomorrow.Tight lines. Report:Short session on the way home., Fished on the rock that the statue of Nelson sits on. Nice venue. This was mapped by the SOS (School of Ocean sciences) and Seacams. Wouldn't mind the kelp if I could get the odd bite. I have fished with Gethyn many times over the past 15 years but until now it has always been from the Anglesey side of the Menai Straits and never have I experienced Welsh winter fishing. It is connected to the mainland by Thomas Telford’s Menai Suspension bridge and Robert Stephenson’s Britannia Bridge. 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