Brighton Inshore Fishing

Amazing fishing first sailing. Good numbers of bait fish in tight, with a newly flooding tide. A great combination. Started well close to the marina, and got better after just one move. 53 fish landed in total. Max kill at 3 fish per angler (sizes were in the 2-3lb range, which is the bulk of the current bass stock). And the best bit? All fish were taken off the top. I have two spaces on tomorrows 0600 sailing, which could be the last sailing for perhaps ten days. 2nd sailing

Two sailings today, with a forecast South easterly wind robbing the 3rd. A morning of lots of mackerel around. Six bass landed on the first sailing, with 2 killed for the table. Just one killed from 2 bass landed on the 2nd, again with supporting mackerel. Hard times on tiny tides. Looking like Wednesday before we sail again...

A very brief update mostly due to the fact my phone is at the bottom of the sea with all the photos from yesterday. Something immediately obvious to me returning to the marina for the first time since the weather change, was how there were no bass in the marina. Plenty of big mullet, but the bass, of which numbers were great, seem to have all left. And this is mirrored outside also. Suddenly very hard to find any bass among the huge shoals of brit and mackerel. The bass we ar

A single sailing today with wind robbing the rest of it. And it looks the next few days as well. I must admit it will be nice to not set an 0400 alarm for a change tomorrow. 0600 should be plenty... Just two rods aboard today for a whole boat charter, and they did very well, with 15 bass being boated. All on surface lures. Only 3 bass were required for eating, so only 3 bass were killed. Wind actually finished us arriving on Q. A very pleasant morning.

A cracking first session. four rods, all regulars, boated 24 bass, all off the surface. About as much fun as it gets. Max kill, and even a too big, with a magnificent 69 cm (circa 8lb) fish returned. great way to start a day. 2nd sailing, and still a struggle. Four rods. Cloud cover meant that a slightly better session than recent 2nd sailings with 6 fish landed and a couple take for tea. Mackerel feathers carefully managed sorted out the BBQ requirements. The feathers came

You could pretty much repeat yesterday's blog for today. They really are not liking sunshine. First sailing, four rods, fourteen bass landed, six killed All off the top. A great session. 2nd sailing, 4 rods, just a few splashes off the top. 3 schoolies and feathers were deployed to honour BBQ intentions. We did have a 3rd sailing today. A friend was involved with an event called "Mackerel mayhem" at the west pier sailing club. Basically a cook fest, with £3 pints. They had 10

Another day which highlighted how much the high sun can affect the fishing with the current clear seas. First sailing was interesting. Matt bought along his brother in law Mick. Poor Mick literally fell off the back of a lorry in 1984, resulting in paralysis below the waist. Not my first wheelchair user aboard, but the first I have allowed to straddle the stainless on the bow. A man that takes it all in his stride, it was my privilege to have him aboard. His first fishing tri

1st sailing, 4 regular rods, lots of laughs, 12 fish landed and a fish each killed. Good trip 2nd sailing, two lovely guys, 36 degrees centigrade, sat on fish all 3 hours, just one hooked and dropped. Obviously heat and sun affected, I moved the 1400 to 1700 A good move. As my 4 returnees on the now 1700 managed 14 fish , with the max kill of 8 (Bif1 rules). Plus a cuttle, some mackerel, and the sight of 250kg of bluefin tuna throwing itself gracefully through the air. Add a

wind has seen me cancel both Tuesday and Wednesday sailings, but a change in the Wednesday forecast saw me float the idea of a 1700 sailing on my BIF1 short notice WhatsApp group Trip sold fast, and four rods were on there way out at 1700. It was still a little bouncy but started well with surface lure action. A trip to deeper water with shads was less good, but from that we finished off in tight back on the surface lures 11 bass landed just the one taken for the table.

Two sailings planned, but on heading out we smacked into a deep southwesterly swell, where the promised NW wind had arrived much later than predicted during the night and the swells were still big. Challenging standing up let alone fishing a shad properly. Back in we headed. Guys were keyed up so I sent them to the marina and said I would be along. But when it came to it, I only fancied the close bays As I was fishing so one of them, Steve, came along reporting nothing happe

Mixed fortunes today... that's what happens when tuna come inshore... We started well. four rods, all regulars. 14 bass landed, six killed. mackerel a plenty. Football pitch sized shoals of Brit at times. And then... a breach on the horizon. "probably dolphins..." I said Then, a shoal of horse mackerel porpoising along the top. "likely dolphins" I explained But when the same happened an hour later, which coincided with the fishing being much harder, and with garfish this tim

First sailing was one of the better ones for a while. Heading out on top of the tide, with all the ebb ahead, I opted for some deeper water, as there is a profusion of soft brown weed all through the column in shallower spots. Four rods on board, 12 bass landed, five killed, and one too big to die, at 7.5lb for Ian. Lots of mackerel around as well for top ups 2nd sailing, we popped out into a stiff SE breeze, circled and came back in. With the forecast for the wind to drop at

I would really like to say that on the occasion of my 58th birthday, I took my guys across 3 sailings and we smashed it However, that would be a lie. Bright sun, clear seas,.hot water and a mass of baitfish, mean we continue to find stacks of fish, and hook hardly any. 1st sailing - 5 bass 2nd sailing - 4 bass 3rd sailing - 4 bass And a smattering of mackerel...

one and two thirds sailings today. First sailing, four rods and much fun. A stiff Northerly wind meant we had to stay i. tight, but that was fine as the fish were in tight this morning. And the best bet?... They only really wanted surface lures. 11 fish landed, just 3 killed but lots of missed takes from good fish and small. A lot of fun 2nd sailing, 4 rods, including young Remi, just 8 years old, but with skills. Fishing was tough, and made tougher by a stiff Easterly wind t

when I set off from my house at 0430 this morning, it was with the intention to fish 4 sessions today. 3 on bass, 1 on cuttlefish. But conditions were strangely bouncy on the first sailing, which caused me to check the forecast once more. It had changed out of all recognition, and I cancelled later sailings there and then. First sailing was a bit of a struggle but towards the end I did find a drift with some fish on it. Just five bass landed, two for the table. Wind causing

Just the one sailing today, a nice window between a howling North Easterly and then later, a stiff South Westerly wind. four rods on board. Wind was still pretty strong early on keeping us in tight, but eased back to let us get further out later Ten bass landed, 3 killed, plus a few mackerel and a gurnard

Just two sailings once more, with the afternoon robbed by sea breezes. And still not really firing as well as I would like, although better than a couple of weeks ago as at least fish are being killed again Or would have been, but happily my first sailing folk (3 rods) were all on a releasing vibe. Six fish landed, five would have died if a different crew had been on board. 4 rods on the second sailing. But tough A good start with a fish on the first drift, but by the end o

2 sailings today, and of some contrast. Both with a full four rods aboard. 1st sailing, 16 bass landed. A mix of sizes but 6 killed for the table. And then 2nd sailing, a current common theme, just 2 bass landed, although both were for the table, from four rods aboard. Quite looking forward to some cloud cover and lower temperatures as promised for next week, as I suspect the super clear waters and the bright sun are a poor combination for good results in shallow waters, as t

A four sailing day, and zero energy for fluffy or poetic prose. So, just a brief summary. 1st sailing - 2 rods on board - 14 bass landed, and maximum kill 2nd sailing - 3 rods on board. just 2 bass landed and one killed 3rd sailing - 4 rods on board, 11 bass landed just 3 killed from that 4th sailing - 4 rods on board. 6 bass landed, 2 killed plus cuttle byecatch

Quite a disappointing day really. First up, father and son, one fly one lure. 2 bass landed to lure. one take missed on surface fly... must try harder 2nd sailing, father and son again one bass one cuttle, and then wind and last hour lost Not overly surprised. 4.95 tides... tiny coefficient...