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Found near the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour - the current here at times is fierce. However great fun can be had with Pollack, Mackerel and Garfish - use the current to your advantage with light float tackle or a spinning rig. See below for the latest reports.
06/11/07 : Nick caught Wrasse and a 2lb Bass during the day using Ragworm for bait, he says "I was next to an old guy who was after the mullet, he had a big bag of bread and a float rod, and managed to pull a few in while I was there, he recommended live baiting but I had a bag full of 'rag' so lobbed a few worms out to start, had loads of wrasse, ballan and cuckoo. I was wandering past the day before and watched a guy pull out a great big cuckoo wrasse on 'rag'. I then dropped down a hook size to a 4 for the smaller fish chopped a 'rag' in half and managed to bag a 2lb bass about 3 foot from the end of the pier! I had to borrow the old guys drop net."
30/09/07 : Daryl caught 2 Bass to over 3lb during the day using Ragworm for bait, he says "Loads of bites but took me an hour to get first catch."
28/09/07 : Phil caught 2 small Wrasse and a Bream in the morning using Ragworm for bait.
06/08/07 : Garf caught 4 Bass to 3lb+ at dawn using Mackerel and Rapala lures for bait, he says "Fished from the Round Tower, had 2 school Bass and another of 1 1/2 lb on Mackerel, the last one caught just after high tide (6:00am) using Rapala Xrap lures and a spinning rod weighing in just over 3lb. Best to use a 20 pound line and old tackle as you will get snagged a fair bit, so suggest a pulley rig."
23/06/07 : Alfie (scattsmush) caught 4 Eels and 4 Wrasse in the evening using Ragworm for bait, he says "Fished Saturday evening from 6pm 'til 10pm, enjoyed the trip, no weed but plenty of rain, missed a few good bites but you can't catch them all."
A steep shingle beach with sea defenses giving way to mixed ground. The main shipping channel runs just offshore - fishing best on the last of the ebb and early flood tides. Best after dark in autumn with Sole, Bass, Silver Eel and Dab - amongst others - including small Conger Eels. See below for the latest reports.
15/02/08 : The Pompey Bait Drowners (Darryl +2) caught Whiting, Pout and Devilfish during the day/night using Ragworm, Mackerel, Squid, Sandeel and Peeler Crab for bait, they say "Some guys next to us got small codling & rockling, a pleasant evening, shame the fish forgot to turn up in any size or numbers!"
05/10/07 : The Pompey Bait Drowners (Darryl +2) caught Pout, Pollack, Smoothhound, Red Mullet and Bass at night using Ragworm, Mackerel and Squid for bait, they say "Calm, pleasant evening, fished down to low tide, five species, Bass, Red Mullet and Pollack all sizeable too! Not bad going for us lately!"
18/09/07 : Stewart (Stewart) didn't catch anything
at night using Ragworm and Squid for bait, he says "Fished an hour before
LT at 21:11 up until midnight when I gave in, hoping for an elusive Sole but
nowt, nothing, not a single bite on either the rag or on a big mackerel bait on
the other rod for Bass. Will be back to try again next week though 
."
03/09/07 : Stuart caught 2 Bream and 2 Wrasse during the day using Ragworm for bait, he says "After the success of Saturday night I decided to fish the 3.30HT on Monday. It was a perfect day, no other people fishing between 12 and 5pm. Had all catches before high tide and nothing but weed on the turn, only 1 Wrasse in size but still a good afternoon's fishing."
03/09/07 : Stuart and Gary (Pinky) caught an Eel, 3 Smoothhound pups, 2 Pout and a Bream at night using Ragworm for bait, they say "Started fishing behind the Sealife centre at 11.30pm. Both of us were straight in with our first casts, I had the Eel and Gary with the first of 3 'smot' pups. All catches were undersize but still a very good night's fishing, tried the Pout as live bait but no joy. Nothing but weed after high tide."
You can fish from the pier from certain areas for a small fee paid to the tackle shop at the pier head. With quality Plaice in spring, Bass and Pollack in the summer along with Mackerel, Garfish and Thick-lipped Mullet - this is an excellent year round venue - with double-figure Cod from autumn onwards. See below for the latest reports.
11/05/08 : Dave (firefox) caught a Garfish and 2 Mackerel during the day using Sandeels for bait, he says "Fished from low tide till 4pm, had the gar early and the mackerel later, part of the session saw plenty of fish coming up."
26/03/08 : Dave (firefox) caught a 1lb Plaice during the day using Ragworm for bait, he says "Caught at the end of low tide just before its slackened off."
20/02/08 : Adrian (Gremlin) caught 3 Plaice to 2lb 2oz
during the day using Ragworm, Lugworm and Squid for bait, he says "About 3
weeks earlier than last year, 5 now in two sessions, start of the flood
best."
16/11/07 : Andy caught a Wrasse, 4 Pollack and a Mackerel during the day using Ragworm and feathers for bait, he says "Arrived at 09:30 fished till 16:00, caught a Wrasse on ragworm, 4 Pollack and a Mackerel on feathers. First time fishing at this location, an enjoyable days' fishing, will definitely be back."
25/10/07 : Jordan and Luke caught 9 Wrasse, a Pollack and a Devil Fish during the day using Ragworm, Mackerel and Squid for bait, he says "We arrived at 9am fished till 12, Jordan caught 4 wrasse, Luket 5 and the pollack and devil fish, a very good day's fishing."
A long shingle beach giving way to sand - less crowded in summer than Southsea - providing good sport all year round - particularly for long casts to the mussel beds and blocks. See below for the latest reports.
11/04/08 : James caught 2 shoal Bass during the day using Ragworm for bait, he says "Very windy, I did think about packing up early but decided to tough it out and had a couple of shoal Bass close in before the weather got the better of me."
08/03/08 : Clayton (clayton) caught a 2lb 3oz Plaice, 2 Dabs and a small Bass during the day by the bus shelter using Ragworm for bait.
08/03/08 : Phill (Burt) caught 2 Whiting, a Rockling, a Pout and a Bass in the evening using Ragworm tipped with Squid for bait, he says "Arrived around 17:30 just as the weather brightened up, the wind was howling though and got stronger as the evening went on. Really difficult to spot bites with the rod tips dancing around in the gale. The rain started again at about 20:30 which made the last hour pretty miserable. Quit at 21:30 when the wind got so strong that even 6oz grippers couldn't keep the bait on the bottom anymore. All fish were returned. Great to catch 4 species in one session even if they were all tiny."
30/12/07 : Mark and Ray caught a Dab in the afternoon using Ragworm for bait, they say "Fished opposite the bus stop, conditions very calm and no wind. Mark had one bite and landed a very plump Dab of about 3/4 lb. There were plenty of other anglers fishing but no one else caught. Mark's luck continues!"
23/12/07 : Andy (Andy) caught 2 Bass, a Whiting, a Rockling and a Dab at night using Ragworm, Black Lugworm, Squid and Slipper Limpets for bait.
A long narrow shingle bank who's shape and size varies - good Plaice and Flounder in spring - along with Bass and Silver Eel in summer. Is however an unofficial nudist beach - keep your eyes on your rod-tip ! See below for the latest reports.
28/12/06 : Tony C caught 5 Bass to 1 1/2lb at night using Ragworm for bait, he says "Fished a few hours either side of high water."
04/03/05 : Tony didn't catch anything during the afternoon/evening using Ragworm for bait, he says " Fished from 3-10.30pm, had a few bites and caught shore crabs ( they don't count ) but no fish to show for a nights' fishing, didn't see anybody else so either I was mad or things are very slow at the moment.
FEB/05 : John caught 2 Bass of 3 1/2lb and 2lb during the day using Ragworm and Slipper Limpet for bait.
17/04/04 : Lil' Dave caught 7 very small Plaice and 2 average Founder during the day using small rag for bait, he says " Used a 3 hook flapper, short snood with size 4 hooks twitched back 5 feet every 5 min. "
22/03/04 : Vespaboy caught 3 Bass at dusk/night using Ragworm for bait, he says " Got the bass 12"/8"/6" all on rag using 15lb main line with 3 hook clipped down rig, 1 hour after low tide, my friend Matt caught small rockling and flounder. "
Many anglers plump for the outfall pier - you'll need a drop net for the large Bass ! Try from the beach casting alongside the pier for many species - in particular Pout, Bass and Mackerel. The current is fierce here - use a 6oz gripper weight if there's not too much drifting weed. Cuttlefish chunks under a float may work for Bass. See below for the latest reports.
09/02/08 : Richard (Rich15576) caught an 8oz shoal Bass during the day using Ragworm and Lugworm for bait, he says "The tide was too strong and only one fish caught."
22/09/07 : Rich caught 2 Wrasse and 2 Bream during the day using Ragworm for bait, he says "Fished with my son Connor from 2pm to 8pm."
15/09/07 : Rich caught 3 Bream during the day using Ragworm for bait, he says "Fished the rising tide from 11am to 3pm, 2 of the Bream were big enough to keep."
04/08/07 : Scattsmush caught 12 Bream and a Red Mullet using Ragworm for bait, he says "Fished from 12 o'clock until 4, biggest Bream was just over a pound and the Red Mullett was around 1/2 pound. Very hot and very busy, lots of Mackerel seen jumping throughout the day."
30/07/07 : Stewart (Stewart) caught 2 Bream and Mackerel during the day using Ragworm and feathers for bait, he says "Went down to Langstone Harbour entrance after work to use up the leftover bait from Saturday. Fished the beach about 100yds inshore from the jetty and had a couple of small Bream on 'Rag' before the tide picked up and weed made it unfishable, also picked up a good bag of Mackerel to feathers early in the flooding tide.".
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