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Where to fish

East Arm


This is one of those marks which will either fish like mad, or drive you mad with no fish.

Type of Mark:

Pier/Breakwater

Perry's Guide:

Page 17 H4

Which Guide Map:

South / East

Bottom Type:

Mixed Ground

Wind Sheltered From:

South West to North West

How to Get There:

You can park right at the mark. Drive through town and take the road to the ro-ro ferry, go past the side of the queue for the ferry and continue in the left hand lane towards the sea wall. Rather than drive through the harbour control, go left down the side of the marina.

Access:

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Species Available:

Sole, Plaice, Grey Mullet, Pollack, Black Bream, Wrasse, Mackerel, Garfish. Watch out for a bonus gilthead bream in season.

How to Fish:

Fishing is done from the Northern end of the arm normally between the Most Northern point on the rocks and the fourth lamppost, popular areas are around the third lamppost.

Casting in the general direction of the large marker bouys marking the way into the marina for the boats but the sandy areas in front of the island can also produce well.

Mark information:

This is a fairly large mark with many places to fish from. Experiment as to where the best place is or watch what other anglers are doing. The sandbank can produce well with flats and bream.

Best Tide:

High or Low


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