Yes we try and mix it up a bit sometimes we prefer to make camp for a long Chesil trip but a quick 3 hour fish locally is great too… and a lot nearer home!! Hopefully I will be posting more B C videos in the coming months!! Thanks for watching nick cheers ian
Hi Jay yes Brean very unpredictable beach but can be brilliant!! Sometimes when you least expect it along comes a big cod or bass to make your year!! But usually a strap conger!!😂😂👍👍 cheers ian
Cracking session Ian, a proper bit of fishing that! That beach does seem to produce a good variety of species, something usually happens. We used to have our annual holiday at Brean Sands when I was a kid and I remember catching Bass off this beach with Dad. Great watch as always mate, well done 👍👍
Thanks Gareth lovely to hear from you. Yes Brean only a few minutes from home which is nice so the occasional blank is not a problem!! Memories are precious mate and we are both creating legacies which future generations of our families can enjoy on TH-cam when we are long gone!!! Merry Xmas and a great new year!!! Cheers ian
Ha ha you got that dead right Philip… brilliant!! He loves bait digging he prefers it to catching fish so who am I to spoil his fun?😉😂😂 Yes I love living close to the sea and probably take it for granted sometimes. So pleased you enjoyed the video it makes all the effort worthwhile cheers ian
Yeah Chris didn’t even offer me a fillet of the sole😢 I’m hoping that the codling have finally arrived here we have been waiting over a month to catch our first one. Usually get them in October maybe sea temperatures have kept them away?? Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian
At least you saved the blanks.👏👏 And it's always worth it, just to be out.🏖️⛱️ 1st codling👏, but I'm sure you'll get more,🤞🙏 and hopefully bigger.🤞🙏 Must be nice to have your own personal bait digger.😉😉 Poor Chris.🥺🥺 I look forward to the more productive sessions, 👍but I always the mental break the videos give me.👏👏 Thanks for sharing.👍👍 Take care and stay safe both you and poor Chris.😷🙊😉
Ha ha Chris loves bait digging more than fishing honestly!!😂😂😂 It keeps him fit and healthy!! I supply tea and biscuits for his sufferance!! Glad you enjoyed the video thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian
Hi ian you ok n chris, i enjoyed the watch again cheers chaps. It looks a nice spot to fish that does. I'm still waiting for my first codling of autumn winter. Yesterday it was 2 flounders that i didn't expect were i was and a large whihing on the humber. All the best ian from GRIMSBY.
Hi Carl I can’t believe the cod I directed your way didn’t arrive!! We are lucky Brean is close to our homes… totally different to Chesil but a nice easy spot for a 3 hour session and capable of producing double figure cod …. Take care buddy lovely to hear from you again cheers ian
Yours and Chris' strength is you keep everything so simple 🙂 If you want some extra distance at Brean, try Tom Bagnall's bar rig - I find it casts further than a pulley
Cheers ian I will look it up though to be honest except around high tide I generally just flick the bait out … the sea usually comes racing in and it’s always worth dropping in quite short especially for the bass. Ps…. We keep it simple because we get easily confused 😂😂😂cheers ian
A couple of good sessions at Brean, plus Chesil spitting out codling this year, imagine the 3lb + fish next year! Tight Lines Both, hopefully an awesome season ahead. #double
Hi again Mike wouldn’t it be lovely if a large proportion of this years codling survive until next autumn??? I won’t hold my breath as I feel most will be caught commercially before they return!! Like you I feel a biggie is on the cards in mid December!!!! Thanks for watching again cheers ian
Great to get a Bristol Channel codling. Let’s hope for many more . Pity Chris can’t get a go pro so that we can hear him. Stay safe and tight lines . Mike
Hi Mike I’m looking at getting an upgrade on mine so I may give him my current one if that happens. I wouldn’t expect any decent footage from him though……. 😂😂 Lovely to hear from you again cheers ian
Really enjoyed your videos, very informative and engaging. Might even be tempted to venture away from my local patch near Bournemouth to try Brean which I’ve never fished before. When I lived in Bath many years ago I did fish Burnham a few times but only ever seemed to catch conger, many of a chunky size but the variety of species in your video certainly makes for interesting fishing.
Hi David certainly Brean this time of year can throw up a variety of species! You can only fish it for 3 hours up to high so you would need a low water mark to make the trip worthwhile I think! Thanks for watching cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing Thanks Ian, I’ll have to do further research on the area, as I have no idea where the low water marks are, to make the long trip worthwhile.
You can fish the MOD at sand point just north of Weston super mate over low water…. I’ve a couple of videos from a few years ago on my channel cheers ian
Cheers Guys ... Really enjoyed the video. Great to be able to dig fresh bait as you fish did you ever try using a bait pump for gathering your worm I got a bait pump recently but haven’t got to try it yet. Thanks for sharing take care guys 👍🎣🎣
Hi Stephen I met a guy on the beach earlier this year using a bait pump and had a go…. Perhaps that’s a Xmas present from Mrs C??😂😂 My back means Chris is main bait digger so maybe that’s a good idea. Thanks for watching again cheers ian
Hi Graham glad you enjoyed the video…. If the tide is below 10.5 m you can park on the beach above the high tide mark the sand is firm. In winter I think it’s free?? We generally park opposite Brean village hall on the grass verge and walk to beach to the right of the hall it’s only 100 yards. Cheers ian
Great video as always Ian. Whenever you fish Brean I wonder how you deal with people walking through your lines when you have the rids so far up the beach?
Yes it can be an issue in summer not so much this time of year. I remember once a sand yacht took both my rods away going between me and the sea!!😡😡😡 thanks for watching glad you enjoyed the video cheers ian
Thanks for sharing Ian. Not many marks provide the bait as well as the fish. Gotta love that free fishing. I'm surprised that the beach is that productive given how shallow it is. I have only fished Berrow this year for a whiting when targeting codling. If you don't mind me asking, do you park near the cafe or by the side of the road? Slack lines in tight times. Paul
Hi Paul glad you enjoyed the video! Yes very shallow water but the sand/ mud holds loads of shrimp which the fish are usually full of especially when the wind stirs it up! We park on the verge opposite Brean village hall and walk via a cut through just to the right. The lug dug straight off the beach outfishes anything else I think and as you say it’s all free!! Result!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian
I knew someone would mention that!!! Sounds worse on video than when I was using it😂😂 no excuse it definitely needs an overhaul! Consider my wrists slapped!!! Thanks for watching cheers ian
Great video. Notice you always dig your own worm and just wondered what type of fork you use. Doesn’t look like a garden fork to me? Where did you get it from. Plan to try Brean this season for codling.
Hi there it’s the cheapest fork available from a general supplier locally called Proper Job…. We break about 3 a year!!! I’m sure that you can spend a lot of a quality one but ours certainly isn’t 😂😂😂 Lug dug from the beach easily outfishes any other bait even shop bought lug. Good luck when you give it a go!!!! Cheers ian
Very cool video I would be happy with the rays at the moment, we haven’t had the luck on the codlings too much so far but it’s good to see them slowly appearing on this side of the channel now so great video again, can I ask one question though please, is it possible to use the bait pump I got last Xmas from my lovely wife on brean beach? She keeps asking why I haven’t used it yet 😂
Hi lovely to hear from you! Glad you enjoyed the video. I saw an angler using one at Brean this year he got plenty of lug but some were broken… he put it into the depression the lug made… it certainly looked less painful than digging but there was an art to it for sure. My back stops me from digging and I’m contemplating getting one so Chris doesn’t have to do all the work!!! Thanks for watching cheers ian
Hi mark!! In this video and my Bristol Channel fishing I use Anyfish anywhere 6+bait / 4+bait rods one with a slosh30 and the other a penn 525. On Chesil I use a pair of Penn rampage surf 15’9” rods and a pair of penn casting specials. The slosh is very useful on venues like Brean as it holds over 300 yards of line … great for a long walk back on the big spring tides!!! Cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing Ah, thanks for that Ian. I thought the rods looked different on Chesil. I've just acquired a Penn xtr 15"8' and a couple of Penn fathom casting specials for down there. On Berrow I use a zziplex and a Veals Channel special. Loving the videos. Hopefully see you on the beach one day!!
one day down at Bacton while fishing, there was a guy came down with a sack to collect sea weed for his garden, ive never seen an angler move it and i do wonder why you didnt fish nearer the sea with your rods tips high and move back with the tide
Well John on a relatively big tide like that with a wind behind it the sea moves almost at walking pace for about two hours…. If you set up by the sea you would be moving your gear every 5 minutes or so! We set up maybe 30-40 yards back initially then move as the sea gets close … even so we move probably 6 or more times in a 3 hour session. I hope that explains our reasoning. Thanks for watching cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing yes we have sandy beaches in norfolk, i try to keep close and keep the line out of the breakers, sorry i didnt think you had much wind off the water on either day and you said it was a small tide, im sure that the dog walkers around norfolk do not like line all over the beach, its bad enough when they have to walk under it, maybe ours are more violent, just wish we had the fish up here
Hi there the tidal range in the BC is so large and the beaches shallow so on the flood the water comes up the beach very quickly. If you put your rods right by waters edge you would be moving every 5 minutes so we set up 40 yards back and move when tide reaches us. Hopefully that explains it cheers ian
You just make me home sick for fishing there just a shame am miles away and not fished it in 25 years but even your drive to burrow i new were you were through Lympsham were I grow up
just about to watch , by the way ,was you down abbotsbury yesterday ,thought i seen your landrover parked up , it was to busy for me to fish there so fished West Bexington, had a good session ,,
No Les I was fishing Brean!!! What did you catch mate?? Looked like a great little weather window as don’t think Chesil will be fishable for another few days! Cheers ian
Nice one Ian and Chris, thanks for the video.👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣
No problem Glen nice to post something a bit different…. Hopefully a few better cod will show there in the near future cheers ian
Great to see you back on the channel Ian, much as I enjoy your Chesil exploits Bristol channel is my favourite.
Yes we try and mix it up a bit sometimes we prefer to make camp for a long Chesil trip but a quick 3 hour fish locally is great too… and a lot nearer home!! Hopefully I will be posting more B C videos in the coming months!! Thanks for watching nick cheers ian
Always an enjoyable watch, thanks for sharing, tight lines.
My pleasure thanks so much for taking the time to comment cheers ian
Hi Ian and Chris that was great video and sume nice fish keep up the good work 👍
Hi Paul so glad you enjoyed the video thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian 👍🎣
My favourite place in the world I love brean the fishing’s always pot luck love the fact you just don’t know what’s gonna take it. Had some nice bass
Hi Jay yes Brean very unpredictable beach but can be brilliant!! Sometimes when you least expect it along comes a big cod or bass to make your year!! But usually a strap conger!!😂😂👍👍 cheers ian
Cracking session Ian, a proper bit of fishing that! That beach does seem to produce a good variety of species, something usually happens. We used to have our annual holiday at Brean Sands when I was a kid and I remember catching Bass off this beach with Dad. Great watch as always mate, well done 👍👍
Thanks Gareth lovely to hear from you. Yes Brean only a few minutes from home which is nice so the occasional blank is not a problem!! Memories are precious mate and we are both creating legacies which future generations of our families can enjoy on TH-cam when we are long gone!!! Merry Xmas and a great new year!!! Cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing You too Ian, enjoy the festive break!
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Another really enjoyable session thank you 👍👍
You are welcome Chris 👍🎣
Another great video. Thank you and Chris for all your hard work and efforts to bring us these fantastic videos.
That’s very kind of you to say Steve…. So glad you enjoyed the video it makes all the effort worthwhile cheers ian
Great video again mate Nice to see a Nice sole and a codling come in 🎣👍
Hi Ian yes we were very pleased with those two for sure! So pleased you enjoyed the video thanks for watching cheers ian
Always a great watch ian great fishing and presented 🎣🎣👍
Thanks Leighton your kind words are much appreciated as always cheers ian
Ian " Chris, you dig and i'll hold this heavy camera".😂😂
Yet another cracking video guys, you are so lucky living where you do.
Ha ha you got that dead right Philip… brilliant!! He loves bait digging he prefers it to catching fish so who am I to spoil his fun?😉😂😂 Yes I love living close to the sea and probably take it for granted sometimes. So pleased you enjoyed the video it makes all the effort worthwhile cheers ian
Awesome vid as always Ian, nice fish for the table mmm
Yeah Chris didn’t even offer me a fillet of the sole😢 I’m hoping that the codling have finally arrived here we have been waiting over a month to catch our first one. Usually get them in October maybe sea temperatures have kept them away?? Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian
At least you saved the blanks.👏👏
And it's always worth it, just to be out.🏖️⛱️
1st codling👏, but I'm sure you'll get more,🤞🙏 and hopefully bigger.🤞🙏
Must be nice to have your own personal bait digger.😉😉 Poor Chris.🥺🥺
I look forward to the more productive sessions, 👍but I always the mental break the videos give me.👏👏
Thanks for sharing.👍👍
Take care and stay safe both you and poor Chris.😷🙊😉
Ha ha Chris loves bait digging more than fishing honestly!!😂😂😂 It keeps him fit and healthy!! I supply tea and biscuits for his sufferance!! Glad you enjoyed the video thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian
Great video again guys, appreciate your efforts 👍🏼👍🏼
Cheers buddy very kind of you!!! Thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment!! Ian
@@ianclarkfishing your welcome
Hi ian you ok n chris, i enjoyed the watch again cheers chaps. It looks a nice spot to fish that does. I'm still waiting for my first codling of autumn winter. Yesterday it was 2 flounders that i didn't expect were i was and a large whihing on the humber. All the best ian from GRIMSBY.
Hi Carl I can’t believe the cod I directed your way didn’t arrive!! We are lucky Brean is close to our homes… totally different to Chesil but a nice easy spot for a 3 hour session and capable of producing double figure cod …. Take care buddy lovely to hear from you again cheers ian
Well done lads keep up the good work on the video's
Cheers Danny always great to hear from you! ATB ian
Another top video again lan🐟👏fishing next sat seven beach
Hi Gary glad you enjoyed the video! I’ve heard there are plenty of cod up by the bridges…. Have a great trip tight lines cheers ian
Yours and Chris' strength is you keep everything so simple 🙂 If you want some extra distance at Brean, try Tom Bagnall's bar rig - I find it casts further than a pulley
Cheers ian I will look it up though to be honest except around high tide I generally just flick the bait out … the sea usually comes racing in and it’s always worth dropping in quite short especially for the bass. Ps…. We keep it simple because we get easily confused 😂😂😂cheers ian
A couple of good sessions at Brean, plus Chesil spitting out codling this year, imagine the 3lb + fish next year! Tight Lines Both, hopefully an awesome season ahead. #double
Hi again Mike wouldn’t it be lovely if a large proportion of this years codling survive until next autumn??? I won’t hold my breath as I feel most will be caught commercially before they return!! Like you I feel a biggie is on the cards in mid December!!!! Thanks for watching again cheers ian
Great to get a Bristol Channel codling. Let’s hope for many more . Pity Chris can’t get a go pro so that we can hear him. Stay safe and tight lines . Mike
Hi Mike I’m looking at getting an upgrade on mine so I may give him my current one if that happens. I wouldn’t expect any decent footage from him though……. 😂😂 Lovely to hear from you again cheers ian
Really enjoyed your videos, very informative and engaging. Might even be tempted to venture away from my local patch near Bournemouth to try Brean which I’ve never fished before. When I lived in Bath many years ago I did fish Burnham a few times but only ever seemed to catch conger, many of a chunky size but the variety of species in your video certainly makes for interesting fishing.
Hi David certainly Brean this time of year can throw up a variety of species! You can only fish it for 3 hours up to high so you would need a low water mark to make the trip worthwhile I think! Thanks for watching cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing Thanks Ian, I’ll have to do further research on the area, as I have no idea where the low water marks are, to make the long trip worthwhile.
You can fish the MOD at sand point just north of Weston super mate over low water…. I’ve a couple of videos from a few years ago on my channel cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing Thanks Ian
No problem
Cheers Guys ... Really enjoyed the video. Great to be able to dig fresh bait as you fish did you ever try using a bait pump for gathering your worm I got a bait pump recently but haven’t got to try it yet. Thanks for sharing take care guys 👍🎣🎣
Hi Stephen I met a guy on the beach earlier this year using a bait pump and had a go…. Perhaps that’s a Xmas present from Mrs C??😂😂 My back means Chris is main bait digger so maybe that’s a good idea. Thanks for watching again cheers ian
Hi Ian, love the videos. Where do you park when you fish break. On the beach? Cheers Graham
Hi Graham glad you enjoyed the video…. If the tide is below 10.5 m you can park on the beach above the high tide mark the sand is firm. In winter I think it’s free?? We generally park opposite Brean village hall on the grass verge and walk to beach to the right of the hall it’s only 100 yards. Cheers ian
Nice sole indeed
Seems like ages ago now!!!! Roll on the summer!!! Thanks for watching cheers ian
Great video as always Ian. Whenever you fish Brean I wonder how you deal with people walking through your lines when you have the rids so far up the beach?
Yes it can be an issue in summer not so much this time of year. I remember once a sand yacht took both my rods away going between me and the sea!!😡😡😡 thanks for watching glad you enjoyed the video cheers ian
Thanks for sharing Ian. Not many marks provide the bait as well as the fish. Gotta love that free fishing. I'm surprised that the beach is that productive given how shallow it is. I have only fished Berrow this year for a whiting when targeting codling. If you don't mind me asking, do you park near the cafe or by the side of the road? Slack lines in tight times. Paul
Hi Paul glad you enjoyed the video! Yes very shallow water but the sand/ mud holds loads of shrimp which the fish are usually full of especially when the wind stirs it up! We park on the verge opposite Brean village hall and walk via a cut through just to the right. The lug dug straight off the beach outfishes anything else I think and as you say it’s all free!! Result!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian
Great fishing but please can you grease your reel 😂😂
I knew someone would mention that!!! Sounds worse on video than when I was using it😂😂 no excuse it definitely needs an overhaul! Consider my wrists slapped!!! Thanks for watching cheers ian
Great video. Notice you always dig your own worm and just wondered what type of fork you use. Doesn’t look like a garden fork to me? Where did you get it from. Plan to try Brean this season for codling.
Hi there it’s the cheapest fork available from a general supplier locally called Proper Job…. We break about 3 a year!!! I’m sure that you can spend a lot of a quality one but ours certainly isn’t 😂😂😂 Lug dug from the beach easily outfishes any other bait even shop bought lug. Good luck when you give it a go!!!! Cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing Thanks, I will put one on my Xmas list.
Very cool video I would be happy with the rays at the moment, we haven’t had the luck on the codlings too much so far but it’s good to see them slowly appearing on this side of the channel now so great video again, can I ask one question though please, is it possible to use the bait pump I got last Xmas from my lovely wife on brean beach? She keeps asking why I haven’t used it yet 😂
Hi lovely to hear from you! Glad you enjoyed the video. I saw an angler using one at Brean this year he got plenty of lug but some were broken… he put it into the depression the lug made… it certainly looked less painful than digging but there was an art to it for sure. My back stops me from digging and I’m contemplating getting one so Chris doesn’t have to do all the work!!! Thanks for watching cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing ok sounds like it’s time to give it a go, keep up the great work 👍
Cheers no problem 🎣👍
Hi Ian, what rods and reels are you using please?
Hi mark!! In this video and my Bristol Channel fishing I use Anyfish anywhere 6+bait / 4+bait rods one with a slosh30 and the other a penn 525. On Chesil I use a pair of Penn rampage surf 15’9” rods and a pair of penn casting specials. The slosh is very useful on venues like Brean as it holds over 300 yards of line … great for a long walk back on the big spring tides!!! Cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing Ah, thanks for that Ian. I thought the rods looked different on Chesil. I've just acquired a Penn xtr 15"8' and a couple of Penn fathom casting specials for down there. On Berrow I use a zziplex and a Veals Channel special. Loving the videos. Hopefully see you on the beach one day!!
Similar setup to me I think!! Great minds think alike 😉 cheers ian
one day down at Bacton while fishing, there was a guy came down with a sack to collect sea weed for his garden, ive never seen an angler move it and i do wonder why you didnt fish nearer the sea with your rods tips high and move back with the tide
Well John on a relatively big tide like that with a wind behind it the sea moves almost at walking pace for about two hours…. If you set up by the sea you would be moving your gear every 5 minutes or so! We set up maybe 30-40 yards back initially then move as the sea gets close … even so we move probably 6 or more times in a 3 hour session. I hope that explains our reasoning. Thanks for watching cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing yes we have sandy beaches in norfolk, i try to keep close and keep the line out of the breakers, sorry i didnt think you had much wind off the water on either day and you said it was a small tide, im sure that the dog walkers around norfolk do not like line all over the beach, its bad enough when they have to walk under it, maybe ours are more violent, just wish we had the fish up here
Hi yes second session was very windy. Sorry you not getting many fish in east anglia hopefully you will in the coming months!!! Cheers ian
do you rent Chris out? ... My allotment wants digging 🤣
Hi Toby yes he charges by the hour….. 20 fags and a bar of chocolate per 10m2…. Very reasonable I think!!😂😂😂 cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing any preference as to chocolate 🤣
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Why are you so far away from the water don't understand?
Hi there the tidal range in the BC is so large and the beaches shallow so on the flood the water comes up the beach very quickly. If you put your rods right by waters edge you would be moving every 5 minutes so we set up 40 yards back and move when tide reaches us. Hopefully that explains it cheers ian
You just make me home sick for fishing there just a shame am miles away and not fished it in 25 years but even your drive to burrow i new were you were through Lympsham were I grow up
Hi Lee I’m sorry I made you homesick!!! Yes I drive through lympsham from Bleadon to get to Brean!!! Thanks for watching cheers ian
just about to watch , by the way ,was you down abbotsbury yesterday ,thought i seen your landrover parked up , it was to busy for me to fish there so fished West Bexington, had a good session ,,
No Les I was fishing Brean!!! What did you catch mate?? Looked like a great little weather window as don’t think Chesil will be fishable for another few days! Cheers ian
@@ianclarkfishing lots of bloody codling 😄,whiting , pouting , strap conger ,and one elusive dog fish ,
Fantastic mate!!! Those codling are a right pain!!😂😂😂