Fished the Burry Port Open as a guest of SWWASAC Chairman Alan Duthie, and Burry Port Yacht Club Commodore, Denis Davies. Burry Port is a fishing village close to Llanelli, an hours drive from Pembroke Dock. The fishing grounds are in Carmarthen Bay with Bass, Smooth Hound, Bull Huss, Various Rays, Flatfish, and Black Bream the main species targeted. Tope are plentiful but were not included in this competition. Prizes were based on the best species as a percentage of the specimen weight as determined by the Burry Port club.
120 anglers fished what was a very well run festival. Burry Port Yacht club was the headquarters, with bacon butties available first thing, and "Anglers Corner" tackle shop from Llanelli supplying bait and terminal tackle on the quay. Fishing marks in the bay varied from sandy shallow channels barely ten foot deep to rough ground in sixty to eighty foot of water. Tides were not too strong, although the shallow inshore grounds were interspersed with sand bars that the swell broke over, and these areas had to be avoided.
Due to the inshore grounds drying out at low tide the competition was fished over ten hours from 08.30am - 18.30pm. Fished landed included Bass to 10.50 lbs, Ray, Smooth Hound, Black Bream, Gurnard, Turbot, Black Sole (2.lbs+), and Dogfish. Bites were frequent and Mackerel were plentiful for bait. Local angler Mike Huish won first prize with a Bass of 10.50lbs, and for his efforts won £1000.00 sterling, part of a £2500.00+ prize fund. This competition is well worth entering, a warm welcome is assured, contact Bob Hockey; Ph: 0044(0)7817395710,
http://www.burryportyachtclub.co.uk.
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