Splash point this weekend

ian40nw wrote:

Well at last ive got things sorted and can get away to the caravan this weekend....................anyone fancy splash point over the weekend let me know just looking at the weather and hopefully wind should ease by saturday but after the good churning up over the last few days it may well prove productive

Glad to hear you are back Ian!!!!!

I've got a few things planned this weekend, but if I get a minute, I'll pop down.

Good luck Ian..



I'm sure Mike will join you..

Looking too wild this morning Ian (Friday)
but you never know

Bit busy Saturday but might be around.

When checking the tide times don't forget the 1 hour thing overnight Saturday - Sunday !

ian40nw wrote:

Notbad wrote:

Looking too wild this morning Ian (Friday)
but you never know

Bit busy Saturday but might be around.

When checking the tide times don't forget the 1 hour thing overnight Saturday - Sunday !

Had completely forgotten about the hr for bst until then Paul so what time does that make sundays high

P.S Modeste Geoffs has plenty worm just spoken to him and reserved a few packs

Ian, I'll risk an answer but locally I use the link on this web site, which is actually for Llandudno, Rhyl is somewhere about 15 to 25 minutes later than this depending on who you ask and which tables you are talking about (and the weather)
I'm not a professional so if anyone can be more specific please feel free.

Other tide tables are available but using your eyes is not a bad idea, especially over Low.

[b]The times given on the link are stated as being GMT,
so
late morning High on Saturday is 11.32 ( Llandudno) plus a bit for Rhyl

If you then "Spring Forward" your watch overnight,
The early Sunday PM High is 12.08 GMT (Llandudno) so 1.08 BST (Llandudno) plus a bit for Rhyl
or about the time your Dad gets you up after your usual session in the New Pines club

My cheapo digital watch I use for fishing is currently 13 minutes slow, I've lost the instructions on how to re-set the time,
so I've gotta take the battery out briefly at midnight on Saturday,...or is it 11pm .... or 1am...? now I'm confused.

No Liabilty accepted but, tell you what.
-if your feet are getting wetter the tide is coming in
if your knees are wet you should be somewhere else.

Wakey, Wakey Ian!!

These pics just in from Castwatch,

Splash Point 10.30am Today (Saturday)












A frothy coffee might be a better option

Great pictures from Castwatch there Paul.

Ian, well done for getting out.
Don't forget that there is always the Marine Lake as a fallback Plan C.

Good luck tomorrow.

Saturday Night update:

The forecast I've been pinning my hopes on is the link on this site,
Rhyl windspeed reckoned to be dropping to 6mph at six o'clock tonight (Saturday)
and most promisingly the wind has been Northerlyish for 24 hours now.

Hit the post low tide mark at 7pm, not down to 6mph but a lot less windy than it has been,
certainly fishable and still Northerly.
Bait Geoff's lug and some donated minutes old fresh lug (many thanks mate! -sorry don't know your name)

The sea still had a right cob on her, 5 oz was dancing around a bit but a
long nose 7oz I'd invested in at Foxon's earlier held OK.

Big areas of clear sky, towards the North East I could see what I thought to be the International Space Station,
reckon I could even make out the reflection of it's newly extended solar panel... or maybe I'm taking too much caffeine!

Retreated back to the innermost gulley then went to Splash for an hour.

Packed it in 90 minutes before high, no bites, 7oz now struggling
and I was out of coffee

Fishless then, but genuinely nice to be out etc etc etc.

Theoretically the inbound N'ly wind ought to be throwing fish our way. Maybe Sunday???
(Forecast to move to being Southerlyish though)

Notbad wrote:

Saturday Night update:

Theoretically the inbound wind ought to be throwing fish our way. Maybe Sunday???

Surely it's going to kick off soon.
With our first team now back upto strength, it's just a matter of time.

Better get in there soon before the Algae Bloom arrives

fairziff wrote:

Notbad wrote:

Saturday Night update:

Theoretically the inbound wind ought to be throwing fish our way. Maybe Sunday???

Surely it's going to kick off soon.
With our first team now back upto strength, it's just a matter of time.

Better get in there soon before the Algae Bloom arrives

-bait came back a couple of times covered in persistant foam tonight,
hope it's not the orangeybloom starting already ( it always seems to start about the time the caravans come alive! I blame the lager)

Our stalwart centre forward was on the bench babysitting tonight but he may be available for an evening fixture on Sunday.

Notbad wrote:

-bait came back a couple of times covered in persistant foam tonight,
hope it's not the orangeybloom starting already ( it always seems to start about the time the caravans come alive! I blame the lager)

Probably the 'New Pines' drip trays being poured straight down the drain.

Maybe we could get Ian to do a bit of recyclng for us and save our summer fishing in the bargain?

10.15 BST

Gone Fishing.

Don’t know why an hour’s less sleep amounted to a morning that felt like a Summer afternoon in Sunny Rhyl, but not complaining.



Plenty to see at the beach today;
Frosting on the mountain tops,


2 pairs of albatrosses skimming the stratosphere,
a seal,
the A300 wing transporter,


Ian catching rockling in the distance…


and the jolly nice flounder Mehmet produced right on cue
for the audience at the Point over High.


Robson Green estimated it at 10 to 12lbs (like all the fish he sees!)



Went out again for a short session over low tonight.

Found a washed up doggie,


but nothing else to report



One of those Happy Days!

Quite an eventful day!!!!!!!

Well done!

meant to say,

Mehmet's flounder (caught close in) was stuffed with shrimp.

Me and the newly overhauled blue owl 'scope extended the weekend into Monday
and fished a dull Splash Point for just an hour over High this afternoon



Sent a light rolling lead looking for fishies whilst the castwatch plane circled overhead.





Nothing to report

Well done Paul.
The marathon continues

ian40nw wrote:

Well done on the extended weekend Paul.........is it just the angle of the last pic or was todays tide a big one looks high up the post there

Ian,
it's still a good tide,

http://www.pol.ac.uk/ntslf/tides/?port=0007

if you can call a fishless tide a good tide.

Didn't bother trying tonight.


Mike.,
Marathon? S'nickers maybe, absolute pants even.

Enjoyed the fresh air anyway but a fish would be nice!

Just had the Castwatch data from this evening.

2 bait diggers and no fishermen.