Kinmel Bay 4th July 2023

Mid-day High.

4th July it may have been but there was nothing caught to celebrate today.

It looked a nice day though.

Notbad wrote:

Mid-day High.

4th July it may have been but there was nothing caught to celebrate today.

I've got a mate with a bungalow on Kinmel bay,I might give it a try.
What rig and bait were you using NB?
Is there still large troughs in the stones?

VALVEBOUNCE wrote:

Notbad wrote:

Mid-day High.

4th July it may have been but there was nothing caught to celebrate today.

I've got a mate with a bungalow on Kinmel bay,I might give it a try.
What rig and bait were you using NB?
Is there still large troughs in the stones?

Lug for my bait, initially on a pulley pennel but moved to a two hook flapper with shorter snoods to overcome the swell yesterday, there are indeed troughs, being a shallow profile beach you can check it out before the tide comes in and choose your spot.

Thanks NB.Last time I was down there it was after a stormy period and the troughs were huge.Does a normal tide pick up the stones very much?
I suppose it would affect which rig to use.
Can you still purchase blacklug in Rhyl?

VALVEBOUNCE wrote:

Thanks NB.Last time I was down there it was after a stormy period and the troughs were huge.Does a normal tide pick up the stones very much?
I suppose it would affect which rig to use.
Can you still purchase blacklug in Rhyl?

Stones aren't a problem, the beach has added pebbles as part of the flood planning but it is mostly sand at casting distance


The surf on this tide with an on shore breeze behind it was kicking up and putting my pulley rig in knots and picking up weed , shorter snood rig sorted that out and it calmed down half an hour before High.

Decent fresh lug is available in tackle shops in Rhyl unless it's a small tide.

I suspect the western side of Kinmel Bay and along in to Towyn is less often fished as parking is an issue in the unadopted roads.

I've updated the venues section ( only visible when logged in) to mention that it is now Pay and Display at the top of the lane passed Asda ( right by the beach) but anyone with a taller vehicle needs to watch the height barrier which doesn't seem to have a height marked on it.

Thanks NB.
Parking wouldn't be a problem because my mates bungalow is only about 50yds from the beach.
Casting onto sand sounds much better than I thought.
I might try a running ledger setup,that way there is only the hooklength to get tangled.