Loughor Boating Club, Nr Gower
Loughor boating club is
just upriver of Loughor bridge in the Loughor estuary. The mark is easy
to fish with car parking very close-by.
The ground here is primarily muddy with odd rocks and boulders. At low
tide there is a narrow gully which remains full of water - fish do wait
here at low tide and can still be caught.
Best fishing generally occurs during the very early parts of the flood
and then again over top water. Crabs can be extremely troublesome in
the estuary during the warmer months.
The bass fishing at this mark is fairly reasonable, peeler crab baits
find the better fish (if you can avoid the eels) but generally the bass
here are a small size with vast shoals of school bass using the estuary
as a haven from the open sea. The estuary has been setup as a bass
nursery area and so boat-fishing is banned between May and September
around this part of the estuary.
The flounder fishing can be absolutely brilliant generally after the
first few frosts. Fish over 2.5lb in weight are not uncommon and this
estuary is a strong contender to challenge the welsh record flounder
title. Fish peeler crab baits or bunches of ragworm to sort out the
flounder. Better sport as I said is in winter time.
There are some very large competitions through the autumn and early
winter - big bags of flounder are commonplace though the fishing can
deteriorate just after the competitions for a few days. Rainwater also
kills the fishing so if it has rained a lot avoid the estuary.
Mud ragworm can be dug here but the beds arent extremely extensive and
the digging can be hard at times. Peeler crab can be found amongst the
scattered rocks.
Best rigs for the flounder would be a simple 2-hook paternoster. Long
snoods generally work well with a small bomb lead - just heavy enough
to slowly drift across the seabed.
Avoid fishing here on mid-high tides. The water rushes through here
much too fast bringing with it all sorts of debris and weed. Best
fishing is had on small neap tides.
During the summer months the mullet shoal up in the large pools left
here and underneath Loughor bridge at low tide. The mullet can be
caught using very light float tactics or even saltwater flyfishing.
Anglers will also catch bass using these methods as an added bonus!
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