Hello

[westy58]

Just started fishing again, last time was about 30 years ago when I was a teenager. The reason being , my teenage son has got interested. We bought some freshwater gear last year when on holiday in France and now son wants to go sea fishing. We had a crack down at Cowes sea front (Egypt Point ) last September and caught five small wrasse apiece. He now wants to try for something like flatties, mackerel or bass. Any advice from the Island folk for safe marks with a reasonable chance of catching stuff on light gear would be helpful.

thanks

[Pete B]

Welcome Westy, your in the right place for I.O.W advice, enjoy the forum!
Pete

[RichardB]

Welcome aboard Westy - as Pete said, there's no better place for IOW fishing advice !

[solehunter]

westy58 said:

Just started fishing again, last time was about 30 years ago when I was a teenager. The reason being , my teenage son has got interested. We bought some freshwater gear last year when on holiday in France and now son wants to go sea fishing. We had a crack down at Cowes sea front (Egypt Point ) last September and caught five small wrasse apiece. He now wants to try for something like flatties, mackerel or bass. Any advice from the Island folk for safe marks with a reasonable chance of catching stuff on light gear would be helpful.

thanks

Hi mate, east cowes throws up some good flatty fishing. Fish on the sand patches near the toilet block. It maybe a good idea to have a look where to go at low tide and fish it up doing the last 3 hours of the flood in darkness. You should get away with light gear if the tides are not that strong.
Yaverland is a nice comfortable mark where you can fish from your car. Light gear will be no problem if the sea is calm. Good chance of plaice or the odd small bass.

[topbanana]

hi and welcome mate
tb

[maninblack]

Hi Westy58,
Welcome to the forum from a Kent member, hope both you and your son, have many enjoyable hours fishing.
Tight lines
M.I.B

[robster]

Welcome to the forum m8.