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Baywater Anglers Latest Schedule
Just a reminder that our new club year started on the 1st January, 2026 so club subs became due then. If you would like to rejoin and I very much hope that you do you can pay subscriptions into the club account directly by BACS transfer. Name of (Nationwide) Account = MR ML GREEN, Sort Code = 07-12-26, Account Number = 01970399. If you do, could you also please email me so that I can put the subscription onto the club accounts. You will also see that, for the first time since the club was founded in 1998, we have had to put the subscriptions up (agreed at Prize Presentation). We are still cheaper than other clubs in the bay and, if we are candid, I think we do a lot more than most.
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Upcoming Boat Trips General Information & Days Booked
Pick up: 8.00 am 4.30 pm (Please be there by 7.45 am latest), Venue: Pick up at Kingswear on passenger ferry pontoon, Event: Fishing on African Queen (Various), Cost: £60.00, Loan Tackle available upon request, bring your own bait.
Sunday, 29th March, 2026, Reefing (Rescheduled from 15th March due to bad weather.)
Sunday, 26th April, 2026, Skerries or Reefing
Sunday, 24th May, 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 14th June, 2026, Bass
Sunday, 19th July, 2026, Bass
Sunday, 9th August, 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 6th September, 2026, Skerries/Reefing (half a day on each)
Sunday, 18th October, 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 1st November, 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 6th December, 2026, Reefing (Reserve 13th December)
It would be lovely if as many people as possible come out on our boat trips. They can be great fun but we need at least seven people to cover the cost of the boat. Any surplus goes into club funds to help cover days when we are a few people short. Unfortunately, we ran at a small loss last year, which, with your support, I would prefer to avoid this year. In regard to the fishing, if the chosen focus is not doing as well as expected on the day, we will try something else. I have spoken to Alan about, on a couple of the days, having a half day on the reefs, and if they are not fishing well, heading out to a wreck.
PLEASE NOTE: The night before the trip, contact me on 07704 602180 to see if it is able, because of the weather, to go ahead. After 7.00 pm, when the weather has updated, is best.
Events
In regard to events, if the weather looks dodgy and an event looks in danger of being cancelled then you can phone me on my mobile number 07704 602180 beforehand to confirm. It is also my hope, over the next few months, to film some more fishing videos. If anyone from the club would like to be involved in that, please let me know. Your help would be much appreciated.
Friday, 20th March, 2026 Time: 4.30 pm to 9.00 pm, Venue: Babbacombe Pier, Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 7.22 pm, Height: 4.8 m. Training Focus: Float fishing and legering.
I thought that we could have a go with float rods and leger tackle, just to see whats around. There may be some mackerel around as well as wrasse and pollack. Ragworm best for pollack and wrasse with mackerel strips probably best for small spotted catsharks on the bottom.
Sunday, 29th March 2026 Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm, Venue: Pick up at Kingswear, Event: Boat trip - Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00. (Rearranged from 15th March, which was cancelled due to bad weather.)
It is a medium tide which is good for the reefs so we are going to have a go for some bigger fish, like spurdogs, congers, smoothhounds etc. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, squid, mackerel or blueys etc, depending on what you fancy trying out. For tackle keep it simple a running leger with short, 60 lbs trace is as good as anything or paternoster tackle for smaller species. However, if the reefs end up not being productive, we will try something else.
Please Note: Because the current at the reefs is pretty strong, you will hold bottom much better if you are using braid rather than nylon monofilament on your reel. You will also get away with much lighter leads.
Saturday, 4th April, 2026 Time: 4.00 pm to 9.00 pm, Venue: Slapton Sands, near to the monument car park, Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors High Tide: 9.46 pm, Height: 4.3 m. Training Focus: Distance Tackles.
A reasonable tide for beachcasters and long range tackle, just to see whats around. Mackerel, squid, sandeels, lugworm and peeler crabs probably the best bait although ragworms tipped with squid might also bring in the occasional plaice at this time of the year. If you are new to the club and need tackle, just let me know and I will bring some along for you.
Sunday, 12th April, 2026, Time: 12.00 pm to 5.00 pm, Venue: Brixham Breakwater Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 2.54 pm, Height: 3.5 m. Training Focus: LRF and Float Fishing
The tides are pretty awful this weekend with this one being not quite as bad as the others. However, I thought that it might be worthwhile having a look to see if there are any mackerel around, not to mention the possibility of a big female garfish. For mackerel, stick to mackerel strips while ragworms probably best on the LRF gear.
Sunday, 19th April 2026 Time: 5.00 p.m. 9.00 p.m., Venue: Dartmouth Esplanade, South Embankment Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 8.35 p.m., Height: 4.9 m. Training Focus: Legering.
Hopefully there should be small spotted catsharks, bull huss, congers and rocklings around with the possibility of some bass turning up too. Ragworms, mackerel, squid, sandeels and peeler crabs probably the best bait.
Sunday, 26th April 2026 Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm, Venue: Pick up at Kingswear, Event: Boat trip - Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00.
It is a small tide - perfect for the reefs so we are going to have a go for some bigger fish, like spurdogs, smoothhounds, bull huss, etc. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, squid, mackerel or blueys etc, depending on what you fancy trying out. For tackle keep it simple a running leger with short, 60 lbs trace is as good as anything or paternoster tackle for smaller species. However, if the reefs end up not being productive, we will try something else. It might end up with half a day on the reefs and half on the Skerries though, if the reefs are doing well, I suspect we will probably stick at that.
Saturday, 2nd May 2026 Time: 4.00 pm to 9.00 pm, Venue: Freshwater Cove, Brixham, Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 5.05 pm, Height: 4.3 m. Training Focus: Species Hunt and LRF strategies.
I thought that we could have a go with float rods and LRF tackle, just to see whats around. There may be some mackerel around as well as wrasse, pollack and mini species such as blennies, corkwings, gobies etc. Ragworms probably best on LRF tackle and mackerel strips probably best on float. I might well have a go on a pole and, if anyone else fancies trying it, just let me know and I will bring along some tackle for you.
Saturday, 9th May 2026 Time: 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., Venue: Brixham Breakwater Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors High Tide: 11.26 am, Height: 3.6 m. Training Focus: LRF and Float Fishing
The tides are pretty neaps this weekend but I thought that it might be worthwhile having a look to see if there are any mackerel around, not to mention the possibility of a big female garfish. For mackerel, stick to mackerel strips while ragworms probably best on the LRF gear.
Sunday, 17th May 2026 Time: 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm, Venue: Goodrington Promenade, Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 7.32 pm, Height: 4.9 m. Training Focus: LRF and Float Fishing.
I thought that we could have a go with float rods and LRF tackle, just to see whats around. There may be some mackerel around as well as wrasse, pollack and mini species such as blennies, corkwings, topknots and gobies etc. Ragworm probably best on LRF tackle and mackerel strips probably best on float.
Sunday, 24th May 2026 Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm Venue: Pick up at Kingswear Event: Boat trip - Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00.
It is a small tide - perfect for the reefs so we are going to have a go for some bigger fish, like spurdogs, smoothhounds, bull huss, which should be at their biggest weight for the year, etc. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, squid, mackerel or blueys etc, depending on what you fancy trying out. For tackle keep it simple a running leger with short, 60 lbs trace is as good as anything or paternoster tackle for smaller species. Hopefully, there should be some black bream showing up now too, which are good fun on paternoster tackle.
Sunday, 31st May 2026 Time: 5.00 p.m. 9.00 p.m., Venue: Steamer Quay, Totnes Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors High Tide: 7.07 p.m., Height: 4.6 m. Training Focus: Legering.
Hopefully there should be some bass, mullet, silver eels - which need to be returned please and, possibly, some gilthead bream around. I have been watching the way in which they have infiltrated our local rivers and, I suspect, I dont know for sure, that there is a chance that they have come this far up the Dart too. For tackle, I personally use the lightest that I can get away with.
Sunday, 7th June, 2026, Time: 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, Venue: Brixham Breakwater Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 11.08 am, Height: 3.8 m. Training Focus: LRF and Float Fishing
The tides are pretty awful this weekend with this one being not quite as bad as the others. However, I thought that it might be worthwhile having a look to see if there are any mackerel, pollack or garfish around, not to mention the possibility of ballan wrasse etc. For mackerel, stick to mackerel strips while ragworms probably best on the LRF gear.
Sunday, 14th June 2026 Time: 7.00 am 3.30 pm Venue: Pick up at Kingswear Event: Boat trip Bass and Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00.
It is a 4.5 m tide - which is a bit on the large side for our usual reefs so we are going to have a go for some bass, which is why we need to be earlier than usual. Forecast for the East Banks is 8.30 to 9.30 am so an 8.00 start would not give us much time out when it is running at its best. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, sandeels, ragworms, lures, prawns etc depending on what you fancy trying out. (I will try and get some prawns to share.) For tackle keep it simple a running leger with 6 to 9 foot 20 lbs trace is as good as anything.
Pick up: 8.00 am 4.30 pm (Please be there by 7.45 am latest), Venue: Pick up at Kingswear on passenger ferry pontoon, Event: Fishing on African Queen (Various), Cost: £60.00, Loan Tackle available upon request, bring your own bait.
Sunday, 29th March, 2026, Reefing (Rescheduled from 15th March due to bad weather.)
Sunday, 26th April, 2026, Skerries or Reefing
Sunday, 24th May, 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 14th June, 2026, Bass
Sunday, 19th July, 2026, Bass
Sunday, 9th August, 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 6th September, 2026, Skerries/Reefing (half a day on each)
Sunday, 18th October, 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 1st November, 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 6th December, 2026, Reefing (Reserve 13th December)
It would be lovely if as many people as possible come out on our boat trips. They can be great fun but we need at least seven people to cover the cost of the boat. Any surplus goes into club funds to help cover days when we are a few people short. Unfortunately, we ran at a small loss last year, which, with your support, I would prefer to avoid this year. In regard to the fishing, if the chosen focus is not doing as well as expected on the day, we will try something else. I have spoken to Alan about, on a couple of the days, having a half day on the reefs, and if they are not fishing well, heading out to a wreck.
PLEASE NOTE: The night before the trip, contact me on 07704 602180 to see if it is able, because of the weather, to go ahead. After 7.00 pm, when the weather has updated, is best.
Events
In regard to events, if the weather looks dodgy and an event looks in danger of being cancelled then you can phone me on my mobile number 07704 602180 beforehand to confirm. It is also my hope, over the next few months, to film some more fishing videos. If anyone from the club would like to be involved in that, please let me know. Your help would be much appreciated.
Friday, 20th March, 2026 Time: 4.30 pm to 9.00 pm, Venue: Babbacombe Pier, Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 7.22 pm, Height: 4.8 m. Training Focus: Float fishing and legering.
I thought that we could have a go with float rods and leger tackle, just to see whats around. There may be some mackerel around as well as wrasse and pollack. Ragworm best for pollack and wrasse with mackerel strips probably best for small spotted catsharks on the bottom.
Sunday, 29th March 2026 Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm, Venue: Pick up at Kingswear, Event: Boat trip - Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00. (Rearranged from 15th March, which was cancelled due to bad weather.)
It is a medium tide which is good for the reefs so we are going to have a go for some bigger fish, like spurdogs, congers, smoothhounds etc. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, squid, mackerel or blueys etc, depending on what you fancy trying out. For tackle keep it simple a running leger with short, 60 lbs trace is as good as anything or paternoster tackle for smaller species. However, if the reefs end up not being productive, we will try something else.
Please Note: Because the current at the reefs is pretty strong, you will hold bottom much better if you are using braid rather than nylon monofilament on your reel. You will also get away with much lighter leads.
Saturday, 4th April, 2026 Time: 4.00 pm to 9.00 pm, Venue: Slapton Sands, near to the monument car park, Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors High Tide: 9.46 pm, Height: 4.3 m. Training Focus: Distance Tackles.
A reasonable tide for beachcasters and long range tackle, just to see whats around. Mackerel, squid, sandeels, lugworm and peeler crabs probably the best bait although ragworms tipped with squid might also bring in the occasional plaice at this time of the year. If you are new to the club and need tackle, just let me know and I will bring some along for you.
Sunday, 12th April, 2026, Time: 12.00 pm to 5.00 pm, Venue: Brixham Breakwater Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 2.54 pm, Height: 3.5 m. Training Focus: LRF and Float Fishing
The tides are pretty awful this weekend with this one being not quite as bad as the others. However, I thought that it might be worthwhile having a look to see if there are any mackerel around, not to mention the possibility of a big female garfish. For mackerel, stick to mackerel strips while ragworms probably best on the LRF gear.
Sunday, 19th April 2026 Time: 5.00 p.m. 9.00 p.m., Venue: Dartmouth Esplanade, South Embankment Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 8.35 p.m., Height: 4.9 m. Training Focus: Legering.
Hopefully there should be small spotted catsharks, bull huss, congers and rocklings around with the possibility of some bass turning up too. Ragworms, mackerel, squid, sandeels and peeler crabs probably the best bait.
Sunday, 26th April 2026 Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm, Venue: Pick up at Kingswear, Event: Boat trip - Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00.
It is a small tide - perfect for the reefs so we are going to have a go for some bigger fish, like spurdogs, smoothhounds, bull huss, etc. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, squid, mackerel or blueys etc, depending on what you fancy trying out. For tackle keep it simple a running leger with short, 60 lbs trace is as good as anything or paternoster tackle for smaller species. However, if the reefs end up not being productive, we will try something else. It might end up with half a day on the reefs and half on the Skerries though, if the reefs are doing well, I suspect we will probably stick at that.
Saturday, 2nd May 2026 Time: 4.00 pm to 9.00 pm, Venue: Freshwater Cove, Brixham, Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 5.05 pm, Height: 4.3 m. Training Focus: Species Hunt and LRF strategies.
I thought that we could have a go with float rods and LRF tackle, just to see whats around. There may be some mackerel around as well as wrasse, pollack and mini species such as blennies, corkwings, gobies etc. Ragworms probably best on LRF tackle and mackerel strips probably best on float. I might well have a go on a pole and, if anyone else fancies trying it, just let me know and I will bring along some tackle for you.
Saturday, 9th May 2026 Time: 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., Venue: Brixham Breakwater Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors High Tide: 11.26 am, Height: 3.6 m. Training Focus: LRF and Float Fishing
The tides are pretty neaps this weekend but I thought that it might be worthwhile having a look to see if there are any mackerel around, not to mention the possibility of a big female garfish. For mackerel, stick to mackerel strips while ragworms probably best on the LRF gear.
Sunday, 17th May 2026 Time: 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm, Venue: Goodrington Promenade, Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 7.32 pm, Height: 4.9 m. Training Focus: LRF and Float Fishing.
I thought that we could have a go with float rods and LRF tackle, just to see whats around. There may be some mackerel around as well as wrasse, pollack and mini species such as blennies, corkwings, topknots and gobies etc. Ragworm probably best on LRF tackle and mackerel strips probably best on float.
Sunday, 24th May 2026 Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm Venue: Pick up at Kingswear Event: Boat trip - Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00.
It is a small tide - perfect for the reefs so we are going to have a go for some bigger fish, like spurdogs, smoothhounds, bull huss, which should be at their biggest weight for the year, etc. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, squid, mackerel or blueys etc, depending on what you fancy trying out. For tackle keep it simple a running leger with short, 60 lbs trace is as good as anything or paternoster tackle for smaller species. Hopefully, there should be some black bream showing up now too, which are good fun on paternoster tackle.
Sunday, 31st May 2026 Time: 5.00 p.m. 9.00 p.m., Venue: Steamer Quay, Totnes Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors High Tide: 7.07 p.m., Height: 4.6 m. Training Focus: Legering.
Hopefully there should be some bass, mullet, silver eels - which need to be returned please and, possibly, some gilthead bream around. I have been watching the way in which they have infiltrated our local rivers and, I suspect, I dont know for sure, that there is a chance that they have come this far up the Dart too. For tackle, I personally use the lightest that I can get away with.
Sunday, 7th June, 2026, Time: 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, Venue: Brixham Breakwater Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 11.08 am, Height: 3.8 m. Training Focus: LRF and Float Fishing
The tides are pretty awful this weekend with this one being not quite as bad as the others. However, I thought that it might be worthwhile having a look to see if there are any mackerel, pollack or garfish around, not to mention the possibility of ballan wrasse etc. For mackerel, stick to mackerel strips while ragworms probably best on the LRF gear.
Sunday, 14th June 2026 Time: 7.00 am 3.30 pm Venue: Pick up at Kingswear Event: Boat trip Bass and Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00.
It is a 4.5 m tide - which is a bit on the large side for our usual reefs so we are going to have a go for some bass, which is why we need to be earlier than usual. Forecast for the East Banks is 8.30 to 9.30 am so an 8.00 start would not give us much time out when it is running at its best. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, sandeels, ragworms, lures, prawns etc depending on what you fancy trying out. (I will try and get some prawns to share.) For tackle keep it simple a running leger with 6 to 9 foot 20 lbs trace is as good as anything.