Glad you enjoyed it cheers ian

Thanks Andy it was an easy video to edit this time fortunately. Plenty of subject matter ie.fish!!😂 not always the case! Cheers ian

Exactly Kevin I guess that’s why it’s called fishing and not catching!!!😂😂 cheers Ian

Hi Mark yes lovely 3 hours and only ten minutes from home too! We were lucky to catch it just right....Chris went out next evening and blanked!! Take care mate....Ian

Yes he had the magic touch didn’t he! Pure luck of course!!😉😂😂😂 cheers Ian

Ha ha!! 😂 yes Chris did really well there! Identical tactics but only bass for me....very strange!! Cheers Ian

It’s a pleasure!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! Makes the effort worthwhile!! Cheers ian

Ah thanks Adrian for watching again and taking the time to comment! It was a great evening considering all the holidaymakers on the beach!! Cheers Ian

Thanks Cam it can fish well at times and devoid of fish others! Worth a few trips as can be rewarding!! Cheers Ian

Hi Al cheers mate! Bit different to Chesil or other south coast marks!!! But variety is the spice of life so they say!!! Cheers Ian

Ian Clark very true... Pete and I are looking to go to Brean soon.. never fished it before so will have to do some research first.. especially with that tide.. well done again 👌

Ha ha Simon that’s funny!! Never fished Isle of Man before I hear lots of tope from the shore?? No crabs on Brean beach but Chesil awful at the moment with spider crabs....hopefully they will thin out soon! Cheers Ian

Hi again Charlie nice to hear from you! We were lucky I think that the fish were there as Chris fished again the next night and blanked! That’s fishing!!! Cheers Ian

Hi Jonathon thanks for watching and taking the time to comment glad you enjoyed the video! Yes Brean is very underrated we have had , like you, some big fish over the years! Catching lots of rays in last few weeks but cod currently a bit thin on the ground! Hopefully a big cod has my name on it soon! Cheers ATB Ian

Hi Anthony many thanks for taking the time to comment! Glad you enjoyed the video...yes all my bass went back safely but can’t say that about Chris’s sole!!!! Cheers Ian

Hi again Frosty it was a good one! Wish they were all like that!!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian

Hi again Gareth we were lucky to get it just right....Chris went out next evening and blanked. Fish there one tide not the next!!! That’s fishing.....frustrating and unpredictable! Cheers Ian

Hi again Glen I’m trying my best but Mrs C keeps insisting I spend time with her occasionally....what’s that all about???? 😂😂😂 cheers Ian

@@ianclarkfishing when she reads your reply maybe you will find out!!! LOL 👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣

Ah glad you enjoyed the video! I started fishing here mid 80’s ... definitely more bass here now than back then!!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian

@@ianclarkfishing Hi Ian , yes used to be hard work, I used to fish all over the Bristol channel mainly specimen hunting Used to fish a fair bit with Rod Carter and I used to live near John lintern in Axbridge. Moved to the Isle of Man to live 15 years ago , tope fishing is outstanding up here . These days I like the fact that I can walk to a good deep water rock mark for a few hours fishing. Good to see the channel is getting better ,miss the winter cod marks . Kind regards Martyn

Wow that tope fishing sounds awesome! Generally Chris and I happy to catch anywhere locally or on the south Dorset coast. Variety is the spice of life!!! Cheers Ian

Hi Will yeah what a pair of beautiful fish! Chris was a lucky boy!! In bright sunshine too...amazing! Cheers Ian

Hi again Mark yes he couldn’t fail! We have never had three in a tide before! He fished it alone the next evening and blanked so I guess we were lucky!! Easy beach to fish but limited to last 3 hours of the flood and maybe an hour down. Take care mate cheers Ian

Ian Clark I fished Minehead recently and had my first ever summer codling. We don’t see those near me until October time.

Amazing never caught a cod here after May or before September!!!

Cheers Ben glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for taking the time to comment! Ian

Cheers mate lucky we got a tide when the fish were obliging! Doesn’t always happen!! Ian

Hi Michael yes they are tasty too but Chris kept those for himself!!! They don’t fight well but are very wiry when you handle them! Cheers again..Ian

Ah smoked char!!! Assuming it tastes a bit like trout??? Well I didn’t get a look in with the sole unfortunately....Chris kept them for himself!!!😂😂😂 cheers Ian

@@ianclarkfishing its better than trout but trout like and we get a very small window to catch them but worth the effort . we never had much luck with sole during the day ,mainly dusk an dawn i was quite suprised to see them caught on a bright day !

Yes extremely surprised to catch in bright sun!!!

Ha ha! Good advice! There have been quite a few sole around here recently. Even smoothound are being caught on Brean Beach which is virtually unheard of! Glad you enjoyed the video cheers ian

Thanks mate yes it was strange.....must be a subtle difference in bait presentation I guess! We thought we were fishing identical tactics. Cheers Ian

Ha well we owe you a big thank you!!!!! If we had fished the usual spot we probably wouldn’t have caught all those beautiful fish.... so CHEERS!!!!! Ian

Yes he did this time!!!! Every dog has its day!!! 😂😂😂 cheers ian

Hi Paul really wow!! Never heard of a hound from there before!! Well done! Brean Down and Sand Point yes but not there!! Bet it gave you a runaround!!! Love smoothound!! Cheers Ian

@@ianclarkfishing they have come out up as far as portishead this year, might be something to do with lack of rain so not much fresh water in the estuary

Hi Steve definitely yes mate hope you keeping ok and Keith not working you too hard! 😂 cheers Ian

Yes believe me I know! Fished it a lot recently but mainly thornback and flounder with only a couple of cod! But one day soon it will definitely produce the goods!! I hope! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian

Hi Liam glad you are enjoying the videos! Multiplier reels can be tricky at first but once you get the hang of them you won’t regret it. The new Penn reels are lovely and easy to use I would suggest talking to your local tackle shop rather than buy online. I haven’t done any videos about them as my posts are less instructional and more just showing the enjoyment of a days fishing. I’m sure a look at KZfaq will show plenty of videos on the topic. Cheers Ian

Hi Danny yes always nice to catch those two!!! Chris did very well two lovely fish!! Jammy bugger! 😂 cheers Ian

I suppose mostly to stop neck ache!!😂 plus generally we are fishing fairly long range as tide comes in quickly and we letting line out....therefore small sole type bites difficult to see regardless of conditions...we are looking for slack line, a big pull down or a drift downtide to the right. On Chesil or steep beach we fish high rods to keep line out of the breaking waves but doesn’t work on brean.

Last bass a good 3lb the others smaller but all good fun! And what about those sole! Chris a lucky boy! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for taking the time to comment! Cheers Ian

Hi Will thornback usually absent in summer but from september to March there are lots....we don't target them but they still take our lug baits...cheers Ian

Hi Col yes exactly the same ...lug dug off beach just prior to fishing....about 8 per cast. Strange I should get the bass and Chris the sole as rigs were identical??? Cheers Ian

Yes Chris had the tactics right for the sole but we were fishing very similar methods.... we were baffled by why he had sole and I had bass! Think maybe WSM beach even shallower than Brean ? Thanks again for watching cheers ian

@@ianclarkfishing Interested by the idea of pulley pennels with size 4s on. I tend to use hooks like that single on multi-hook paternosters and save the pulley pennels for the big chunky stuff. Might give it a go. Cheers.

It protects the bait really well plus gives distance when necessary!! 👍👍👍

Hi Adrian yes there is great fishing locally when you hit it right! Chris went next evening and blanked!!?? We prefer tides between 10.5 and 11.5m ideally ...the big tides are ok providing not a big lateral wind...then it gets tricky!! Would fish over 12m rather than under 10m cheers Ian

Ian Clark thanks for replying Ian ,I’ve learned lots of valuable tips watching your videos especially as lm new to beach fishing , lve bought a couple of old multipliers and lm learning to cast them (Swedish Abu Ambassador 7000’s)l see your reels don’t have line guides, should l take them off to get a better cast ?

You probably saw one of the reels I use on Brean is an ABU 7000. They are useful on Brean because of large line capacity if you want to fish at long range but they can be a bit prone to overruns. I use Penn Mag 525 reels on Chesil for distance and they rarely birds nest. None have level winds as have found that if sand gets in mechanism they will jam. You just guide line back on evenly with your thumb. Cheers Ian

Ian Clark That’s great thanks mate l might see you down there one day, l own a caravan near the Down 👌

Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Actually when the cod arrive hopefully in early September then just past the Dragons Teeth is fine as long as there is some colour in the sea during or after a blow. We do walk for about an hour sometimes for the summer fish but not as necessary for cod! Cheers Ian

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Well done Phil they are so worth catching and delicious too!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian

@@ianclarkfishing no worries you have good content i just uploaded the catch and cook off it and wow it was so good

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Hi Bob lovely to hear from you! Berrow fishing well for bass and sole at the moment. Currently I’m in hospital but Chris went Friday evening had two 3lb bass and a 1.5lb sole on lug. As long as wind not too strong along the beach we use leads with no grips so in current weather I think your watch leads will be fine. A little bit of movement is a good thing if it does drift. Good luck tight lines cheers ian

Hi Ian Many thanks for the prompt reply. Sorry to hear you are in hospital...Not very nice places to be. I wish you a speedy recovery. I have the usual beachcasters but will take a couple of 3-4 Oz bass rods for Berrow. Like to fish light if I can. Get well soon Bob

Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! The sole are really a summer and autumn fish from June to September though the odd ones appear at other times. Use small hooks size 4 or 6 with lug or rag! Good luck if you give it a try later this year....pick a calm day! Cheers Ian

Hi Steve where is here? Isn’t always that good believe me! We just got lucky that day....Chris fished next night and blanked!!😂 cheers Ian

@@ianclarkfishing Gosport, fishing was very good a few years ago( 8 years) but has rapidly declined, I've never blanked so much in my life this year, it seems to be a common thing now.

Ah not even smoothound then? Maybe a trip to Chesil is called for!!!! Cheers Ian

Wasn’t that strange? Same bait same size 4 hook Chris uses shorter snoods by about 6 inches and that’s all the difference. One of the weird things we will never know the answer to I guess! Cheers Ian

Great session! Lovely video! Was Chris using pulley rigs like yourself or flappers/single clip down traces?

No both using pulley pennel rigs size 4 fine wire Aberdeen’s!! Loaded with about 8 blow lug

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Hi Troy were you up around Ullapool way??? I used to go on holiday there when I lived in Newcastle as a young boy. Well did you catch your giant skate???? Wish I could give it a go but I have no sea legs!!🤢🤢🤢 cheers Ian

@@ianclarkfishing yes i did ,it was estimated by measurement to be 113lb i caught it of the shore on Lochaline in the scotish highlands ,2 other fish were also caught by the 2 friends i went with ,170lb and 206lb great place to fish for them ,do some home work and get up there ,shout me for any help ATB

Wow off the shore that’s fantastic well done!! I will definitely look into that!! That’s the fish of a lifetime congratulations!!👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣

Hi Helen thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I use 14lb as we casting onto sand/mud.. Chris prefers 20lb but it’s not really necessary. The lighter line means more on the reel and enables you to walk a long way back with a big bait if you want to leave it out over an hour which at certain times can be very effective. Cheers Ian

Hi Ed thanks for taking the time to comment! Yes fishing ok was out late last night one bass 3lb and a thorn back. Big tides next week not always the easiest to fish but should be ok as long as no big wind...avoid if strong Southern wind. Good luck I would just use lug dug from the beach!! Cheers Ian

@@ianclarkfishing sadly i'm a typical holiday sea angler, i only get to fish 3 or 4 times a year

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Ah Mike that’s a conundrum for next time isn’t it! I’m a great believer in fate !😉 think I will toss a coin! Cheers Ian

Ouch!!! 😂 Chris was very pleased with his catch....don’t think we have every had 3 sole in a tide there in over 30 years!! Cheers Ian

Gully Foyle that's bad 🤣🤣

Really really bad😂

Ouch maybe a little but we are always genuinely pleased for each other when they catch good fish!!! The surprising thing if my memory serves me right was that we each fished identical rigs ....bizarre! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian

Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! With regards a fishing KZfaq channel I think it’s important to be yourself and get a balance between talking and action. You need to decide if you are going to use a GoPro or something different. If you can get a USP that would be great! Be prepared for it to take a while to get a following.....do it for fun and not for financial gain and you will be fine!!!! Cheers Ian

@@ianclarkfishing Cheers mate, appreciate that! Keep up the good work :)

Hi nice to hear from you! Should be ok for the sole plus chance of a bass too. We have had both in the last two weeks all on lug! Good luck cheers ian

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment...no real advantage here having a high rod as beach so shallow. On Chesil we have rods high to keep out of waves but not possible here. We looking for slack line mainly or big pull down or drift downtide which are relatively easy to spot. Plus we don’t get neck ache!!! Cheers Ian

Hi we used lug dug from beach before we fished...easy!!! Cheers Ian

Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! We just used a standard pulley rig with size 4 or 6 hooks I think with blow lug dug from beach before we fished! Let’s hope we get weather like that again soon!!! Cheers Ian

@@ianclarkfishing thanks mate cheers

Ha ha no they didn’t....and I didn’t get any either!!!!☹️

Hi Graham thanks for watching! You can dig all along Brean Beach for lug they are very plentiful! Obviously the lug beds are covered at high tide but we dig for an hour before fishing ie. 4 hours before high tide. Cheers Ian

Thanks where’s the best place to park to get to the venue you was fishing

You can park on beach but you have to pay and it closes at 6 pm. We park opposite Brean Village Hall on the grass verge and walk onto beach via cut through right of the hall....it’s a two minute walk!

Well unfortunately I’m only using a GoPro and occasionally an iPhone. When you are trying to fish too it’s not easy! Hope it didn’t spoil your enjoyment too much! Cheers Ian

Ian Clark no of course not just turned up the volume...

I know it looks shallow and devoid of fish but it’s very productive on its day....The suspended sediment gives the sea colour all year round and therefore fish come close to shore even in daylight!! Lots of shrimp in the sand...,. Cheers Ian