Fishing Cold Knapp beach - Barry - South Wales

Well back in April I managed to make my way down to the south Welsh coast in search of those early rays. It was still early in the season, so it was always going to be a long shot.
Well seeing as I haven't been able to get back out since Jacks operation, I thought I'd share with you how it went.
Enjoy, and tight lines!

[@ianturner3033]

A nice place to blank, but a doggie saves the day.🦈 Everybody seems to moan about them, until they save the blank.!🤔 Good luck on your next trip.🤞 I hope Jacks recovering well.🙏 Best wishes to you and your family. Take care and stay safe.😷

[@theawfulangler]

Haha that's it Ian, and I think they're such a good looking fish too!

[@harveyg3958]

Sully Island ...heaven

[@theawfulangler]

I wouldn't mind doing an overnight session on there low to low. Is it possible 🤔

[@stealthandysteath1069]

Hi mate, always learning at the moment. Only being fishing for about 4 months now. Bloody love mate. In the four months, one bass, doggies loads of em. Crabs. Seaweed which is a pain... But keep going back lol. Thanks for sharing buddy tc Andy

[@theawfulangler]

If you've only been fishing for 4 months, you've fished through the worst time of year, the transition between winter and summer species. Rays, bass and hounds are all starting to show in numbers now, plus the weather's getting better, so keep it up.

[@ianmaclean6569]

Blast from the past, did my RAF driving test at nearby St Athan many many moons ago, remember going to that beach looked good but did not have my rods and it was January and the weather was appalling the whole month I was there and that is comming from someone from the Highlands ! 😂. Great vid, keep it up mate 👍

[@theawfulangler]

Yeah in bad weather, I can imagine that beach has claimed its share of ankles!!

[@harveyg3958]

My local beach ...amazing

[@theawfulangler]

Lovely place, but I bet its claimed some ankles in its time 😅

[@markdannatt9680]

Great video mate looks a great place to fish hope the little fellow is doing ok

[@theawfulangler]

Thanks Mark, yeah a lovely spot. Those rocks are an obstacle though 😅 Jacks doing good, thanks 😊

[@justinsheil1081]

loving your vids big man. Before you know it, you'll have a boat!!

[@theawfulangler]

One day maybe mate. For now I'm happy on the shore 😊

[@tonystrange3893]

Pendulum cast looked ok ,,timing was spot on

[@theawfulangler]

Thanks Tony, need more practice 😉

[@tonystrange3893]

@@theawfulangler that’s the way to go ,,our waters shallow here so you have to cast ,,my dad had me out in the fields with a conoflex rod and a then Diawa 6hm from as early as I can remember, I then changed to reel down the bottom,,it was like starting again lol

[@tonytwobins4964]

We fished at Huttoft Lincolnshire yesterday 3 flattys but a right laugh .

[@theawfulangler]

It's not all about the fish, sounds like you had a great session pal 👍🏼

[@Retirement_Life]

The sound of surf against the beach is so therapeutic! Lovely place to fish. Stay well, bud…🐟🐟🐟

[@theawfulangler]

It really is John! I'm going to try and loop it as a background type video

[@fishingcountrylifewithtommyjoe]

I'm sure you will get that boat m8t keep it up.

[@theawfulangler]

Cheers Tommy Joe mate 👍🏼 one day maybe, but for now happy from the shore 😀

[@alexandermcgowan4125]

Cracking video cheers mate liked subscribed and commented haha

[@theawfulangler]

Spot on thanks Alexander 👌🏽

[@Alpikerawlings]

Nice looking beach tight lines for sully 👍

[@theawfulangler]

Nice, but I bet those rocks have claimed an ankle or 2 in their time.

[@robertmansell3667]

I was imagining you zooming in on the the little boat just in time to see them throw a body overboard 😂,lovely spot,and the surf sounds lovely 👌

[@theawfulangler]

Strange things happen at sea 🤣 there's always the risk you see something that can't be unseen!

[@andrewhaden7822]

Great video,the knapp is like that one day it’s great the next day nothing,but still enjoyable,you’ll enjoy sully

[@theawfulangler]

Cheers Andrew! Bit early to be heading there, but I thought it was as good a place as any.

[@dazlee3257]

Nice one Alex 👍 Water cleared up here now, hopefully we won't get another bloom. Looking forward to Sully.

[@theawfulangler]

Cheers Daz! Not be long now until I'm back on the island

[@leonmarkrodziewicz279]

What would a fishing session in the UK be without a Doggy or two! Look forward to the video from the afternoon session.

[@theawfulangler]

I think they're a stunning fish in their own right Leon. Just a shame there's not much meat on them 😕

[@mat_allthegearfishing]

Another great video mate. Love the sound of a beach

[@theawfulangler]

Thanks mate. It sounded so good I made an hours worth of video to put on in the background while trying to get Jack to sleep haha

[@mumtazzafar5696]

Sib idea doesn't seem Very practical. Rather it seems very boring. Sitting on the beach is great. You can fish quickly comfortably and enjoy the view at the same time. I have Fished last winter at North east many many times. Most of the guys who weren fishing there were using pretty expensive rods any reels however they normally caught what I caught. I don't personally think pendulum cast means a guaranteed fish or bite. Rather most of the guys that I met fishing at North east weren't casting far ether. Therefore I only used sort of cheapish rods and reels. I have 2 sonik wader rods 14th and they are great for the money. My next rod would be sonik sport black 14th and you can pick one for about 120 pounds brand new. To be honest I won't pay more than that. Great video as usual alex and keep uploading the lovely video. Good luck for the next session.

[@theawfulangler]

Thanks Mumtaz! I agree. You will see on some of my videos that I have a little lure rod in short. It's just good to have the weapons in your arsenal. Better to have and not need than not have. Just my thought anyway. There's a big difference between boat and shore fishing. Both have their positive sides. I'd love a boat, but sibs just seem more flexible, in that I can have it in my van and use it or not when off beach fishing. Anyway, I think I'm a way off that yet 😒

[@mumtazzafar5696]

@The Awful Angler things will fall into place when you ready for them . Keep the videos rolling. Yes I did see you catching a good size bass at Cowden with a tiny rod as well the session at skegness where you used a smaller rod. 😀

[@WD-41469]

Thanks for the video brother. That surf sounds great with the pebbles.

[@theawfulangler]

It does doesn't it, I'm going to try and loop it together and post out as an ASMR video

[@scottkenny7661]

Good to see you were in my home town. The knap has been fishing its nuts off lately, so many rays coming out and someone had a blue skate off there last week. You came down a bit early if it was the beginning of April. Great video as always though mate

[@theawfulangler]

Thanks, Scott. Yeah, it was a bit early, but I was hopeful. The East Coast is just starting to pick up now. So I figured I'd heard south and see what happens. I might be back down again soon though, so good to hear its picking up 👍🏼

[@w33ksy]

Nice to see you fishing my local mate. Looking forward to the next one. New subscriber here, keep them coming 👍🎣

[@theawfulangler]

Thanks Chris! Its a lovely place to live mate, no jealous at all!

[@castersfishingwales2038]

Give us a shout next time you come down man!

[@theawfulangler]

I will do mate, might be in the next couple of weeks 🤞🏼

[@chrisgee9111]

Wow, that's an awesome looking beach buddy! Heck of a trek though! Think I'm going to try your Scarborough'ish spot. Not given up on the east coast just yet,! So glad Jack is getting better! Take care guys. 👍👍👍

[@theawfulangler]

Thanks Chris! I was considering escaping to the east coast this weekend, but big surf forecast on Thursday, so might write it off.

[@chrisgee9111]

@The Awful Angler hey, thanks never needed, you ALWAYS say it in your videos, that's thanks enough buddy! Yeah seen that for this weekend, thinking of the bank holiday weekend. Come what may, need to get out of the house, lol. Take loads of care guys! Cheers buddy.

[@Labraxsquad20]

Not far away from me now buddy, hope you the family are better and your lads on the mend

[@theawfulangler]

He's getting there now thanks mate 👍🏼

[@johnmorris2346]

Another grt vid m8 , keep em coming, you got a power tip for the fury yet

[@theawfulangler]

Cheers John, not yet mate, how about you?

[@johnmorris2346]

@@theawfulangler sill on order , coming from France apparently 😕

[@paulcritcley5839]

we only fish the knapp on a big tide on low water for the rays others dont but we do blondes up to 15 and small eye 10 pounds try and fish the white buoy mark

[@theawfulangler]

Top tips Paul thanks mate, I'll do a bit of searching for the white buoy as I might be back down in a week or 2 🤞🏼

[@scottpeters5624]

Hope jack continues to heal , Enjoyable viewing as always , Im a bit of a tec dinosaur, I can't figure out how to get to link to buy a hat,, any help appreciated

[@theawfulangler]

Thanks Scott! Just send me an email [e-mail], and we can sort one of those out.

[@neilsmith6461]

Flight radar is a great app, isn't it

[@davehalliday6657]

What a nice fishing spot however I think being honest you need to hide your hooks a bit more especially in clear water. Not trying to teach my granny to suck eggs

[@theawfulangler]

It's a good point, mate, pun intended. I'm going to try a different way of baiting up next time I'm out and see if I can't get it a bit more uniform.

[@w33ksy]

The Bristol Channel is like chocolate, they won’t see the hooks anyway lol. Bait presentation is perfect in my opinion

[@EsoxLVCIVS6776]

Can't you use a drone to take the bait out?

[@theawfulangler]

I could, but that's just avoiding the issue that I need to get better at casting 😅

[@CharleneRees-g8j]

I fished it 5 times over the years now not a fxxk sprat from there ?😊