I was in Barmouth a couple of weeks ago and tried my hand fishing off the
harbour when the tide was coming in, i.e. at the mouth of the river.
I am new to fishing and as yet dry netted, but all I could get at Barmouth
was loads and loads of weed, so I packed up in disgust.
What should I have done to combat all the weed? and how does people fish in
these type of conditions? Help please before my rod & tackle
goes in the drink
Thanks in advance
Lofty

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>I was in Barmouth a couple of weeks ago and tried my hand fishing off the
> harbour when the tide was coming in, i.e. at the mouth of the river.
> I am new to fishing and as yet dry netted, but all I could get at Barmouth
> was loads and loads of weed, so I packed up in disgust.
> What should I have done to combat all the weed? and how does people fish 
> in
> these type of conditions? Help please before my rod & tackle
> goes in the drink
> Thanks in advance
> Lofty
>
>


Some venues only suffer weed-outs under certain conditions i.e. wind from 
the east - too much weed.  Don't know about your venue but might be worth 
asking the locals.

If the area is permanently weedy you could try float fishing ( keep the gear 
above the weed ).

Other than that find a spot where there isn't a weed problem.

ETV

In article <4303ac9e$0$17498$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net>, Lofty
<URL:mailto:miduck8@hotmail.com> wrote:


> was loads and loads of weed, so I packed up in disgust.
> What should I have done to combat all the weed? and how does people fish in
> these type of conditions? Help please before my rod & tackle
> goes in the drink


There's always fish food among weed so it's an attraction for fish.  I'd be
tempted to spin or floatfish amongst it as it came in.  If it piles up along
the shore than wade out quietly and fish into the outside edge of it.

Cheerio,

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