Its been a few days since one of the so time I got it over with I guess.
Both walls have foir the best part of 10 days been swamped, remember last year when we were forced to close at night to slow the numbers ariving on the marina ? yep, just like that.

Up until Monday morning swarms of mackerel have been battering the wall, sometime 5-9 hours constantly other days with 4-5 hour gaps. The result is the usual carnage of people getting their fill & then “IN THE BUZZ continuing until when they do realise the sheer numbers of fish boxed, bagged & bucketed around them they start to pack up.

Then the real horror begins, wardens spend their days when like this meeting their own arses coming back & in all of this constantly advise “punters”
“clean your fish on the wall”
“dont pile them so deep”
“if you dont clean they will fester in your hot car”

“do you want to poison who you are giving or selling to ?”
all the warnings and advice are ignored , who buy you may ask,

Bet u say them Foreigners!
well thats only part right because it seems that near every single person with feathers get carried away in the carnage and forget what i try to drum into people “fishing”
Catch, KILL, bag, 5 min lull clean some fish. They weigh 1/2 as much, last longer, dont sour or form worms in the cooking guts then make people ill.
My guess today is there are people ill from sour mackerel in Coventy, Nottingham, Manchester, Birmingham and All over Suffolk, Hertfordshire across to Hereford

BECAUSE UNCLEANED FISH WERE LOADED INTO HOT MUGGY CARS EARLY IN THE MORNING AS THE SUN CAME UP OR OTHER FISH LOADED INTO CARS AFTER 5+ HOURS ON THE WALL IN THE SUN & HEAT.

Now for the fishing report, maybe 10% of people are showing up with two rods, possibly less, the sane ones are trying to get as high as they can on the east or low marks on both walls that are known to catch fish with livebaits.
Still smoothound pups a plenty at night & although rays are about they now are the babies against the wall looking for snacks. I had still been seing gurnards on east and both still getting bream. Its also nice to see an increase of wrasse coming out of which some decent plus 2 pounders.
FLOAT FISHING is ok not great & gar are stubbornly reluctant to be found even within the shoals. Yes there are bass, quite a few decent table fish up to 4lb ish & if there are any big girls about people are staying tight lipped for good reason.

Plaice are now on the fatten up process & getting worth taking home if u can get your bait underneath the carnage.
Its not been unusual to have mixed shoals of mac & horse mac begin at 2 am but the smaller tide has slowed the frequency of shoals in general.
IE Sun night into mon the shoals barely hit the east & that was mostly high about 6am the rest of the day many gave up as the drizzle arrived allowing duty staff much needed time to remove tons of litter left that rain often causes.
In all fairness to the tons of visitors (many colours of beneton comes to mind) most were good with their litter & tbh no complaints on that score from me …
Yes you did read that right, most took their crap home. One or 2 bays someone would highlight with a pic saying how bad the bay was or how bad a left behind broken box in the car park was & what messy buggers u anglers all are etc etc , but I repeat, its actually not been that bad at night on the litter front this week.


General health of the walls is good, bait anglers are catching some decent stuff if they can stay part clear of them marauding fish shoals.

Next them all important questions:-
I have kids is it worth a visit of so busy
A/ Yes , come during the day, high tides are busiest so check tides and prepare, best bet high east wall, I dont advise small children at peak times(sat sun)
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Is it worth coming at all, its over crowded with idiots and ppl that dont know how.

A/ Its worth it, most are greedy ppl only after mackerel, shoals are erratic this week & many go home bored, there are quiet areas that some chose to bait fish, Find ppl with 2 rods each, they mostly have the knowhow & usually helpful and have a care near kids fishing.

When is the best time to visit
A/Mid week daytimes, many nights have been silly busy & people take more risks as they think no one is watching…… they are.

Where can I park if I fish the east wall
A/ Same place as always have in the rules, the Multi storey carpark

Parking info extra plz
A/ east little carpark by the cafe you can pick up or drop off provided you are quiet & respectful of residents
There is no parking in the east small cafe carpark unless you have a legit parking permit, a pink ticket is not legit to park it just works the barriers.
There are still 2 blue badge bays east carpark that are legit to use with badge displayed


Im told you can fight the parking tickets down there so its ok.
Go for it, there is a new firm with a contract to enforce parking& they will hand out fines & if that process fails, remember , you are on private land and without a permit the marina have and will take the route of prosecuting for trespass.!

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If you have got that far you are actually reading and not skimming it…
There is to be a major announcement re night fishing in the pipelne & I will update as soon as I have it

NIGHT FISHING EAST WALL AT SERIOUS RISK PLEASE PAY ATTENTION NO ANGLER PARKING OVER NIGHT EAST CARPARK FROM THIS MORNING Angler if i can call it that, behaviour has now put night fishing at serious risk of being stopped possibly as soon as tomorrow.
The east carpark has become a shambles and disgrace early mornings and as mackerel season arrived has over highlighted this issue.
From immediate effect any non business parking on the east carpark has been stopped, Anglers returning to cars have triggered a major issue with their behaviour, with noise , with car park issues for the firms at that end of the marina via noise, blocking of parking bays for staff and urinating in the carpark and doorways while waiting for pick ups or loading of cars already there about to be lost.
If you know anyone that parks down there , tell them dont, you will get a ticket or worse. 5am on has become a black spot that will cost all anglers their night fishing. Senior bosses joined the group to monitor this group this morning, this behaviour has to stop now.share this post in any angling group by copy and re postGet the word out, no parking in the east car park , turn about and pick ups is very close to being fully stopped as well
Alleged anglers have gone from pissing on the wall to pissing in doorways, behind cars, in shop fronts and staff parking areas rather than walk 15 meters to the porta loo’s.
todays “punch up” involving near 20 people was over mackerel left in front of someone’s car that had been fishing!!wtf people .
Yes mackerel season makes things worse but this has been a worsening issue this year for months.Do anglers really have bad bladders and big mouths?
Do you park in the east car park at night ? you also are part of the problem, noise levels are way wrong for 4am to 7am
So from immediate effect, cars left in the east carpark while they fish will most likely be ticketed, possibly worse , IE tows & clamps are being discussed right now between security and marina management.
Many of our group have walking issues , , lazy or incontinent anglers , noisy car users have now made their life worse by not possibly having access to the east if drop offs are stopped or charged at the car barrier. ! think about it.
So what can people do ? get the word out, admins of any fishing group or group that use the east car park
copy this post and share the @rse out of it. (you cant share from a closed group)
let you angling buddies know the parking is now stopped, pissing on the walls & car parking need reporting WHO TOcontact the duty warden with details , where its happened/happening where these slobs are fishing, descriptions if possibleno warden contact ?ring the shop with detailsshop closed ?contact me or any admin if possible that can get a message out
Third option as last call , ring security and report the issue for guidanceANYONE REMOVED by security get photo id’d yep full details taken and banned from the marina for a minimum of a year with potential further action
This is super serious people , we need eyes on the wall and quick reports to slam these people out of the marina and report the @rse out of them.
One lazy c*** peed 10 feet from the west toilet this morning. its a both wall issue. Noise at night carries, noise levels on both walls at night is too high, the marina is residential and residents are complaining of the noise and the constant urine smell in carparks where people load cars in the multi and on the east… stairwells are near being fumigated due to so called anglers
Share share share this post by copy paste This must stop fast
Senior marina managers have joined this group today to see the response from the shop and from anglers. To the managers that joined today I apologise, I was on duty last night & while most in the whole were decently behaved I failed to monitor the car park this morning adequately and for that I can only say sorry & I slipped up big time. This must stop immediately, step up & help us all, eyes and ears , voices carry at night on both walls in a residential area. Help us nail this on the head fast get the word out and copy then share this post This must stop folks , report the @rse out of these people so we can get rid of. Security bans involve ID’s taken , full year bans and possible legal action also This option will be used. Its down to anglers, it tops or gets stopped by you and all of us. Frank

Very busy night on the walls last night, some people still have not got the message about GREEN LIGHT , folks they are not allowed nor are red ones, They are navigation lights for left and right and are not to be used. if you have no alternative , lower a head torch close to the surface. & tbh you dont need them at the moment as there are tons of fish.

Was in general a not bad night with lots of fish , sadly ppl not got the message that the top level is NOT a TOILET, get caught peeing on the top you will be told to leave , no one pees on their own path so its not wanted here and nor are u.

Fish report tons of fish , most ppl generally well behaved other than the morons that were on bay 36/37 on the east that abused the green light policy constantly then kicked off on another group in the car park … If you are one of that group of nine , dont bother returning you are not wanted back

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OHHHHH man what a massive 3 days so far, mackerel some mornings as early as 2am ! yup in the dark , mixed shoals with horse mac majorly out numbered…. monday a mackerel run on both walls from 5am til near 7pm , it then began again about 9pm……
Tues same story & for much of the morning only 5 on the west ! whats …. that quiet with fish everywhere, well the east only had a dozen or so … took a while for the word to get out & Tues afternoon got busier.

Tues night u say ? , dunno about b4 midnight but it all kicked off again on both walls about 2 am shoals n runs on both walls of 80% mackerel 20% horse mac …. was still rolling when i left at 6am ! go figure …

Very few to no gars , there should be cuttle out there now , there are plaice & sole under them mackies & we still have bream on the west for sure.

So back to them mackerel, Im sure you all know how easy it is to start hammering the feathers or the float as they start & that feeling get em fast b4 they go well dont forget you are not at home, We expect u to bag,box or how ever u are storing your fish as u go, anyone fishing with fish on the wall at their feet WILL BE STOPPED , catch unhook, kill bag n box , please fish in a tidy safe area or the wardens have instructions to get on your cases.
No excuse for lazy or messy anglers. Im pleased to say Tues nights people mostly fished in very clean manner and was really good to see & praise where it was deserved was noted . there were some newer ppl that got into the frenzy but they were sharply reminded care of the fish is as much needed as their fishing areas. Im pleased to say all of those instructed to take a few mins sorting the bays and fish did so quickly and got into a better pattern. Loads of fish for all for 3 days so far.

If you are coming down , bring fish storage , we dont provide bags , likewise please leave the bays as u would wish to find them , it makes things easier for those having to clean up & maintain the walls & its better for the next people in your used bay
Happy fishing folks , I may even see some of you on the walls while busy
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13th of September already, seems like the summer was not even here! Well the weekend report may be good news for many, sat and sun the mackerel arrived in the mornings and hung about for all to sorta fill their boots, im told today it has also been decent as the light came up & a swift look at the tides has told me 2am 3am high tides so they are incoming after the night highs which is good news. Add to that there seems to be a plaice return on the east wall so is it a case of happy days are hear again ?
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As the title says the updates have been a bit few and far this summer. mostly as many are finding out that on the whole the in shore fishing has been poor. Yes the east arm is ticking over with a regular early visit of mackerel and a few plaice of average size but in the main things have not been great. bream numbers have been well down this year on both walls .. even the boat feedback has been similar for further western marks commonly fished. Bass fishing has been decent but not great, few wrasse and a dirth of garfish have been obvious.
I could make speculations why things are so poor this year but perhaps its simply one of those things or supports the over fishing theories.. who knows.

I realise many do follow these reports and some even cherry pick reports(in the past) to decide when n where they visit . In the main i have not put posts up as it has been so poor & the FB group page has had as much info there if not more than i could add here

perhaps September will bring a burst of activity & simply show the season this year was indeed 2 months late rather than a non starter !
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Yup its a mackerel morning on the east with everyone bagging up.
Crash hats & the standard charge to the walls I guess 😛
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ok folks, another “I’m sorry” post, but to be fair ive been a bit distracted the last 10+ days or so. K….. the fishing is IMO at the moment a case of know ya stuff or , seems a little right plaice right time. Plaice numbers are slow & not too many real home takers. bream while sizeable are I think a case of right time right plaice making a sesh decent or a real struggle. The regular bream hunters know the where’s as many of the “usual” spots seem to be under performing. Hate to say it but High east seeing the best of the numbers & the west Ext tends to tick over the best on west.

Bass fishing is still good Night time producing the better stamp of fish. Glenn clocked a couple of skinny gars mid week & they are prob the 1st ive heard of since April so are the mackie shoals on the way ? I hope so as its been fairly grim on the walls so far other than the morning runs. Yes there are some during the day & over high tides but not what would be expected. Almost no reports of gurnard or red mullet this year & im not hearing about reasonable mullet this year other than from “dave the mullet” and his outings. Wrasse catches seem sketchy but when one is caught they seem to be single fish & a decent 2lb upwards.


Boat fishing is very good for bream and plaice so it seems its just the walls that are having a sudden lack of quality although I find myself repeating that Bass catches are good this year as are rays and various other shark species on and around the walls.

This week has also seen a seal lingering off the west wall no doubt having an impact during the day, dolphin sightings are now falling away and I will stick my neck out & type that the mackerel shoals are due or imminent in about 10 days on the bigger tides but please dont hang me out to dry if im wrong.

Other species I hear the voice in my head say … So what I replied :), na seriously , Horse mac doing ok & numbers are stable. Sole so-so but ok 2-5ish in the mornings on the east chuck a line out on the bend worth a punt, live prawns or live baits defo the way to go if you can. Small turbot & brill have been had on the east , seen far less box jellies this year but very lacking in squid, will the autumn run happen .. I hope so 🙂

The first reported cod(on marina FB group) was posted up this week by Skipper Terry Lee who reports generally that the boat fishing ATM is very good and a general chat with some of the other skippers confirms that they are all very busy.

Over all ATM id say daytime catches are a bit slow and Nights are doing quite well on the walls, as to the beaches Im sorta not getting reports to give a fair assessment this month but Hove Lagoon to carry more info on shore goings on. So until next time , be good 🙂 & if ya cant be good …. be safe….

A final word….. WASPS… numbers at the moment are pest proportion for a few days so anyone with sting allergies may want to delay a visit as they seem a little aggressive !
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So the weekend has started with morning fish ! omg shock horror what the eff is happening ?
Fri sat and today 1st light has seen mackerel and horse mackerel on both walls some even up to the low tides , night dude has reported bass , horse mac, some small rays eels & tiddlers so it seems there is bait down the side of the walls in the mornings for a change . Are things looking up ? lets hope so as the season has been dead slow so far. Best catches yesterday was a 2lb+ guilthead bream and a fairly decent wrasse from the pic i saw. No pics today, still waiting on a decent send in to use.
If ypu use social media please use the facebook group to post up your catch reports & pics if you have any,
FB group >> Brighton Marina fishing UK
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