MMBFC was originally established in 1952 in half a boat on the Mumbles promenade. The purpose of the Club then was to promote and facilitate the sport of sea angling from motorboats and shore in Mumbles and the surrounding areas. That is still the main purpose of the Club along with providing fishing competitions, courses and talks related to boating, fishing and safety. MMBFC has friendly, helpful, knowledgeable members and committee team, dedicated to fulfilling the sea angling needs of its members and community.
The Club is the proud owner of a Blyth Fisherman twin engined catamaran that can take out 12 anglers and two crew on trips to the fishing grounds in Swansea Bay and around Gower.
The Club Members meet on a Thursday evening in the upstairs room of the Mumbles Rugby Football Club. All Members are most welcome to come down and make use of the facilities, talk to experienced sea anglers, book for the fishing competitions and fishing trips on Oystercat, the Club boat.
Hopefully, the following pages will be your guide to a good day's fishing in the sea at Mumbles and the surrounding areas. As well as online news for local fishing we offer hints, tips and guides to help you with your fishing, along with advice from some of the Club's top sea anglers.
We’ve got links to some great web sites and online fishing resources including books and DVD’s on fishing, dicated to fulfilling the sea angling needs of our members and community.
Recreational Sea Fishing
Recreational sea angling is one of Britain's largest participant sports in which more than a million men, women, boys and girls take part. It has a long and interesting history from ice age cave dwellers catching fish with a type of rod and line for food and sport, to today where the purpose is the same and the tackle a sophisticated version of the very old.
Fishing can be...
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....Relaxing.... .... Pleasurable.... ....Rewarding
Sea anglers today have space age navigation and weather aids, a great knowledge of where to fish, which local natural or atificial baits to use and electronic fish finders. It is a diverse sport and many local anglers have joined the Mumbles Motorboat and Fishing Club and fish alone or with family and friends, from sand or shingle beaches, from rocks, piers or in river estuaries. Many own boats or take the Club boat to anchor, drift or troll close to the shore or miles off the coast over wrecks. To all anglers fishing is a recreation though some like the added spice of competing in Club events or open matches.
Sea angling is a facinating sport. It is limitless in the variety that it offers, both in the number of species that can be caught and the methods that can be used. it is about understanding the way of the tides and species that swim beneath its waters. It is also an endless learning curve, as each day something will change. No two trips, either on shore or in a boat out at sea, are ever the same, and that above all makes it continuously challenging.
Everyone can learn to fish, it is also a great way to experience the out-of-doors. The Club is here to ensure that the local sea angling community can enjoy their fishing and the full benefit that their activities bring.
Catch and Release your fish
We all know that our fish stocks are depleting at an alarming rate . So we recommend that even though this is not down to the individual fisherman Catch and Release is adopted by all anglers . A freshly caught fish is wonderfully tasty but only take what you will eat . Protect the future for your kids you know it make sense, take a picture and release it.
Leave it as you found it when fishing
There is nothing worse than rubbish and litter . We go angling to experience the great outdoors so always remove rubbish and take it home with you, even if its not yours. It makes sense - leave it litter and tackle free.
Sheer Poetry
(by Averil Owen)
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The forecast is 'good' we set out in the boat
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Warm Clothes are a 'must' and a waterproof coat.
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We've all settled down - no better pastime
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Out on the seas with an old and line.
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The sleek mackerel shimmer - that's what they do
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Their colour green-purple or is that a blue.
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Thrown into the box along with the rest
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The catch has been good - we really are blessed.
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The skipper then shouts "there are rocks up ahead.
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We'll have to change course - go westward instead!"
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The rods are still bending, the haul has been big
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The sea's getting choppy "grab hold of that rig!".
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The chat and the laughter have somewhat died down
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As we head for the shore and the lights of the town.
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Our thoughts are of home and the treat that's in store
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Lightly grilled mackerel - could we ask for more?
Gift Aid Donations
Fund Raising (Donations & Gift Aid)
By making Gift Aided donations you can help the Club, members and the local sea angling community enjoy the benefits of additional income. Donations can be made online via the following link.
Online Donations
Disclaimer
The Mumbles Mototboat and Fishing Club has made every effort to provide information which is accurate and up to-date. However, the Mumbles Motorboat and Fishing Club cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, damage or inconvenience which may result from use of this site.Our web pages may offer links to other websites when appropriate in good faith. This Club will not accept liability for the display of incorrect information or for any adverse incidents which may arise after linking to those sites.
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