OGMORE ESTUARY/BEACH

Ogmore estuary and beach is a good early season flounder venue best from January until late March. On average they are around the pound mark,some 2lb fish are also taken. Bass start to work the rocks on the left hand side of the estuary mouth by middle of march, with mullet moving in to the estuary early May. Thornbacks and smalleyed rays are caught on the clean ground either side of estuary from end of march. May to August can be good for eel(warning you cannot target silver eel as of jan 2010 all accidental catches must be returned).Fishing off the rocks to the left finds the dabs, bass, mullet, and longer casts wil produce rays,small turbot and plaice. October through to january sees anglers chasing whiting,codling and flounder.
Ogmore can produce on medium to neap tides for the flounder. For the bass, rays, etc, fish the spring tides, low water is good for bass.
The bigger Spring tides off the rocks gives you a better chance of rays and turbot.
Avoid fishing the estuary after heavy rain when the estuary carries flood water and fishes poorly. The rocks at the estuary mouth are good in a steady southwesterly wind for the bass, but calm conditions are better for the whiting, rays and flatfish.
december to march use harbour rag or king rag baits take the flounder. Crab is number one bait for the bass. A mackerel strip on a rolling lead or float fished in the current takes the occasional mullet.Use fresh/frozen sandeel, mackerel and squid at long range for rays, whiting and turbot. From summer to november flounder prefer crab baits.
A beachcaster is needed for the rays, whiting, turbot, etc.A 10-foot spinning rod, small fixed spool and just 10lb line covers all the flounder fishing,and school bass. For bassing off the rocks, pick a light beachcaster Bass rod rated for 4ozs, and a reel loaded with 15 to 18lb line.
A clipped pulley or paternoster for the rays. Fish a two or three hook rig with 12-inch (30cm) hook lengths for whiting and flatfish and a size 1 Aberdeen. For bass use a single hook pulley rig with a weak link to the lead and an 18" to 30" hook length with size 2/0 to 4/0 hooks. Flounder fishing use a flowing trace rig and 18in hook length.
Ogmore is a few miles east of porthcawl to get there exit at Junction 36 off M4 then take the A4061 to Bridgend , follow the B4524 towards Ogmore by Sea.There is ample parking on th right hand side and picnic area at the estuary mouth.