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18th July 2008 - Important Announcement.

Well, it's been a great ride! This site has been going for ove 2 years now.

Unfortunately, time has come to lock it and archive the information. :(

The good news is that normal service now prevails over at www.sunnyrhyl.com !

All future updates will take place over there. 

See you all on the other side!

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24th June 2008 - Finally the solution to catching 'The Mythical Mullet'!!!!!!

21st June 2008 - Weed-Central finally sorted out down on the allotment.

18th June 2008 - It's a boy!!!!! ........and a girl, and another girl and yet another girl!

14th June 2008 - I was 'Forever Blowing Bubbles' in Kinmel Bay.

14th June 2008 - Mullet Watch in Rhyl Harbour.

13th June 2008 - Text book Bass conditions in Towyn. Was this yet another false dawn?

10th June 2008 - LMFAO and ROFL, it was HHBW for me!

1st June 2008 - Down on the Allotment, the Chooks have breached the defences!

31st May 2008 - Some great company and varied fishing at Holyhead Breakwater.

29th May 2008 - It was a case of 'Cats and Dogs' onboard the all new Suveran II.

23rd May 2008 - Slow progress down on the Allotment.

20th May 2008 - Dream Land or Cloud Cuckoo Land at Kinmel Bay

13th May 2008 - The return of The Sunny Rhyl Allotment !

5th May 2008 - A couple of Nice Surprises onboard Jensen II.

4th May 2008 - Many Rivers To Cross, beyond The Perch!

3rd May 2008 - Envigorating times at The Marine Hydro.

21st April 2008 - Pondering and Rockling at Kinmel Bay!

21st April 2008 - It's the early bird that digs the worm. Splash Point at dawn!

19th April 2008 - There must be at least one fish in the Irish Sea!

18th April 2008 - Mon esprit etait a l'errance Splash Point.

15th April 2008 - An incredible Sunset by the Sun Centre!

14th April 2008 - With ideal Bass conditions, Kinmel Bay had me Jumping For Joy!

13th April 2008 - There is always something to learn when you fish with 'The Rhyl Maestro'!

6th April 2008 - Don't forget to sign the Guestbook.

5th April 2008 - Fresh Razors made for a close shave down at Splash Point.

31st March 2008 - The infamous 'Small Tide Over Low' at Splash Point.

21st March 2008 - Fish from your car at Rhyl Marina Wall.

20th March 2008 - Wind, wind and more wind at Kinmel Bay!

14th March 2008 - Winter sunshine and time to ponder at Splash Point.

2nd February 2008 - My first trip of 2008 to Splash Point.

26th January 2008 - Back to Llandudno Pier for the SCBU Charity Competition.

18th January 2008 - Were there any big fish lurking under Llandudno Pier?

5th January 2008 - Cod fishing on-board Mersey Lass for our first charter trip of the year.

3rd January 2008 - The 2007 Video Review has been added to the Videos page.

1st January 2008 - The Sunny Rhyl Sea Fishing Diary 2007 Poll Results.

31st December 2007 - Splash Point over Low on a small tide. How could I fail !

30th December 2007 - A Mini-Session back at Kinmel Bay.

26th December 2007 - A splendid Boxing Day Morning on Kinmel Bay Beach. 

16th December 2007 - Was it still Dab City or was The Party Over at Splash Point?

1st December 2007 - Llandudno Pier was the venue for tonights SCBU competition.

25th November 2007 - A spare hour saw me returning to Splash Point Again!

24th November 2007 - Don't forget to sign the Sunny Rhyl Guestbook!

24th November 2007 - A spare hour and some spare bait had me Braving The Wind at Splash Point.

24th November 2007 - Still looking to master Splash Point over high water.

18th November 2007 - Was it to be Splash Point or Dab City?

17th November 2007 - Are there any fish in Rhyl's Marine Lake?

11th November 2007 - Rhyl Harbour was the ideal venue to escape from the strong winds.

5th November 2007 - I headed to Rhyl Marina Wall for some shelter and to feed the crabs.

5th November 2007 - Surely today was the day to break the Run of Blanks?

1st November 2007 - If you want a guarantee Not To Blank, Llandudno Pier is the venue for you!

1st November 2007 - The rest of the world seem to be catching Whiting for Fun. Surely Kinmel Bay would deliver?

29th October 2007 - I was Windswept and the conditions were Interesting!

21st October 2007 - Project Chicken - A Rollercoaster Ride!

19th October 2007 - It's Whiting Soup out there! A trip on Suveran confirmed this.

10th October 2007 - Special Care Baby Unit, Charity Competition Announced.

5th October 2007 - A perfect summers day welcomed us, at last!!! It was Flat Calm onboard Suveran.

1st October 2007 - Mullet hunting in Rhyl Marina

29th September 2007 - Charity Fish + Meet - £150 raised  - Thank You.

28th September 2007 - Charity Fish + Meet - Prizes Announced

25th September 2007 - Charity Fish + Meet - Further Details

21st September 2007 - Charity Fish + Meet Confirmed - Kinmel Bay, Saturday 29th September.

20th September 2007 - Looking for interest in a forthcoming Charity Fish + Meet in Kinmel Bay.

15th September 2007 - Martin has been putting the hours in at Towyn. Today he got his reward!

13th September 2007 - To many blanks recently! Time to Fluke a Flounder in Rhyl!

9th September 2007 - A new venue - Rhyl Marina Wall !

9th September 2007 - Textbook Bass conditions at Kinmel Bay.

7th September 2007 - Mackerel Butties for Tea and a Rusholme Donner for Supper!!!!

4th September 2007 - How's the Sunny Rhyl Allotment doing?

29th August 2007 - Sinbad's been busy 'Pimping up his Yak!'

28th August 2007 - A cracking sunrise or some nice fish? You can't have everything :(

27th August 2007 - Guess who's been on Match of the Day? - Frank has, in his big shorts!

24th August 2007 - The 24th RAF Sealand Sea Fishing Competition.

19th August 2007 - A stiff breeze gave me hope at Kinmel Bay.

12th August 2007 - A Frenzy in Kinmel Bay.

10th August 2007 - 'It's all a load of Pollacks and Pollacks to them all'! Amlwch didn't disappoint.

5th August 2007 - The summer had finally arrived. Shorts on and Rods out!!!

4th August 2007 - My quest to catch a fish over high at Splash Point continues.

1st August 2007 - I'm still making the most of my Llandudno Pier season ticket.

27th July 2007 - Llandudno Pier provided us with another great days fishing.

23rd July 2007 - At last, the Sunny Rhyl Allotment provides us with a meal.

17th July 2007 - Whilst I was after the small stuff, on the River Ebro, Wes had bigger things on his mind!

16th July 2007 - Small hooks were the order of the day on Llandudno Pier.

13th July 2007 - Were we mad taking to the sea on Friday the 13th?

9th July 2007 - A Cosmopolitan day out!

1st July 2007 - Persisatance is the key to catching a fish! Today, it was Persistant!

30th June 2007 - After severel setbacks, the Sunny Rhyl Live Weather Station enters into Beta Testing.

30th June 2007 - Progress has been painfully slow with Project Weather Station.

30th June 2007 - Finally added the Sunny Rhyl Guestbook!

28th June 2007 - With so much fishing recently, has the Sunny Rhyl Allotment suffered?

24th June 2007 - A new venue tonight. Towyn to the rescue!

18th June 2007 - All this Blanking is getting to me! Splash Point has to save the day!

17th June 2007 - If in doubt, Kinmel Bay over high Rarely Disappoints!

16th June 2007 - A surprise little trip on Jensen II got the summer really started!

15th June 2007 - Could we reach the Smoothound mark in Kinmel Bay?

15th June 2007 - Project Chicken - Taking in Some Rays!!!

14th June 2007 - Like a Phoenix rising from the flames, The Palace Appartments are finished!!!

9th June 2007 - Sinbads new Ocean Prowler Big Game Kayak gets it's Maiden Voyage.

8th June 2007 - Project Chicken - Feathers Returning!!!!!

1st June 2007 - Was it Oranjeboom or just Algae Bloom at Splash Point?

31st May 2007 - Project Chicken - Ladies Learning Fast!

31st May 2007 - Beefing Up the Defences down on the Sunny Rhyl Allotment.

29th May 2007 - Positive Thinking was the order of the day. Splash Point was the venue!

27th May 2007 - I'm getting sick and tired of Blanking. Surely Kinmel Bay wouldn't let me down?

27th May 2007 - Project Chicken - Walls Come Tumbling Down!!!

22nd May 2007 - Project Chicken - Progress is Made :)

21st May 2007 - Time for the Shorts to get an outing at Kinmel Bay.

21st May 2007 - It's gathering pace down on the Sunny Rhyl Allotment.

20th May 2007 - Project Chicken - A New Beginning.

19th May 2007 - Project Chicken - Welcome Ladies!!!!!!!

18th May 2007 - It was Blowing a Gale at Splash Point.

18th May 2007 - Project Chicken - Give a Chicken a Chance.

6th May 2007 - After some peace and quiet on a Bank Holiday Weekend, I headed for Splash Point.

2nd May 2007 - Time to blow the dust off the Shorts + T Shirt and head to Kinmel Bay.

1st May 2007 - With the Chickens on the way, it was time to Beef up the Defences in the Sunny Rhyl Allotment.

23rd April 2007 - Splash Point was the destination. Smelly Lug was the killer bait!!!

16th April 2007 - Is it too early for Runner Beans to be planted out? Time will tell :)

15th April 2007 - Even More Retail Therepy!

14th April 2007 - It was 'Mission Accomplished' for Sinbad at Kinmel Bay.

12th April 2007 - The excitement builds on the Sunny Rhyl Allotment.

11th April 2007 - Hopes were high as I returned to Kinmel Bay.

10th April 2007 - After a bad start to the day, everything fell into place later on in Kinmel Bay.

9th April 2007 - At long last, it was Sinbads first Kayak Fishing Weekend.

8th April 2007 - I was on an Easter Egg Hunt at Splash Point.

7th April 2007 - With fantastic Iron Age Fortifications, Pen-y-Cloddiau was a joy to behold.

6th April 2007 - Was it Carp Fishing or Crap Fishing? You decide!

6th April 2007 - A walk along The Cob brings back childhood memories.

5th April 2007 - The Brickfield Pond, Rhyl is steeped in local history.

4th April 2007 - The Victorian splendour of Rhyl's Royal Alexandra Hospital inspires a new idea.

2nd April 2007 - An Apology.

2nd April 2007 - Where in the World was this Picture taken??

1st April 2007 - Action from the off on Llandudno Pier.

1st April 2007 - The seeds had arrived. Time for a relaxing afternoon Potting Up.

26th March 2007 - The whirl of propellers gave me a case of Deja Vu on Rhyl beach today. 

26th March 2007 - A Pleasant Summers day! Splash Point delivered some fantastic weather.

24th March 2007 - Strange Happenings at Kinmel Bay!

24th March 2007 - The Moon II

18th March 2007 - I was up to my knees in Pig Shit! Surely there are better ways of spending a Sunday afternoon!!!

17th March 2007 - Only a few hours to spare today, Splash Point saved a fishing free weekend!

17th March 2007 - Pots and Growbags are so 2006! Time for the 2007 Vegtable Patch!

14th March 2007 - Llandudno's Victorian Pier was tonights venue of choice.. 

10th March 2007 - 'Get those Stinking Worms out of my fridge!'. Kinmel Bay it was then!

7th March 2007 - Finally got round to editing the Jensen Promotional Video.

3rd March 2007 - The Moon.

3rd March 2007(pm) - My all day pass gave me the option of fishing the Foryd Harbour for a few hours.

3rd March 2007(am) - The surf was up in Kinmel Bay. With 2 rods out, I was hopeful of some action.

26th February 2007 - Al and Jamie had been groundbaiting Splash Point. I Couldn't Fail !!!!!!!!!

25th February 2007 - Links section added.

24th February 2007 - No Splash at Splash Point today. A Millpond is the last thing I wanted to see.

22nd February 2007 - More Retail Therepy :)

18th February 2007 - Splash Point served up a fantastic winters morning. Was it Cod for lunch?

11th February 2007 - Having blown the car up this week, I took a walk down to Splash Point.

4th February 2007 - Lock up your daughters................. the Fladen Warbird has arrived !!!!!!!!!!

3rd February 2007 - With some great fresh bait, Kinmel Bay was todays chosen venue.

29th January 2007 - Splash Point evened the scores last week, so I had to Up My Game today.

20th January 2007 - Wind, wind and yet more wind! The breakers were really battering Splash Point today.

15th January 2007 - Big hooks and big baits, but were the Elusive Mersey Cod playing?

13th January 2007 - A new personel best today. It is definately a case of Rockin' Rhyl at the moment!!!!!!!

12th January 2007 - More pics added to Andy's Kinmel Bay report.

9th January 2007 - Mehmet puts more hours in on Rhyl beach than anyone. I went down to watch the Rhyl Maestro!

8th January 2007 - Armed with his new Mustad smock, Andy was joined by Gaz for their first session of the year.

7th January 2007 - Kinmel Bay is fast becoming a Flounder Hotspot, surely there must be something else there???

3rd January 2007 - For the first session of the year, a Windswept Kinmel Bay awaited!!!!! 

28th December 2006 - I managed to sneak a crafty session near Whitby during the Christmas Vacation.

22nd December 2006 - Sinbad finally gets round to Naming his kayak.

17th December 2006 - I only went fishing to clear my hangover. Little did I know.............

4th December 2006 - With the wind up, was I in with a chance of success at Kinmel Bay?

1st December 2006 - Cod or No Cod? Was the River Mersey producing?

30th November 2006 - The Main Event. Was the trauma of drawing the pheasant worthwhile?

29th November 2006 - Pluck That for a game of soldiers!!!!!!!

28th November 2006 - I am not a Pheasant Plucker, I'm a Pheasant Pluckers Son!!!

25th November 2006 - They told me that Bass were a summer species!!!!!!!

21st November 2006 - Sinbad manages to cram some more Kit on to the Frenzy!

18th November 2006 - The Fishermate is complete. Look and learn!!!!!!

16th November 2006 - A very theraputic experience - Pickle On!!!!

12th November 2006 - I should have swapped my rods for a Surf Board at Kinmel Bay today!

11th November 2006 - With no head for heights, it was time to call in the Professionals

10th November 2006 - Sinbad has been busy again. May I introduce the Fishermate MKII .

8th November 2006 - I'm an emotional man. This will bring a tear to my eyes!

6th November 2006 - A 'Swan Song' in Kinmel Bay.

5th November 2006 - Patent Pending! The 'Fishermate' is here!!!!!!!!

31st October 2006 - Video added to the Pen Y Chain report.

30th October 2006 - Quite a Surprise down on Kinmel Bay beach.

29th October 2006 - I escaped from the Tiger Club for a few hours 'Peace and Quiet'

23rd October 2006 - You know you are doing well when you make it on to the Sunny Rhyl Who's Who page!

23rd October 2006 - How does a charter skipper spend his free time? Simple, he goes Fishing!!!!

21st October 2006 - With my first free afternoon for a month, some Retail Therepy was in order!

20th October 2006 - I was tempted to retire early for a greasy spoon, but I persevered at Kinmel Bay.

16th October 2006 - The Frenzy gets her Maiden Voyage!!!!

16th October 2006 - I have finally managed a 300yd cast. Where there any Bass out there?

10th October 2006 - Strong winds and a good surf, was Kinmel Bay going to produce some fish today?

7th October 2006 - Lots of head scratching but Project Weather Station progresses!

6th October 2006 - With his kayak loaded, Sinbad sets out for a Big Weekend

5th October 2006 - Sinbad gets himself in a Frenzy - The kayak has arrived!!!!

1st Octoberber 2006 - Sinbad takes the plunge - Kayak on order!

25th September 2006 - Buternut Squash Heaven

23rd September 2006 - Live Online Weather Station - Sensors Installed

21st September 2006 - Sunny Rhyl Live Online Weather Station - Project Begins Here 

17th September 2006 - Dogfish Central at the North Shore, Llandudno

13th September 2006 - Caterpillar for tea???

12th September 2006 - Splash Point Apartments - nearly finished

11th September 2006 - Radish's in the Sunny Rhyl Allotment.

9th September 2006 - Bass Hunt in Kinmel Bay.

6th September 2006 - Rhyl Super Loo has it's first inspection.

6th September 2006 - Potatoes and Broad Beans for tea.

3rd September 2006 - Pickle on!!!!

1st September 2006 - Kayak spotted in Rhyl Harbour.

26th August 2006 - My first Trout Fishing adventure.

22nd August 2006 - Sunny Rhyl Video section added.

18th August 2006 - Shark fishing off Rhyl.

10th August 2006 - Rhyl Lifeboat to the rescue.

4th August 2006 - Who's Who section added.

 

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