Lured by more lures
Talking of bass makes me think that I’ll be plug fishing shortly. I made a mistake last year, as I think I’ve mentioned in a previous blog, that I tried to fish longer half day sessions last year. To...
View ArticleHolyhead fishing aboard My Way
I had been trying to get a day out fishing with Skipper Gethyn Owen based in Holyhead, North Wales aboard “My Way” for close on 2-years. Lady luck seemed to have deserted us and each and every time...
View ArticleA look back at my 2013 sea fishing diary
I’m writing this while flicking through my fishing diary for 2013. On the face of it, 2013 was kinder to me than 2012 was. After relatively few trips in 2012 due to work load, I was determined to get...
View ArticleStorm Forced Changes: 2014 Winter Storms
The vicious 2014 winter storms experienced from early December and culminating with the savage winds, gigantic seas and severe flooding of early January are going to affect sea angling for some time to...
View ArticleFishing in Plymouth: my personal best whiting
It’s been quite a while since I wrote up what’s happening fishing wise for me. Here’s a quick catch up. After the storms eased away in late February I didn’t much like the look of the sea. It was...
View ArticleLate winter flatfish fishing
Although the majority of the bigger fish have moved out to spawn, I always look forward to the period from February to late March. It’s a time I hit the beaches a little more than normal and target...
View ArticleSpring huss fishing
Regular readers will know that I set great store by the signs nature sends us. Looking locally though, winter is hanging on for dear life currently. The daffodils have been slow to bloom, the grass...
View ArticleMostyn plaice fishing
After several weeks of straight, and very strong, bitterly cold easterly winds, it was pretty obvious that the fishing would be subdued. I’d fished the rocks and had huss and bits, plus lost a biggish...
View ArticleYellowfin tuna turns blue
I followed with interest the report of a yellowfin tuna capture off Brixham in mid-May. Rumours and misinformation inevitably spread like wildfire and first it was caught on rod and line, then in nets,...
View ArticleSecret mark mullet fishing
I mentioned in a New Year blog that last year I’d found a new secret mullet spot, and that this summer I intended to give it a decent go. I’d noticed some very big fish there too. My intention was to...
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