Northern Bites by Steve walker
Shore sport was very quiet during most of last week, with strong westerly winds keeping the sea settled and few anglers venturing out. But, a bit of surf running onto…
Shore sport was very quiet during most of last week, with strong westerly winds keeping the sea settled and few anglers venturing out. But, a bit of surf running onto…
Article 47 enrages sea anglers… The article 47 EU proposals have been greeted with widespread anger among sea anglers across the length and breadth of the UK. The angling unity…
Movement and some colour in the water over the last few days resulted in double-figure bags of whiting and flatties from the clean ground on worm, mackerel, and squid. Hartlepool’s…
Tired of plastic booms that bend and snap? Take a look at these new metal beauties from Shamrock Tackle. Shamrock Tackle have added a strong metal tube boom for boat…
Winter need not to signal an end to kayak fishing says Neil Turnbull. Sheltered and scenic Loch Etive is a prime example of a venue to beat the New Year…
Jim O’Donnell pops in to Planet Sea Fishing and offers his tuppence worth on targeting and catching ling. Ling come from a super-order of fishes called Paracanthopterygll (cod-like fishes). They…
In this instalment of our popular bait series Steve Walker turns his attention to cockles, a superb and often overlooked bait. The cockle is a common and widespread bivalve mollusc,…
Out with the old and in with the new… Club news: A new shore angling club called Grimsby SAC has been formed, and there are several well known names in…
For the most part shore angling was poor over the Christmas week, with only odd whiting, pouting, flatties, and cod reported. Most of the early Christmas matches where won with…
Coloured lead weights are becoming increasingly popular among boat anglers in particular. Steve Souter offers reasons why a splash of lead colour might be worth considering, before looking at two…