John Popplewell

It looks like a week of consolidation for the beach and pier angler, with day time tides producing very little apart from small bass and eels, I think part of…

Those smooth-hound packs seem to be in full action from the boats this week, with calmer weather for the whole week most of the charter and private boats have taken…

The summer fishing is warming up very nicely and our beaches are certainly seeing some very nice catches. The mayweed is still causing problems for beach and boat angler, but…

It has been a reasonable week for both boat and shore angler although with the sea clearing it has been difficult to find fish feeding for the shore angler, as…

There have been some excellent catches from both boat and shore anglers during the past week. The bass season is now in full swing with some bigger fish now reported…

The east coast is warming up quite nicely on the angling front, with some epic catches of rays from the piers and beaches. If I could just take you back…

With temperatures hitting 20OC at the weekend and the light winds that came with it, it was all very beneficial for the boat and kayak angler. More of the summer…

The spring run of thornback rays is certainly under way and I really am amazed at the number of rays that are in the Thames Estuary. Most of the seabed…

Spring is slowly creeping in and with it brings those long awaited summer species.  Although the air temperatures have been up and down this week with a couple of days…