A fairly settled week has allowed the boat angler to reap the benefits with good sized codling and bigger bass now showing. The whiting shoals are increasing in numbers and …
John Popplewell
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A very similar week to last week, strong winds at the beginning of the week made boat fishing difficult, but beach and pier anglers did fare better. Walton Pier has …
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It has been a week of two halves; during the first part of the week the southerly wind blew making it very difficult for any boats to put to sea, …
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What a difference a week makes; reports did not look promising for this summer’s tope season, the lack of mackerel being a contributing factor. Well this week it was all …
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We seem to be hitting an in-between time at the moment, with boats reporting less fish this week. Â Yes, there are fish to be caught, but nowhere near the amounts …
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If I could just set the scene for you – deep crystal blue seas, a crisp breeze, stunning mountainous scenery and deep fjords plus the most friendly people I have …
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The temperatures reached dizzy heights at the weekend, good news for those attending the first Clacton Sea and Beach Festival which took place on Saturday and Sunday. Thousands of people …
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Temperatures have soared this week and not all anglers have benefited from the rising sea temperatures. For the beach angler the daytime tides have made the fishing difficult with the …
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Last week I talked about lack of anglers and also lack of fish; well how, in just a few days, have things changed. Those hard fighting smoothhounds have now moved …
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John Popplewell takes us on an outing to St Osyth in Essex where he and a couple of fishing friends target the ever popular, early season thornback ray on this …
