Steve Souter

Instant whipped

Giant rogue waves from out of nowhere are a persistent winter danger to rock anglers. Steve Souter admits experienced rods get caught out too, and hopes that relating a recent…

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Winter Cod Haven

Catching cod along the exposed North East Scottish coast doesn’t have to go hand-in-hand with toiling through boggy fields or scrambling down cliffs. Steve Souter says there are easier options…

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Shamrock rigs

Shamrock feather rigs are now available across the UK, but are they any good? Steve Souter takes them fishing and tells all. Modern ‘feather’ rigs have evolved tremendously from the…

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The forgotten venue

Steve Souter reveals the bream fishing out of Littlehampton is very much alive and well. Back in the day, the port of Littlehampton was widely regarded as the very seat…

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Rays un-loched

Backed by mountain and dense forest, the untamed shores of Loch Sunart could be described as fiordic in appearance. Remote but reliable for thornback rays, venues don’t come much wilder,…

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Flounder fission

Steve Souter visits the wild and windswept beach at Sandside, Caithness in the shadow of the infamous Dounreay nuclear facility. Beaches in proximity to Caithness’s now decommissioned Dounreay nuclear facility…

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