Fishing Genre

Some Enchanted Evening

Whoever coined the phrase ‘fishing isn’t all about catching fish’ summed it up well. The benefits of sea angling go far beyond saving the price of a fish supper, says…

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Sun, sea and stingrays

Paul Stevens struggled to carry all his prizes back from the Sardinian shore fishing tournament that attracts some of the UK’s top shore anglers. Every now and then you get…

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Sport Pirking

David Proudfoot is one of a group of well-travelled boat anglers responsible for introducing pirk casting to the UK. Deadly for cod and pollack, this constantly evolving technique has much…

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Horn of plenty

Mullet fanatic Steve Walker reveals all about catching his favourite fish from the beaches and rocks around the beautiful Isle of Whithorn in south-west Scotland.

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Kayak logic

Since swapping his small boat for a sea kayak, Neil Turnbull has discovered new things about himself and his regular fishing venues. Kayak fishing works for him and it might…

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Hounds all round

Holyhead charter skipper, Gethyn Owen has been busy catching big smoothhounds since the middle of May. Here he reports on recent events aboard ‘My Way’. Based on the two previous…

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PlaiceStation 4

England international boat angler Colin Searles is a World Champion and species fishing addict. Here he reveals how he uses fixed spools for plaice fishing off Weymouth. The annual Weymouth…

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Rattle Therapy

Shore black bream fishing doesn’t enjoy the same press as the boats, but there are southern beach venues with the power to deliver equally good sport. Pagham on the Sussex…

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