Saltwater flyfishing

I took a trip down to the Helford river to inspect a few possible fishing marks and get an idea of the shape of the river bed and where the strongest tidal currents were and where any food stuffs may be deposited.
This is an often overlooked part of sea fishing. Whether fishing from a Kayak [...]

I had a bit of a session in a field today to improve my Saltwater Flyfishing technique. I found that after a bit of practice I was able to get 42 paces every cast into a light breeze. I am 6’ tall so I would say that was a good 40yds which I am [...]

Well the weather was looking nice this evening, the tide was dropping which is not the best tide state in my opinion for fishing a new mark but I had 4 hours and I decided to go Saltwater fly fishing from my RTM disco kayak. I am hoping for some sport with mackerel and [...]

I have been asked by a reader about “A good UK based resources covering the growing interest in saltwater flyfishing”.
Sadly and to be honest there are only two sites that cover this of value in my opinion. One is a dedicated SWFF site the other is a forum and I guess most of you know [...]

Fishing-blog Reader question – When I am Salt water fly fishing for Bass what leader length should I use?
This is a hard one to answer as it depends on many things which include the following,

The length of your Fishing rod

Your saltwater fly fishing casting ability

The conditions on the day

Clarity [...]

Please don’t laugh but consider this about mackerel.
I have been prompted to write this after reading a few UK sea angling forums and reading what people have said about our humble mackerel.
The Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus is a pelagic fish (mid water) which shoal in great numbers around the UK coast in late spring. Huge [...]

I have added a new category for Sea fishing shore marks.
I have great knowledge of marks in Devon, Cornwall, The Isle of Man and Dorset so that’s where I will start. However when it comes to the rest of the country, I am starting to struggle.
Ramsgate, Dover, Sea Brook, Fleetwood, The Tyne, Whitby, Lowestoft are all areas [...]

I must share the greatest fishing site I have ever found ,
I quote

Bass
Probably the most sought after sea fish in England, Bass are big (sometimes), and silver (always), and greedy (at tea-time). Young Bass are known as School [...]

I have invested in a Vision Koma for my salt water fly fishing.
It has a great drag, really accurate and the control knob is of a good size so easily adjusted with cold hands!!
For a value for money large arbor reel you cannot beat this in my opinion as it comes with a free [...]

To increase your chances of catching from the sea you need to be there when the fish are hunting on that mark. Tide is a huge factor in this.
Generally larger tides induce more fish in to feeding, because stronger currents scourer food from the sea bed and higher tides flood beaches and rock dragging food [...]