Sea fishing

I have paid my subs today thanks to the guys at Atlantic Fishing tackle based in Helston and Porthleven (hint, hint if you haven’t). Having done this I thought it was important to explain why you should consider joining a local sea fishing club.
The hardest thing to master, if you are new to sea [...]

This book is reputed to be ideal for the person new and just setting off in Sea angling. Its well written, and clearly explains the basics to get your first rig, well presented in the water ready to catch fish. Plus you get to look at John Wilson on the front cover!
To give you an [...]

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Shore fishing tips
There are many types of shore fishing depending on the type of ground you are fishing. I would suggest that you get some local knowledge and try and pinpoint some marks that do not require huge casts to locate fish holding areas.
Marks that in the summer that hold Garfish and Mackerel can provide [...]

Natural or man made these locations are very accessible and are good for cutting your teeth and as you improve your cast they can provide some great sea angling.
The fact that you generally have a solid, stable wall to fish from makes casting easy and you generally do not have to cast miles to locate [...]

A valuable source of differing species, that can be fished for in most conditions. Be careful of very strong currents, watch your footing.
To describe an Estuary would be to say, it is the tidal zone of a river where it joins the sea with water changing from fresh through brackish to saltwater along it’s length. [...]

A question asked recently by a reader on the fishing-blog was how do I detect a bite when I am sea fishing. There is no simple answer and it depends upon a lot of factors which I will try and explain in a bit of detail below.
How to detect a bite
There are many factors that [...]

Hook – Made up of the eye, shank, bend and barb. You can get barb-less hooks
Treble – 3 hooks attached with 1 eye.
Leader – length from main line to lure.
Shock leader – when you are casting, for safety you need a length of leader which is 5 -7 turns on the reel then .5 times [...]

The sea is a very wild environment and I do not need to tell you how dangerous it is. You must remember that even on calm days you can get into trouble if you end up in the sea. Strong currents and cold seas are as much of a killer as large obvious waves battering [...]

Fishing Tackle
I am looking at this as your fist set of tackle and you want something that can be used for a range of applications and I would suggest the following for an all-round set up. This type of gear will work for harbour fishing, pier fishing and some rock, estuary and beach marks. There [...]