Sea fishing

We are at the start of the first big storm this winter in Cornwall. Strong winds are hitting the South coast after a set of spring tides, and this is the perfect mixture to really stir the seabed up, and get those fish on the feed – perfect winter fishing conditions.
Storm force winter fishing
The powerful [...]

It’s important to listen to weather forecasts before setting off fishing and considering how this is going to effect your angling. Rough weather is good for sea fishing, but it can make it uncomfortable, un-fishable or dangerous. Get back to the mark once it has calmed down a bit, fishing after a good storm is [...]

Sea fishing is dictated by one major factor every 6 hours, and that is the tide. Remember the old saying “time and tide will wait for no man” well its true and you will find out how it will control your angling.
There are no hard and fast rules, and different fishing marks will perform for [...]

I have had a few e-mails asking what I carry my mobile phone in when I go Kayak fishing. Well, I found it on the internet, at Amazon. I actually bought mine in a surf shop in Cornwall, but this is the same product £3 cheaper.
I have tested it well over the last season. [...]

The chemistry of sea water is a very complex mix of chemicals and compounds that are present in exact measurements depending upon where in the world you are. Many sea creatures absorb these chemicals to build there skeletons. Algea is one of the important organisms that grows depending upon many of these factors and it [...]

For a simple rule of thumb we can place the fish into two simple types, Round and Flat fish, there it couldn’t be easier!!!
Thanks to Paul who noticed the link from the sea fishing beginners section to this post was wrong!!

Round and Flat fish
Round fish generally live in the Pelagic zone (from the surface down) [...]

I would like to explain how a Marine fish, those that procreate and live in salt water survive in thier sodium saturated environment. Most Marine fish are always at risk of dehydration and they have some interesting mechanisms to combat this.
Osmosis and its effect on fish
The process of osmosis is in action all across mother-nature, [...]

I was hoping to fish the inner Harbour from the wall over the past few days but so far I have not managed.
Speaking to  a few locals people have seen Flounder comming in over the Bar into the inner Harbour at low tide.
The fish seem to hold in the deep pool at the opening waiting [...]

Very briefly I spent a few years on the Isle of Man as a very young boy. My brother who is a few years older than me was always sea fishing off the pier, boats and rock marks. Then later in life we became land locked and fishing took a back seat for a while, [...]

The flounder fishing season is almost here, hundreds of people will be heading to the esturies to catch these endearing fish across the UK
Image from whitbyseaanglers.co.uk
Flounder fishing basics
The traditional method to catch the bottom dwelling flounder was using a moderate weight beach casting set up, a rig with some attractor spoons and lobbing it out [...]