I have been wanting to go fly fishing for Mullet for a while, and yesterday was my first opportunity, the tide was low at lunch time and there was no wind or RAIN!

I made up a huge bucket of ground bait, by mixing bread and minced mackerel. I used this mixture as the tide went […]

For all those interested in this apparant sighting, here is a link to the video of the GreatWhite shark at St Ives - thanks to the Sun newspaper.
WHats your opinion of this?

Well the Sun newspaper is running this as a front page story about a fella who captured a shark attacking dolphins off the Cornish coast at Porthmeor beach in St Ives.
The images in the newspaper are very unclear and I have not seen the footage so this is my opinion!
I doubt the claims to be […]

I was fishing some rough Ground about a mile off Helzpehron cliffs, Nr. Poldhu, Cornwall on my Kayak scratching for anything that might be down there with a two up one down rig but, when I changed to gilling I started to get into Pollock and had a great days kayak fishing.
THE MARK
This location is […]

We are still suffering issues with the broad band connection - sorry for the lack of posts, we are doing everything we can to resolve this issue

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Your website is a credit to you - the amount of information available is immense. I found it easy to navigate, pages loaded quickly and it is generally good fun to explore. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
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After spending the last few months on fishing mark reconnaissance, looking for indicators for good fishing I revisited a spot that I thought may produce some Ballen Wrasse. Using well matched tackle these feisty fish can provide some good sport.
Wrasse Gear and Bait
A common Wrasse bait is peeler crab, but for some reason I […]

Just a quick note - my broad band has been down for the last few days, hence no postings.
When its back up and running I have some fishing articles as follows to post

Southhampton Boat Show
Wrasse Session
Pollock on Rough Ground
Storm Shads
Lures - Shads, Craw and Smelts!!

Just a quick thought, it’s the game fair this weekend coming. All you saltwater fly fishing enthusiasts should be there to see the latest fly fishing equipment and clothing. There are over 100 exhibitors there this year in the fishing village and there is a chance to test some of the rods.
The location is Harewood […]

Lugworm is a much favoured bait for sea fishing which with a bit of planning can be collected easily and its well worth the effort. There are two main types for fishing, blow lugworm and black lugworm. Lug will catch almost all UK sea species
The Lugworm lives in the inter tidal area of beaches […]