Beach casting

Winter is on it’s way and the nodding Cod will be on our shores soon and making good sea fishing sport. In fact in some areas Cod are being caught now by beach anglers. The general rule of thumb is that Cod come closer to the shore and in range of beach casters when the [...]

Have you tried the coloured floating beads yet? They look very similar to normal coloured beads but are extremely buoyant. As you know beads are great for attracting many species of fish including, Bream, Plaice and Flounder but these beads allow you to fish in hard situations. Crabs tend to be a problem while sea [...]

Having recently written about how to catch Flounder I have now been hearing a lot more about reducing numbers of Flounder, caused it seems by inshore netting. This is not good news as another popular fish comes under the spotlight. The last post on Flounder fishing was written to help you improve your catch, so [...]

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 [...]

I have recently started sea fishing and want to know how often I should change my bait? The answer to this is the Million dollar question. You never know if a fish is just about to mouth your bait. You need to consider the situation you are in. The faster the flow or the more [...]

A quick post to answer a simple but often asked beach casting question regarding how much shock leader and what strength leader to use. I allways as a minium; times the weight in ounces by 10 hence:- 6oz sinker = 60lb shock leader. I would always put 5 - 7 turns on the spool and [...]

“How many beads do I need to use when I tie a flounder fishing rig?” The question really comes down to personal trial and error for your local flounder fishing mark. I would start by alternating 2 colours of bead, say red and black to a total of 5 beads. Then try rigs with different [...]

How do you get soft baits like lug or sand eels 100 yards to where the fish are holding? You spend weeks learning how to get the most from your beach casting technique and you find a mark where you can put all that practice into effect. You cast your beloved lug worm only to [...]

Is it just me or looking through the last few months of the angling press do there seem to be more reports about Bream catches and Bream fishing methods than ever before? I would love to hear your thoughts on this, have there been more Bream caught and if so why? Is it because people [...]

Please check your fishing line and rod rings on a regular basis as I have heard of another person loosing a good fish because he was fishing rough ground and not checking his line for abrasions. Damaged rings will quickly render a whole spool of line useless and rocky or even rough beach venues will [...]