Beach casting

This is the latest to come from the ABU collection. This fishing reel really winds in the line at an amazing 6:3 to 1 ratio. For those of you who don’t understand, for every turn of the handle the spool will turn 6.3 times. The amount of line that winds in depends on how much [...]

Cogden is towards the western end of Chesil beach, not far from West Bay. Again a popular destination for shore anglers, but it seems that it has not fished as well as it might over the past few years. There tends to be a lot of spider crab activity at this section of Chesil beach, [...]

West Bexington was the first mark on Chesil I remember fishing. In the summer there can be hundreds of people fishing this mark and you may have to walk along way to find a spot. Mackerel, Dogfish, Dabs, Pout can be caught with the odd Ray and the occasional Red Mullet in warmer summers. Winter [...]

The Dragons teeth is a mark for the fitter angler. Its about 20mins walk on fine shingle left (towards the east) along Chesil beach from Abbotsybury. The teeth are WWII tank traps and I understand you cannot fish the other side as it’s a protected area. This area of the beach has fished very well [...]

This is at the Portland end of Chesil beach. There are rocks off shore here unlike the rest of the beach hence why Conger come in here more than anywhere else along Chesil. Fishing during the hours of darkness can produce the best results here and the species that are taken regularly from this part [...]

Seaton is located on the eastern edge of Devon, on it south coast. Home to the mouth of the river Axe, there is good fishing for a range of species. Mullet can be caught in the river. Generally people fish the seaward side of the last road bridge. The access is good and the fishing [...]

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 [...]

Which do you prefer Rag worm or Lug worm ? I have a few friends here in Cornwall who swear by lug worm. They will only fish with that bait and they get some great results, especially for Bass off surf beaches. They also spend almost as much time digging bait as fishing. I tend [...]

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 Bass until they graduate and become qualified Bass. Bass like places where there are [...]

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 [...]