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First of all sorry there have not been many updates recently. I was struck down with the a horrid stomach bug that seems to be going around at the moment. There was no chance of me sitting at a computer and typing in comfort!
However, while ill I have been thinking about the blog. It’s still [...]

Having written the entry recently about super sea foam at Praa Sands a member of the fishing-blog forum sent me a very interesting mail containing an article called “The mystery of the foam on the sea shore” written by Wim van Egmond of The Netherlands.
It might not explain exactly what was happening on Praa sands [...]

I thought I would share these photographs from Praa sands in Cornwall with you. I have never seen so much foam in my life and the bizar thing was the beach was totally silent!
At the deepest points it was over 6 feet deep. I am unsure what caused this huge build up, I know from [...]

There are two different methods to smoke fish, but I will focus on hot smoking here.

Hot smoking - below 150 F for first 2-3 hrs then 200 F for 20 30 mins

Cold smoking - 80 - 90 F for 1-4 days - has to be accurate and more can go wrong [...]

The East Devon beach of Branscombe is still the stage of a 12 month saga portraying the collapse of a 53, 409 tonne sea going vessel, built in 1991, the MSC Napoli. Many people made great finds. Riches were washed onto this historic beach that expresses prehistoric relics from its core. But it is to [...]

Eagle Fish Finder Cuda 128 - Any reviews or reports? There seems ti be alot of interest in this product and i have seen a few people hit this site looking for information of this fish finder. Surf over to th forum and give your review if you own or have seen the Cuda 128
Ocean [...]

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 [...]

Just wishing you all a very happy new year and wishing you the best years sea fishing. Lets try and smash our personal best fish, catch those new species and cast that extra yard in 2008.
I look forward to hearing about your trials and sucess stories on the fishing blog and its forum in the [...]

I am delighted to bring to you all, a great fishing store powered by Amazon. I have spent alot of time finding products relating to Sea fishing, Kayaking, Carp fishing, Game fishing and gift ideas.
The idea is to create a store where a whole range of products come together under one web site. This [...]

Blueys are shit - that was the start of a thread with Marlin posting about the lack of success seen with this bait compared to Mackerel, fresh and frozen. I tended to agree with this, favouring local baits. However Boiliestop talks about recent success with this new bait.
In the shore fishing forum [...]