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Calling all Sea Anglers

By Adrian Crawford On November 29, 2016 · 1 Comment · In News, Reports
If like us you are fed up with getting the rough end of the stick when it comes to fishing restrictions and bans, here is an opportunity to fight back and help show quite how important sea angling is to the UK. Seaangling.org is has launched a project called Sea Angling 2017 which aims to collect [...]
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It’s time for Flounder

By Tom Sheffield On November 24, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Reports, South Devon
In South Devon the first frosty days of Autumn stir many anglers minds towards digging out the light rods and making their way down to one of the local estuaries in search of a big flounder. The British record flounder was caught in the River Teign in the 1990s, a monster of 5lb 7oz. Each [...]
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Garfish – The LRF Acrobat

By Ben Bassett On November 24, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Lure, Plymouth, Reports, Tips
Bizarre, aggressive and athletic – there are few more entertaining fish than the gar. A streamlined pelagic predator, they become a regular catch to shore anglers from late summer to winter’s beginning. Following the baitfish shoals along with the mackerel; fisherfolk all around the country can quite realistically go out and catch one. But why [...]
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South Devon Tails

By Tom Sheffield On November 22, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Reports, South Devon
Hello from South Devon! My name is Tom Sheffield and I have been fishing the coastline around this area for the past 16 years. After talking to Sean recently I agreed to become a contributor for Fishing Tails reporting my exploits from this wonderful section of coastline. We are truly blessed in South Devon to [...]
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Huge Cod from Chesil

By Sean McSeveny On November 21, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
On Friday my headline was “The Cod are coming”. Unfortunatly it would seem that the Cod failed to read my article and decided to go somewhere else. So far the cod fishing has been very poor. However Robert Moore proved that there are some good caught to be caught, when he landed this monster at [...]
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The Cod are coming.

By Sean McSeveny On November 18, 2016 · Add Comment · In Reports
It is not too often that I welcome a spell of bad weather, but I have been waiting ages for a big blow to come through and really stir up Chesil beach. Finally it arrived yesterday and looking at the beach this morning it is exactly what I had hoped for. I would be quite [...]
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The Squid are in

By Sean McSeveny On November 11, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Calm seas, building tides and good water visibiity all combine to make great Squid fishing conditions. Both  Weymouth pleasure and stone pier are good locations, as are the piers towards Bournemouth. Squid fishing isn’t limited to the piers as Christopher Luke found out whilst fishing in Chesil Cove. The main question I am getting this week [...]
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The fun world of L.R.F

By Jamie Sandford On November 9, 2016 · Add Comment · In Reports
The fun world of L.R.F. Hello everyone, It’s been a few months since I’ve written anything for the FT webpage and as 2016 comes to an end I thought I’d put a little piece together with regards to my local L.R.F adventures over the last 12 months. Ive wanted to write some material for a [...]
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Last cast Pouting

By Leo Toms On November 3, 2016 · 6 Comments · In Poole Harbour, Reports
Midweek with lots of productive venues nearby I decided to fish Lake Pier beach, principally to see if there were any flounder to be caught. However on arriving at the large car park I found that it was packed! Apparently I had picked the one night a club match was taking place, one more thing [...]
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Cod Competition results

By Sean McSeveny On October 31, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Yesterday was the Weymouth Angling Centre Chesil Beach Cod Open at Abbotsbury. With a top prize of a £1000 Heaviest Bag (cod only) and a second large prize of £500 for the heaviest  It will come as no surprise that a lot of anglers entered. What was a surprise was the lack of Cod. The past [...]
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We are back

By Sean McSeveny On October 26, 2016 · 10 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
First I would like to apologise for the lack of posts over the last 2 weeks, I have been dealing with a lot of personal issues which has meant I’ve not been  unable to devote as much time as I usually do to the site . Hopefully  things will become less trying soon and we can [...]
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Summer fishing in October

By Sean McSeveny On October 14, 2016 · 3 Comments · In Reports
We are having a spell of great weather for the time of year and also a great run of fish. Not the Cod that everyone seems desperate to catch, but Plaice, Bream and Gurnard. I had a busy week guiding for most part and I was lucky enough to find a lot of Plaice. Thankfully [...]
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Searching for Cod Bass or Plaice

By Adrian Crawford On October 10, 2016 · Add Comment · In Admin, News, Reports
    Sorry no post from Sean today due to personal reasons, so instead I get to talk about some new and some not so new  additions to the site that may have passed you by. First you may have noticed we have a new search option which replaces our old one which was pretty [...]
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Will there be Cod this weekend?

By Sean McSeveny On October 7, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Reports
I have been asked a number of times already this week, if I think it will be any good for Cod this weekend, especially as we have fairly stiff North Easterly winds. Well despite the almost calm conditions on the beach, I am pretty certain that there will be a few Cod caught. Chris Buxton [...]
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Sandbanks for weed, Plaice and a P.B. Bass

By Leo Toms On October 4, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Poole Harbour, Reports
  As Sean had predicted the winds proved spot on for cod fishing at chesil, with many fine fish being caught. However with my wife nabbing the car I chose to fish closer to home at the Sandbanks on Saturday. It was no real hardship as I had a feeling there maybe a plaice or two [...]
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Bream bonanza

By Sean McSeveny On October 3, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Can there be such a thing as too many Bream? Only if your double whole squid bait that you are using to target Cod, is eaten in a matter of minutes by the hoards of locust like Bream. That was exactly what happened to me at the weekend on Chesil. most were the size of [...]
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Early Cod and late Bream. Its all happening

By Sean McSeveny On September 30, 2016 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Finally,  the good fishing that we expect on Chesil in September, has kicked in. its just a shame that it has taken until almost October. Anyway enough of my complaining, I dont have time, as I don’t want to miss the great conditions that we have today.  It looks perfect for Bass and Cod and [...]
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Honeypot Lakes Catfish Open Match Report – Round Two

By Sam Tittensor On September 28, 2016 · Add Comment · In Freshwater Fishing
Following our success in the first Honeypot Pairs Catfish Match, my partner Ben and I were quick to sign up when the time came for Round 2. By arriving early, we gave ourselves time to walk around the lakes before the match started, enabling us to make educated decisions during the draw. We came out [...]
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Drifting into Autumn for plaice and gilthead bream

By Leo Toms On September 27, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Poole Harbour, Reports
After a couple of failed weekends chasing the weather and some early cod at Chesil, I decided to set my sights a little closer to home.  Gilthead bream had been showing up on many marks around the harbour and a confirmed report of one particularly fine specimen being caught at the lake pier in Hamworthy caught my [...]
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Plaice and bait fish

By Sean McSeveny On September 23, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Reports
Things are looking up again on Chesil, the bait fish have returned along with the mackerel and we have seen some impressive catches of Plaice and Sole. I even managed to catch Plaice myself As I mentioned earlier in the week they are at range. However they seem happy to take just about any bait [...]
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Summer Sea Fishing For Bass and Thornback Rays Aboard “Contessa of Weston”

By Sam Tittensor On September 22, 2016 · Add Comment · In Essex, Thames
This story takes me back to the beginning of the summer when the rivers were closed and I was left without a venue to fish. After a successful winter’s piking, my friend and I wanted a new challenge and through a series of coincidences, I was given a great opportunity. Following a chance meeting at [...]
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Sole searching

By Sean McSeveny On September 18, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
There are fish on Chesil, but you need to be either very close in or hitting long casts to get them at the moment. We are seeing the Garfish in better numbers and they should continue to become a regular in our catches for the next two months. Fred Snook managed a few in a [...]
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Dark Foggy and Fishe

By Irene Hodgson On September 17, 2016 · Add Comment · In Kayak Fishing
After a poor day’s pike fishing on Wednesday we had planned an evening trip last night, but with heavy rain most of the day then the threat of fog it didn’t bode well for us, but the sea conditions weren’t too bad so we went for it, also with poor light it meant fishing into [...]
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What is going on?

By Sean McSeveny On September 16, 2016 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Last week I was singing the praises of fishing in September, this week I am scratching my head and thinking, where have the fish gone? To be honest this is localised to Chesil, as many of the other marks are fishing well, but I am really disappointed in the lack of fish from my favourite [...]
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Fishing in September, the best month of the year

By Sean McSeveny On September 9, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
If I was only allowed to go fishing once a year, then I would choose to go fishing in September. It has for me, been the best month for as long as I can remember. We still have all the summer fish around, but the first of the winter species are starting to make an [...]
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The Pen Rod – Mightier Than The Sword?

By Ben Bassett On September 6, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Reports, Reviews, Rods
You will have likely seen a ‘Pen Rod’ in your time perusing the internet for fishing tackle. If you’re not familiar, they are a very cheap and short telescopic rod, that collapses into a comically oversized pen, complete with lid (though lacking any ink!). For the bargain price of little over five pounds you could [...]
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Squid starting to show on the South Coast

By Sean McSeveny On September 5, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I was surprised to hear that the Squid have started to show in a number of areas along the south coast. This is almost a month early, but nothing surprises me this year, as all the fishing patterns seem to be out of sync. As usual the night tides produced the Squid from the piers, [...]
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Could we see Tuna?

By Sean McSeveny On September 2, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I was told a few weeks ago that there was a large body of warm water moving in the Atlantic, that would bring huge shoals of Mackerel to the UK. Along with the Mackerel and other baitfish, would be Sharks and Tuna. I will admit that I was more than sceptical, but it seems that [...]
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Thunder and lighting fishing

By Sean McSeveny On August 26, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
After the exciting conditions at the start of the week, the fishing has settled back into the normal summer mode, with some nice Gurnard being caught and loads of Smoothound. Ben Hackett managed this one from the Ferrybridge end of Chesil. Normally I would say use Peeler Crab to target them, but they seem equally [...]
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Gale force fishing

By Sean McSeveny On August 22, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The gale force winds that were forecast for the weekend hit the coast just as predicted. It certainly stirred the water up and just as I predicted on Friday, the Bass and Cod moved in. I fished the Ferrybridge end of Chesil yesterday afternoon, just as soon as the wind and sea had died down [...]
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Some bad weather heading our way; Happy days!

By Sean McSeveny On August 19, 2016 · Add Comment · In Reports
I can’t wait for the forecast bad weather to hit Chesil this weekend. No I am not joking. I always look forward to a good short blow in August. If you are ever going to catch a big Bass, chances are it will be then. There are some cracking Bass around at the moment as [...]
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Starfish: the return of the 5 legged menace

By Sean McSeveny On August 16, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
One day I am reporting great catches from Chesil, then the next day, it seems like someone flicked a switched and the fishing just turned off. What’s happening? I fished at West Bexington yesterday, in conditions that seemed pretty favourable on the surface. A steady SE wind creating a small bit of surf with clear [...]
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Ceaser’s Palace at Bake Lakes & The Cat and Carp Lake at Milemead

By Ben Bassett On August 15, 2016 · Add Comment · In Marks, Reports
With the plethora of excellent sea fishing on offer in the Plymouth area, you wouldn’t expect the coarse fishing to be particularly exceptional. But with the recent addition of two exciting specimen lakes to two of our most popular coarse fisheries, the South-Devon and Cornwall based angler is spoilt for choice. I’m of course talking [...]
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Summer Fishing on Chesil

By Sean McSeveny On August 12, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Chesil Beach can often be over rated at many times of the year, but summer is not one of those times. It is when it comes into it’s own and out-fishes just about every other mark in the country. The diversity of species is incredible. How many other marks do you know where you can [...]
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A tale of 2 halves

By Dan Austen On August 10, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
As the weather was looking considerably more settled than during the week it was decided that myself and a good friend and new to sea fishing Nick Snelling would hit the shingle of Chesil Beach, with the car loaded and spirits high we left full of optimism as to what this magical place would throw [...]
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Bass at their best

By Sean McSeveny On August 5, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
As predicted last week the Bass fishing was pretty good.  No sooner had I put the forecast up and when my friend Paul Black called me to say he had managed 3 Bass the night before, with the biggest going 7lb. They were tiddlers compared to the 13.5lb Bass that Paul Stewart had from Abbotsbury [...]
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My mommy always said there were no monsters. No real ones; but there are……

By Corsican Dave On August 4, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Reports
I saw a whole duck disappear this evening. Not one of my flies, not a duckling; a whole, adult duck. I heard (and saw) the fish charge through the reed bed, heard the commotion as it hit and then the plaintive cries of the duck. Noises that shouldn’t ever come out of a duck. Its [...]
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Summer fishing report from the Poole area

By Sean McSeveny On August 4, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Poole Harbour, Reports
Apologies for the lack of posts. I have been very busy with work ,but I still had managed to get a few sessions in.  July has always a busy month both in work and fishing terms. Sometimes I have been taking the fishing gear and leaving straight from the job to hit the beach. I will [...]
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Big Bass week

By Sean McSeveny On August 1, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
One of the things that makes Fishing Tails unique as a site is that we don’t just tell you whats been caught, we try to forecast what’s going to be caught. Well this week I am going to put my neck on the block again and predict that we will see several big Bass coming [...]
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Summer Cod and trigger fish

By Sean McSeveny On July 29, 2016 · 6 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Summer fishing is well upon us and it seems that everyday the fishing just gets better. I reported on Monday about the Bream moving into the area. It looks like this could be one of the best years for Bream fishing in a long time. I have heard reports of catches of 10 or more [...]
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aww, a little fluffy duckling….. how cute!

By Corsican Dave On July 27, 2016 · Add Comment · In Freshwater Fishing, Lure, Lure, Reports, Tips
Ever wondered why there’s always a few less ducklings every time you wander past your local pond? Well, I did; so I designed a fly to catch the culprits! In this article I will show you  step by step, how to make a duckling fly. Firstly, let me apologise for both the photos and the [...]
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Bream dream

By Sean McSeveny On July 25, 2016 · 5 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Black Bream fishing is starting to kick off on Chesil and around Portland now, with some lovely catches over the past few days. Ultima match team angler Danny Woodcock had two cracking Bream from the Ferrybridge end of Chesil. The smaller of the two weighed 3lb and the larger one went 3lb 6oz. Mike Kempster [...]
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The Mackerel Rush – The Good, The Great & The Ugly

By Ben Bassett On July 24, 2016 · 7 Comments · In Cornwall, Reports, Tips
In the 1800’s the Californians had the great Rush in shades of Gold, this week in the South West we’ve had our own in shades of blue, silver and black… Yes, the Mackerel are here, and they are here in huge numbers. With the combined help of social media, word of mouth and good ol’ [...]
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Death Rolls & Slime – The Freshwater Eel

By Ben Bassett On July 21, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Cornwall, Reports
There are not many fish in fresh and salt water that have as bad a reputation as the eel. No, not the mighty Conger, the much more humble freshwater European Eel. If you have fished for any length of time in freshwater you will have quite likely come across one. The dreaded ‘bootlace’ eel, taking [...]
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At last the Mackerel are here in numbers

By Sean McSeveny On July 15, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach
I don’t ever remember having to wait so long for the Mackerel to arrive in large number, but the good news is they are finally here and they are huge fish.   I always welcome the Mackerel, because so many other species depend on them, it often brings in the Rays. Not necessarily for the [...]
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Split-Shotting for ultra light lure fishing

By Jamie Sandford On July 14, 2016 · 8 Comments · In Freshwater Fishing, Lure, Lure Fishing, Species
Lure fishing takes many forms within modern day angling. Saltwater and Freshwater the scene is booming and becoming ever more popular, you only have to read the weeklies to see the words L.R.F and Drop-Shot. So this brings me to write about what I’ve been doing recently, ‘Split-Shotting’. I was introduced to this technique by [...]
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A tough weekend

By Sean McSeveny On July 11, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Another weekend of fairly strong SW winds made fishing Chesil uncomfortable at best. There was a few fish that came from there, mostly Smoothounds and a few Mackerel. Most anglers opted to fish some of the more sheltered marks. Ollie Mears decided to fish West Bay harbour and landed several Flounder and a specimen Thin [...]
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from hook to plate

By Irene Hodgson On July 8, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Kayak Fishing, Marks, Recipies, Tyne & Wear
Since being little I have had a love of smoked fish, mainly Haddock and Cod. Mam used to poach it in milk, and we would have it with loads of bread to dip in the juice. So since we have a regular supply of prime North Sea Cod, I still found myself having to buy [...]
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Gurnard, the fish of the summer

By Sean McSeveny On July 8, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I always associate the first regular catches of Gurnard with the start of the summer fishing season. The Gurnard are normally closely followed by another of my favourite eating species the Black Bream. This week has seen a number of nice Gurnard landed and it comes as no surprise that my friend, Roger Morgan had [...]
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The Perils of Dating Film Stars in Public

By Corsican Dave On July 6, 2016 · Add Comment · In Freshwater Fishing, Reports
Allegedly the best way of keeping something secret is to have it in the open for everyone to see. This has definitely been the case with my alien hot-spot, the duck pond. Every man & his dog walks past, not to mention the mums with pushchairs, kids on bikes, foreign tourists on a post dinner [...]
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