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A great year for Smoothound

By Sean McSeveny On July 5, 2016 · 7 Comments · In Reports
Smoothound are one of my favourite species of fish from the shore. They fight like demons and even on fairly heavy beachcasters, they put up a great show. So you can imagine how happy I am that we are seeing so many Smoothound on chesil this year. I managed to get hold of some Crab [...]
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More Bass bans to come but why?

By Sean McSeveny On July 1, 2016 · 16 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The good news is that from today, we are allowed to keep one Bass per angler, as long as it is 42cm or larger.   The bad news is that a scientific report released yesterday from ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea), recommends a complete ban on Bass fishing for the year [...]
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War Pigs – Putting The ‘Rock’ into Heavy Rock Fishing

By Ben Bassett On June 29, 2016 · 5 Comments · In Cornwall, Lure, Lure Fishing, Plymouth, Tips
If you’re looking for true ‘heavy metal’ fishing, there is one form of fishing in the UK that guarantees arm-wrenching fights, scrambling over jagged rocks and battered lures – and that’s lure fishing for Ballan Wrasse. There are a million and one articles and how-to’s on this technique but I absolutely love it and can’t [...]
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How will leaving the EU effect us as anglers?

By Sean McSeveny On June 27, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Sorry about missing Fridays forecast but , like many others, I needed  some time to process the shock news that more than half the voting public think we will be better off out of Europe. All I can say is get down to your local tackle shop and buy your rods and reels now, before [...]
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Ray of Sunshine

By Leo Toms On June 23, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Poole Harbour, Reports
Further to my thoughts last week on how well the local beaches are fishing for all the ray species but specifically undulate ray. My mate Simon Bristow and his pal Phil came down from the Bristol channel to Poole to see if he could bag his first ever undulate ray. Undulates are a bit of a [...]
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Where are the Mackerel

By Sean McSeveny On June 20, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
After a very promising start to the year, with Mackerel being caught as early as February, I am very surprised that we are struggling to see any being landed locally. It is not just a local problem, as there seems to be a lack of Mackerel everywhere. Thinking back, we had the same problem last [...]
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Happy 20th Anniversary Weymouth Angling Centre

By Sean McSeveny On June 17, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
This weekend see’s the 20th anniversary of Weymouth Angling Centre and all the team at Fishing Tails, would like to congratulate them for the great service that they provide 7 days a week. The staff are some of the most knowledgeable in the business and really know what they are talking about when it comes [...]
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Short fishing trip for Rays

By Leo Toms On June 16, 2016 · Add Comment · In Poole Harbour, Reports
As I left for my holidays the summer was really hotting up, not just in temperature but in fishing terms as well!  With big stingrays, large smoothound, bream and bass all being caught locally in good numbers I was almost disappointed to be going away. On arrival back in the UK. I caught up with Fishing Tails and [...]
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Fishing Antigua

By Leo Toms On June 15, 2016 · Add Comment · In Fishing Abroad, Reports
Apologies for the lack of posts over the last  few weeks as I’ve been working lots of hours and not doing much fishing. I needed to bank some money for the holiday of a lifetime I had booked. Lying just off the coast of Venezuela is the jewel in the caribbean crown the tiny tropical [...]
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Carp off the top…

By Paul Bassman Gordon On June 14, 2016 · Add Comment · In Reports
What’s this, Bassman doing Carp fishing you say!! Well folks, this is a guilty pleasure of mine and where I learnt how to play decent fish on very light gear, surface fishing with bread around the various lakes on offer locally This is Bake Lakes just over the border into Cornwall which is a short [...]
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A few sessions before the rivers open

By Sean McSeveny On June 13, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I like to class myself as an all round angler, with a leaning towards lure fishing. I am sure that there are many more out there like me, that are looking forward to the opening day of the river season on Thursday. I can’t wait to get out with my lure and fly rod in [...]
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Stingrays in Essex

By James Doe On June 8, 2016 · Add Comment · In Essex, Reports
Since my last update things have picked up quite a lot! I have heard reports of some awesome fishing all along the Essex coast The weather hasn’t been that  great for this time of year but it does not seem to have affected catches too much. What has got in the way is the mayweed,  which has been [...]
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A ‘Fresh’ Take On LRF

By Ben Bassett On June 7, 2016 · Add Comment · In Freshwater Fishing
Picture the scene. You’re an avid Sea Fisherman on holiday with the family this summer, you’re staying at a holiday park that has a fishing lake, but you only have your LRF gear on you as it’s all you could fit in your packed out car. Your first instinct would be to head to the [...]
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Incredible weekend of fishing

By Sean McSeveny On June 6, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
For several months now, I have been struggling to find enough content to make the fishing reports interesting. Today I don’t know where to start. It feels like the sea fishing season has finally started. Well let’s start on the Chesil Beach and the first mention has to go to Max Bryden, who fished with [...]
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Rockfall danger to anglers.

By Sean McSeveny On June 3, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
A number of large landslides have occurred this week in Dorset. These are a result of the dry, warm weather we have had recently.  As the soil drys out and constricts, thus further destabilises areas of cliff that are already close to collapsing. Great care should be taken when fishing any mark that is under [...]
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CARP – The Alternative approach.

By Jamie Sandford On June 1, 2016 · Add Comment · In Freshwater Fishing, Lure, Lure Fishing, Species
When we think of ‘Fly fishing for Carp’ in the U.K. , we often think – Pellet Flies, G&H Sedge’s and other floating Flies, which can be coloured and fashioned to look like small pieces of Bread or Dog-biscuits. Now over the years when lure fishing for Pike and Perch using soft plastics, I’ve often [...]
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An untraditional bank holiday

By Sean McSeveny On May 31, 2016 · 5 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
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Crabs everywhere, except in the tackle shops.

By Sean McSeveny On May 27, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
    Live crab, especially Peeler and Hermit crab are by far the best bait for the Smoothounds and boy are we getting a good run of hounds at the moment. The reason they are here is for the huge number of crabs that are close to shore. Abbotsbury and Cogden are plagued with Spider [...]
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What to expect fishing the Essex coast.

By James Doe On May 25, 2016 · 10 Comments · In Essex, Reports
Hi guys, just a quick introduction my name is James and I will be covering the Essex coast and giving you,  an insight on what to expect along this coastline. Now, I have not been fishing this coast for many years but I have a bit of experience and know where is hot and where’s not, [...]
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Hounds Abound

By Sean McSeveny On May 23, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
My prediction that there would be plenty of Smoothounds caught over the weekend was spot on. I have had reports of loads of hounds from Chesil and other beaches all along the South. I even had an email from an angler that was fishing Sandbanks for Plaice and almost lost his rod when I smoothhound [...]
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South Hams is the Plaice to be!

By Gareth Hopkins On May 23, 2016 · Add Comment · In Reports, South Devon
    Well it’s been a while since I wrote an article this is due to some personal problems which have stopped me getting out, but things have settled down now and I’ve been able to get out fishing. I’ve concentrated my efforts on the South Hams area of Devon as it has been fishing [...]
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Smoothounds and Rays

By Sean McSeveny On May 20, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
It is getting to that time of year when the larger Smoothounds start arriving in numbers. Reports from the Solent indicate that the hounds are well and truly in and some impressive catches have been reported. I love fishing for Smoothound, they have to be one of my favourite sea fish. Not regarded as a [...]
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Chalkstream Pike on the Fly

By David West Beale On May 18, 2016 · 3 Comments · In Freshwater Fishing, Lure Fishing
July 2015 I am sitting by a tranquil chalkstream.  Later she meanders through clay farmland but here her emerald pools are placid and deep. This water is rich and clear and the electric flash of a kingfisher scatters some tiny roach as I string up my eight weight. Not the usual tackle for water such as [...]
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The May bloom and sharks

By Sean McSeveny On May 16, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
At last the baitfish that I have been waiting for are here and so are the Bass. No great numbers of Bass yet, but they are starting to show around Poole, Plymouth and Portland harbours. The bad news is the May water bloom has started. For those of you that don’t know what that is, [...]
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Catfish at Honeypot Lakes – A Winner’s Tale.

By Sam Tittensor On May 10, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Freshwater Fishing
Honeypot Lakes is a day ticket complex in central Essex, boasting two lakes stocked with carp to well over 30lbs and catfish up to nearly 50lbs, it’s a great place to enjoy a day’s fishing. Following a series of successful winter matches, Jim the owner decided to hold a catfish pairs match on the 8th [...]
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Wrasse, Rays and lots of Mackerel

By Sean McSeveny On May 9, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The fishing was pretty much as I expected it to be this weekend. Plenty of Mackerel, some cracking Rays, lots of Wrasse and Pollock from the rocks, but no baitfish showing, hence that lack of Bass. The Plaice fishing was also as poor as I thought it would be, with only a few anglers managing [...]
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Will the Bass turn up this weekend?

By Sean McSeveny On May 6, 2016 · 5 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The first set of Spring tides in May, has traditionally been my benchmark for the start of the Bass season. We normally see an influx of smaller Bass in the 2-3lb range, and reports from Kimmeridge and Ringstead indicate that some are starting to show. However, as I mentioned last week the bait fish have [...]
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Sandbank’s the plaice to pee

By Leo Toms On May 4, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Bait, Guiding & fishing lessons, Poole Harbour, Reports
After one of my best fishing sessions I’ve had in a long while the other weekend, it was nice to plan a fishing trip without putting too much pressure on myself. With that in mind I set off to Southbourne with three rods and two bags of frozen mackerel determined to catch myself a turbot. Using [...]
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My Paradise – Pike on the Fly

By Paul Monaghan On May 1, 2016 · Add Comment · In Freshwater Fishing, Lure Fishing
Okay before I start to waffle on about one version of paradise; desert islands surrounded by golden sand, palm trees laden with scotch eggs and waterfalls flowing with the finest real ales (sounds like my ideal holiday destination). It would be rude of me not to give you a brief introduction about myself, leading into [...]
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Where are the bait fish?

By Sean McSeveny On April 29, 2016 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Normally by this time of year, I would expect to see quite a bit of bait fish activity around the harbours. Especially around places like Ferrybridge in Portland Harbour. So far I have seen no sign of any bait fish or small sandeels. This has me a bit worried as I normally start my fishing [...]
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Wind, Rain and a PB Perch.

By Irene Hodgson On April 27, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Freshwater Fishing, Kayak Fishing, Lure, Lure Fishing
With no other subject talked about so much on the fishing pages and sites, it pains for me to start this article talking about it…yes you got it, the weather, it literally has had kayak fishing to a standstill for weeks now, with only a few of us managing to grab a hour here and [...]
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Not much to report

By Sean McSeveny On April 26, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The reason for the lack of a report and forecast yesterday was down to the fact that I had very little to report. Even after waiting an extra day to see what reports might come in, it is still pretty sparse. This is to be expected at this time of year, but I am happy [...]
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The right place at the right time

By Sean McSeveny On April 22, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Do you ever get the feeling that you have chosen the wrong mark, or time to go fishing. I have been feeling that a lot so far this year. It is still early and I have not had too many shore sessions yet, but on most of those occasions I have never been that confident [...]
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Rays in Confidence

By Leo Toms On April 20, 2016 · Add Comment · In Poole Harbour, Reports
After the the last few weeks of no fish my confidence was at an all time low. I hoped a trip to to Southbourne might help and although I was dubious I set plans to fish on Saturday  night at  a mark a little further towards Boscombe pier than my usual spot. With Sandeel and [...]
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Plymouth fishing report for April

By Paul Bassman Gordon On April 19, 2016 · Add Comment · In Plymouth, Reports
Well apologies for the late report fishing fans!, a bit of a staggered report covering the dreaded March and hope filled April but let’s roll with it. March is always a tricky one on the fishing calendar but we got through it relatively well with the seasonal treat of those early aggressive plaice showing late [...]
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A mixed bag

By Sean McSeveny On April 18, 2016 · 3 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Chesil was not really the place to be this weekend, except for a very few anglers that did well. But for those anglers it was well worth the trip. Fishing Tails photographer Gavin, asked me to join him for a Plaice session yesterday. After asking around and reading a number of reports, I was less [...]
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The traditional fisherman

By Dan Rogers On April 14, 2016 · Add Comment · In Fishing Abroad
So I’m the traditional Welsh Coracle Fisherman who was lucky enough to be part of the BBC 2 series Earth’s Wildest Water’s The Big Fish.  A Coracle is a small rudderless bowl shaped boat which is light enough to carry and maneuverable enough to get where traditional rod and line anglers can’t reach either from the shore [...]
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More to fishing than just catching

By Leo Toms On April 13, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Poole Harbour, Reports
What a start I have had to the year: Some of the best bass sessions I’ve known in many years during January. Some cracking ray fishing through February and into early March. I really thought I was on for a cracking year then it all ground to an abrupt halt. On my second session at [...]
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My favourite Bass flies

By Chris Silverthorne On April 12, 2016 · 6 Comments · In Lure Fishing, Reports
With the UK Saltwater fly season fast approaching many enthusiasts thoughts will be turning to what flies to fill their boxes with for the coming season. ‘What fly to use’ is also the first question many newcomers to the sport want to know after ‘What Rod’ and ‘What line’. Many Anglers have a favourite pattern [...]
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The difficulties of fishing Chesil

By Sean McSeveny On April 11, 2016 · 5 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Lots of anglers hear great reports of large catches, or big fish being caught on Chesil, then get very disgruntled when they end up blanking or having a poor day. That my fellow anglers is fishing for you. Chesil is probably the most over rated beach in the UK. Don’t get me wrong, if you [...]
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The Mullet are back

By Sean McSeveny On April 8, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Great news if like me you are a Mullet lover. I had a wander around Weymouth harbour yesterday and I was delighted to see hundreds of Mullet shoaling up. As most of them are hanging around the sluice gates, I am guessing that they are Thin Lipped Mullet. For those of you that are interested [...]
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Flat fish open results

By Sean McSeveny On April 4, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
147 anglers fished the flat fish open championships on Chesil Beach on Sunday, 39 anglers weighed in. Conditions were a lot tougher than forecast, but that did not prevent plenty of fish being caught, with 47 Plaice, 16 Dabs and 6 Flounder. Dai loder from Newport in Wales won the longest aggregate length with 4 [...]
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What can I catch from the beach in April

By Sean McSeveny On April 1, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
April is upon us already and it looks like a nice start to it, with some reasonable conditions forecast for the weekend. It is just as well, as it is the Weymouth Angling Centre Flat Fish open on Chesil Beach. I certainly hope that the water coulour improves by Sunday, as I have never known [...]
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Rigging a Kayak.

By Irene Hodgson On March 30, 2016 · Add Comment · In Kayak Fishing, Reports, Tyne & Wear
Well having paddled my new yak off the coast of Newbiggin for an hour or two, my thoughts turned to how I was going to start the rigging and the placement of the electronics to best suit me. Anyone that has had to rig a kayak will know the feeling of fixing an item thinking [...]
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Some early Bass

By Sean McSeveny On March 29, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
After a weekend of being battered by high winds, Chesil was unfishable for the most of it. Having just taken a look this morning, it is calming down a bit, but the water is still rough and coloured. You are more likely to catch Cod than Plaice in those conditions. It was so bad on [...]
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Typical bank holiday weekend weather

By Sean McSeveny On March 25, 2016 · Add Comment · In Chesil Beach, Reports
I know many of you have been reading some of the great reports from the shore this week and eagerly awaiting the chance to make the most of the Easter break. However in typical UK bank holiday tradition, the weather is rubbish. Gale force SW winds will make Chesil unfishable for the rest of the [...]
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Plaice invasion

By Sean McSeveny On March 21, 2016 · 6 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
The Plaice fishing started very early on Chesil this year, with a reasonable number of fish showing from mid February, but the the weekend just gone seen a large number show all along the South Coast. Ian Hooper managed a nice plaice despite the rest of the fishing being quite hard going, with most of [...]
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Weymouth wrecks producing good Pollock catches to lures.

By Allan Yates On March 16, 2016 · Add Comment · In Reports
New Kid On The Block skipper Jamie Pullin posts his first report with catch images and his anglers are into the fish from the first drop out on the Weymouth wrecks. A new crewman Connor gets his first outing and is in the skippers chair straight away enjoying the whole experience. Peace & Plenty charter [...]
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Pike Fishing On The Norfolk Broads – PACreationz 2016

By Sam Tittensor On March 15, 2016 · Add Comment · In Freshwater Fishing, Reports
I would like to introduce myself, my name is Sam Tittensor. I am 15 years old. Many of you might think that I am quite young to be writing about my fishing exploits, but I want to give you a perspective from a young angler’s point of view. I started fishing on a local river [...]
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Spring tides

By Sean McSeveny On March 14, 2016 · 4 Comments · In Chesil Beach, Reports
Big tides are not always the best tides, as this weekend proved. A lot of anglers fished Chesil in search of Plaice and went home very disappointed. Those that were able to cast out the distances needed to get to the Plaice, found that they were unable to hold bottom, even with grip leads. Most [...]
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