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Bit of sun and warmth, meant that life should start flooding back into the inshore waters, so took my youngest out for an early BH start. Got to the mark and my heart sank, no bird life and no obvious signs. Still waded around the shallows to a rocky outcrop we like and there was definitely more...

I have not written this info or have any link to the company, but, wanted to share it as it is superb. https://riggedandready.net/blogs/the-best-travel-rod-in-the-world-probably/rock-fishing-bait-and-tactics-the-ultimate-guide If you want to have some successful and easy fishing when away then...

Having suffered a few blanks, awful floodwater and shocking winds, I was desperate to finally catch a bass on lures. The tide wasn't great, the viz was worse than I thought and there had been so sign of life when I visited the mark the previous week, but, the warm spring sunshine convinced me to...

Just back from an extended family holiday to Northern Gran Canaria, because it was with all of the extended family, there was less fishing time. Research leading up to the holiday did not inspire confidence. As ever youtube was very insightful and some the regular vloggers from Gran Canaria were...

We have just returned from a short stay just south of Valencia and in terms of catches it was a bit of a non event. I picked up a nasty D&V bug from somewhere and so my fishing was limited to a grand total of about 1 1/2 hrs🤦‍♂️ Still wasn’t a blank as I landed 2 Palometa and a yellow finned...

My thanks to @Tatunka joe for confirming the quality of Stuart Pike who runs Orca out of Beer, a cracking evening trip despite it being lumpy. We caught bream and the boys had a great time. Useful lesson on the importance of rigs too, Stuart’s rigs made of lighter fluoro caught all the bream...

Checking xc every hour on Tuesday and Wednesday, I had a feeling it would be good for a rare beach fishing trip to Chesil to snag a codling. A quick phone around the east Devon/ West Dorset tackle shops proved that lugworm were in short supply, but, managed to track some fresh blacks down. Got...

After the half decent bass at Big Lerf, I thought some more exploration of old marks was required. Got there just after high tide, lovely colour again to the water, with a small swell creating great conditions again. Again loads of birds around about a mile offshore, everything felt good. Given...

The Big Lerf My boys are lure fishing nuts and wanted to fish the Big Lerf comp in Plymouth, so regardless of my own feelings I signed them up and agreed to take them around for a long day targeting as many species as possible on lures. Firstly, let me say we don’t sea fish LRF much at all, my...

On my recent gurnard trips I noticed there were loads of baitfish at the marks, nothing obviously hitting them, but, enough to make me think a dawn session would be good to try for bass. Down to the mark for 04:00 and it was stunning as ever, sadly no evidence of the baitfish, but, confidence...

I have a weird obsession bouncing jigs to catch gurnard, so having seen some of the LRF crew catching a few I thought it would be worth a go. First session I managed a complete blank ad I got the tides wrong and the weed was horrendous. Second session, the wind was tricky, but, having cycled...

After our successful mission to a new venue last week, my youngest who mussed out wanted to have a go so we returned. Fishing more of the ebb and over low this time, it was a struggle to be honest. Fortunately, the boys stuck at it, changing lures and moving after a couple of casts to try and...

My eldest finished one of his GCSE’s so I thought a little R and R by the sea would help clear his head before cracking on with more revision. Off to fish a new mark to us both, a large sandy estuary with lots of current. As per our fishing a similar mark in Kerry, we fished soft paddle tail...

Went out on a guided trip with Aaron from Waterfront Tackle in Bude as I struggle with lures even more than normal when fishing the north coast and wanted to get some tips on what I was doing wrong. Had a great evening going to somewhere I have never been before, using a new tactic to me - SG...

Motivation has been at an all time low since our Madeira trip, however, building tides and an overnight low of only 9c saw me drag my arse from bed at 04:30 this morning. Thought I was going to have to resort to soft plastics at the mark, but, to my delight there was signs of fish hunting on the...

Madeira the return After 3 long years we finally got the chance to get back to Madeira and boy did it feel good to escape the UK, even if Madeira was having its coldest winter in years. Once again we were staying in Calheta as it is one of the sunniest and most pleasant places on the island...

So went out with my boys to try and get some whiting for their beloved fish cake recipe. Pretty much as soon as the light went it was all go. The usual vanguard of smaller ones, then later on as the tide built we had a few up to 1lb 4oz. We stepped up from size 1 hooks to 2/0 and 3/0 to try and...

We are off to Madeira next month and it turns out in the post covid world the way you get your licences has changed. So below is a link to the Madeira website, you need to register an acoount before you can buy the required licences; https://simplifica.madeira.gov.pt/services/8-26-1 It cost me...

We caught this goby yesterday and wondered if anyone could confirm if it is a Red Mouthed Goby please? I have never caught one before, but, don’t want to tick it off my species list unless 100%.

Bigger tides, warm weather and a bank holiday meant a sneaky early trip over high tide. My eldest decided to join me and we thought it was a useful idea to test bait vs lures. Giving him the first choice he selected lures, so I float-fished peeler. It was a beautiful morning and the sun put the...