The State of our Seas – an Overview of the UK Sea Fisheries Each autumn the Marine Management Organisation, a public body supported by DEFRA, releases a mega document, 68 pages, summarising the all the numbers about the UK fisheries over the past year. In this article, we delve into these fishery statistics to uncover
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Sea fishing hooks We are both in need of a good hook, and on this page, you will see fifteen types – each of which with its own special way of catching you fish. By using different hooks (mainly depending on desperation levels), you can increase your chances of catching even if your initial target
Bream Fishing Tips Bream can be a challenging fish to locate and catch if you don’t live by a south coast estuary, but the fight and beauty of these fish makes the preparation you go through worth it. Whether you’re targeting bream from shore with bait or lures or fishing from a boat, this species
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Saltwater fly fishing for pollack in Scotland Salt water fly fishing for pollack is a rather novel experience for those used to the familiar runs of salmon and trout. Unlike these species, pollack immediately crash dive for the kelp after gulping down a fly, and making it through that first run is crucial for success.
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Photo Credit to Matilda Björklund Wrasse fishing Wrasse fishing is some of the most fun you can have while rock fishing in the UK. When the bass aren’t playing ball, a ballan wrasse is sure to smash your lure instead. Simply fish with a spinning rod, use a Texas rig with a weedless hook and
UK Sea Fishing for Beginners You and I live on an island with some of the best coastal paths in the world. We have access to the rich North sea, the Celtic sea, the Irish sea and the English channel. We have the gulf stream bringing us warm water straight from Mexico and a plethora
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The cod family | 10 tips for lure fishing Cod are fat, demersal fish that cruise into our waters once temperatures get cool enough towards the end of Autumn. Our winter is like a summer vacation from the Arctic for them. Cod fishing has come on considerably in recent years due to advances in gear,
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Squid Fishing UK |11 tips for jigging at midnight Jigging for squid is very different from other fishing methods. Most of the takes come as the lure is falling, rather than being retrieved. The lures used have no hooks. Squid are present much more often than many realise, and when they are present they aren’t
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Sea trout photography credit: David Miller Spinning for Brown Trout in the UK | 20 Tips Trout fishing where I’m from in Cornwall means seeking out secret streams behind car parks, exploring the moors, or fishing one of the many trout lakes or private rivers. In this guide I will make the case that each
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Mullet fishing | 13 tips Mullet are notoriously challenging to catch on rod and line. These fish are tantalisingly visible but are known for swimming right by past baits as if they did not exist. This type of behaviour, along with their tendency to vanish completely when spooked, has seen them dubbed as ‘grey ghosts’.
