Sea Angler

APRIL 2024

SHORE SMOOTHHOUND

April sees the first shore smoothhound appear in our more southern and western areas, though numbers can take time to build, so getting the tides right is vital to success.

TIDE TALK

Smoothies like some tide run, but you’ll often find that the bites reduce over the bigger spring tides when the flow is greatest. The rising tides prior to the very high springs falling from the 5th to the 7th look perfect, as do the falling tides from the 12th to the 14th, though dropping tides

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