Sea Angler

Do you fish with a golden hook? Ancient Roman emperor Augustus compared taking large risks with the chance of small gains to fishing with a golden hook: the risk of losing the hook was greater than the reward of any fish caught. Does your negativity

Well, that’s something new,” declared a voice from above. Looking up, I saw an elderly gentleman standing on the edge of the harbour wall. “I have never seen anyone pole fishing in the sea before.” I smiled and we chatted for a few minutes but, as we

Thursday had arrived and with storm Debi brewing up, a few parts around the Scottish islands were showing signs the storm would arrive slightly later than anticipated. With tides being nigh on perfect a window had opened up on the weather front. This

Don’t slouch! Get your elbows off that table! Don’t chew with your mouth open! For goodness’ sake, stop dragging your feet when you walk! The list went on and on, forming an exhaustive guidebook of “manners” by which anyone over the age of 35 or so w

Email only to sa.ed@kelsey.co.uk Please supply these details: angler’s name, age, address, telephone number, email, type of FISH, weight of FISH, where caught, DATE caught, BAIT/rig, whether caught from shore or boat, if from charter boat, give name

I’m lying in the warm cocoon of my comfortable bed. It’s totally dark inside my hotel room and through half closed eyes I can see through a narrow gap in the curtains that in the wider world outside, dawn has started to announce itself. After my late

I could feel the jig hit the mud with a gentle thud. It had descended over 40ft having been cast downtide from the boat. It took only two sweeps of the rod tip before I met resistance. A fish was on; down in the deep and line ticked off the reel, not

The goldsinny wrasse, Ctenolabrus rupestris, is brown, greenish or orange-red in colour, and can be distinguished from other wrasse species by two distinct dark patches, one on the dorsal fin and one just in front of the tail fin. The head is small a

Living close to Dartmouth, the Skerries Bank offers a wonderful opportunity to go plaice fishing, which I thoroughly enjoy. However, when both tides and the fish are small, especially early season, it is nice to break things up by anchoring and going

When sending your question, please remember to include your name and address Chris is a specimen hunting specialist based on Sark and answers shore fishing questions. Based in Newport, South Wales, our contributing editor Dave answers boat fishing qu

With stainless steel hardened and tempered jaws for durability, these pliers are Teflon finished with two sizing options. Five pressure point teeth on the jaws ensure safe and secure crimping. The end of both handles are marked with self-luminous mat

Loaded down like a packhorse the long trek across the shingle is always hard work: rods, seatbox overloaded with gear, tripod and bait bucket. The only way this is even possible is to carry rods on your back in a case leaving both hands free for ever

4:56am and the alarm on my phone was angrily confirming that it was Groundhog Day once more. I needed to get out of bed and wake up the rest of the squad. I practically fell out of the cramped caravan style bedroom and, bleary eyed, looked outside; c

For many sea anglers a decent pair of wellies are essential for the vast majority of fishing applications or venues around the UK and Ireland. Wellies have come on leaps and bounds in terms of warmth, comfort and resistance to saltwater conditions. T

Reigning supreme at the apex when it comes to crafting lightweight, high-quality reels capable of handling anything the diverse UK coastline could throw up is Shimano. Upon catching wind of a new offering from them, my attention was piqued - much lik