Due to the recent rather unsettled windy weather we've lost a few trips, which has obviously been a little frustrating, as when conditions have been suitable and we've managed to get out to the fishing grounds, sport has been nothing short of
I'm very pleased to say that the fishing has finally picked up and that the Codling have returned in numbers!After a rather tough, barren couple of weeks, where a combination of strong winds and big influx of Sprats have really made fishing difficult
First of all, I’d just like to wish everyone a happy new year and secondly I’d like to say that he fishing off the Essex coast has continued in the same vein since my last report and to put it bluntly it’s been excellent!There are still very
The winter Cod fishing season is well and truly underway now! There are stacks of fish in the Estuary and the numbers are increasing all the time. As the weather cools and sea temperatures drop it should get even better.The average size of the fish
Stacks of Codling!So far the this year the Autumn fishing has been fantastic with big numbers of Codling pushing inshore, along most parts of the coastline. The fish have also moved into the Estuaries, which is great news for us, as it means even on
Big influx of Codling!Over the last couple of weeks and since my last report the fishing inshore has really picked up, with big numbers of Codling showing up in all areas, a lot of these fish have also pushed into the Estuaries, meaning almost
As you’ll all probably know and as the forecasters have already mentioned the month of September was one of the warmest and driest on record. This extra long period of settled weather wasn’t welcomed by some fishermen, but for us boat anglers it
Since my last report from a few weeks back the fishing has really begun to pick up with good catches of Thornbacks, Codling, Bass and Dabs.The offshore fishing has been particularly excellent with good numbers of Thornbacks showing in pretty much all
Here come the Cod!Great news, as the Codling are coming inshore already and early signs look as if it could be a bumper season. Already there’s lots of small Codling starting to show all along the Essex coastline, most of these have been on the
There has been a big influx of Skate/Thornbacks to all areas over the last week, with some big catches reported, most of these fish are females but it won’t be too much longer before the males also start to move in.There are still plenty of Smooth