Cliff Brown, 01733 353364 Email: cliff.brown@kelsey.co.uk Dave Lewis, Email: david.lewis21@hotmail.com Mark Hyde Thanks to all our other contributors in this issue: Dave Barham, Scott Belbin, Tony Burman, Chris Clark, Mark Crame, Tom England, P

The best two pictures, selected by the Sea Angler team, will earn the sender 1lb of rag, worth £15 plus p&p, from farmed bait specialist, Dragon Baits. Please include your name and address when submitting your photograph to sa.ed@kelsey. co.uk. T

Due to curtailed nature of the 2020 match fishing season, along with many events being cancelled since March, and continual changes to Covid-19 restrictions, there will be no relegation from the 2020 Premier Division. Those with 20 or more points in

FISHERMAN’S FRIEND: After a days’s fishing off West Wittering beach, West Sussex, kayak angler John Burton gives his dog a ride on the Feel Free Moken. The angler from nearby Chichester had used light gear to catch nine school bass, four mackerel and

There were plenty of fish to keep competitors busy at Aldeburgh, but mostly undersized whiting. The fish that counted consisted of whiting, dabs, flounders, pouting and rockling. The top three, who were in the same section, all caught 21 fish, with w

There are reasons for Phil’s obvious success in catching cod and, as with many other top anglers, it can be attributed to tackle, rigs, bait and, of course, a good understanding of watercraft. His favourite rod is a Daiwa Tournament 134 teamed with

With £10,000 in tackle prizes spread over the two divisions, points, based on entries, are awarded to the top three, section winners and captors of the largest fish caught in each designated Penn match. Penn also awards a prize of a Spinfisher fixe

SOFT BAITS have an annoying habit of being difficult to get on the hook and then to make them stay there. This baiting tool is the ideal solution. The baiting tool, this one is from Tronixpro, is a great help when mounting soft baits such as shellf

Are you registered to compete for a share in the annual £10,000 worth of prizes in the 2021 Penn Sea League? Shore match fishing’s most popular event runs from January 1 to December 31, and, if you have not registered before, now’s the chance to qua

As soon as we heard that the marina at Grimsby was going to open, Roger Cooling and I met up for a weather check – the trip was on. Joining us for the day was Roger’s workmate, Nathan Lee, and our mutual friend Roger Tipple. Having not fished the Hum

Knoll Beach is one of four miles of beaches at Studland Bay, which ends at the Old Harry Rocks, where the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site begins. The venue can be approached from either the car ferry at Sandbanks or from Swanage. The car park at K

A cocktail of squid and cuttlefish produced a 27lb cod for Ian Leese, of Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, while fishing The Needles, Isle of Wight, on Rob Thompson’s Shogun, out of Lymington, Hampshire. There was a 25lb 8oz cod caught out of Newhaven, East

St Osyth is a couple of miles south-west of Clacton-on-Sea. Head for St Osyth village via the A12 and A120 and follow the signs to Hutley’s beach. A short drive through the caravan park will see you passing the Sailor Boy public house. There is a fre