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A Weeks Bassing In Portugal – Part 3

Thursday’s swell forecast was for a little increase, combining that with the previous morning’s loss saw me skipping the rocks and heading straight into the surf with my metals.  Annoyingly, a really thick mist came down, which made the fishing a bit tricky, I lost my bearings with the beach being out of sight a […]

A Weeks Bassing In Portugal – Part 2

Wednesday morning saw my back at the same area, but as I was driving down something told me to have a try off the beach instead, rather than heading straight off the rocks.  It was a couple hours after high tide so I wasn’t sure I could access the spots anyway.  I clipped on a […]

A Weeks Bassing In Portugal – Part 1

As a landlocked bass nut, I find myself travelling long distances to fish, and I am really lucky that I have a very understanding partner – all of our summer camping trips are based around bass fishing locations in Pembrokeshire, Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. Sitting with my better half one evening during the summer, we […]

The Pursuit of Large Bass – Introduction

It has become clear to me over time that there are things we bass anglers can do that increase our probability of catching large (8lb plus) fish. This is the first of a series of blogs in which I will look back over a lifetime of bass fishing and share details of how (and often […]

Reply to UK Consultation on Future Fisheries Policies

Specific Defra personnel dedicated to supporting and growing recreational Sea Angling UK Recreational Sea Angling suffers by not having staff within Defra dedicated to supporting and growing sea angling.  The growth potential of UK sea angling is huge, but it needs champions within Defra to ensure it gets the attention it needs. Legislation Management goals […]