To increase your chances of catching from the sea you need to be there when the fish are hunting.
Generally larger tides induce more fish in to feeding, because stronger currents scourer food from the sea bed and higher tides flood beaches and rock dragging food sources into the sea. Also higher tides are often when other sea creatures mate and give birth hence a lot of planktonic food stuffs in the water column. For example mysis shrimp are found in my experience in greater numbers when there is a full moon, hence spring tide.
I would suggest as a rule of thumb the last hour of a rising tide and the first two hours down are the prime times, this said some marks fish best at low water, or just on the flood so you will need to try and see what fishes best.
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I asked Ross from atlantic Kayak to comment on the current fishing kayaks they provide. Kindly Ross sent me this information to offer to you all. If you want anymore info please contact them on 01326 375963 or sales@atlantickayak.co.uk
We like to hear feedback from our customers so we can offer honest advice on tried and tested boats and equipment. Many of our customers are anglers or use sit-on kayaks for fishing around Falmouth Bay and the local coastline. Here is our top 6 fishing boats, recommended by our customers:
RTM DISCO LUXE ANGLER £449
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This is 5/6 piece fishing rod depending on whether you have the 7ft or 8 ft version, comes in 10lb to 50lb class so you can have a rod for Bass fishing or Conger fishing and it will fit in your bag to take with you where ever you want. They say it fits inside airline luggage!
This is ideal for the modern fisherman who roves to find the best fishing anywhere in the world.
“The rods have been thoroughly tested by our Sea consultants on a diverse range of species from deep water Conger to Sailfish using standard boat techniques as well as trolling.”
The best bit about these rods is they range from £64.99 to £69.99
For more information visit Greys Excursion boat fishing rod
Zach asked about buying fishing rods and reels. I thought that others may find use of my opinions so I posted the reply here instead of simply replying to Zach.
Zach,
I am guessing you are not from the UK !
But my advice to you would be, rods in the £50 - £100 price bracket are very, very good value for money. ABU, Shakespeare, and Diawa all produce rods for this niche pricing zone. The rods will not be the best, but for somebody who enjoys fishing here and there this would be an ideal option.
You want a rod with a fine tip for bite detection!
Make sure the rod you buy suites the type of reel, read on…..
I don’t know what type of reel you are considering Zach, fixed spool or multiplier. This is the piece of kit that you need to spend on, I would suggest around £100 for a multiplier and around £50 for a fixed spool reel.
Fixed spool rods have larger rings to allow the line to peel from the spool.
I would not use a beach caster for boat fishing. When you are fishing deep water your line will stretch (when using mono) and the tide will also have a greater amount of line to effect and you generally need more weight to get the line to the bottom without the tide taking it to far. Therefore you need a rod that can handle the energy. Boat rods in the UK are short and strong. Generally they have a soft tip and absorb energy through the mid and but length.
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Gurnard “to Grunt” in French is one of the most beautiful fish in UK waters. Gurnard “walk” along the bottom on adapted fins which would make up part of their pectoral fins. The Gurnard is a square looking fish with large pectoral fins
UK species are
Red Gurnard – Mottled pink to Orange in colour
Tub Gurnard – Reddish brown in colour with blue edge to fins
Grey Gurnard – Mottled grey in colour
Most Gurnard like clean sand amongst an area of reef or rocks, you can find them also on steep sand and shingle banks. Basically they like clean ground near a feature. They hunt live prey and therefore like a moving bait to stimulate their quarry.
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Pink? - well that seems to be the hot wrecking fishing tip this year, pink is the new black.
Jelly worms and other lures in pink, or with pink on them seem to be out fishing other lures this year 2007. I do not know why this happens but colors seem to change and what fished well 2 years ago will not always fish well today and this is a prime eaxmple.Have a look here for more wreck fishing tips
Is it just me or looking through the last few months of the angling press do there seem to be more reports about Bream catches and Bream fishing methods than ever before?
I would love to hear your thoughts on this, have there been more Bream caught and if so why? Is it because people are moving towards sports fishing and want to catch fighting fish on balanced tackle.Let us know about your recent Bream success or other success stories.
On friday I decided to take my boys (4 and 6) on thier first boat fishing trip. I booked a 2 hr session out of Porthleven on the Starfish.
We arrived at 1330 hrs ready to meet the boat at 1400hrs, lagged in sun tan lotion, jumpers packed in bags and loads of water to drink. I was a bit concerned as to how the next few hour woould pann out. There were 5 other people on the boat, not serious sea anglers though (this was good in my opinion)
We loaded and started to steam to the ground which about 3 miles out. The boys were great staying seated all the way and enjoying the whole experience. I rigged my SHIMANO solara 6 ft baitcasting rod with 16lb braid and a set of hockeye lures weighted with a 4oz dexter wedge.
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Recently I have been seeing lots of information about an unusual catch of the North Cornish coast, in fact 3 Greater Amber Jack caught on rod and line by a Bude angler. I tracked the fisherman down and here is the story…
Dean is a keen angler from Bude in North Cornwall. He started his passion for fishing aged about 7 when he used to fish local rivers for Minnows and the odd Trout. This developed into sea fishing almost 20 years ago, when Dean used to fish from harbour walls and rock marks around the coast. A hunger to improve and increase his catch rate finally saw him get on the water and start boat fishing. On 23rd July 2007 Deans sea fishing took an interesting course. He was fishing at anchor for Bream on a mark close to Bude, using 10lb mono and a standard 3 hook paternoster bream rig baited with Mackerel. The tide was high, there was a light North wind creating a bit of movement on the water and the sun was showing itself in spells.
Whilst enjoying a successful Bream session, Dean landed a fish he had never seen before. It was a powerful looking fish with a bright green strip from its eye to its dorsal fin, it required playing as it fought hard for its size. Perplexed with his Catch he asked around to try and identify this 700g fish. Eventually Dean spoke with Doug Herdson from the Plymouth Marine Aquarium and arranged to take the fish there for a formal identification. Read the rest of this entry »
About 2 weeks ago I got home and found an answer phone message from a friend asking if I would be interested in going fishing for a few hours in the Helford River from his inflatable Dingy.
Well, you never say no to the chance of a fishing trip, so we organised to meet at 0730 hrs and get on the water by 8 to catch the tide.
We set off and when we got to the main channel we started to troll. I used an expensive lure, on my luxury rod and multiplier worth a few quid! my friend had bought a budget outfit from ebay which he tied on a trace of small feathers from Trago Mills (local discount store) and we were fishing.
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