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John with a hound
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Walton Pier Smoothhound Fest

by John Popplewell July 20, 2020
written by John Popplewell

Summer has returned, with temperatures in the mid 20’s and clear blue seas; the fishing this week has been the best so far for anglers on the Essex coast. Those…

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John with a bass
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Winds Stir Up Essex Sea Angling

by John Popplewell July 5, 2020
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The high winds that we anglers have struggled with for the last couple of weeks continue. These unseasonable winds really do cause problems for both boat and shore anglers. Add…

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Darren with his tope
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Slower Sport On Essex Coast

by John Popplewell June 23, 2020
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It seems like this is a week of consolidation, temperatures are rising and the fishing in general has dropped for beach, pier and boat anglers. The thornback rays seemed to…

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John with lure bass
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Quieter Week For Essex Sea Anglers

by John Popplewell June 8, 2020
written by John Popplewell

Not a great week on the fishing front, we anglers can be a fickle lot! With thoughts of big fish on the larger tides this week, to be honest they…

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Bradley with his stingray
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Stingray Arrive On Essex Coast

by John Popplewell May 25, 2020
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The strong winds at the weekend really did not help anglers at all, with gusts of 40 mph it made for uncomfortable fishing. But still we saw some big fish…

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Phil with a ray
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Post Lockdown Hounds, Bass And Rays

by John Popplewell May 18, 2020
written by John Popplewell

It seems a very long time since anglers have been fishing. As from last week the English government relaxed the tight COVID-19 rules for beach and private boat anglers. We…

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Ben with a pair of rays
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Thornbacks Pave The Essex Seabed

by John Popplewell March 16, 2020
written by John Popplewell

Spring is definitely in the air this week! We have seen an unprecedented number of thornback ray in the Thames Estuary, with boat, beach and pier anglers having great sport…

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Phil with a thornback
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Thornbacks On The Essex Coast

by John Popplewell March 2, 2020
written by John Popplewell

Once again, another Atlantic gale arrived at the weekend and hit our coast! To be honest, we are now just into March and basically we are seeing the March winds…

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Phil with his ray
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Essex Thornbacks Brave The Storms

by John Popplewell February 24, 2020
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The last few weeks have been all about the gales that have been buffeting our coastline. First we had Storm Ciara and a week later it was Storm Dennis, both…

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Mild Start To February On The Essex Coast

by John Popplewell February 4, 2020
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Who would have believed that February has come around so quickly and still without any bad weather, in fact with temperatures reaching 12 degrees centigrade we are definitely whizzing through…

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