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Essex Sea Anglers Struggle In Cold Conditions

by John Popplewell March 12, 2018
written by John Popplewell

The big freeze came and went but along with it so did the fish! Sub-zero conditions and easterly winds saw sea temperatures plummet like we haven’t seen for many years,…

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Holland on Sea codling
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Essex Sea Angling Dips As Cold Spell Hits

by John Popplewell February 26, 2018
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Just when the fishing was looking up with some good catches of codling and thornback ray, a very cold weather front has hit us. Sub-zero conditions being dragged in from…

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Mick Mullally with his codling
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Essex Boat Anglers Take Advantage Of The Weather

by John Popplewell February 20, 2018
written by John Popplewell

The weekend arrived, and the weather was on the boat anglers’ side, they were greeted with light winds and very calm seas. Most of the boats opted to fish within…

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John Glover with his 14lb thornback ray
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Essex Rays Don’t Mind The Cold

by John Popplewell February 5, 2018
written by John Popplewell

It may be only February, and we have slipped into a very cold snap, thornback ray are generally associated with Spring, but over the last few years rays have increased…

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`Alan Tipple seems to be catching his share of codling this year
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Winter Weather Affects Essex Sea Anglers

by John Popplewell January 29, 2018
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A typical mid-winter week on the East coast, only a few hardy anglers are venturing to the coast to fish. Reports have been few and far between, but having said…

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Tronixpro Injection GT Shore Rod Reviewed

by John Popplewell January 21, 2018
written by John Popplewell

John Popplewell thinks that Tronixpro have found another winner with their middle of range continental style Tronixpro Injection GT shore rod. The reviewed three-piece rod is rated at 100-250g for…

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codling caught in the latest Colchester Sea Angling Club match
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Cod on the Sprat Hunt

by John Popplewell January 15, 2018
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A reasonable angling week on our part of the coast although January has never been a great month, but we anglers are always optimistic. Sprats have arrived in force into…

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John Popplewell with one of his codling
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Cod Showing On Essex Shores

by John Popplewell January 2, 2018
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Our angling year has now finished and a new one has begun, and it seems to have started off fairly well with the first run of codling that we have…

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John with a typical Essex thornback
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Essex Sea Angling Retrospective 2017

by John Popplewell December 18, 2017
written by John Popplewell

I thought we would look back at 2017 and how we have fared in the anglers’ calendar year on our part of the coast. We started off January with news…

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Matt Clark with a shore caught codling
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Codling On The Essex Beaches

by John Popplewell December 4, 2017
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On the run up to the Christmas period we always find that the fishing tends to slow down somewhat. This year is no different, the thornback ray have all but…

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