As the title says, welcome to 'A Sea Angler's Reference
Book'. This site is the culmination of over 30 years experience
fishing, for the most part, the Essex and Suffolk coastlines and is a companion site
to my personal sea angling blog, 'A
Sea Angler's Notebook' and my east coast sea anglers forum, 'The
Sea Angler's Clubroom'. Designed,
as the title infers, to be used as a source of reference information for
sea anglers, much of the information provided comes from hard-earned
personal experience and will hopefully help other anglers avoid many of
the various pitfalls and knock-backs that us 'old timers' have had to
endure.
Although primarily aimed, as with the other two
companion sites, at anglers fishing the east coast much of the information
such as the rod-building and sea angling bait sections are likely to be of
interest to anglers from any part of the country and all anglers should
heed the section on sea angling safety, particularly if you are new to the
sport or intending a session at an unfamiliar venue. If you
want some information on how the east coast is fishing or you simply
want to chat about sea angling on the east coast then you could do much
worse than to join my forum. Registration is free and you can then
benefit from the advice of a selection of local anglers both experienced
and new to the sport.
On a final note please bear with me if you follow a link
and are met with a 'page under construction'; putting down thirty years
experience is a time-consuming process and I am keen to avoid a divorce!
Are you a beginner to sea
angling struggling to get results? Just moved to the east
coast or planning a holiday in the region and looking for someone
to point you in the right direction to catch a few fish? A
Sea Angler's Reference Book can help with local advice on venues,
bait, tactics and, most importantly, safety. Due to falling
fish stocks the east coast has over recent years become
notoriously hard to fish and it can be difficult, even for
experienced hands, to get amongst the fish on a regular
basis. Many of the best fishing areas, particularly the
estuary salt marshes can be dangerous for the novice and small
amount of local knowledge can save many fruitless hours watching a
motionless rod tip. If your intended venue is in the North
Essex area myself or some of my fellow sea anglers may even be
able to meet you at your chosen venue to provide an informal guide
service. Email me at A
Sea Angler's Notebook for more help.
I caught the fishing bug as a young lad more than
30 years ago and living slap-bang on the estuary of the River Colne I've
always been able to pretty much fish whenever I feel the need. I've
been a keen rod-builder since I was at school and was a professional bait
digger on and off for about 13 years until backache and unsociable hours
got the better of me. Now married with
a young daughter I have a lot less time to fish than I used to but that
just makes the sessions I have all the more enjoyable.
anglers from any part of the country and all anglers should
heed the section on sea angling safety, particularly if you are new to the
sport or intending a session at an unfamiliar venue. If you
want some information on how the east coast is fishing or you simply
want to chat about sea angling on the east coast then you could do much
worse than to join my forum. Registration is free and you can then
benefit from the advice of a selection of local anglers both experienced
and new to the sport.
Sea Angler's Reference Book can help with local advice on venues,
bait, tactics and, most importantly, safety. Due to falling
fish stocks the east coast has over recent years become
notoriously hard to fish and it can be difficult, even for
experienced hands, to get amongst the fish on a regular
basis. Many of the best fishing areas, particularly the
estuary salt marshes can be dangerous for the novice and small
amount of local knowledge can save many fruitless hours watching a
motionless rod tip. If your intended venue is in the North
Essex area myself or some of my fellow sea anglers may even be
able to meet you at your chosen venue to provide an informal guide
service. Email me at 
