Vic Fisher’s sea angling journal

Yesterday, I decided to try a bit of spinning down at Tidemills beach . Got there at about 3.30pm as the tide was rising. Fished straight ahead from where the access path comes out. Nice beach weather, no wind, dead flat and clear.
First few casts with a Toby resulted in a few takes but nothing [...]

Decided on the spur of the moment to have a spinning session on the Ouse at Newhaven today.
Got there at about 1130, before high water. Fished on the Western bank of the river above Denton Island. Tried a few spots and varied type of lure (Dexter wedge, Toby, Mepps), speed and depth but had no [...]

I should have known better and stayed at home. Having decided on an evening session at Seaford beach, all the signs for decent fishing were absent. Slight breeze from the NE, small tide, clear sky, flat calm and clear sea with no movement. However, always the optimist, I set up opposite Edinburgh Road at about [...]

Fished East arm at Brighton Marina on the night of 3/4/07 in the hope of picking up something decent (yeah right).
Got there at about 7.30pm to a brisk NE breeze/wind. Set up at bay 20 and it looked like I was the only one out on the whole of the arm - at least it [...]

I haven’t posted much recently and as I haven’t fished much. In fact, I’ve only been once since the last entry and that was a dire trip to Seaford beach.Haven’t fished much due to:
a) Too old and can’t bear the cold as well as I used to
b) The cold makes me hurt
However, other things have [...]