Vic Fisher’s sea angling journal

Fished East arm of Brighton marina, bay 12 yesterday from 7pm through til 3am. Fantastic night absolutely no wind, warm (double t shirt only - no fleeces or jackets).
Early part of the evening, after tackling up and sending some lugworm to the seabed, I tried for a few of the Mackerel I’d been reliably informed [...]

Well, in a bid to try and find some species other than Rockling, I felt a session at somewhere other than Seaford or Brighton was in order for last night. I knew some other members of WSF were going to fish at Widewater in Shoreham, so decided I’d join in.
I arrived at the mark just [...]

Well that was a disappointing evening. Being restricted to a late evening session and not wishing to travel far so as to maximise fishing time, I got to my chosen mark at Seaford beach at about 7pm and fished opposite West View flats.
Lug on a 1 hook long and low fished at varying distances only [...]

Spent a few hours yesterday at Brighton Marina East arm yesterday evening/night to catch the 2am(ish) high water. Arriving on the arm, I decided, as it was light, I would trot a jig on a float over the reefier inshore parts to see if any squid had turned up. Despite my efforts, none of the [...]

Last nightg was my  first session at Brighton Marina for 2008. Although not really the time of year to fish there, I wanted a change of scenery and it’s pretty local and an easy mark. Not the best of tides either with it being neaps and high tide predicted for 9.30pm. Arriving at about 6pm, [...]