Vic Fisher’s sea angling journal

Decided to have another bash down at Brighton Marina on Sunday night as it seemed a pity to waste the good weather.
So armed with some peeler crab, I arrived at the East arm around 9.30pm. I first set up in bay 16 but after a few casts, decided to move further out to bay 26. [...]

After a month of being laid up and not being be able to get out amongst the fishes, I was glad to finally manage a session a few days ago on Wenesday evening.
For ease of access, I plumped for the East arm at Brighton Marina and on arrival settled, myself in bay 28 and unpacked [...]

On Monday 16th myself and a few blokes from WSF decided to have a session at Brighton Marina. The target was Smooth Hound (aka smoothie or smut). There have been a few small ones caught recently with the beginning of the annual moult of the Spider crab. It was hoped that the larger ones were [...]

Many years ago as a small boy, I remember going fishing for the first time with my father; just a short session on the River Lea in North London not far from where we were living. I recall the anticipation as we baited the hook with maggots and then as we waited for the float [...]

Wanting to make the most of the current weather and get out in the fresh air, I decided fish the East arm at Brighton Marina yesterday. On arrival at about 7.00pm, I managed to get a space in bay 20. It was a fabulous evening, no wind, flat sea, clear sky, lovely and warm. Not [...]