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Around 20,000 mullet massacred during spawning season

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Sea Angler, 17 March 2010 08:57

Three commercial netting operations on the Isle of Man have captured an estimated 20,000 mullet, sparking concern over future stocks of this slow-growing species. The fish are thought to have gathered to spawn in the bay of Port Erin, but they are also being taken in large numbers from  Cornwall and Anglesey. Anglers on the Isle of Man are angered ...

 

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Around 20,000 mullet massacred during spawning season

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Sea Angler,
17 March 2010 08:57

Three commercial netting operations on the Isle of Man have captured an estimated 20,000 mullet, sparking concern over future stocks of this slow-growing species. The fish are thought to have gathered to spawn in the bay of Port Erin, but they are also being taken in large numbers from  Cornwall and Anglesey. Anglers on the Isle of Man are angered ...

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Simply the best cod sport on the planet

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Sea Angler, 16 February 2010 12:01

A group of British anglers have discovered what they believe to be the best cod fishing on the planet after taking monsters of 49lb 7oz, 48lb and 45lb from the shore. The trio of giant fish, all heavier than the British record, were taken after the anglers became disillusioned with the quality of sport on offer around the coast of ...

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Recreational sea anglers meeting to take place in Felixstowe

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Sea Angler, 12 February 2010 10:31

Recreational Sea Anglers Meeting When: 7.30pm Tuesday 9th March 2010Where: Felixstowe Sea Anglers Society, Manor Terrace, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 2EJ There are several major marine nature conservation projects occurring within Suffolk right now that Recreational Sea Anglers should be aware of.  These projects have the potential to impact your activity both in positive and negative ways.  Luckily you will have the ...

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UK sea fishing catch reports for week ending 19.1.10

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Sea Angler, 20 January 2010 12:25

Here's this week's selection of the best sea, pier and beach fishing catch reports from top marks around the English, Welsh and Scottish coastlines provided to the team at Sea Angler magazine from reputable sources within the world of sea fishing... Inverbervie Johnshaven Harbour, just outside the town, is a reliable mark for winter cod and pollack, both species running ...

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Census of marine life uncovers 20 million herring

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Sea Angler, 23 December 2009 09:37

A shoal of fish bigger than the city of Nottingham is just one of the breathtaking findings of a 10-year survey of the world’s oceans. The discovery of a ball of 20 million herring off the coast of the US covering more than 25 square miles ¬ the largest mass of living creatures ever witnessed on Earth - was made by ...

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Catch the right conditions to catch a big cod

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Sea Angler, 15 December 2009 14:48

Although now is the right time to be targeting a cod, you still need the right conditions to bag a big one. The run-up to Christmas is often the time when the big females will move inshore to fatten up before they head out into open water to spawn. When the sea is rough, the water will become coloured, and ...

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Zones could save our sea angling

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Sea Angler, 01 December 2009 14:51

Laws aimed at regulating and protecting marine species and habitats throughout UK coastal waters could soon have a massive impact on sea anglers’ sport. Having just received royal approval, the Marine Bill, on the political agenda since 2001, will establish a network of protected Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) around our coastline. And over the next two years every angler in ...

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4,600lb Great White landed off California

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Sea Angler, 24 November 2009 11:59

An American angler has successfully caught and released the biggest fish in history, a Great White shark estimated at a phenomena 4,600lb. The ocean’s most feared predator was captured to help scientfic research by big-game fisherman and film producer Chris Fischer, off the coast of Baja in Mexico, and his incredible footage will hit our screens next year in a ...

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Double figure cod from a pier

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Sea Angler, 18 November 2009 10:47

The next couple of months is the best time of the year to target big cod from the shore, and one angler capitalising on the inshore action is Luke McNicholas, who landed this superb 16lb 8oz fish from the Admiralty Pier in Dover. A black lugworm and peeler crab cocktail did the trick for 15-year-old Luke, who made his catch ...

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Big Broads bass banked

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Sea Angler, 18 November 2009 10:44

A couple of quick casts while waiting for his lunch to be delivered resulted in this 8lb bass from the Norfolk Broads for Phil Hickey. While moored up at the Lord Nelson pub at Reedham, the 49-year-old Kent-based rod cast his white Chatterbait lure as far as possible and let it drift downriver. When the line suddenly tightened, Phil initially ...

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