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Police have just confirmed that the man found on a Durham beach at 2pm yesterday afternoon is that of missing fisherman George Darbyshire, 61, from Blackhall. Mr Darbyshire had been missing since last Tuesday following a beach fishing session at Horden, near Peterlee. His fishing tackle had been recovered from the beach on Thursday. For several days officers from Durham Constabulary and ...
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- 18 January 2010
A sea angler died yesterday after the cliff face he was standing on collapsed following severely icy conditions at Sandy Bay, near Newbiggin, in Northumberland. The angler, who has yet to be named, fell 50ft to the shore below and was subsequently buried under falling rocks and rubble. Coastguards and paramedics arriving at the scene pronounced the angler dead, but ...
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- 07 January 2010
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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- 23 December 2009
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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- 15 December 2009
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- 12 November 2009
If you’ve ever walked your local beach and noticed small mounds of squiggly sand, then it’s a good chance that there’s a population of lugworm right under your feet. At this time of year, the beach anglers’ favourite species is cod and, if you want to realistically target them, having a good supply of lug will optimise your chances of ...
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- 12 November 2009
Tides are an integral part of sea angling, and getting them right can ensure a successful session – but get them wrong and a trip can soon turn into a disaster. Certain venues throughout the UK depend wholly on timing the tide to perfection if you are to bag-up successfully. One mark may see fish feeding throughout a flooding tide, ...
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- 04 November 2009
Your most important and vital piece of kit is inevitably at the business end of a rig. If you use the wrong pattern or size of hook, the chances are that you will struggle to successfully catch your target species. So how do you know what’s the right one? If you know what species you’re likely to encounter, then you’re ...
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- 20 October 2009
One of the most famous names in angling has this week controversially claimed that sea fishing has little future unless a compulsory rod licence scheme is introduced. The argument over whether saltwater anglers should pay for their sport in the same way as coarse fishermen do has been the subject of fierce debate in recent years, but plans to progress ...
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- 13 October 2009
With water temperatures decreasing and the threat of colder weather on its way, now's the time to switch your beach fishing tactics, switch to fishing bigger cocktail baits and try for a big cod. First and foremost, cod have large mouths and big appetites! So if you find yourself in front of a feeding shoal of cod, don’t be afraid to ...
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- 07 October 2009
