Sea Angler

The best-selling sea fishing magazine in the UK. Covering the seas around Britain and all the fish that inhabit them. Sea Angler magazine is essential digital for true followers of the beautiful art, covering deep sea boat action through to shore fishing. Sea Angler brings together the complete package providing reviews of the latest rigs and exclusive offers for the world's best brands. As well as engaging the biggest names in the sport to provide you with their tips and tricks to catch the best fish! Covering the seas around Britain and all the fish that inhabit them. Sea Angler is the best selling sea fishing magazine in the UK. Whether it’s: baits, rigs, poles, marks, setups or equipment you are interested in, you’ll stay abreast of all the comings and goings with a Sea Angler digital magazine subscription.

WELCOME

Sea Angler

AN IRISH WINTER WONDERLAND • When the fishing cools off over winter in the UK it can just be starting to hot up on the west coast of Ireland: perfect for a winter fishing getaway, as David Mitchell explains

READER’S STORY LEICESTER LAD’S RECORD BREAKER • Sea Angler reader Ashley Butcher tells the incredible story of how a member of landlocked Leicester-based club Anstey Sea Anglers looks to have caught a new British record plaice, a record which has stood since 1974

A SHOUT-OUT FOR POUT • Roger Munro explains why you should not dismiss the lowly pouting – a five-star bait for cod, conger, bass, and rays this winter

NEWS TARGET TROPHY FISH, NOT TONS OF FISH • David Curtis from Bass Angling Conservation explains why the government’s determination to pursue the wrong goal for managing bass is bad news for anglers

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT FISHING • Lasse Bøe explains how to take advantage of winter evenings and weekends when fishing is off the cards

BANGING THE DRUM • Chris Kennedy-Barnard reports back from North Carolina in the USA where hundreds of anglers compete chasing red drum in a gruelling 60-hour surfcasting tournament

GIVING YOU THE EDGE HOOK LENGTHS • Hook lengths are something few anglers give enough thought to. Mike Thrussell explains how the correct choice of material and adjusting the lengths to suit conditions and target species will make a massive difference to your catches

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

YOUNG RODS • Sea Angler’s celebration of the great angling achievements of its many younger readers

GIRL POWER • Cassie Malson-Dixon reports back from Pembrokeshire where it was only girls allowed on an all-female shark hunting expedition

WRECK TO RICHES • SEA ANGLER’S BEGINNERS’ GUIDE TO LURES, TECHNIQUES AND WRECK FISHING TACTICS

WHITING UK & IRELAND SPECIALIST SPECIES HUNTING • Dave Lewis explains how to catch the ever-obliging whiting – a species which provides the backbone of winter sport for many anglers over the autumn and winter

Q&A • Our experts solve your fishing problems

COACHING WITH BRIAN PASK PIPPED TO THE POST • Coach Brian beats one of his youth club members by a single centimetre in one of his own competitions and reveals details of a new programme to get newcomers into the sport

DAVE’S DIARIES THE BELLA VISTA BASS • Dave Lewis looks back at a late season bass fishing session which defied expectations and goes to show, even when all seems hopeless, you never can tell…

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FIRST LOOK

FIRST LOOK WILD SEAS FISH NUGZ SLAYER CAST JIGS • We take a closer look at the exciting new Slayer Cast jig range from the boys at Wild Seas, designed for bass, pollack and mackerel

SEA ANGLER SELECTS FIVE ESSENTIALS TO CATCH SQUID • Over the last two years we have seen an explosion of squid along the South Coast, but they can be...