A Message to all Our Subscribers - Our Sea Blog will be changing in 2016

From January 2016, instead of posting on our Sea Blog, our 'Sea Angling Catch News' will become a section of our increasingly popular website www.anglersdensussex.co.uk

Our Sea Angling Blog will remain live at http://seablog.anglersdensussex.co.uk/, documenting two years worth of local Sussex Sea Angling news (Nov 2013, to date), but all news updates will be posted on our website in 'Sea Angling Catch News'.

 This is a great move, as it will mean that you will be able to find local angling 'Catch News' (both sea and coarse), local Sussex angling information, instructional angling videos, and details of sea and coarse fishing tackle and bait all in one place! We have taken this move as our customers have told us that easy navigation around the information we provide is really important, leaving more time for fishing!

We will also be sending out regular email newsletters to highlight notable 'Catch News', new videos, new angling products, and other local angling news.

Subscribers to the Anglers Den Sussex Sea Angling Blog will automatically receive copies of  the Anglers Den Sussex Newsletter, so please take a look and, as always we welcome your feedback :)

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Tues 15th Dec 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Tues 15th  December between 11am - 3pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Gary Banfield with a whiting of 11¼oz
and the heaviest flat fish went to Paul Christopher with a flounder of 13¼oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Gary Banfield -  2lb 13oz  (15 points)  
2nd Trevor Rooney - 2lb 9¾oz (14 points)  
3rd Paul Christopher - 2lb 9oz (13 points)  
4th Ian Hopper - 2lb 4¼oz  (12 points)    
5th Mike Perfect - 1lb 15½oz (11 points)  
6th Mick Webb - 1lb 15oz  (10 points)  
7th  Fred Wassell -  1lb 7oz (9 points) 
8th  Alan Smith - 1lb 3½oz  (8 points)  
9th Tony Kirrage - 1lb  1¼oz   (7 points)  
10th Sam Sampson - 1lb 0¼oz (6 points)  
11th  Gerald Sargeant -  15oz  (5 points)             
12th  Dave Rudland - 13½oz (4 points)   

Points awarded so far

Gary Banfield - 74 Points
Gerald Sargeant - 71 Points
Paul Christopher - 71 Points
Mike Perfect - 67 Points
Ian Hopper - 67 Points
Dave Rudland - 64 Points
Sam Samson - 50 Points
Malcolm Payne - 47 Points
Tony Kirrage - 42 Points
Fred Wassell - 40 Points
Alan Smith - 37 Points
Tony Bush - 26 Points
Trevor Rooney - 21 Points
Les Glassard - 20 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 18 Points
P Cracknell - 14 Points
Pete Fountain - 13 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
M Sherwin - 11 Points
Mick Webb - 10 Points
T Walters - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points
Keith Erridge - 5 Points
Julian French - 3 Points

Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.


The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Weds 13th Jan 11am - 3pm.

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Tues 1st Dec 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Tues 1st  Deceember between 11.30am - 3.30pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Tony Bush with a cod of 7lb 3½oz  (Pictured)
and the heaviest flat fish went to  Ian Hopper with a sole of 9½oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Mike Perfect -  11lb 6½oz  (15 points) 
2nd Tony Bush - 11lb  (14 points) 
3rd Ian Hopper - 8lb 10oz (13 points) 
4th  Tony Kirrage - 7lb 14oz  (12 points)    
5th Gerald Sargeant - 7lb 3½oz (11 points)  
6th Alan Smith - 7lb 3oz  (10 points)  
7th  Sam Sampson-  6lb 6oz (9 points)  
8th  Malcolm Payne - 6lb 2oz  (8 points)  
9th Trevor Rooney - 5lb  14½oz   (7 points) 
10th P Cracknell - 5lb 12oz (6 points) 
11th  Keith Erridge -  5lb 10oz  (5 points)               
12th  Dave Rudland - 4lb 12oz (4 points)   
13th  Julian French  - 4lb 7½oz (3 Points)  
14th  Gary Banfield  - 3lb 13¾oz (2 Points)  
15th  Fred Wassell  -  3lb 11¼oz (1 Point)  
16th  Les Glazzard - 3lb 6oz
17th  Mick Timms  - 3lb 5oz
18th  Colin Essary  - 1lb 15oz

Points awarded so far

Gerald Sargeant - 66 Points
Dave Rudland - 60 Points
Gary Banfield - 59 Points
Paul Christopher - 58 Points
Mike Perfect - 56 Points
Ian Hopper - 55 Points
Malcolm Payne -47 Points
Sam Samson - 44 Points
Tony Kirrage - 35 Points
Fred Wassell - 31 Points
Alan Smith - 29 Points
Tony Bush - 26 Points
Les Glassard - 20 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 18 Points
P Cracknell - 14 Points
Pete Fountain - 13 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
M Sherwin - 11 Points
Trevor Rooney - 7 Points
T Walters - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points
Keith Erridge - 5 Points
Julian French - 3 Points


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Tuesday 1st December  11.30am - 3.30pm.

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Tues 17th Nov 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Tues 17th  November between 10.30am - 2.30pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Gary Hazelgrove with a dogfish of 1lb10½oz ,
and the heaviest flat fish went to  Malcolm Payne with a dab of 6oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st Malcolm Payne -  11lb 13¼oz  (15 points) 
2nd Gerald Sargeant - 11lb 11½oz (14 points) 
3rd Dave Rudland - 10lb 11½oz (13 points) 
4th  Gary Banfield - 9lb ¼oz  (12 points)    
5th Paul Christopher - 8lb 11½oz (11 points)  
6th Gary Hazelgrove - 8lb 8¼oz  (10 points)  
7th  Sam Sampson-  8lb 7½oz (9 points)  
8th  P Cracknell - 8lb 2½oz  (8 points)  
9th Ian Hopper - 7lb  7oz   (7 points) 
10th Mike Perfect - 7lb 2oz (6 points) 
11th  Fred Wassell -  6lb 3½oz  (5 points)                  
12th  Les Glassard - 4lb 6oz (4 points) 


Points awarded so far

Paul Christopher - 58 Points
Gary Banfield - 57 Points
Dave Rudland - 56 Points
Gerald Sargeant - 55 Points
Ian Hopper - 42 Points
Mike Perfect - 41 Points
Malcolm Payne -39 Points
Sam Samson - 35 Points
Fred Wassell - 30 Points
Tony Kirrage - 23 Points
Les Glassard - 20 Points
Alan Smith - 19 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 18 Points
Pete Fountain - 13 Points
Tony Bush - 12 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
M Sherwin - 11 Points
P Cracknell - 8 Points
T Walters - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Tuesday 1st December  11.30am - 3.30pm.

Shore Caught Bass White Horses - Sun 8th Nov 2015

Philip Coates sent us this report:

Hi Glyn, No monster but caught this bass from Whitehorses beach Sunday 8 November about 15:30 over low. Caught on two hook flapper with thin strips squid as bait.

A Message to all Our Subscribers - Our Sea Blog will be changing in 2016

From January 2016, instead of posting on our Sea Blog, our 'Sea Angling Catch News' will become a section of our increasingly popular website www.anglersdensussex.co.uk

Our Sea Angling Blog will remain live at http://seablog.anglersdensussex.co.uk/, documenting two years worth of local Sussex Sea Angling news (Nov 2013, to date), but all news updates will be posted on our website in 'Sea Angling Catch News'.

 This is a great move, as it will mean that you will be able to find local angling 'Catch News' (both sea and coarse), local Sussex angling information, instructional angling videos, and details of sea and coarse fishing tackle and bait all in one place! We have taken this move as our customers have told us that easy navigation around the information we provide is really important, leaving more time for fishing!

We will also be sending out regular email newsletters to highlight notable 'Catch News', new videos, new angling products, and other local angling news.

Subscribers to the Anglers Den Sussex Sea Angling Blog will automatically receive copies of  the Anglers Den Sussex Newsletter, so please take a look and, as always we welcome your feedback :)

Pevensey Bay Angling Club Beach Competition - 11th Match - Sunday 1st November

 Pevensey Bay Angling Club held its eleventh Beach Fishing Competition of 2015 on Sunday 1st November  between 9am - 1pm in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, with 22 people fishing this comp.

Results as follows:

1st - Paul Parsons 7lb4oz
2nd - P Christopher 6lb3oz
3rd  - Keith Erridge 5lb9oz
4th - Kim McGreevy 4lb9oz 

5th - Dan Wood 3lb6oz

Biggest Flatfish - Malcolm Payne (flounder) 11oz
Biggest Round Fish - Ian Hopper (whiting) 8oz  

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Fri 30th Oct 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Fri 30th  October between 10.30am - 2.30pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Paul Christopher with a whiting 11¼oz ,
and the heaviest flat fish went to  Malcolm Payne with a flounder of 13oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Paul Christopher- 15lb 6¾oz  (15 points)   
2nd Malcolm Payne -  9lb 2oz  (14 points)  
3rd Sam Sampson - 8lb 11¾oz (13 points)  
4th Tony Kirrage - 7lb 14oz  (12 points)  
5th  Gary Banfield -  7lb 11½oz (11 points)  
6th  Dave Rudland - 7lb 8oz  (10 points)  
7th Ian Hopper - 5lb  13¾oz   (9 points) 
8th Fred Wassell - 5lb 11¼oz (8 points) 
9th  Alan Smith -  4lb 13¼oz  (7 points)                         
10th  Les Glassard - 4lb 1¼oz (6 points)  
11th Mike Perfect - 3lb 9¼oz (5 points) 

Points awarded so far

Paul Christopher - 47 Points
Gary Banfield - 45 Points
Dave Rudland - 43 Points
Gerald Sargeant - 41 Points
Mike Perfect - 35 Points
Ian Hopper - 35 Points
Sam Samson - 26 Points
Fred Wassell - 25 Points
Malcolm Payne -24 Points
Tony Kirrage - 23 Points
Alan Smith - 19 Points
Les Glassard - 16 Points
Pete Fountain - 13 Points
Tony Bush - 12 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
M Sherwin - 11 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 8 Points
T Walters - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Tuesday 17th November  11.30am - 3.30pm.

Beach fishing with Jaymie (6yrs) Normans Bay 29th Oct 2015 - our sport in safe hands :)

Jaymie Beirne (6yrs) is pictured below having great half term fun in the Normans Bay sunshine, practising his moto of catch and release.
Our sport in safe hands :)

Anderida Beach Fishing Competition - 21st Match - Tues 27th October 2015

Anderida Fishing Club held a Beach Fishing Competition on Tuesday 27th October in Pevensey Bay, with 14 anglers fishing.

Results:
1st  -   Jim Whippy 14lb 6½oz
2nd  -   David Tame 10lb 13½oz
3rd   -  Tim Lane 10lb 6oz


Heaviest Round Fish - Jim Whippy (whiting) 12¼oz
Heaviest Flat Fish -
Superpool -    Jim Whippy (whiting) 12¼oz

Fish 4 Kidz 2016, Eastbourne Children's Angling Event - the planning starts here :)

The organising Committee of Fish 4 Kidz had a get together recently to highlight that this FREE children's beach angling event will be returning for it's FOURTH year in 2016.

This popular annual children's fishing competition was founded by Steve Frost of Eastbourne Nomads Angling Club, and involves close collaboration between local angling clubs, fishing tackle shops, and the RNLI. As an event close to his heart, Stephen Lloyd continues to offer his support as Patron.

Each Fish 4 Kidz event has boasted attendance by up to 80 budding sea anglers (between the ages of 5 and 16) who have fished off Eastbourne beaches for the day, under guidance from experienced anglers volunteering their time as Stewards. These events have proved a huge success with children and help to safeguard the future of our sport.

Keep an eye out for further news, as plans for Fish 4 Kidz 2016 begin to unfold.

Shore caught Bass - Eastbourne - October 2015

There have been a number of reports of good sized bass being caught off the shore at Eastbourne over the past week. Pictured below is  Antonio Santos with the nice sized bass he caught on surface lures on 19th October.

Pictured also are Mathew Love and Michael Love both with bass again caught off the Eastbourne shoreline on 20th October again on surface lures (Savage Gear).

                  

         

See the Anglers Den Sussex website for details of shore fishing marks, along the Sussex Coast, from below Eastbourne's Beachy Head, past Langney Point through Pevensey Bay to Cooden, near Bexhill-On-Sea.   Click here for Fishing Mark Information

The beach along this stretch varies dramatically from the shingle beaches towards the east at Cooden, with shallow flats exposed at low water, contrasting with the cliffs at Beachy Head and the rock Marks towards the west.

Fishing Mark information advises what seasonal fish species to target, and of fishing tactics, tackle and bait.

Pevensey Bay Angling Club Beach Competition - 10th Match - Sunday 18th October

 Pevensey Bay Angling Club held its tenth Beach Fishing Competition of 2015 on Sunday 18th October  between 9am - 1pm in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, with 15 people fishing this comp.

Results as follows

1st -  Keith Erridge 4lb 1oz
2nd - D Puttick 3lb 14oz
3rd - Dan Wood 3lb 12oz

Biggest Flatfish - Tony Bush (flounder) 8oz
Biggest Round Fish - Gerald Sargeant 1lb 6oz

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Thurs 15th Oct 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Thurs 15th  October between 11am - 3pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Dave Rudland with a whiting 10¾oz ,
and the biggest flat fish went to  Paul Christopher with a flounder of 10oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Gerald Sargeant- 3lb 10oz  (15 points)   
2nd Mike Perfect -  2lb 8½oz  (14 points) 
3rd Pete Fountain - 2lb 7oz (13 points) 
4th Ian Hopper - 2lb 4¾oz  (12 points)  
5th  Tony Kirrage -  1lb 15¼oz (11 points)  
6th  Dave Rudland - 1lb 13oz  (10 points)  
6th Gary Banfield - 1lb  13oz   (10 points)  
8th  M Sherwin -  1lb 11oz  (8 points)                          
9th  T Walters - 1lb 9¼oz (7 points) 
10th P Christopher - 1lb 7¼oz (6 points) 
11th A Smith- 1lb 2½oz (5 points) 
12th Fred Wassell - 1lb 2oz   (4 points) 
13th Les Glassard - 8½oz  (3 points) 

Points awarded so far

Gerald Sargeant - 41 Points
Gary Banfield - 34 Points
Dave Rudland - 33 Points
Paul Christopher - 32 Points
Mike Perfect - 30 Points
Ian Hopper - 26 Points
Fred Wassell - 17 Points
Sam Samson - 13 Points
Pete Fountain - 13 Points
Tony Bush - 12 Points
A Smith - 12 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
Tony Kirrage - 11 Points
M Sherwin - 11 Points
Les Glassard - 10 Points
Malcolm Payne -10 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 8 Points
T Walters - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Friday 30th October  10.30am - 2.30pm.

Shore caught autumn Plaice - Eastbourne - 13th October 2015

Chris Latta had a really successful day fishing in the sun at Eastbourne on Tuesday. In total he caught over a dozen plaice from the shore, with the largest being a 2lb specimen as pictured below.

It just goes to show that there are other fish in the sea, apart from whiting!

Later the same day,Gary Banfield also reported a very productive day shore fishing off Eastbourne Seafront. Gary caught a total of 19 plaice, and is pictured below with two of his catch.
We do like Happy Anglers :)

See the Anglers Den Sussex website for details of shore fishing marks, along the Sussex Coast, from below Eastbourne's Beachy Head, past Langney Point through Pevensey Bay to Cooden, near Bexhill-On-Sea.   Click here for Fishing Mark Information

The beach along this stretch varies dramatically from the shingle beaches towards the east at Cooden, with shallow flats exposed at low water, contrasting with the cliffs at Beachy Head and the rock Marks towards the west.

Fishing Mark information advises what seasonal fish species to target (INCLUDING PLAICE), and of fishing tactics, tackle and bait.

Anderida Beach Fishing Competition - 20th Match - Tues 13th October 2015

Anderida Fishing Club held a Beach Fishing Competition on Tuesday 13th October in Pevensey Bay, with 20 anglers fishing.

Results:
1st  -   David Tame 9lb 14¾oz
2nd  -   Darren Mitchell 8lb 5oz
3rd   -  Phil Metcalf 6lb ¾oz
4th  - Dennis Puttick 6lb  ¼oz

Heaviest Round Fish - Gary Banfield (whiting) 10oz
Heaviest Flat Fish -
Superpool -   Gary Banfield (whiting) 10oz

Beach fishing Pevensey Bay 11th Oct 2015 - our sport in safe hands :)

Jaymie (6 yrs) had a great days fishing today with his family in Pevensey Bay, and look what he caught!

Jaymie's catch included two school bass, a plaice and some channel whiting. Well done Jaymie! 

18lb Cod caught off Eastbourne, Sovereign Harbour.

Derek Box caught this 18lb cod boat fishing out of Eastbourne's Sovereign Harbour last weekend on lugworm bait.

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Weds 30th Sept 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Weds 30th September between 11am - 3pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Gary Hazelgrove for 9¾oz ,
and the biggest flat fish went to  M Sherwin with a dab of 5½oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Paul Christopher- 6lb 10½oz  (15 points)         
2nd Dave Rudland -  5lb 9oz  (14 points) 
3rd Gerald Sargeant - 5lb 6oz (13 points) 
4th Sam Samson - 5lb 6oz  (13 points)  
5th  Terry Taylor -  5lb (11 points)  
6th  Malcolm Payne - 4lb 15½oz  (10 points)  
7th Gary Banfield - 4lb  10½oz   (9 points)  
8th  Gary Hazelgrove -  4lb 5¼oz  (8 points)                          
9th  A Smith  - 4lb 2oz (7 points) 
10th Mike Perfect - 3lb  ¾oz (6 points)
11th Vernon Vivien - 2lb 13oz  (5 points)
12th Fred Wassell - 2lb 12½oz   (4 points)
13th M Sherwin - 5½oz  (3 points)

Points awarded so far

Gerald Sargeant - 26 Points
Paul Christopher - 26 Points
Gary Banfield - 24 Points
Dave Rudland - 23 Points
Mike Perfect - 16 Points
Ian Hopper - 14 Points
Sam Samson - 13 Points
Fred Wassell - 13 Points
Tony Bush - 12 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
Malcolm Payne -10 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 8 Points
A Smith - 7 Points
Les Glassard - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points
M Sherwin - 3 Points


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Thursday 15th October  11am - 3pm.