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.