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One Of Many

by | Aug 6, 2014 | UK

I had originally planned to kayak the 60 mile route of the Great Glen Way and had taken holidays from work. One arrival to Inverness to drop off the first car the weather was terrible. Thunder and lightening, heavy rain and high winds meant myself and my girlfriend...

Quick evening session

by | Aug 3, 2014 | UK

Looking at the forecast a trip out was not looking favorable with strong gusts, low cloud and thunderstorms would mean a no go, but thankfully the weatherman was wrong, the winds had dropped and there storms were now not due to hit. It was going to be a late evening...

Battling the Baby Bass

by | Jul 29, 2014 | Cuda, UK

I was in Colchester with work for a couple of days but fancied breaking it up with a fishing trip. A quick call to Martin Collinson, who lives locally and after being given a few options it was decided we would head to Mersea Island and target the bass in the estuary...

Searching for Sharks

by | Jul 28, 2014 | Cuda, UK

I was in Wales for the SWKA Kayak Fishing Tournament and thoughts turned to what to do on the Sunday. I had hoped to try for Tope, a long term target of mine as I had caught small ones but never been in the right place at the right time for the larger beasts, but...

North East Open Kayak Competition Report

by | Jul 28, 2014 | UK

It’s 7am and I’m on the road making the short 1hr drive north to fish the annual North East Open Kayak Angling Competition based at Blyth on England’s north east coast. This is the second year of the competition and is popular with the kayak anglers...

Scottish Summertime Fishing

by | Jul 27, 2014 | UK

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! It was 3am and my alarm was going, I snuck downstairs quietly as not to wake my girlfriend, drove through the city to my garage and packed up my gear passing everyone as they left the nightclubs staggering up the road. I wanted to be on the...

Hounds and Ray make for a great day.

by | Jul 27, 2014 | Cuda, UK

Oxwich Bay on the Gower Peninsular offers some of the best fishing in the UK. The number of species that can be caught here is phenomenal and I always look forward to my visits to the area. Two of my favourite targets are the hard fighting smooth hounds and the...

Loosing My Crown – Oxwich 2014

by | Jul 21, 2014 | Cuda, UK

The Oxwich Bay tournament is one of my favourite events of the year. The fact that I have fished it twice and won it twice helps but it is really the social side of the event that makes it a highlight as Ed and the SWKA boys go out of their way to make everyone feel...

Kayakfishing in Norway, Roan. Part I

by | Jul 19, 2014 | Czech Republic, Norway, UK

So after a 35 hour drive from Prague we finally arrived to Hongsand village near Roan, Norway. We were greeted by the local man Per Gypling. The next day, after a bit of rest, we went out to the sea with our mothership. It was my first time fishing for pollack and I...

UK saltwater kayak fishing- Pollock season

by | Jul 13, 2014 | UK

My weekend of kayak fishing started with me driving down for the annual Runswick Bay Summer Kayak Fishing Festival, held on the North Yorkshire coast. 84 kayak anglers from around the country had turned up to compete for the top spot. The match was under way at 10am,...

First Pollock Session

by | Jul 10, 2014 | UK

After the Runswick March I made arrangements to launch the following day with fellow team mate Same Baxter and two other lads, one which is a complete newby who I helped the previous day and the other a lad I have been fishing with for a while. The wind was nice and...