John Locker reports on the Falmouth Bay Shark Competition held in the waters off Cornwall in September – this year opened up for private boats. Shark Angling in Falmouth has a strong history and a bright future. Historically there was a Falmouth Bay Shark Club that sadly drifted away like many Fishing clubs of the 80’s READ MORE
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Garmin Eco Map UHD2. Get to know your water better than a local….
Tim Macpherson looks at latest version of the Echo Map UHD series originally launched in 2019… Garmin have long been market leaders in developing new marine electronics products for anglers. My first fish-finder was a Garmin and I’ve used many different units over the years on small boats and large. The technology has changed and READ MORE
Ethical, sustainable angling. What does it mean?
After being approached by Marine Insurance specialist Pantaenius with an idea they had to run an article about ethical angling I started thinking a bit more about what this actually means. Sea angling has come a long way in the 50 years or so I’ve been chucking leads into the sea. Being a biologist READ MORE
Saltwater Boat Angling is now published by Kelsey Media
From January 1st Saltwater Boat Angling, after seven years as an independent publication, is now published by Kelsey Media (publishers of Sea Angler). They have acquired the title to add to their portfolio of angling magazines. This move will secure the future of the magazine – after a year in which print and paper costs READ MORE
Using Navionics Platinum + on your plotter as the primary tool when your out fishing at sea….an how the app works best in planning your trips.
The Navionics boating app is one of the most useful tools anglers, and other boaters, have got sat their disposal – it has brought us all a new level of convenience. However, some of us have been very reliant on what is a very powerful app that is designed to operate on phones and tablets, READ MORE
The 2022 bluefin tuna season gets underway
The 2022 Bluefin Tuna season is upon us and the opportunities for anglers to legally target Atlantic bluefin tuna in our waters have been substantially increased from 2021. In England, the number of authorised vessels in the 2022 CHART programme has increased to 25. The duration of the programme has also been extended to just READ MORE
The 2022 Sea Angling Classic
As regular readers of this blog and of the magazine will know I am a great fan of big boat angling events and festivals. We been to and supported many over the years, they bring anglers together and create a real atmosphere and connection among anglers which is hard to beat. The practice run But READ MORE
Bottom trawling banned in four offshore marine protected areas – and why this matters to anglers.
The designation of marine conservation areas have caused a lot of controversy across a number of stakeholder groups since they were first introduced. There is a wide network of zones and areas in the waters around the UK and despite worries that Brexit would weaken the incentive to continue protections it appears that the designations READ MORE
Porbeagles and misinformation: Even in conservation, truth gets sacrificed at the expense of ideology…..
Anyone who knows me, as an angler, knows I am also passionate about marine conservation. In fact, most anglers I know are the same, the culture in sea angling has changed dramatically over the last thirty years, with most anglers having adopted catch and release as the norm. When it comes to some species sea READ MORE