I’ve had a soft spot for rays since my first double-figure thornback took my peeler crab off a rough, kelpy ledge at dusk. Getting a big ray from a rocky cove on a light surf setup is all about matching subtlety with brute respect for their size and power. Over the years I’ve learned how to...
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I’ve had a few sleepless nights and one very wet kitbag when I misjudged the...
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I love a low-tide microsession on sandy flats near estuaries — short,...
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I always leave the house thinking I’ll only be out for an hour, and come back...
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Windy nights are part of coastal angling — and so is the frustration when...
I get asked a lot what I tie up when the swell is building off a rocky Welsh shore. For me, those days are equal parts opportunity and caution: bass move, feed and use the extra water to creep into gullies and over submerged reefs, but the risk of...
When I'm standing on a windswept Welsh beach at dawn, the difference between a frustrating day of short casts and a session where the rod tip hums with every long-distance drift often comes down to one invisible choice: the braided line on my reel....
Late summer in Wales is a magical time for bass in estuary mouths — warm water pushes bait in, tides concentrate fish, and the right soft plastics on a light rod can turn a slow session into a string of smiles. I fish these edges a lot, and over...
Rays are some of the most rewarding targets from the shore — deceptively powerful, graceful and excellent sport on light tackle. Over the years along Wales’ varied coastline I’ve learned a few reliable methods for turning a screaming run into...
Heading out for a night surf session along the Welsh coast is one of my favourite ways to blank out the day and chase a quiet bite. But the tide at night is a different beast — shadows hide features, the beach can change shape after dusk and a...
I love the simplicity of a standard running ledger — a weight sliding on the mainline with a short hooklink trailing behind. It’s one of the first rigs I learned on the Brittany rocks and it still bags me pollack and bass on the Welsh coast. But...
I fish a lot of tidal ledges for cod around the Welsh coast, and fresh crab is one of my go-to baits when I want to put a reliable, natural scent in front of bigger, wary fish. Over the years I've settled on a simple, sturdy rig that presents crab...
I love long casts. There’s something about watching a rig ride the tide five or six marks out that makes a cold dawn feel worth it. So when my distance drops — sometimes gradually, sometimes overnight — it’s maddening. Over the years I’ve...
Cliffs and high banks are some of the best places to fish on the Welsh coast — they give you height for longer casts, often hold productive currents and can put you above productive ledges. But those benefits come with responsibility. Before I...