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Hounds all round

Holyhead charter skipper, Gethyn Owen has been busy catching big smoothhounds since the middle of May. Here he reports on recent events aboard ‘My Way’...

This 14 lb wolf fish gave Tony Voss a cracking scrap

In Search of the Abominable Sea Wolf

A niggling need to catch an elusive fish that is armed to the teeth with teeth takes Steve Souter to Iceland’s West Fjords, where he comes face to face with a procession of growling wolf fish…

Stainless on left and Ceramic on right (dust covers and retaining rings removed)

Battle of the bearings

Do ceramic bearings or ceramic hybrids offer serious advantages over ordinary stainless bearings? Opinions vary even among top casters and anglers, so we asked Neil Mackellow and Iain Graham to provide their alternative views...

Colin uses Grauvell Tuareg Boat 5000 fixed spools for plaice fishing

PlaiceStation 4

England international boat angler Colin Searles is a World Champion and species fishing addict. Here he reveals how he uses fixed spools for plaice fishing off Weymouth…

Rattle Therapy

Shore black bream fishing doesn’t enjoy the same press as the boats, but there are southern beach venues with the power to deliver equally good sport. Pagham on the Sussex coast has fished out of its skin for bream in recent years, but success or failure hinges on timing as Paul Stevens reveals…

Might as well face it, I’m addicted to dogs

Love them or loath them, bread-and-butter dogfish play a big part in UK shore angling. Pedigree shore angler, Iain Graham, confesses to being a complete doggie dependant and offers barking advice to fellow sufferers…

* main pic: Mike Dobson

The Inner Angler

Real shore fishing is a pure thing that goes far beyond merely catching fish. Freedom, contemplation and personal discovery are some of the more evocative elements enjoyed by many, including author of “The Codling Crouch’, David Storey

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