Sea Angler

The best-selling sea fishing magazine in the UK. Covering the seas around Britain and all the fish that inhabit them. Sea Angler magazine is essential digital for true followers of the beautiful art, covering deep sea boat action through to shore fishing. Sea Angler brings together the complete package providing reviews of the latest rigs and exclusive offers for the world's best brands. As well as engaging the biggest names in the sport to provide you with their tips and tricks to catch the best fish! Covering the seas around Britain and all the fish that inhabit them. Sea Angler is the best selling sea fishing magazine in the UK. Whether it’s: baits, rigs, poles, marks, setups or equipment you are interested in, you’ll stay abreast of all the comings and goings with a Sea Angler digital magazine subscription.

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Sea Angler

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS • Jansen Teakle looks forward to spring rays and bass taking the stage as the mighty Bristol Channel begins to surge back to life

BASS GO SMALL FOR SPRING • Big lures getting ignored? Spring bass often want the smallest mouthfuls going. Here’s how downsizing your tackle and sharpening your presentation can turn frustrating sightings into savage takes

CONFESSIONS OF A LURE JUNKIE HERE COMES THE SUN • Henry Gilbey explains how to use the warm water of spring for early-season bass success

THE LONG ROAD • Want to take your fishing skills to the next level? We reveal the expectations, plateaus and mindset of how to become a better sea angler

IT’S NOT THE FISH IT’S THE WATER! • With spring in the air and sea temperatures beginning to creep up, it’s time to explore how really understanding sea water can dramatically improve your catch rates

THORNBACK POKER • Big Jay White reveals how playing your cards right can yield big results for spring thornbacks on north Kent’s Isle of Sheppey

SCOTTISH CODLING ON THE ROCKS • A short late-winter window, rough ground tactics and simple bait choices combine to produce codling from the rocks on Scotland’s East Coast, just before the season slips away

GIVING YOU THE EDGE BE PREPARED! • Have no doubt, the most consistent sea anglers inevitably are the best prepared. Mike Thrussell explains the aspects to concentrate on and why developing a “ready for anything” mindset will boost your catches

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YOUNG RODS • Sea Angler’s celebration of the great angling achievements of its many younger readers

Between Tides • This month, we join Ray, Marty and a long-time fishing companion as they return to the coast, armed with the belief that, as spring has arrived, things must surely be improving. The land agrees. The sea does not!

KING OF THE SPECIMEN HUNTERS • There can be few sea anglers in the UK who have not heard of South Wales based shore angling guide Gareth Griffiths, the UK’s most successful shore-based specimen hunter. Dave Lewis caught up with ‘GG’, as he is known, to find out more about the passion that drives his incredible record

A TALE OF TWO FISHES • Catching one British record fish is the fishing achievement of a lifetime for most anglers. But when Mike Johnson bagged the first-ever claim for a UK shore-caught halibut last year, it was his second British record fish. Richard Baker reports on how this remarkable achievement came about

WHEN THE COD DON’T SHOW • Winter cod are scarce, but that doesn’t mean winter boat fishing is finished. A Bristol Channel competition reveals how adapting tactics, expectations and mindset can still deliver rewarding days afloat

FISHING IN MARCH IS IT WORTH THE BOTHER? • Tim Macpherson explores the challenges and opportunities that the beginning of a new boat fishing season brings

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