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.

WELCOME • ISSUE 667 NOVEMBER 2026

Sea Angler

NORTHERN SOLE • Once a rare surprise in Morecambe Bay, Dover sole are now a genuine target species in the north west. Matty Preston explains where to find them and the simple changes to rigs, baits and presentation that can turn missed bites into fish on the beach

STOP AIMING FOR THE HORIZON! • Don’t be fooled – deep water and big casts aren’t always the answer. Dungeness angler Theo Jeffery reveals how understanding exactly where the fish are – and adapting your tactics to suit the tide – will help you achieve better catches this autumn

CONFESSIONS OF A LURE JUNKIE FISHING IS LIFE • This month Henry says it like it is – ignorance is not acceptable if you want to improve as an angler!

A ROUGH GROUND MASTERCLASS • What separates the anglers who catch consistently over rough ground from those who struggle? Dave Lewis joins top match angler Dan Crump at Aberthaw and finds out

FLOAT FISHING FOR SQUID PART 1 • Float fishing is one of the most effective and exciting ways to target squid from the shore. In the first of a two-part guide, Paul Quagliana explains how to choose the right set-up and reveals the tactics behind roving and sliding floats

FISH THE SEAMS FIND THE FISH • Eddies and rotating currents gather food, baitfish and predators into surprisingly small areas. Roger Munro explains how to recognise them, where they form and how to fish them effectively

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

RYAN’S RECORD • Brian Pask talks to Sussex angler Ryan Mayell about his recent capture of an extremely unusual species which he is now claiming as a new British record

Between Tides • This month a cold morning is softened by ritual, irritation, and the arrival of a new generation.

FISH RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE • It’s easy to look beyond sheltered harbour water in search of serious sport. But an extraordinary session in barely 20ft of water showed Dave Lewis just how productive the marks closest to port can sometimes be

Q&A BONITO BOOM IN THE BAY • Bonito have appeared in remarkable numbers off Swansea this summer, with feeding shoals showing almost daily and a possible new Welsh record among the catches. Storm Lee Charters skipper Carl Bradley tells DAVID MITCHELL how local anglers are learning, almost from scratch, how to catch one of the Bristol Channel’s most exciting new arrivals

FISH ON EVERY DROP • The Hats & Barrels and Smalls reefs have long been quick bait stops on Dave Lewis’s shark trips. Given a full day to explore them properly, he discovers just what he’s been missing

TURNING TO TOPWATERS • Britain’s recreational bluefin fishery has come a long way in a remarkably short time. Tim Macpherson reports from the 2026 UK Bluefin Tuna Championships, where the increasingly popular thrill of topwater fishing is fast becoming one of the...