Sunday 27th May and most of the England competitors were able to get out and wet a line after the proposed practice on Saturday was cancelled due to the high winds. As there was no pressure on what to catch, fun was had by all.  A few nice fish were caught giving competitors a taste of what to expect for the Championship in the week ahead. The practicing anglers were … [Read more...]

EFSA England Shore Championship 2018 This year’s shore championship was fished over two days at Cogden on Chesil Beach on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th April with 21 anglers entered. Registration took place on the Thursday evening at Weymouth Sea Angling Club’s HQ.  Where over a drink or two we caught up with old friends and made some new ones. Day 1 We met at The … [Read more...]

2018 Fun Fish Poole A soggy and windy day was forecast and 28 anglers boarded 4 boats while 4 anglers went to roam the shore, all to target flounder to become the 2018 fun fish Champion. The boats all headed to the same bit of shallow mud as this gave the best shelter from the prevailing wind. The reports of recent boat trips targeting flounder were not very encouraging, as … [Read more...]

Hof Van Domburg in the Netherlands was the HQ for the 2017 European Shore Championships. Nine EFSA England anglers travelled over on the Monday to enable a practice on Tuesday before the opening ceremony and registration.  Picking up our bait and a few goodies from the well stocked local tackle shop we were soon on the beach for a few hours fishing, catching mainly dabs … [Read more...]