Dutch angling journalist Simon Pim Pos travels to Repvåg, North Norway and encounters incredible boat fishing with cod built like buffaloes and wolf fish with pitbull attitude. He describes the whole experience as life changing and dreams of living there. Rightly or wrongly holiday brochures sell Norway’s North Cape as the most northern point of

Widely worshiped, the Red Gill artificial sandeel is a pure ‘Hall of Fame’ item in many anglers’ books. Here Steve Souter talks fondly of a trusted old faithful and reveals the story behind the more recent Afterburner incarnation. Long ago, a feature by then Sea Angler magazine editor, Peter Collins, declared the original Red Gill

Six anglers and I headed out from Oban on Saturday 15th January aboard the Laura Dawn II skippered by Leigh Taylor in search of the first skate of 2022.

Rigid rods, meaty multiplier reels and rope-thick mono line have long held sway as the only way to fish the testing rock and kelp terrains of the Yorkshire coastline. Rapid changes are afoot however, as more and more rough ground anglers swap to 15ft and 16ft rods, large fixed spool reels and braided mainlines. Top

It's pedal-to-the-metal time for Steve Souter as he pushes offshore to sample the fantastic Alderney tope fishing out beyond the notorious Casquets rocks. The engine might even have hummed ‘Mack the Knife' as the Raider 18 cleaved a wicked white scar in the sea's almost perfect skin. Mark Harding studious at the wheel, and I,

Backed by mountain and dense forest, the untamed shores of Loch Sunart could be described as fiordic in appearance. Remote but reliable for thornback rays, venues don’t come much wilder, or much better than this says Steve Souter. There aren’t many fishing marks I know where you have to ford a river, be wary of

North East angler Steve Walker takes us to some of his favourite marks, here he features the beaches to the north of Hartlepool.

Arbroath’s Elliot beach won’t win any prizes for good looks but it’s a magnet for shore anglers. Shaun Cumming reports on an annual competition and reveals how to get the most from the venue. Elliot beach near Arbroath on the Scottish east coast doesn’t score well in the picturesque department. It is positively dowdy in

Steve I'Anson is your guide to Ravenscar in North Yorkshire - a venue frequented by fossil hunters and big cod anglers alike

Rock fishing is dangerous regardless of how the pursuit is romanticised in words and pictures. There’s no hiding that rock anglers die every year and we should take all necessary precautions to keep safe says Steve Souter. The headline says it all, and it is with considerable dread that I stare bleakly at another newspaper

"It's a dirty job but someone's got to do it!" gagged Steve Souter as he went Alderney mullet hunting with one hand over his mouth in possibly the smelliest place on Earth. While Alderney's imposing ¾ mile long breakwater is the most famous and recognisable mark on the island, Doyle, situated not far to the

You've decided to invest in a SOT fishing kayak, but which one? Are they all the same, and what do you need to look for? Yak addict Neil Turnbull is on hand with some priceless advice. What is a SOT Kayak? It stands for ‘sit-on-top’ and the obvious difference between a SOT and a conventional

Smoothhounds run big off the North Wales coast and the area is synonymous with some huge fish. Each year during early summer, Holyhead charter skipper Gethyn Owen is right in the thick of this spectacular action

Since swapping his small boat for a sea kayak, Neil Turnbull has discovered new things about himself and his regular fishing venues. Kayak fishing works for him and it might well work for you too. Why go fishing from a Kayak? It’s a question on many peoples’ lips, and one that I have no difficulty

Lights, camera, action! Pals Steve Souter and rugby journo Nigel Botherway came up trumps on a giant skate quest, with the action captured on film for SKY TV’s Tight Lines show. A true lover of sport and all things fishing, Nigel Botherway is probably best described as a globetrotting big fish hunter and top all-round

Catching cod along the exposed North East Scottish coast doesn’t have to go hand-in-hand with toiling through boggy fields or scrambling down cliffs. Steve Souter says there are easier options like East Haven near Arbroath. Made up of just a handful of seafront houses, East Haven is a tiny village neighbouring Arbroath. A natural harbour,

Despite being difficult to contend with, exaggerated wind and surf are often the very catalysts of good winter shore catches. Hayling Island angler Adrian Farley offers his advice on how to tackle rough weather situations. Extreme conditions can make fishing difficult, impractical and sometimes downright dangerous. Indeed, if things turn really nasty, as happened to

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 wolffish. If there were fishy prizes for ugliness, bull-necked power and sheer bone-crunching nastiness, then the wolf fish would surely clean

With guaranteed fish, Iceland and Norway are hugely popular sea angling destinations, and right about now droves of anglers from all over Europe will be organising their tackle in anticipation of fantastic summer cod action in particular. To tickle your fishing taste-buds, Steve Souter reveals what can be expected in the West Fjords region of

Ashley Hayden of An Irish Angler's World enjoys a day afloat over the rocky pinnacles off Kilmore in Ireland.