Nethertown can be a good mark for winter cod but also produces flounders, whiting , dogfish and bass. The mark is a few miles to the south of St Bees and has easy access to the shore and good parking. The ground is rough in patches with areas of clean sand. One drawback of fishing ….  Read More

Once the major port on this part of the west coast Maryport has recently undergone a major facelift centered around the harbour with new waterside housing and marina developments. All very attractive and well worth a visit in its own right. The River Ellen empties through the harbour. For sea anglers this is a popular ….  Read More

Harrington is one of the favoured marks for cod over the winter months with November and December being the prime period. Bass show from May but its August before bigger fish put in an appearance. Flounder and dabs can be taken year round together with conger up to ten pounds. Fish are caught anywhere along ….  Read More

This mark lies at the head of the Leven estuary and provides easily accessible, mainly autumn and winter fishing for flounder. Its popularity perhaps stems as much from the proximity of a warm car on a cold day as the quality of the fishing itself. Nevertheless on a good tide the mark can give a ….  Read More

Foulney Island is reached via a long, sweeping shingle spit at the southern end of the Walney channel. It is a nature reserve and during the nesting season visitors are required to keep to the marked paths. On high springs the spit is covered although the island itself remains above water level – not a ….  Read More

This very accessible section of coast between Dubmills Point and Silloth gives shallow ground fishing for good bass which should start to appear from May and can be caught until late autumn. Double figure bass were a feature of this area and still turn up from time to time although these days the average  is ….  Read More

Arnside is a small village on the southern shore of the Kent estuary with marvellous views north to the lakeland fells. There are several easily accessible marks at intervals from the railway viaduct, along the promenade and then around the headland into New Barns bay, all of which are in easy walking distance from your ….  Read More

The wide, sweeping bay from Dubmill Point down to Crosscanonby gives shallow ground fishing for plaice, flounder, dabs, codling, whiting, dogfish and quite a few bass. Locals favour a south-westerly wind coinciding with high water which stirs up good surf and brings the fish in. Generally speaking the first two hours of the flood and ….  Read More