Sea Angler (UK) - 1 Jan 2026
WINTER GOLD
WILD SEAS’ NEW SLAYER CASTING JIGS
ENGLAND HEROES WIN GOLD AT WORLD CHAMPS!
PRO TIPS: FIVE THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT FISHING!
WIN A YETI GEAR CASE
TACTICS TACKLE & TOP TIPS FOR MORE BIG FISH!
MUST-HAVE KIT TO TACKLE TENTACLED PREDATORS!
COLD WEATHER – HOT FISHING!
KERRY’S CRACKING WINTER ACTION
2026 BASS BAG LIMIT
SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE
TROPHY FISH, NOT TONS OF FISH
IRISH WINTER WONDERLAND
Q&A
BANGING THE DRUM
GIRL POWER
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT FISHING
COACHING
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
A SHOUT-OUT FOR POUT
READER STORY
SPECIES HUNTER
EDGES: HOOKLENGTHS
GET WRECKING!
YOUNG RODS
CRIMINAL BYCATCH
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
VASS TEAM 350 WINTER EDITION 2
DAIWA GEKKABIJIN LRF
WIN!
SMALL BOAT ANGLER
FIRST LOOK
SEA ANGLER SELECTS
WHAT’S ON
BOAT STORE
DAVE’S DIARIES
WHIPPY’S WORLD
AN IRISH WINTER WONDERLAND
AN IRISH WINTER WONDERLAND
TOPTIPS
SEA ANGLER’S GUIDE TO FIVE OF THE BEST SURF-FISHING BEACHES ON THE DINGLE PENINSULA
THE WORLD’S WARMEST BASELAYER ®
WHAT MAKES IT SO GOOD?
LEICESTER LAD’S RECORD BREAKER
LEICESTER LAD’S RECORD BREAKER
WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOU’VE CAUGHT A NEW BRITISH RECORD SEA FISH
A SHOUT-OUT FOR POUTT
A SHOUT-OUT FOR POUTT
TENTOPTIPSONUSING POUTINGASBAIT
TARGET TROPHY FISH, NOT TONS OF FISH
TARGET TROPHY FISH, NOT TONS OF FISH
WHAT’S IN STORE FOR 2026?
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT FISHING
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT FISHING
PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE NEXT SESSION
BANGING THE DRUM
BANGING THE DRUM
GIVING YOU THE EDGE HOOK LENGTHS
GIVING YOU THE EDGE HOOK LENGTHS
HOOK LENGTHS FOR IMPROVED BITE DETECTION
TIPS AND TRICKS WITH MONO AND FLUOROCARBON
Alun Morgan
MISSION
Daisy Jordan, Blackburn
Jim McIntyre
Tony Richardson, Jersey
Mark Lilley
Jamie Jackson, Anglesey
Jay Rijpkema, Kenmare
Dale Wilson, Southport
▼ Graham Hanks
James Bater, Waterlooville
◀ Peter Bright
Dean Adams, Bognor Regis
Ceirion Parry
HOW TO ENTER
Dylan Butler, Sunderland
Ryan Garrard
THE RULES...
MONTHLY WINNERS:
Glenn Scrogham
YOUNGRODS
£25 TACKLE VOUCHER WINNERS
GIRL POWER
GIRL POWER
WRECK TO RICHES
WRECK TO RICHES
LURE COLOUR & SHAPE: THE DEBATE THAT NEVER ENDS
THE CORE WRECKING TECHNIQUE
ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES: PIRKS AND HOPPING
WHITING UK & IRELAND SPECIALIST SPECIES HUNTING
WHITING UK & IRELAND SPECIALIST SPECIES HUNTING
Q&A
Q How far up an estuary can I fish in England for sea fish before I need to buy a rod license?
ASK THE EXPERTS
Q I fish my local estuary regularly but struggle to adapt when conditions change — one day it’s flat calm, the next it’s coloured and windy. How can I read the water better and adjust my tactics?
Q I’m travelling to Norway for a week’s shore fishing and plan to take my own rods in a DIY rod tube made from a length of plastic drainpipe. Do airlines allow this or do I need to buy a purpose made travel case or rod tube?
Q If fishing over mixed ground consisting of mud, sand rocks and reefs, how do you decide what type of anchor to use? Should you carry different types for different seabed types?
Q Inevitably, pirks lose their bright reflective coating. What’s the best method of re- coating them?
Q&A
Q Over the many years that I have fished I have always recorded the weight of decent fish I have caught. In recent years I have noted that increasingly anglers talk about the length of fish they catch rather than the weight. Why is this?
Q Why are some multiplier reels designed to engage the spool only when the lever or button is pushed out of ‘free spool’ and not when the reel handle is turned?
Q&A
Q What does “matching the hatch” mean in lure fishing for bass?
Q It’s my first season fishing for bass and I’ve had some success, but it’s getting colder so would you recommend changing my tactics during winter?
Q I would consider myself to be a seasoned bass angler yet I still get wind knots on a regular basis. Is it my braid or the way I am fishing?
Q Are there any legal or conservation rules I should be aware of when fishing for bass?
Q With the shorter daylight hours, how does a headtorch affect fishing? Which species will it negatively affect? When should you use red light when targeting and which really don’t care?
Q When casting jig heads of under 2g what’s the ideal braid and leader diameter to achieve the most distance and direct contact to the lure while on the retrieve?
Q&A
Q What’s your favourite winter species to target on the South Coast?
PIPPED TO THE POST
PIPPED TO THE POST
DAVE’S DIARIES THE BELLA VISTA BASS
DAVE’S DIARIES THE BELLA VISTA BASS
FIRST LOOK
FIRST LOOK
FIRST LOOK WILD SEAS FISH NUGZ SLAYER CAST JIGS
SEA ANGLER SELECTS FIVE ESSENTIALS TO CATCH SQUID
SEA ANGLER SELECTS FIVE ESSENTIALS TO CATCH SQUID
CRIMINAL BYCATCH
VASS TEAM 350 WINTER EDITION 2
MOONLIT LRF
MOONLIT LRF
BOATSTORE
LIFEJACKET LOWDOWN
LIFEJACKET MAINTENANCE
Whippy’s WORLD
Whippy’s WORLD
GOLD FOR ENGLAND MASTERS!
GOLD FOR ENGLAND MASTERS!
THANK YOU!
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