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The Anglers Den Week Long Specimen Hunt (24hr Fishing Optional!) brings a 14lb Smoothound from a local beach and a whopper of a dover sole!
The smoothounds are in - 'Hounds Galore' said one angler! Also a whopper of a dover sole!! Great catches from local beaches continue!!
#WeAreFishingAgain!! Catches are plentiful from the local shoreline and include bass, plaice, flounder, dover sole, dogfish and thornback ray
Already lots of reports of thornback ray from local beaches so far this March!
February is seeing an increasing number of thornback rays, as well as plaice, being caught from local Eastbourne and Pevensey beaches.
An increasing number of plaice along with a nice mix of dogfish, pout, rockling, dab and whiting.
Charlie Clarke sent this report following an unusual boat catch of spurdog, a species that was rarely seen for many years
Good mixed bag results from local beaches - bass, dogfish, dover sole, flounder, dabs, strap conger, ray, whiting and pout.
Varied catches have continued from Pevensey and Eastbourne beaches and have included dover sole, bass, flounder, conger eel, dab and the occasional dogfish, as well as whiting and pout
Dover sole, bass, thornback rays, plaice, dogfish, conger eel, as well as pout and whiting, and still the occasional codling!!
Damion Chant and James Wood are both pictured with 12lb conger eels caught from the beach at Pevensey Bay.
The recent rougher weather has stirred things up a bit meaning the sea is dirty and some nice fish are showing off local beaches!!
Bass, plaice, dover sole, eel, flounder, gurnard, thornback ray and smoothound being caught from local Eastbourne and Pevensey beaches!
6 year old Tori and dad Lee Thackaberry have been fishing, filming and creating a mini aquarium on Pevensey Bay beach this August :)
Great mackerel fishing, great weather and a bank holiday weekend provided an ideal opportunity for young anglers to try beach fishing, often for the first time...
Dover sole have continued to be caught at night from local beaches. Bass are being caught during the day, as well as plaice particularly at Langney Point.
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Colin Etherington caught this bass at Langney Point Eastbourne whilst on holiday with his family and sent this report.
We have reports at the moment of dover sole being caught from local beaches at night (as well as bass during the day).
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Garry Willis sent pics of another great day off the yaks for Sussex Kayak Fishing!!
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Great pictures of good sized bass caught from local Sussex beaches over the past week.
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Mariusz Darocha sent this report after a BUMPER MACKEREL FISHING SESSION IN SEAFORD at the weekend
Local anglers have been enjoying a boom of SUMMER SMOOTHOUND FISHING from local beaches over recent weeks.
Certain species being caught off local beaches tell us that summer has at last arrived!
The Anglers Den Specimen Hunt and other local comps this week have seen a great mix of species being caught from local beaches, inc bass, thornback ray, smoothound, eel and sole
Jason Scott caught this lovely dover sole at White Horses, Pevensey Bay on Sunday night
Mick Hinson and Andrew Vine are pictured with bass caught from local beaches this week.
John Little with his first brill of the year and Tim Goble with a tope, estimated about 60lb plus, both caught out of Eastbourne.
Kevin Morgan is pictured with a 4lb+ bass caught last night at the Woodyard, Cooden Beach on bluey bait.
Ollie Franks caught his first ever ray fishing Eastbourne Saturday night and Peter Cornwall had a busy session with a mixed bag inc ray, dogfish, plaice, bass, dab, rockling and smoothound
Glyn Morgan is pictured with a match winning thornback ray of 47cm, 4lb 2½oz caught in the Anderida Beach Fishing Club competition on Thursday 16th.
Several reports of thornback ray being caught from local beaches, as well as a good mix of species - from Cooden through to Langney Point and Eastbourne
Chris Tingley caught this 3lb 12oz plaice from a Seaford beach, caught on bluey strip
A good variety of fish species have been caught from local beaches over the past week inc rays, dogfish, conger, dover sole, bass, flounder, plaice, smoothound, ling, even a small codling.
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Harvey Shelley caught conger eels two nights running from a local Eastbourne beach - an unusual catch from local beaches in recent years
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Gary Willis sent this report from a recent trip out on his kayak fishing for plaice
Charlie Clark was shocked to catch this one-clawed 8lb lobster out of Eastbourne whilst fishing for plaice!
Thornback rays are again being caught in numbers from Eastbourne beaches this March!!
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Following a visit to the shop to collect bait, John Little reported a great couple of days fishing from his boat Manx Belle
David Tame won the Anderida Beach Fishing Competition last night with this 6lb 12oz catch and release bass caught in Pevensey Bay!
Ian Hopper is pictured with a 67cm bass of 6lb caught today in the Saxons Sea Fishing Club match in Pevensey Bay
A week of fantastic plaice fishing off the local beaches Pevensey Bay, Eastbourne and Seaford - in the sunshine!! Happy Days!
Peter Cornwell is pictured with one of the 9 plaice he caught yesterday (up to 41cm) at Langney Point, Eastbourne in a calm sea.
Stuart Draper caught dabs, flounder, rockling, plaice and whiting at Normans Bay today, all on Anglers Den bait. Great to hear there's a mixed bag of fish to be caught from local beaches!
Chris Clark, Ian Golds and Steve Lawrence came to Normans Bay to shoot for the March Edition of Sea Angler magazine. Ex-England team mates Chris and Ian are pictured...
Flatfish including dabs, flounder and plaice are being caught from local beaches, a great sign!
The recent rough weather has resulted in a mix of species are being caught from local beaches, including bass, dogfish, dover sole, flounder and dabs, as well as whiting and pout.
Paul Stonestreet is pictured with a thornback ray caught from his boat 'Last Dollar' off Eastbourne on Tuesday 11th December.
Colin Sargeant caught a lovely 1lb 9½oz dover sole in the Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition held in Pevensey Bay today.
Darren Chapple again shows that if you put in the time, the big fish are out there... 9lb 6oz bass caught in Eastbourne
Darren Chapple sent this picture of a 10lb ray caught - first cast - from a local beach last night, and is also pictured with a lovely bass caught second cast!
The fishing has been excellent off local beaches this week with reports of mackerel, bass, plaice, flounder and pollack!!
Gary Willis went kayak fishing off Langney Point Eastbourne last weekend and sent these great pictures
Bass, plaice, dover sole and... the return of LARGE SHOALS OF MACKEREL, particularly at Langney Point where very good catches are being reported!
A nice 1lb tub gurnard for Tony Rose off the beach in Pevensey Bay this week. Also plenty of plaice, a few sizeable bass and mackerel as well as dover sole at night.
More cod are being caught off the local shoreline, mostly around 2lb, as well as dover sole and the odd bass at night, with plenty of plaice off local beaches during the day.
Richard Pedder caught this 5lb+ cod at White Horses this week. Also catches of dover sole and plaice this week.
The plaice fishing from boats out of Eastbourne Sovereign Harbour has been described as 'epic' over recent days :)
Gerald Sargeant caught this codling (estimated to be about 2 - 2½lb) last night at Langley Point, Eastbourne.
Bullhuss and undulate ray catches from boats fishing out of Eastbourne's Sovereign Harbour
Mackerel, dover sole and plaice have continued to be caught from Eastbourne and Pevensey beaches this August as we head into the Bank Holiday Weekend.
Andy Baker is pictured with a fantastic 12lb 5oz bass caught last night from a local East Sussex beach
Sea alive with mackerel along the coast as people begin to turn out in numbers and dozens being caught!
Stewart Wicks caught this 1lb 9oz dover sole in Pevensey Bay on lugworm bait.
The current spell of bad weather after the recent heatwave seems to be bringing in the bass - they are obviously out there!!
Young Thomas Chapple is pictured with a monster mackerel caught this morning at Langley Point, Eastbourne.
Plaice and bass caught boat angling off sunny Eastbourne during the heatwave!
The annual Anglers Den Bass Catch and Release Competition ran throughout May and June 2018, with anglers registering to enter pictures of sizeable shore caught bass into a competition draw.
Chris Voller fished off Eastbourne and caught this 5lb conger eel, and a mix of species.
Great to see a number of thornback rays being caught off Eastbourne and Pevensey beaches this May.
Smoothound, Bass, Dabs, Plaice, Pout, Whiting - good to see a mix of species off local beaches.
Emily Morgan is pictured with her 1lb 7¾oz dogfish caught in the Anderida Beach Fishing Match
Chris Eyre caught this 3lb, 46cm black bream off the beach at Langney Point today.
Still plenty of flatfish being caught in Pevensey Bay through March
Throughout January and February we have had reports of plaice off local beaches, especially Seaford, Langney Point and Pevensey Bay.
Flounders, dab, pout and the occasional plaice are being caught off the local shoreline, as well as whiting and dogfish in recent weeks.
With the recent settled weather, dover sole, plaice, bass and mackerel have continue to be caught off local Eastbourne, Langney Point and Pevensey Beaches.
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Glyn and Kev from Anglers Den fished the Bexhill Festival of the Sea Bass Competition on Sunday evening
We have had lots of reports through August of good sized bass being caught from local Eastbourne and Pevensey beaches, including this 11lb 2oz one!!
First Rod, First Trip, First Cast, First Catch - Wowzers - great summer holiday fun!!
A good variety of summer species have continued to be caught from local beaches, including sole, eel, thornback ray and bass caught both day and night.
During the Anglers Den Week Long Specimen Hunt there have been some great catches from local Eastbourne and Pevensey beaches
Enzo caught a black bream during a beach casting lesson in Pevensey Bay this week, and there is great sport to be had with mackerel off the beaches!
The biggest ray we have heard of so far this year from the local shoreline was caught by Ryan Smart. June has also brought a great mix of summer species
In recent weeks there have been catches of Bass day and night off local Sussex beaches
Plaice, Dover Sole, Bass, Smoothound, Mullet - summer species starting to show off local beaches - 1st June 2017
Thornback ray have been increasingly caught off local Sussex beaches and and many local anglers are keen to be the first to catch a ray in double figures!!
A good number of Thornback ray have been caught from Eastbourne beaches over the past few weeks.