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Double Ray Bonus

Double Ray Bonus

Kayak fishing in the UK in the middle of winter is not everyone’s idea of fun. And I have to admit, that when I arrived at Blue Anchor Bay on the Bristol Channel coast and was greeted by a stiff North Easterly breeze, I was questioning my own sanity… It was freezing !...

Poole Harbour Flounder Meet

The first Anglers Afloat meet of the year was organised by Seagypsy (Ben). The setting was a chilly Poole Harbour in Dorset. Ben had organised a series of activities including a flounder fishing comp, an RNLI demonstration and a teach-in for paddle skills. He had also...
26lb Cod from the kayak

26lb Cod from the kayak

The day started off very foggy. I made my way down to Blue Anchor Bay to meet up with Oggy Bongo (Stu). I recognised a car in the car park which I thought belonged to V8Rob; then we spoke to a dinghy owner who confirmed that there were 2 kayakers out on the water...

Lake District Pike from the Kayak

Having never been to the Lake District before, expectations were high for my impending kayak fishing trip to Coniston water. Friday finally arrived, and the weather was awful – blowing a gale and pouring with rain in Bristol… What the hell was it going to...

Unfinished Business

It was Halloween and I was looking forward to my first kayak fishing trip in a long time – I had some unfinished business at Blue anchor Bay, as I had not caught a conger this year. The motorway was shut, so it took me a bit longer to get to Blue Anchor Bay than...

If Carlsberg did weddings…

Only John could have conceived the idea of getting married on a beach in Devon in September; but that was not enough… so he invited all of his kayak fishing friends from the Anglers Afloat kayak fishing forum… and then to add icing to the cake, he got us...