Brighton Inshore Fishing

First sailing, and out with regulars Sam and Richard, and new to BIF1 Bledi and Martin. With the tide moving hard on the early flood...

As regular readers of my catch reports will know, my work is all about adjusting to what nature is telling me. Thinking nature will bend...

Two sailings today, but with both being on a tiny tide, expectations were not high, and results met up with expectations. First sailing,...

With the wind falling good with the ebb tide, just the one actual sailing with clients today. I did have a little squid and codling poke...

Back from foreign lands. The 2025 Gastronomical light line lure tour of Portugal was a mix of stress, pressure, pure delight, with a...

Video overview of the Fishyrob light line gastronomical lure tour of Portugal 2025

December feasting Just the one sailing, as lots now to be done ahead of leaving the country next Thursday. But a great crew with Max,...

Quite chilly on the drive down to the boat this morning. Just three degrees showing on the thermometer in my Qashqai. With a NW breeze...

Bass or bust for these two. Not ideal with January being just next week, and sea temps already into single figures in the edges. And yet,...

After yesterdays terrible session, I did not want to put people through that again. "Shake your head Robin. Get some realism. Its nearly...

Just the one sailing, due to the fact that thick fog descended, and fishing was poor. Very poor indeed. Visibility poor, sea bouncier...

Brrr is the over-riding feel from today. Originally scheduled for 2 sailings, we headed out onto an unexpectedly bouncy sea. Along with...

Heading out into a surprisingly bumpy sea, with swells far higher than predicted even by my pay for service. But within tolerance for...

A tale of two halves... That statement was created for days such as today. A sleepless night prior. When I left those quality fish...

A truly wonderful day. Not so much for the fishing, although that was not terrible. But for a wonderful mix of my job. It all started...

Its on the horizon. The end of this run of wonderfully settled and crystal clears. Mountainous seas will once again be upon us next week,...

Another interesting day. All autumnal days seem to harbour things of interest. From the constant stream of Brent geese skimming the sea...

Another fascinating day. Amazing in many respects. Especially my own confidence and how it was crushed and then boosted. A tale of two...

I had hoped to get two sailings in this day, but on emerging from the entrance, it was apparent that the easterly was still affecting the...

A very interesting day. It began with again waking to the forecast winds, although perhaps a little stronger than the prediction, the...