alan stevens

https://essexanglers.co.uk/reading-the-beach-how-to-significantly-improve-your-catch/

On 12/11/2020 at 6:04 PM, Saintly Fish said:

Ok so I bought a couple of these sliders. How do you rig them though? Any chance of a diagram please?

Hi, there is a video on them from Veals 

So simply cast out a weight with the slider ring provided down at he weight end. Then tighten your main line and fix the baited slider to it as per the video. Slide the bait down to the water and then let the tide do the rest. Hope this helps

Link to my latest blog at Essex Anglers. Hope you like it

https://essexanglers.co.uk/leaving-the-shoreline-a-great-days-fishing-on-dawn-tide-ii/

I guess that is one of the benefits on boats where you have fish finders. I saw one report from boats earlier in the week showing a big bait ball mid water on thier tech. No idea what is going on when sitting on the beach.

Also, Mark from Dawn Tide 2 shared a video of thornback swimming on the surface on the Crouch. Something is going on for sure

https://www.veals.co.uk/acatalog/live-bait-slider-4141.html

My latest Sunday evening blog from essexanglers.co.uk  Hope you like it 

https://essexanglers.co.uk/a-codling-and-some-superb-bass-on-the-sliders-fishing-the-blackwater/

Some great results again on dead bait sliders. 

skin them, shallow fry the meat in seasoned flour and serve with plenty of chips. Soft flesh I grant you but lovely taste 

You will laugh but I do actually set out to catch dogfish. I love eating them. Sad I know....

Thanks Jon, most appreciated

posted in the catch reports Andy. Does it show there mate?

New post folks on the essex anglers blog site. Hope you like it. Codling, sole and more on the blackwater using a technique I have not tried before.

https://essexanglers.co.uk/sliders-on-the-beach-with-surprisingly-good-results/

Yeah I was watching the posts. Seems lots of people out but not much action. Just a lucky guess to fish with the slider. 

Hi everyone, thanks for making me feel welcome. Really appreciate it. Sorry for the slow responses as didn't check the site all week not expecting much banter. How wrong I clearly was! Bring it one guys haha

had a fantastic day fishing yesterday on the Blackwater. Using slider rigs pulled in a 3 1/2lb codling (small for you boat guys but tidy for the essex beaches) along with 6lb thornback, five small sole and a couple of gurnard. Strangely not a single whiting? Will blog about if today from 6pm on essexanglers.co.uk  Both the cod and flounders were caught well off the bottom on whole bluey so I reckon the fish are feeding on the river herring. More later chaps  - for now have a great day

Hi folks, my name is Alan and I live in north Essex. I have fished the Essex rivers and coastline all my life. As a kid, my dad had a boat at Wallasey Island so every weekend it was the Crouch that entertained us. Now my job takes me all over the world and I try to fish wherever I go. Covid has of course prevented me from travelling this year so I have fallen in love again with the essex beaches. I write a blog each week which is posted on a Sunday at www.essexanglers.co.uk

The fishing has been awesome to be fair but I would like to get out on boats again. If anyone needs a deckhand or someone to share the costs of a trip do please let me know

Cheers for now