please help, any tips on the essex coast

[mud]

hi i am fairly new fisherman, but i have so taken to it!!!! got a couple a bass last summer at camber sands but want to know were i can catch what! poss some whiting, bass, cod, pollok, i am just after catching a few fish so if you could help i would be verry greatfull!!
look 4wd to hearing from you!!! Mud

[mud]

can you get cod from the southend pier?

[fishypaul]

hi mud,not very familiar with southend pier,i have fished there a couple of times and it doesn't strike me as a codling sort of venue,flounders, yes .
your local tackle shop will put you right.

you can always come down to kent,i will be glad to meet up with you ,fish with you and give you any help you need

[mud]

sounds good m8, do you go off the beach? id like to go with someone who knows what they are doing!if you like, you can e-mail me direct......
mudypoo@yahoo.co.uk

[Fishing Forum Admin]

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[mud]

hi i am still looking 4 some tips on fishing in and around essex, please can you help me out, after all, isint that why we are all joined to this forum??????????????????????????
thanx 4 any replys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vlad]

Hi mud!
You may get some useful info here:

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/u...hingdiary.html

[Brian of Nazareth]

Hi Mud,

Much of the Essex coastline is....er....Mud, especially the Thames Estuary so you could do a lot worse than go Flattie fishing. They grow bigger than you think, and some are tasty too. As a general purpose flattie rig try the round part of a white plastic spoon free to rotate stopped about 3 inches up line from a fine wire 1/0 hook and a ragworm bait. Most experts recommend brightly coloured beads after the spoon, but I'm not an expert so this doesn't work for me. I've found that the best places to flattie fish are the deep gulleys that form in muddy bottoms, spot them at low tide (a camera phone is good for this, because I can never remember where they are) and fish as the tide is half way down, the fish seem to lay on the sides of the gulley. The dropping tide seems to concentrate the fish in the gulleys, I've caught three at once before. Use a plain lead and the tide will roll your bait into the gulleys and cover a wider area.

You can also catch Stingray from the Estuary, but I've never tried and have no idea how. And there are regular Bass catches from Purfleet too.

Hope this helps, best of luck.

[gonzo]

there is plenty of good fishing to be had in essex mud, have you tried canvey sea wall behind the thorney bay caravan park? i fish there regulary in the winter and always catch loads of whiting, pouting , dabs and yes codling. biggest i have seen about 8 pounds. if you want to fish a pier best bet is walton in winter and southend in summer. other good marks are fambridge saltings in summer for big bass and roker, i am a new member and will be posting some catch reports as soon as my wife lets me out!!! gonzo

[tom]

Mud you could allso give tilbury fort a go will catch some thing ther at all times of the year and know the thames is now a lot cleaner and codling whiting and dabs can be court there night tides are best but you still catch in the day too