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Can I go fishing during lockdown? What you need to know
Hot stuff! Boat and beach anglers make the most of good weather
Column: Battling smooth hounds are putting up real fight
Anglers are a hardy bunch in the face of adversity
Night tides are proving more profitable for anglers
Big fish do not materialise despite giant stingray catch
The heavyweight stingrays have arrived
John Popplewell's angling column: Mel reels in top spot in Colchester's River Championships
John Popplewell's angling column: we're feeling the blues during a tricky start to the year
John Popplewell's angling column: fish are caught from the off in annual Boxing Day match
John Popplewell's angling column: it's proving a bumper season for whiting with plenty of big catches
John Popplewell's angling column: rule change seems like strange timing
John Popplewell's angling column: soggy conditions have proved a challenge
John Popplewell's angling column: Optimistic anglers are looking forward to the new autumn season
John Popplewell's angling column: Another rare species turns up on our part of the coast
Bass and mullet are cruising in clear sea water
"These fish frequent the south coast but this is the first we've seen from our beaches" - John Popplewell's angling column
John Popplewell's angling column: we're back on track with bigger bass showing up for our boat anglers
John Popplewell's angling column - Nathan claims second spot in national final on Sky TV
John Popplewell's angling column: At times like this, it's time to try different tactics
John Popplewell's angling column: pier angler just misses out on landing monster stingray
John Popplewell's angling column: anchovies, normally found in the Mediterranean and around the Spanish coast, head for Essex shores
That's reely something! Angler catches 53lbs fish off Essex coast
John Popplewell's angling column: With temperatures rising, the fishing can only get better on our part of the coast
John Popplewell's angling column: chilly conditions have not deterred the fish from feeding
John Popplewell's angling column: It's great to see those hard-fighting Smoothhounds feeding
John Popplewell's angling column: It seems like our Thames Estuary is full of thornback rays!
John Popplewell's angling column: Buffeting winds have made life difficult
John Popplewell's angling column: Dogfish are putting in an appearance but there's still no sign of codling
John Popplewell's angling column: Spring is in the air and hopefully now our fishing will be on an upward trend
John Popplewell's angling column: Roll on spring when different species arrive
John Popplewell's angling column: January is often a lean month... and this one is proving no exception
John Popplewell's angling column: The summers are fishing better than ever but our winter stocks have once again failed to show
John Popplewell's angling column: Temperatures are not conducive to winter fishing
John Popplewell's angling column: whiting are proving the main catch this winter
John Popplewell's angling column: Get ready for an action-packed time in the sea angling calendar
John Popplewell's angling column: Dwindling cod numbers make for grim reading
John Popplewell's angling column - Many reasons why our cod stocks have dropped
John Popplewell's angling column: Rays and dogfish are the prominent fish again this week
John Popplewell's angling column: High winds prevented the boat anglers from launching
John Popplewell's angling column: boats have a good week with codling showing, along with thornback rays and dogfish
John Popplewell's angling column: strong winds have made it challenging for boat anglers
John Popplewell's angling column: Bigger bass are now showing for beach and pier anglers
John Popplewell's angling column: species are changing as we head into autumn season
John Popplewell's angling column
John Popplewell's angling column: Evening tides are certainly best during this very hot summer
John Popplewell's angling column: heatwave is making life difficult as fish head to cooler, deeper waters
John Popplewell's angling column: heat is making it difficult to find sizeable fish along our shore
John Popplewell's angling column: Strong onshore wind has caused big problems for anglers
John Popplewell's angling column: Never have we seen so many tope being caught
John Popplewell's angling column: find the right areas and those thornback rays are being caught
John Popplewell's angling column: tope are being caught closer to the shore than ever before
John Popplewell's angling column: excellent catches for shore and boat anglers
John Popplewell's angling column: early-season bass numbers are the best we've seen for years