Link to Baywater Anglers’ information, e.g. events, aims, rules, specimen sizes etc.
Page header for sea fishing 4 fun website
Welcome to www.seafishing4fun.org, the website of Baywater Anglers, a sea fishing club based in Totnes and Torbay. We are a family club committed to encouraging others into the sport of sea angling and helping those who are already involved. As you browse through the site, clicking on images or text links below to find lots more pages, you will find information on shore fishing, rigs, boat fishing, bait and other areas that tickle our fancy, such as the occasional sidestep into the world of fly fishing in saltwater - often referred to as 'saltwater rodding'. We hope you find you find the site useful.
Picture of (Martyn) Lindsey Green on welcome page
Link to tackle reviews and information on sea fishing tackle
Link to Trout in the Classroom Project undertaken by pupils at Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School.
Link to sea fishing strategies for catching pollack from boat or shore.
Up and Over Float Rig
Lindsey Green, author of ‘The Challenge of… (Shore Angling, Wreck Fishing and Light Tackle)’ and club coordinator. Link to Steamer Quay Competition
Thanks to Devon Community Foundation, we have been able open a fly tying club in Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School, Newton Abbot. Click on the link to find out more.
Link to up and over float rig for use in sea fishing.
Thanks to Devon Community Foundation, we have been able open a fly tying club in Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School, Newton Abbot. Click on the link to find out more.
Pollack fight hard on the right tackle, making them a popular sea fishing species. Click on the link to find out more.
Link to guide to shore fishing in Torbay.
Wrasse are often one of the first fish encountered by newcomers to the world of sea fishing. Click on the link to find out more.
Link to sea fishing strategies for catching plaice from boat or shore.
Local Webcams
Torbay (Several)
Link to sea fishing strategies for catching ballan wrasse from boat or shore
Babbacombe Pier
Corbyn Head Plaice may not fight hard but light sea fishing tackle will get the best out of them. Click on the link to find out more.
Paignton Harbour
Garfish - A great fighting fish for light tackle anglers. Click on this link to find out more.
Mackerel
Link to sea fishing strategies for catching mackerel from boat or shore (includes fly fishing).
Link to sea fishing strategies for catching bass from boat or shore (includes fly fishing)
Link to sea fishing strategies for catching bass from boat or shore (includes fly fishing)
Text information on mackerel pointing to link on right
Link to Totnes Kayaks, who kindly donated the first prize in the Masterline Family Festival.
Pulley rigs are very useful tackles for a variety of shore fishing situations. Click on the link to find out more.
Link to Family Festival Demonstration Day and Competition 2009
The Masterline Family Festival features a demonstration of sea fishing techniques and a sea fishing competition with a saltwater kayak donated by Totnes Kayaks as the first prize. Click on the link to find out more.
Running leger - once the mainstay of shore fishing, over the years it has been largely replaced by more sophisticated rigs. With a couple of tweaks, however, it is still one of the most deadly sea fishing rigs available.
Link to information on the running leger, a deadly sea fishing rig
Link to an article on a recent visit to Masterline UK
Link to an article on a recent visit to Masterline UK