Author: Nik Key (Snap)

It was a chilly day on Sunday – white frost and ice everywhere out on the West. These are the winter mornings when a change of tactics (and coast) can ensure a good feed.

I headed out from Cornwallis for a Gurnard hunt in some channels, as I have not done this for quite some time. We were plagued by KY, but this was a great by-catch ...

I recently had a block on what to write about, so I put up a post on Facebook explaining this and asked fans of the Ocean Angler Facebook page what they wanted to know about. Quite a few requests came back on how and where to catch live baits.

Live baits would have to be the best way to catch trophy size fish, in my opinion. I used to ...

What to do when there are no workups
Nothing beats chasing work ups out wide on a flat calm winters day and the thrill of finding one is as good as gets, however even with the best binoculars, a fast boat, enthusiastic crew and calm weather, workups don’t always materialise at this time of year.
The Gannets laze on top of the water, the dolphins are there, but not actively ...

Good fishermen catch more fish, that’s a fact. How can you become one of these elusive types that always seem to catch quality fish? They even catch more fish than you on regular basis fishing on the same boat. I see this a lot, especially on charter boats, there are always one or two punters that seem to catch most of the fish.

We all want to be one of the ...