Wickford Angling Centre

The wind off the Indian Ocean was blowing hot and steady, whipping the sweat from my skin too fast for it to have any cooling effect whatsoever against the unremittingly fierce sun. I paused for a while under the shade of a spiny tree to pour water, warm from the bottle, over my head and…

Articles by Martin James Martin James Martin James. International salt and freshwater angler, consultant, writer, author, broadcaster and TV contributor was born in 1937 in Kent, at Canada House, a nursing home for Navy officer’s wives. Martin caught his first fish in 1941 during a German bomber raid on his home county of Kent. As…

The biggest mistake normally sees the wrong choice of float size for a given situation. In addition many anglers, especially newcomers to the sport, use the wrong shotting patterns down the line. When selecting a waggler I always adopt a very simple equation. That is sensitivity versus buoyancy. I always ask myself “What am I…

Sunbury lies at the start of the M3 motorway, from which you can actually see part of the school that I taught in for so long. Taking the Sunbury turn-off from the A3 or A316 takes you into the main roundabout at Sunbury Cross, take the sign for Lower Sunbury and the river. This is…

Articles by Martin James Martin James Martin James. International salt and freshwater angler, consultant, writer, author, broadcaster and TV contributor was born in 1937 in Kent, at Canada House, a nursing home for Navy officer’s wives. Martin caught his first fish in 1941 during a German bomber raid on his home county of Kent. As…

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