Thurrock's anglers among the fish at Tilbury and Grays Wharf (From Thurrock Gazette)

2:00pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013 in Sport

SEA ANGLING: The snow and ice has not put off the region's sea anglers, who have been making catches throughout Thurrock and up the Essex coast.

Southend Pier: Weather permitting, anglers are catching whiting and bass.

Southend beaches: Anglers are landing mainly undersize flounders and codling.

West beach: Still the chance of a codling.

Shoebury: Whiting and eels are showing at East Beach.

River Crouch: Lots of whiting are being caught, plus the occasional roker and bass.

River Roach: Bigger flounders than of late have been landed. There are also lots of eels, although they are mostly bootlace sized.

Thamesmead: Eddie Sharp reports flounders only.

Erith: Flounders, eels and smelt are showing at Morrison’s Jetty.

Gravesend: Graham from Dolphin Angling reports codling, whiting, flounders and smelt.

Greenhythe: Codling to 3lb and whiting to 1.5lb have been caught.

Dagenham Market: The flounders are back on the bite. Most are sizeable and anglers are averaging six to seven fish a session.

Rainham: Dagenham angler Dave Banks had seven flounders, an eel and a smelt during a daytime session at Coldharbour Lane.

Thurrock Lakeside: Flounders only.

Tilbury: Whiting and the odd flounder have been caught at the World’s End.

Grays Wharf: Codling, whiting and flounders are providing sport.

Walton Pier: Richard Holgate reports codling, dabs and whiting.

Holland on Sea: Codling are being caught, with the bigger ones on the night tides. Most are being taken inside the groynes.

Felixstowe: Codling and undersized whiting are being caught.

Aldbrough: Codling are being caught on night tides and mostly whiting on the day tides at the town beach and Dirty Wall.

Orford Island: There are codling in the river, with larger ones on the sea side.

Boats: Charter and private vessel skippers are reporting good bags of codling, whiting, skate, dabs and pouting.

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