Sea angling ctches from Grays to the east coast (From Thurrock Gazette)

Whiting, babs and flounders among catches

10:00am Thursday 31st January 2013 in Sport

SEA ANGLING: Southend Pier: Whiting, flounders and dabs are making up bags for anglers.

Southend beaches: Mostly under-sixed flounders plus the odd schoolie and whiting are being caught between Westcliff and Chalkwell. The stretch from Chalkwell to Jubilee Beach is producing pinhead whiting and schoolies.

Barge Pier: Schoolies and flounders have been caught at the Shoebury venue.

River Crouch: Good bags of whiting are still being caught.

River Roach: A few schoolies and eels have been landed, but there are no reports of flounders.

Grays: Flounders and the chance of a whiting.

Stanford le Hope: Lots of pinhead whiting and under-sized flounders are being caught.

Thamesmead & Erith: It’s flounders only at both venues, according to Eddie Sharp.

Gillingham Pier: Flounders and smelt have been landed.

Medway Estate: Whiting only at the Rochester venue.

Gravesend: Graham from Dolphin Angling reports whiting, flounders, bass to 2lb and rockling.

Greenhythe: Bass and flounders are showing, with the largest bass around the 3lb mark.

Dagenham Market: Flounders and the occasional smelt have been landed.

Walton Pier: George Gentry had four codling on Sunday night, the biggest weighing 6.5lb. He also had whiting and dabs.

Holland on Sea & Clacton Pier: There are still codling being taken at both venues.

Dungeness: Plenty of dabs are being landed.

Boats: There are no Essex boat reports this week due to the bad weather. But Kent angler Roland Blackwell, who regularly brings his vessel, Invader, round to the Essex coast, reported a large amount of cod and codling at Dymchurch.