Fishing news from Tilbury's World's End and Grays (From Thurrock Gazette)

Sea fishing hit by Arctic blast

7:27pm Tuesday 12th March 2013 in Sport

SEA ANGLING: SPORT should have improved this week because of the big tides. But with the snow and fresh water flowing into the rivers – the sport looks a bit bleak.

Southend Pier: There are still whiting and dabs being landed, plus the occasional schoolie.

Southend beaches: Just a few flounders have been caught on some beaches, with other venues blanking.

Barge Pier, Shoebury: A few flounders and undersize flounders have provided sport.

World’s End, Tilbury: Flounders and whiting have been landed, along with the occasional codling, although most of these have been undersize.

Grays Wharf: A few small codling and whiting have been reported.

Thamesmead & Erith: Eddie Sharp reports that there are still a few flounders at both venues. Eddie and one of his friends fished Sandgate Castle in Hythe and caught 10 plaice on lug between them.

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

Greenhythe: Whiting and a few small codling have been caught.

Dagenham Market: The venue is still improving with better numbers of flounders being taken.

Rivers Crouch & Roach: No reports of catches this week.

Clacton & Walton Piers: Richard Holgate reports that dabs,a few codling and mostly undersized whiting have been caught at both venues.

Boats: Skippers of those vessels which ventured out to inside marks reported just sizeable codling and whiting.