Spearfishing UKThe mullet is a great sporting fish and for most of us represents the first ‘silver’ fish we capture. Plentiful and predictable, mullet grow to a good size and offer a lot of fun spearfishing, being much more numerous (and somewhat less paranoid) than the more elusive bass. Grey mullet come in three main varieties. … Read more
The Gilthead. NOT guilthead! Named for the gold stripe on the forehead hence ‘gilt’.ย An infrequent visitor to our waters with an obsessive spearfishing following. Sometimes called the ‘Golden One’ this is perhaps out most prized target and many spearos strive to encounter one of these elusive fish. The current British Record for Gilthead is 3.34 … Read more
Cod are making a huge comeback. They are more and more common off Portland. Time was when one diver in the club would get one every few years. Nowadays we seem to end up with one on the boat on most trips. In 2011 a good number of double figure cod were landed and it … Read more
Although it does not grow to any great size, the black bream is generally regarded as a particularly tricky and prized fish to catch. The current British record is 2.24Kg.ย Black bream are not generally a concern to conservationists and they can be found in huge shoals throughout much of the year. They are vulnerable to … Read more
The Bass! Few fish attract such controversy or such an avid following amongst anglers and spearfishermen alike. Even the name provokes controversy with the term Seabass being used in culinary circles and the term European Sea Bass being used to differentiate the species from the various other types of bass (including freshwater bass) across the … Read more
November is off to a good start with 14C water.ย There are plenty of bream and bass off Portland Bill, and these should be around to the end of the month. The bass may hang around into mid December with a bit of luck. We had a nice haul of bass on the Bill at … Read more
October is one of the best months for spearfishing, with large numbers of black bream and large bass present off Portland.ย Visibility over the last few weeks has varied from 2m to 12m and we have been using guns from 80 to 140cm.ย We got a good catch of bream and bass on 1st October using … Read more
We celebrated my two world records last weekend in the best way I know how. By having some friends around to eat (some of) the fish I brought home from Ascension Island. I cooked the fish in various ways, but my fish balls were so delicious, I have decided to share my recipe on the … Read more
September is a key month in the UK spearfishing calendar! Firstly it has been a busy month for us, getting our website live for you, so we have not been in the water as much as we like. Titus managed to break his hand, his foot and an eardrum in Ascension so is out of … Read more
The current British spearfishing records are listed below.ย The current lemon sole and gilthead bream records were both landed in 2011 with Rob Allen guns.We anticipate the black bream and seabass records falling soon, given the number of sightings of 5lb black bream and 20lb bass this season.ย Cameron, Titus and Rory have all encountered the … Read more
Currently off the menu and a protected species.ย The below was written a fair while back and still contains some useful information: Bluefin tuna have been infrequent visitors to our waters for many years in the same way as Gilthead Bream. Only one diver has managed to spear one but several have seen one.ย The current … Read more
The sailfish is amongst the fastest of all fish, possibly the fastest.ย Clocked at speeds of up to 70mph and inhabiting the deepest blue water, the sailfish poses a challenge for any diver.ย We must stress that the sailfish is dangerous to divers once speared and should not be hunted unless you are prepared for a potentially … Read more
The yellowfin tuna is one of the most formidable species to target. They are extremely fast, strong beyond belief, and wary of divers. A 60 pound yellowfin is easily capable of drowning a diver, should he or she become caught in the floatline. When to hunt for yellowfin tuna: All year round… somewhere! Where to … Read more
Definitely one of the top 5 big game, the wahoo is an inhabitant of warm, clear water. Crafty and intelligent gamefish with huge power and razor sharp teeth, wahoo are a challenging fish to catch. Wahoo grow to in excess of 120 pounds but most specimens are under 70.ย It is hard to think of a … Read more
