An angler digs for bait at low tide on Cleethorpes beach. The beaches around the uk are a prime habitat for lugworm, which are a popular sea fishing bait. They can be bought from fishing tackle shops, but can also be harvested from the sea shore in areas where it is permitted to do so.
The worms are filter feeders and live in u-shaped burrows with a small dimple at one end and a distinctive squiggly cast at the other meaning they are easy to locate when the tide is low.
Fujica GW690 & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken on 28 December 2023
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I can remember, as a teenager, collecting bait and fishing at a coal staithes (wooden pier) at North Blyth in Northumberland. Mostly it was mussels we would collect at low tide, then up onto the staithes to shell them and attempt to catch fish as the tide rose. There were very few fish caught, and in the winter the freezing water came out of the mussels as they were opened and made our hands even colder. After a few hours of this misery it was time for the bus home. Eventually I gave up fishing.
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I’ve never been sea fishing (apart from using one of those crab lines) but me any my friends used to go coarse fishing when we were teenagers. There were similarly few fish caught on most of our outings and eventually we ended up having more fun building campfires and cooking sausages on them!
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