The World Shore Angling Championship is will be taking place in North Wales this year between the 20th – 27th October. This is an annual event whereby expert anglers will be fishing from the shoreline for 5 days on a fierce competition based on catch and release. After sports fishing, you may choose to cap it with a nice time at Snowdonia hotels as other relaxation method.
Shore angling is a method of fishing near the shoreline. The fishing hook is first attached to a fishing line and thereafter attached to a fishing rod. Shore angling can be best described as sports fishing.
Anglers are advised to follow recognised safety practices, and wear safety gear when angling. If fishing from rock ledges beware of freak waves that can occur from time to time, and shore anglers are asked remember to check the tides.
TYPES OF FISHING
Rock Fishing
Rocks can provide easy access to deeper water for pollack, mackerel and wrasse. Care must always be taken, with tide times and weather forecasts noted as too many anglers loose their lives each year or have to be rescued by the emergency services.
Estuaries
Cornwall has many estuaries which provide excellent fishing for flounders in the winter and gilthead bream in the summer. Larger fish such as thornback and spotted rays can also be targeted. Even when it is too rough to fish the open sea, estuaries can provide a more sheltered situation.
Beach Fishing
Whether you want to fish steeply sloping storm beaches for cod or whiting, or shallower surf beaches for bass and small eyed rays, Cornwall provides many opportunities. Angling-School can also provide basic casting sessions for those anglers who wish to reach more distant fish.
TOP REASONS TO GO FISHING
Lowers your stress
Surveys of keen anglers have found that their main motivation is not just about what they might catch, but about what they can leave behind. Nearly 90% said escaping crowds was their ultimate goal, and there are now even charities supporting the power of fishing to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Helps your heart
This slightly depend on you hooking a prize specimen, but if you do catch something, you’ve got yourself a low-fat meal that’s packed with blood pressure-lowering and heart disease-reducing Omega-3 fatty acids.
Angling keeps you fit
It might look like a lot of sitting around but a good fishing session can be very good exercise, toning your arms, and burning between 250 calories if you’re just sitting and 500 calories if you’re angling in waders.
It gives you a challenge and perspective. Like any sport, fishing helps fill that basic human desire for purpose. “Fishing, like many outdoor activities or farming practices, puts you at one with nature. You’re the hunter, the provider,” says Lucy Downing of Visit North Norfolk.
“You belong and have a purpose. In all, fishing takes you back to the very essence of humanity – giving you a sense of place in the world.”
Fishing boosts friendship
While there is no specific scientific formula for what makes a good male bonding activity, one that includes hunting things, buying lots of kit and having an excuse to drink a few beers is probably as good as you’ll get.
Certainly, a National Angling Survey a few years ago revealed over 38% of anglers were introduced to fishing by a parent, 19% by another family member and 26.6% by a friend, suggesting that familial and friendship groups are vital for the development of angling participation.