Winter beach tips

With the wind by far the angler’s worst enemy over the next few months, standing by a sandy beach gutter with a headland or sand dune behind you to break the gale is a great place to be.

Winter is definitely the best time to be out on the beach and none is better than Stockton Beach, famous for its giant sand dunes and top fishing.

Hunter coast locals and travelling anglers have come to know that fishing ‘the big beach’ in Winter is usually very rewarding. The species that have been taken along the length of Stockton is amazing but I guess it’s not only this beach that fishes at its peak throughout Winter. Beaches all along the coast are at their peak now...