General chat and updates from the Spearfishing UK team. World records, spearfishing logs, quick guides, website news and more.
Spearfishing in the UK is governed by your local Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) this governing body has different rules depending on the region so its worth double checking online for the specifics of your area, for example Devon requires a shellfish permit for Scallops whereas Cornwall does not. Recreational : Cornwall Inshore Fisheries … Read more
Freediving fins are categorized as those with closed heel pockets and a long blade usually over 70cm in length. These types of fins are specifically designed to be able to flex more than your shorter snorkeling or scuba fins in order to give a more efficient and powerful kick. The best and most powerful fins … Read more
For UK diving you will need a 5mm wetsuit to dive through most of the year, its common practice for more hardcore divers to use a 2mm vest or 7mm jacket in the winter to make the most of the fishing all year round. Camouflage is a matter of preference and is arguable if it … Read more
Mask & Snorkel guide/recommendations for 2023/2024 We have compiled a comprehensive list of our best sellers, customer favorites and our personal choices for masks and snorkels. A few quick pointers when looking for masks, there is no such thing as one size fits all and masks are one of those things where you just need … Read more
Our top recommended spearguns & polespears for 2023/24 This guide is broken down into different price categories ranging from £50 to £500+ showing our top picks for spearguns and polespears. With so many guns on the market it’s hard to choose the right one that will suit your hunting needs, so this guide is here … Read more
Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for that spearo in your life? If so you’ve come to the right place, we have compiled a list of our top recommendations and Christmas themed products to help you decide. And if your still not sure we have gift vouchers from £10-£1000 that make a great … Read more
We have some massive deals on this Black Friday week exclusively from the 20th to 27th of November 2023. With up to 50% off across the entire store and plenty of epic deals to make the most of. Here is a break down of our headline offers below: Spend £650 and get a free Pathos … Read more
New products, spearfishing course updates and new product information. It’s been a busy few months here at Spearfishing UK so we thought we’d give an update. Product descriptions: Each of the websites category pages now has a detailed explanation and justification of the products we sell. We cover a beginner’s explanation of what the category … Read more
10lb Bass in the UK are every hunters dream and often a fish of a lifetime! It doesn’t matter if you are using rod and line or a speargun, this illusive prize has driven most of the fishing population stir crazy. Whilst no one can guarantee you such a trophy, there are things that you … Read more
Did you know the term for a female Spearo is a Speara? Possibly not, as there are not many out there – perhaps 1% of us? We’re really keen to challenge this and Valentine will be diving and writing with the team to give you a Speara’s take on our favourite sport. You can read … Read more
Ascension Island – Introduction I spent a week this March diving for Pelagics off Ascension Island in the South Atlantic with Colin Chester and Tony Eynon. We had a very successful trip, with me and Tony each landing 3 sailfish over 100 pounds. Knowing that big Dog snappers live on some of the ledges we … Read more
In early summer 2011 my extensive diving on Portland Ledges with Cameron and Rory Parker started to pay dividends. Most dives we would see a spectrum of fish including black bream, bass, cod, Pollack and, very occasionally, gilthead bream. Gilthead Bream Spearfishing The first dive I encountered GHB was about 17m dropping just behind some … Read more
Here are the BSA 2012 competition dates. We hope to see you there and good luck! Venue Organising Club Date Backup Date Bognor Boat Southsea National Wed 2nd May Wed 16th May Vigo Spain CMAS Worlds 5th -8th July N/A St Ouens Jersey National 21st July N/A Budleigh Saltertons Exe National 12th August 26th … Read more
I was very disheartened when winter came along – I’d been diving though the summer with some success, but I had landed nothing big. Although there were still a few bass being caught in the early months of winter, I was not experienced enough to go into these deeper waters with strong tides. So, instead, I … Read more
Final Results 2011 Season No Name Team Jersey Bigbrey Talland Ringstead Total 1 Gary Roche Lic Crystal Viz 87.26% 100 % 100 % 84.61 % 287.26 % 2 Kevin Daly Lic Crystal Viz 80.51 % / 98.56 % 77.90 % 256.97 % 3 Mick Veal Good Bad Ugly 62.36 % 47.93 % 65.82 % 95.17 … Read more
Hi All, Just a quick update from the Euro African Champs in Peniche ….. After rather a long ferry trip from Plymouth to Santander and an even longer drive from the ferry in Spain down to Portugal we finally arrived in Peniche , only to find the water temperature had just dropped off and the swell had … Read more
We are very excited to announce that speara Hannah Naylor will be joining the team on ASI in March 2012 hunting for an elusive Women’s World Record. Following on from Penny’s fantastic success with two Women’s World Records in August, Hannah will be looking for one of her own. Hannah has not yet decided on her … Read more
Wow – Penny has not one but TWO confirmed world records, both using the Rob Allen Scorpia speargun. Here’s the letter Penny received from the IUSA: Penny, I am very happy to inform you that your applications for the world record Black Jack at 10.3 kg and the Horse-eye Jack at 10.2 kg were approved … Read more
November is off to a good start with 14C water. 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. Visibility over the last few weeks has varied from 2m to 12m and we have been using guns from 80 to 140cm. 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. 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. Cameron, Titus and Rory have all encountered the … Read more