WHERE TO FISH
BOAT
Words and photography by DAVID MITCHELL
HERNE BAY Hounds, bass, and thornbacks aplenty on the north Kent coast
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erne Bay stands on the north coast of Kent looking out over the North Sea and the outer Thames Estuary towards Essex. It’s a busy seaside town during the summer and has one of the oldest angling clubs in the country, situated right in the heart of the town centre.
Up close to Red Sands Fort
LAUNCHING
A permit from the council to use the slipways within the district is needed but only costs £50 for an annual pass for an angling boat, which includes your own key to the slipway gates. A double-laned slipway at Neptune car park, right in the centre of the town, makes launching your boat as easy as possible, even without the need for a four-wheel drive vehicle. There is plenty of parking for trailers right by the slipway and parking is charged at the standard rate. Launching is possible up to three and a half hours either side of high water with an additional 30 minutes if you use the slipway located at the other Drifting with Sabikis produced these bass
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