BIGGER tides and slightly rougher conditions have got the fish feeding again.

There have been lots more codling of a good average size, weighing in at anything between 2lb to 4lbs, with the odd bigger fish among them.

The bass are also showing well, with beaches, piers and boats reporting some nice catches, plus bonus thornback rays for the pier and beach anglers.

Walton Sea Angling Club held their end-of-season finals match on the Holland beaches.

Fourteen anglers competed and the fish were feeding.

In first place was Rob Tuck, with 7lb 10oz, followed closely by Craig Buy, with 7lb 6oz.

Richard Burt was third, with 4lb 5oz, and the heaviest fish was caught by Craig – a codling of 3lb 7oz.

The Holland beaches, in general, have had a good week, with bass, rays and codling turning up on any of the new beaches, especially after dark.

The same goes for the Clacton beaches, with certainly more codling being caught.

Clacton Pier has also fished well, particularly in windier conditions, with the odd ray, codling, bass and sole.

St Osyth has been slightly quiet, but this could be because of a lack of anglers this week.

It will certainly be fishing well for whiting and rays.

Clacton Angling Club headed for Walton Pier for their latest evening match.

Twelve anglers fished the stem of the pier on an ebb tide. They caught 106 fish between them, of which 96 were whiting. The rest were dogfish, pouting and eels. In first place was Ken Peacock, with 318 points.

Second spot went to Vic Pearce, with 251, and in third was Doug Sadler, with 193.

The heaviest fish prize went to Chris Mills, with a 53cm dogfish.

Walton Pier, in general, has had a good week, with codling, whiting, dogfish, bass and rays being caught.

The beaches around the pier are still seeing sole and bass, with the odd codling.

The Frinton beaches, meanwhile, are producing some good-sized codling and thornback ray.

The boats have seen a lot more codling being caught, mostly in the 3lb-range, but there have been a few 7lb-plus fish caught.

Thornback rays have also made a return this week, in addition to a few bigger bass.

The boats and especially the kayaks, fishing in close to the shore, especially in the estuaries, are finding the school bass, with the odd bigger fish in between.

The tides for the weekend are 3.53pm on Saturday and 4.30pm on Sunday.