08/11/2026
Good evening, the fishing locally is mixed with some venues seemingly full of fish whereas catching fish at others spots can be more of a challenge, one reason for this is due to the vast numbers of Squid which have returned inshore which do tend have a knock-on effect on the fishing, whereas beaches which still hold colour in the water have more fish present. For the week ahead more decent weather is forecast so why not get out and see what’s on offer locally whether its fishing or targeting Squid.
Here are Worthing high tides times for the week ahead:
Monday 9th November: 10:55 (6.1m), 23:15 (5.9m)
Tuesday 10th November: 11:29 (6.0m), 23:50 (5.9m)
Wednesday 11th November: 12:02 (5.9m)
Thursday 12th November: 00:26 (5.8m), 12:34 (5.8m)
Friday 13th November: 01:00 (5.6m), 13:06 (5.6m)
Saturday 14th November: 01:35 (5.4m), 13:38 (5.3m)
During the past week the weather has remained settled with mainly dry conditions with plenty of cloud and occasional sunshine with the winds mainly from a north easterly direction. The sea has been calm and the water has cleared at most venues though some of the shallower beaches hold a bit of colour inshore. Little change next week as a similar weather forecast is predicted.
At night Whiting have been caught in big numbers from some venues as shown by a match fished at East Preston Friday night where the winner had 60 plus fish in 4 hours, although other venues have seen rather less Whiting caught but expect them to be more widespread in the coming days.
There are still some Dogfish being caught mostly during darkness or venues where the water has colour along with the odd small Smoothound and catching a Bull Huss is also a slight possibility. Codling seem scarce this year with the odd fish caught and there are some Pout showing mainly at night.
Lots of Squid have been caught throughout the week and most of a decent size. Brighton Marina is the most reliable venue to target them both during the day or at night although the beaches and any structure where there is good clarity is worth trying with darkness and flat and calm seas ideal conditions.
Although conditions have been favourable there has not been many of the summer species featuring in catches other than a few Garfish, Black Bream, odd Mackerel and Shad. As usual Brighton Marina tends to offer the best variety of species and there is plenty of smaller bait fish shoals present in inshore waters.
Most Congers seem to be very small straps bar the occasional better fish but if Whiting are present, it could be possible that a few bigger Eels might move in, and Whiting can fish well as either a live or dead bait.
Small Eyed Rays have been frequent catches mainly from around Shoreham through to Brighton plus there are still some Thornbacks and the occasional Undulate Ray being caught. Hove and Brighton beaches are a good place to target them at night, and Bognor and Pagham may produce a few Rays also during darkness.
Bass are still around with some sizable fish around 3 to 4lb plus Schoolies are about in numbers in the local rivers on worm baits. Lure fishing could still be worthwhile with good water clarity. Inshore boat anglers are still finding large Bass not too far offshore.
Anglers wishing to target flatfish could find a mixture of small Plaice, Flounders, Sole and Dabs to worm baits with Shoreham through to Brighton venues which could produce the best chance of catching. Flounders can show from the local rivers ideally at night during a cold spell.
Prime Angling usual opening times are 8am till 5pm Monday to Saturday and 8am till 4pm Sundays. We are located at 26 Marine Parade, Worthing, BN11 3PT, just to the east of Worthing Pier with limited customer parking available at the front of the shop. For bait availability it is advisable to phone us on 01903 821594. We also stock a large variety of frozen sea baits as well as a wide range of freshwater baits and tackle.
Visit our online website at primeangling.co.uk with plenty of new stock regularly added so keep an eye on our page for updates which will include plenty of new items from Japan.
Please send us pictures of your recent local catches via our page messenger or email and we will aim to publish them for you in the weekly report. Please note we DO NOT claim ANY FISH used and mentioned in our reports are caught on our baits or tackle, it is a report to show what has and is likely to be caught locally.
Good luck & Tight Lines!