How To Catch Thornback Ray (Shore Fishing UK) - Beginners And Improvers - Sea Fishing Tutorial

This sea fishing tutorial covers how to target and catch Thornback Ray. Also known as Roker, these fish are amongst a top species to catch when shore fishing including when estuary fishing. They can be caught on both UK and European continental coasts, as far down as the North African coastline in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Thornback ray (Raja clavata ) illustration from The Natural History of British Fishes (1802) by Edward Donovan (1768-1837).
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Research Citations

Shore fishing for thornback ray
Talk Sea Fishing
Published: Apr 23, 2020
https://www.talkseafishing.co.uk/arti...
Date Accessed: 30/04/2024

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO TARGETING THORNBACK RAYS
Sea Fishing Adventurer
https://seafishingadventurer.com/a-be...
Date Accessed: 30/04/2024

THORNBACK RAY
BadAngling Website
https://badangling.com/sea-fish-speci...
Date Accessed: 30/04/2024

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