The freshest fish you will ever eat... fact.
The Bait To Plate Experience...
From catching a shrimp in a Sussex rockpool and converting it into a glistening silver bass, to feeling the repetitive tug, tug, tug of a squid destined for the chilli salt treatment on the end of your rod.
Join us for a unique day of fishing, preparation and cookery in the South Downs, with all equipment provided.
Bait To Plate Experience Days & Short Breaks
Fishing For Food with BIF1
Fishing For Food with BIF1
Fishing For Food with BIF1
(All Year)
Brighton's Best
A 3hr inshore sea fishing trip aboard Brighton's premier leisure fishing vessel - BIF1. Captained by the one and only "Fishy Rob". Robin is Brighton's resident sea angling expert and writer of a top 10 UK sea angling blog. With his guidance & tuition, you WILL catch your supper.
The best thing about going out on BIF1 is that fishing using lures (artificial imitation baitfish) = no bait. No bait = no stinky bait fingers!
Once you have emptied the channel and are back on land the day concludes with a preparation and cookery masterclass at Fins & Forks HQ centred around whatever you have skilfully plucked from the water.
from £215 per person
1 - 3 persons
7 hours duration
Ink & Suckers
Fishing For Food with BIF1
Fishing For Food with BIF1
(April - May ONLY)
Join us on a quest for the mighty Kraken!
Guided by Fins & Forks director and squid fishing fanatic Michael King you will spend a 3-4hr session fishing for squid off of Brighton Marina- home to the annual "All England Squid Fishing Championships"
Just bring yourself, some patience & watch out for squirting ink!
To give the best possible chance of catching, clients have access to one of the largest collection of Yamashita squid jigs in the UK
Once the fishing has concluded its back to the Fins & Forks kitchen to learn how to get the best out of these beautiful (and sometimes intimidating) cephalopods, and leave having learned the secret to our "Classified" chilli salt squid... and eaten it too.
from £180 per person
1 - 4 persons
7 hours duration
Match The Hatch
Fishing For Food with BIF1
Match The Hatch
(All Year)
The purest form of angling (well according to the purists anyway)
A 4hr guided fly fishing experience at the crystal clear waters of Chalk Springs Fishery, Arundel. Trying your hand at stalking rainbow, blue & brown trout in these gin clear waters. Once your bag is filled or our time has elapsed we head over to our HQ for an afternoon at the Fins & Forks Smokehouse kitchen, covering preparation, knife skills, curing & smoking, as well as other fabulous seasonal recipes and sampling some fantastic food along the way. A few days later upon completion of the smoking process your fish will be sent out to you ready to be enjoyed, or frozen and saved for that special dinner party occasion sure to get conversation going.
from £210 per person
1 - 4 persons
7 hours duration
Silver Bars
Weather & Conditions
Match The Hatch
(Spring, Summer, Autumn)
Catch your own shrimp and convert them into a gleaming bar of silver bass.
Tides permitting guests will start by gathering bait from the rockpools before embarking on a 3-4 hour guided shore fishing trip targeting bass with one of the most devastatingly effective baits available.
Bass are under pressure commercially so we strictly adhere to all current laws around the capture and release of bass ensuring any fish under 42cm (and also over 50cm - as we want pan fish) is released to safeguard future stocks of this king of the Sussex seas.
Once your personal quota of 2 fish per angler per day has been filled, or our time has elapsed its back to the kitchen where you will sample and learn the secrets of crispy skin every time, and our killer bass taco & ceviche recipes.
(As fun as it is gathering shrimp It can be pretty slippery so no problem if you would rather we gather bait on your behalf)
from £180 per person
1 - 4 persons
7 hours duration
The Trilogy Quest
Weather & Conditions
Weather & Conditions
(Spring, Summer, Autumn)
Good things come in 3's
Fancy making a break of it? Join us on our signature trip and combine 3 species hunts with a full day session in the Fins & Forks kitchen. All whilst staying at the newly refurbished Titch Hill Farmhouse B&B located next door to Fins & Forks HQ. Your trilogy quest will include bass & trout, and a boat session with BIF1 targeting whatever is seasonally available.
We are also able to bolt on our "Fins & Forks Chefs Table" dining experience for your group so after a hard days fishing you can relax and let us do the work. Turning your prized catch into a beautiful meal and letting you sit back and enjoy your company.
Prices on enquiry
1 or 2 night packages available
1 - 4 persons
Weather & Conditions
Weather & Conditions
Weather & Conditions
As is sometimes the case weather or conditions can get the better of us and it can become unviable to target certain species. if your species is unavailable, or BIF1 cannot sail we invite you to join us for our "match the hatch", or, we can look to do just the cooking element of the day with a reduction in cost. Alternatively we will do our very best to reschedule your booking.
On those rare occasions where no matter our best efforts the fish do not bite, or worse still one gets away, Fins & Forks kitchen is always stocked with freshly landed Sussex species to match your package, meaning you can enjoy the remainder of your day and add your own verse to the anglers most common fable... the one that got away.