Surf Fishing Guide Ben Hervey-Murray, American Sea Fishing

About this episode

The episode features fishing guide Ben Hervey-Murray discussing his experiences and insights into surf fishing.

Welcome back! Today we have local fishing guide Ben Hervey-Murray with www.americanseafishing.com American Sea Fishing is owned by Ben Hervey-Murray – a USA international angler with over thirty years experience; from tournament success in saltwater and fresh, to guiding hundreds of clients and catching numerous trophy fish in California. Ben started fishing for fun and entering tournaments around his hometown of Cambridge, UK in the 80s and 90s, soon moving on to saltwater targets and a career in media and fishing. After working as a reporter for Angling Times, sub-editor and digital editor of Angler’s Mail in the UK, and media manager in the tackle industry, he moved to the US and set up American Sea Fishing to share the amazing fishing opportunities the ocean offers. Ben is President of the USA Surf Fishing Team, and led his 14-strong team to silver in the 2024 Pan American Surf Fishing Championships in Costa Rica. Cheers, Drew "baittank20" at Darkseas.com to support the show and save

People in this episode

Host: Drew

Guest: Ben Hervey-Murray

Topics covered

• surf fishing
• fishing guide
• tournament fishing
• California fishing
• ocean fishing opportunities

Keywords

• surf fishing
• fishing guide
• tournament success
• California
• American Sea Fishing

Sponsors

Darkseas.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Sea Fishing

Places: Cambridge, California

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