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22/01/2025
Fishing Report by Sam Thornton
on Plan B (Brightlingsea, Essex)
22 Jan 2025 by Sam Thornton
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High winds have been an issue, hoping to get out for next weeks trips.
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01/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Jan 2025 by Scott Belbin
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Sorry I've been quiet for a while. It's been a busy few weeks cracking on with maintenance on the Galloper. She's going back in Wednesday and our first trip is Saturday.
Although it feels like ages it wasn't that long since our last trips when we found some nice fishing for the time of year.
Nowadays I expect to catch hounds year round and sure enough there were a few to be had among the dogfish.
They weren't giants but big enough to put a bend your rods and the lads managed 10-15 during the course of the day. We saw a few pouting and whiting and a few bonus spurs to finish off with. Alex was very pleased with his new pb dogfish as well! I've seen smaller Alex so there's room for improvement.
I have spaces come up for this Saturday aboard Galloper aboard Galloper from brightlingsea Essex. I know some of you are itching to get out again so please get in touch on 07956411528 View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 08/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp offshore tripView details Sat 22/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 08/03/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 15/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 22/03/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 05/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 19/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 03/05/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 10/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 17/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details -
10/01/2025
Fishing Report by Matt Rowe
on Piscary (Poole, Dorset)
10 Jan 2025 by Matt Rowe
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First 2 matches of 2025 this weekend.Not quite as good fishing as recently but still reasonable for the time of year. First it was the Swan Kings Clear they had a slightly difficult morning due to the unexpected easterly wind and swell but the weather and the fishing picked up in the afternoon, only 5 species but nice Smoothound and some very nice Whiting to nearly 4lb! Top 3 on the day
1st Alistair McLaren 90
2nd Uwe Brown 88
3rd Rambo 72
Today it was the first round of the Piscary Sunday league,with much better conditions managed to get out a little further for the slack and we had a very respectable 9 species! Including . Congers,Smalleyed Ray, Blonde Ray, Undulate Ray, Plenty of nice Whiting and a Bonus Cuckoo Wrasse. Top 3 on the day
1st Jay Hemming 142
2nd Richard Ferrier 113
3rd Damen Court 98.
There are spaces for individuals coming up on Tuesday the 28th .If you are interested in booking in then please Text me 07775756269 View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 28/01/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Spaces on an individuals tripView details Fri 31/01/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Spaces on an individuals tripView details Sun 02/02/2025 4 Spaces 8 Hours Spaces on an individuals tripView details Thu 06/02/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours Spaces on an individuals trip species day out deep for slack in the morning,then a bit of bank fishing then possibly fishing into the evening for 5 bearded Rockling and flounderView details Sun 09/02/2025 4 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoring for SpursView details Fri 21/02/2025 4 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoringView details Sun 23/02/2025 2 Spaces 9 Hours Spaces for individuals to make up the numbers for Piscary Sunday league. Offshore anchoring dayView details Mon 10/03/2025 4 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoringView details Sun 23/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoringView details Tue 25/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoringView details -
13/01/2025
Fishing Report by Steve Green
on Brigand (Brighton, East Sussex)
13 Jan 2025 by Steve Green
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Bitterly cold out there today with that Easterly wind ��!
That did not deter Matt and his crew of newbies who stuck at the task with smiles and laughter right up until the last drift of the day - what great bunch of guys.
It's not easy out there currently but grit, determination and a positive attitude will get the job done ��
Karl Pope his usual efficient & professional self looking out for everyone and stepping in when needed with perfect timing.
We go again tomorrow with more South in the wind, that is a good thing!
Best wishes
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 01/02/2025 8 SPACESView details Mon 10/02/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours 5 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECKINGView details Tue 18/02/2025 5 Spaces 10 Hours 5 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECK FISHINGView details Tue 25/02/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours 6 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECKINGView details Sat 12/04/2025 8 Hours 8 SPACES BREAM FISHING KINGMERE ROCKSView details Fri 18/04/2025 8 Spaces 12 Hours 8 SPACES LONG DISTANCE LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECK FISHING - 12hrsView details Tue 27/05/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours 6 SPACES OFFSHORE BASS FISHINGView details Thu 26/06/2025 8 Hours 8 SPACES OFFSHORE BASS FISHING - 8hrsView details Sat 12/07/2025 6 SPACES OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILLView details Wed 06/08/2025 7 SPACES CONGER FISHINGView details -
17/01/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
17 Jan 2025 by Andy Savage
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The run of settled weather continues unabated, so I’ve managed another couple of days out at sea.
Thursday saw John Wilson and a group of mates book the boat for a day out. Being Uptiding virgins, we spent a a bit of time going through the rudimentary’s of feeling down the lead, baiting up the traces and paying off an arc of line. With everyone cast out it wasn’t long before the rods started twitching and most of the boys “popped their Uptiding cherries” with either a Haddock or Codling.
We had a couple of moves during the morning to try and get some lee from the brisk offshore wind, then ran further north to meet the flood tide. As the day progressed it was noticeable how the boys improved. Baits looked tidier, casting wasn’t an issue; it was good to see.
The day was as much about having a laugh as it was the fishing. Everyone was fantastic company and the highlight of the day was a new species boated aboard Sea Urchin when one of the boys brought up a Tadpole Fish! Thanks for a brilliant day lads.
Today we had a Biggest Bag Competition, where every fish was measured and allocated points. Biggest points tally won the £100 prize and second got £50. We went south today and after a half hour run we dropped the anchor in a sheltered area. Straight from the off we picked up mainly Codling and the boys kept me busy with the net and measure. The sport wasn’t bad at all. Ian Kellock had a 57cm Codling which was the biggest of the day to get him going. Gordon Blyth got three nice 50cm plus fish and Ben Cope caught consistently gaining himself what turned out to be an unassailable lead.
Just as things were looking good, the wind lifted and at times over the next two hours it was unfishable with well over 30mph blasts coming through. Sport dried up and it wasn’t until we ran back north to meet the flood tide that we caught a few more to finish.
There were loads of laughs and lots of conversation, which made the day fly by. Ben Cope won the £100 and second place went once again to Gordon Blyth (4th time in a row!) Altogether we landed 52 Codling, 3 Pouting, 3 Dogfish and a lone Lobster.
Thanks for an excellent day lads. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
View Full Charter AvailabilityMon 27/01/2025 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.67m Will sail with 4 anglers. Stan Matthews - x 1View details Wed 29/01/2025 2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.17m Ian Purdom - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1 Ian Hepworth - x 2View details Fri 31/01/2025 3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.49m Dave Kent - x 1 Shaun Marchington - x 1 Neil Kennedy - x 1 Tom Allen - x 1 Ben Cope - x 1View details Tue 04/02/2025 5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.07m Will sail with 4 anglers. Davey Mayne - x 3View details Sun 09/02/2025 3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.66m Dave Johnson - x 4 Howard Chuck - x 1View details Tue 11/02/2025 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.06m Will sail with 4 anglers. Stan Matthews - x 1View details Wed 12/02/2025 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.20m Will sail with 4 anglers. Keith Pickering - x 1View details Sat 15/02/2025 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.23m Jimmy Yeung - x 1 Hubert Perkowski - x 3 Alan Lawson - x 3View details Tue 18/02/2025 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 4.86m Mark Thomason - x 1 Mark Northam - x 6View details Thu 20/02/2025 2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.48m Dave & Del - x 2 Joe Clough - x 1 Shane Brooks - x 2 Mark Thomason - x 1 Marcus Horwood - x 1View details -
15/01/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
15 Jan 2025 by Andy Savage
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I was really looking forward to today’s trip, as it was one of the days where I get to fish. Winter Uptiding is one of my favourite things to do, as I know that if I work hard with good bait, there’s every chance of catching some beautiful clean Codling.
We ran South again today, pushing the 5.3m tide a few miles towards Robin Hoods Bay. With only five of us fishing, we all went with two rods each, which gives a bit more scope to experiment with baits.
I only usually take three different baits for Uptiding and today was no different. Dirty Squid, Frozen Black Lugworm and Crab Cart. First stop and before I’d even had chance to cast in, I spotted some rod tips tapping. In next to no time Dave Sharp had a healthy curve in his rod and we slipped the net under a plump Codling of 7lb, which set the benchmark of 65cm for the longest Cod sweepstake.
The breeze lifted mid morning making us swing on the anchor a bit and as we lost tide on the run into slack water, the bites really slowed up, so most of us stopped fishing and had a cup of tea and a sandwich…..very civilised!!
I moved us close in to catch the very first sniff of the Flood Tide and no sooner than it came through, we were back in action for the remainder of the day. With the exception of a 30 minute period where a pack of Doggies moved in, we caught Codling all day. The average stamp wasn’t too bad either, with the majority of them being 3-4lb and only a handful of chuckbacks.
Interestingly, there appeared to be little appetite for the Squid and Lug combo today. Crab Cart was what they really wanted and that’s what I ended up fishing on both rods during the afternoon.
With the sweepstake still up for grabs, I connected with a better sized fish after dinner and after a spirited fight netted something of similar size to Dave’s fish from earlier. It was going to be close, so first we weighed it at 6lb 8oz, but it was long and lean and on the measure went 69cm which was the “longest” Cod of the day, even though Dave’s was heavier.
Loads and loads of banter and mickey taking today, and a fantastic day out fishing for me with some great mates. Cheers boys, thanks for making an awesome day. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
View Full Charter AvailabilityMon 27/01/2025 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.67m Will sail with 4 anglers. Stan Matthews - x 1View details Wed 29/01/2025 2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.17m Ian Purdom - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1 Ian Hepworth - x 2View details Fri 31/01/2025 3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.49m Dave Kent - x 1 Shaun Marchington - x 1 Neil Kennedy - x 1 Tom Allen - x 1 Ben Cope - x 1View details Tue 04/02/2025 5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.07m Will sail with 4 anglers. Davey Mayne - x 3View details Sun 09/02/2025 3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.66m Dave Johnson - x 4 Howard Chuck - x 1View details Tue 11/02/2025 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.06m Will sail with 4 anglers. Stan Matthews - x 1View details Wed 12/02/2025 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.20m Will sail with 4 anglers. Keith Pickering - x 1View details Sat 15/02/2025 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.23m Jimmy Yeung - x 1 Hubert Perkowski - x 3 Alan Lawson - x 3View details Tue 18/02/2025 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 4.86m Mark Thomason - x 1 Mark Northam - x 6View details Thu 20/02/2025 2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.48m Dave & Del - x 2 Joe Clough - x 1 Shane Brooks - x 2 Mark Thomason - x 1 Marcus Horwood - x 1View details -
14/01/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
14 Jan 2025 by Andy Savage
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It’s been awesome to get the last three days out at sea, at what can be a “dodgy” time weather wise. With building tides of 5m plus, I was hopeful that after the last stir up, we’d have some decent results.
On Saturday, we ran North to try and use the last of the Ebb Tide. Unfortunately the NNW wind didn’t let the boat settle properly so we swung around and caught very little for the first hour. Moving further North to catch the flood tide Simon England started to pick off a fish or two on Crab Cart, Squid, or Black Lug. He’s a vastly experienced angler and had plenty of good bait at his disposal, no surprise he was top rod for the day.
Simon West is a good angler (who I watch to make my tactical decisions) but hadn’t had much success at all during the morning, but on the Flood tide his Black Lug which he pumps himself started to yield results along with Squid and Crab Cart. Overall, the fish didn’t feed well and from what I saw, it was the anglers with the best bait, changed regularly, fished properly, that came out on top.
Sunday saw a similar day. It was hard going again, but Jason Shields still managed to find a few fish. Once again, he is experienced at Uptiding and brought plenty of good bait…..a pattern emerges!!
Today I made sure to let everyone know that having a good quantity and quality of bait would help secure success. Everyone took it on board and we had a much better day. The Ebb wasn’t brilliant, but the boys still managed a few Codling to 4lb or so. The turn of tide brought more consistency and Ian Purdom and Joe Clough maximised it by taking fish regularly, ending with a dozen or so fish each; with a couple over 4lb, but nothing huge. Everyone has been fantastic company and it was good to see a few old friends I’ve cancelled countless times last year.
The message is quite clear….bring plenty of bait (I’ll happily advise), changed it regularly and don’t defrost it in Harbour Water and wash out all the scent. The scent trail is critical to success when Uptiding. View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilityMon 27/01/2025 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.67m Will sail with 4 anglers. Stan Matthews - x 1View details Wed 29/01/2025 2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.17m Ian Purdom - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1 Ian Hepworth - x 2View details Fri 31/01/2025 3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.49m Dave Kent - x 1 Shaun Marchington - x 1 Neil Kennedy - x 1 Tom Allen - x 1 Ben Cope - x 1View details Tue 04/02/2025 5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.07m Will sail with 4 anglers. Davey Mayne - x 3View details Sun 09/02/2025 3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.66m Dave Johnson - x 4 Howard Chuck - x 1View details Tue 11/02/2025 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.06m Will sail with 4 anglers. Stan Matthews - x 1View details Wed 12/02/2025 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.20m Will sail with 4 anglers. Keith Pickering - x 1View details Sat 15/02/2025 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.23m Jimmy Yeung - x 1 Hubert Perkowski - x 3 Alan Lawson - x 3View details Tue 18/02/2025 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 4.86m Mark Thomason - x 1 Mark Northam - x 6View details Thu 20/02/2025 2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.48m Dave & Del - x 2 Joe Clough - x 1 Shane Brooks - x 2 Mark Thomason - x 1 Marcus Horwood - x 1View details -
12/01/2025
Fishing Report by Trevor Small
on Rocket (Poole, Dorset)
12 Jan 2025 by Trevor Small
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Great fishing and weather too.
Plenty of sporting action currently with Whiting ,Congers ,Rays showing themselves on every trip. Sunday saw Rocket head further East than our normal grounds ,and for those aboard wanting to catch Congers it certainly didn't disappoint . We lost count of how many, with takes within seconds of the baits hitting bottom. That type of fishing appeals to some anglers ,but many skippers look for quality rather than quantity. Saying that quality and quantity is the best of both worlds. That is certainly what we experienced the previous weekend with epic Whiting fishing . This Saturday is full ,and I'm now receiving enquiries for Sunday so all going well considering the time of Year. The weekend of 25th 26th Jan should see us head out further to some deeper banks, with Spurdogs and Big Rays being our target specie. We are also doing a trip targeting big Bass on the Thursday and Friday ,and they are now full. A big thank you to everyone that has fished with us ,since my return to angling. Lots have changed over the years, but somethings never change. Its great seeing some old customers come back, and new ones enjoying great fishing. With growing interest ,I have now created an online booking service through my website. www.uberscuba.co.uk . Simply click on the event date book yourself on. Saves calling , missed calls and texting. A very useful tool for me to keep within numbers ,and also a quick reference of who's coming, and contact details if I need to get hold of anyone urgently. Tight lines Trev View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 02/03/2025 8 Hours View details Sat 15/03/2025 8 Hours Reefing /WreckingView details Sun 16/03/2025 8 Hours Reefing /WreckingView details -
04/01/2025
Fishing Report by Matt Rowe
on Piscary (Poole, Dorset)
4 Jan 2025 by Matt Rowe
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Happy New year everyone. Absolutely stunning day out at sea today, for the annual Piscary Presentation day.This is a free day out for all the prize winners in the various competitions on Piscary for the year . Tried something a little different today, didn't quite go to plan but when you have such good anglers on board it makes the job so much easier.We had a respectable (for the time of year) 8 species including lots of Congers,a few Whiting, Thornback Ray, Pollack and quite a few Bullhuss. So we now have joint leaders in the 2025 species hunt
Paul Hollyoake,Matt Pitter and Ray Barron all on 6 .
At the moment I'm planning on doing an individuals trip this Tuesday the 21st and Friday the 24th possibly offshore anchoring .
If you are interested in booking in for any trips please send me a Text . 07775756269 View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 28/01/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Spaces on an individuals tripView details Fri 31/01/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Spaces on an individuals tripView details Sun 02/02/2025 4 Spaces 8 Hours Spaces on an individuals tripView details Thu 06/02/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours Spaces on an individuals trip species day out deep for slack in the morning,then a bit of bank fishing then possibly fishing into the evening for 5 bearded Rockling and flounderView details Sun 09/02/2025 4 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoring for SpursView details Fri 21/02/2025 4 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoringView details Sun 23/02/2025 2 Spaces 9 Hours Spaces for individuals to make up the numbers for Piscary Sunday league. Offshore anchoring dayView details Mon 10/03/2025 4 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoringView details Sun 23/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoringView details Tue 25/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoringView details -
11/01/2025
Fishing Report by paul eddon
on Alliance (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
11 Jan 2025 by paul eddon
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This weekend I had Carl,Sean,Rob and Justin Charter the boat for some uptideing, Saturday we hard work fish wise but as ever the lads put plenty of effort in on Sunday we faired a bit better with a few better fish not Great fishing but as ever the banter with the lads was great hopefully the fishing picks up a bit for there Next Trip in February thanks lads Shaun Alliance Charters Whitby
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