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  • 14/06/2023 Fishing Report by Andy Savage on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    14 Jun 2023 by Andy Savage

    Report on-board Sea Urchin IIl

    The great run of good weather continues for us. Today we had a 12hr trip with a group of experienced anglers on board.

    With it being a 4.8m tide we committed to wreck fishing all day, knowing the lads would be ok, even if the lines did stream a bit. We ran south and with having an extra couple of hours, we targeted some wrecks we don’t get to fish too often. First stop was on a piece of rough ground to see if we could get a bit of fresh bait. After 20 minutes we had a couple of dozen mackerel aboard, but chose not to waste any more time.

    The first two wrecks we fished were 12 miles from Whitby and were spectacularly unproductive. We never even took a fish. The third wreck we tried was another 5-6 miles further on and the first three drift’s produced one Codling. I was getting ready to move us on, when the drift line changed as the tide began to ease. It was like someone had flicked on the feeding switch. That drift we took five fish including a 9lb & 8lb Ling, plus a 9lb Cod. The average size was quite impressive.

    We got a good hour in, before the tide got away and it then went quiet again. We wreck hopped for the next few hours for only a handful of fish. It wasn’t until the Flood Tide eased off again, that the bites kicked off. We ended the day taking a few decent Codling around 4-5lb.

    It was clear that today the tide change really dominated the fish feeding times. I’m sure that most, if not all the wrecks we visited had fish on, but they just weren’t feeding. The majority of the Codling we caught were absolutely stuffed full of Sandeels. Solid as a rock to feel.

    It was a really good day out for me. I find it easy to judge the fishing when I have experienced anglers on board. If their are feeding fish about, these boys caught them. A big thank you to everyone today for a great display of angling.

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    3 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.43m Ian Kellock x 1 Charlie Hewitt - x 1 Andy Baxter - x 4 Steve Milnes - x 1
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    1 Space Available Wrecking Trip - 4.58m Stan Matthews - x 1 Peter Burton - x 2 Dave Coote - x 3 Derek Coulson - x 3
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    4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.89m Rob Waterworth - x 1 Ben Cope - x 3 Waldek Myśliwy - x 2
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