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  • 06/08/2024 Fishing Report by Andy Savage on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    6 Aug 2024 by Andy Savage

    Report on-board Sea Urchin IIl

    It’s been an enjoyable but busy couple of weeks since I last did a report.

    The first week was spent fishing in Norway with my good friend Ian Kellock. The fishing I experienced in Torsvag was just brilliant. I wasn’t bothered in the slightest about bait fishing for monsters and spent the majority of the time fishing with light lure rods and slow-pitch jigs.

    We didn’t encounter anything enormous by Norwegian standards but the sport was excellent. I had hoped for a few nice Haddock (which I got) and a 20lb Coalie (which evaded me); so we’ve got unfinished business next year.
    The real enjoyment came from exploring the massive areas of rough ground and working things out for ourselves. We both think and fish similarly, so it was a recipe for an epic week. Cheers Ian.

    Arriving back in the U.K. I was straight back at it with three trips over Friday and the weekend. Unfortunately for the lads I had aboard, the fishing was a real struggle. There’s masses of feed on the ground and the fish just don’t seem to be dialled in to feeding. We picked up odd fish here and there, but unless you were after big-dog Mackerel, it was a tough gig.

    Today was a Lure Fishing competition, with £150 for first place and £50 for second. No bait was allowed at all and the lads got stuck in with the lures all day. It wasn’t the easiest of fishing conditions and the more experienced lure anglers shone through in the end. Ian Kellock taking first place and Tony Firman second.

    It’s looking like a couple of days off again with the current forecast, but hopefully things pick up with the next set of neap tides. Thanks to everyone who has made the trip over and fished hard. I really appreciate the support.

    Cheers, Andy

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    7 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.18m Will sail with 4 anglers. Jeff Turner - x 1 Shane Ingram - x 1 Pete Durrant - x 1
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    2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.43m Ian Kellock x 1 Charlie Hewitt - x 1 Andy Baxter - x 4 Steve Milnes - x 1 Dave Sharp - 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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    1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.17m Dave & Del - x 2 Pete Goddard - x 2 Pawel Galamb - x 2 Steve Scott - x 3
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    7 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.60m Ian Kellock x 1 Charlie Hewitt x 1 Dave Sharp - x 1
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    2 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.49m Dave & Del - x 2 David Craine - x 2 David Glover - x 2 Jane - x 1 Chris Ibbotson - x 1
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    5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.09m Ali Clelland-Ball - x 1 Derek Coulson - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1
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    6 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.93m Ian Kellock x 1 Dave Sharp - x 1 Dan Evans - x 2
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    8 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.94m Will sail with 4 anglers. Stan Matthews - x 1 Jeff Turner - x 1
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