Latest Fishing Reports: Mistress
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02/06/2024
Fishing Report by Peter Mackintosh
2 Jun 2024 by Peter Mackintosh
After another Northerly wind, we set off North on a lazy, rolling swell to a bit of ground not far out of the harbour. The sun was shinning, but the cool wind kept the temperature down all day.
Looking at the water colour, brown from never ending rain flowing out from the river, I wasn't that optimistic about our chances, but we were straight amongst the fish from the first drop. Mostly smallish codling, with a few a bit bigger - to about 1lb and a half at first.
We moved on, with the tide flooding, further North and away from the river mouth and the water clarity started to improve and so did the fishing. Another bit of ground, with plenty of juveniles and again a few bigger Codling to about 3lb. Every drift producing lots of bites and fish.
The wrecks produced fish too. Nothing really big but a decent stamp of better Codling, to about 5lb or 6lb. It was none stop fishing all day, whether it was on the ground or wrecks.
Apart from codling, a few nice Wrasse were caught, one which was bright blue, a colour I'd not seen before. There was the odd Coal Fish, Whiting, plenty of 'Scotchies' and a couple of mackerel, which were a good size for the time of year. Hopefully, the bigger shoals can't be far away because the birds were chasing shoals of sprat, so shortly the mackerel will be hunting them too.
After the tide turned, the great fishing continued and everyone aboard picked away all day. There was a fair few double hook ups. Best lures were pink or orange hokkais, baited with prawns or squid. I persisted with the shads but they didn't really fish well, I only took 1 juvenile on them.
Tony (pictured) managed to catch a fair few Codling, including a few in the 5lb to 6lb bracket.
All - in -all, a fantastic day's fishing with a great set of lads and great banter.
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16/08/2023
Fishing Report by Tony Marron
16 Aug 2023 by Tony Marron
Another great days fishing on The Mistress. Skipper Tony has us on the fish from the off with a number of good size cod up to 5lbs, ling, whiting and a few haddock showing up.
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18/06/2023
Fishing Report by Tony Marron
18 Jun 2023 by Tony Marron
Headed south of the Tyne today to try a selection of wrecks. Fishing was steady with most marks producing a variety of species including cod, ling, pollock, mackerel and a few haddock. Most of the cod were in the 3 - 5lbs range but Michael Hawkin too the glory with a cod of 15lbs 5oz, a PB. Congrats Michael.
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11/06/2023
Fishing Report by Ryan Lindsay
11 Jun 2023 by Ryan Lindsay
Ryan Lindsay 14 pound
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04/06/2023
Fishing Report by Peter Mackintosh
4 Jun 2023 by Peter Mackintosh
There's been a ridge of high pressure off the west coast for the past two weeks, which has resulted in light northerly and north easterly winds, making fishing tricky at times.
Early morning, there was a bit of northerly swell, which kept the temperature down- very cool for June, as we set off a fished a few wrecks as the tide was ebbing. We had a couple of small cod and the odd mackerel.
The skipper headed North, working the inshore wrecks and ground, and we steadily picked away at the fish. There was a lot of pouting caught, some small whiting and coleys, with the odd better Cod and Ling making an appearance.
We hit a good patch of mackerel and got some for bait and the BBQ.
They say there's no substitute for experience, but young Zak blew that theory out of the water today. At just eight years old, he had a great day, netting the best fish (pictured) a Cod of around 6lb mark and landed the most keepers. Well done Zak, you showed the seasoned campaigners how it's done.
Daylites, with a variety of baits: prawn, squid, red dyed prawns and mackerel strip accounted for most of the fish, the shads didn't really pay dividends today.
Hopefully the prevailing northerly and easterly winds will disappear shortly and summer fishing will get going. It would be good to get the winter jacket off for the day. -
12/11/2022
Fishing Report by Peter Mackintosh
12 Nov 2022 by Peter Mackintosh
After the gales on Friday, the sea was virtually flat and air was fairly warm in the sunshine. We set off a couple of miles to try a wreck. First drop we had a few coalies, then whiting and a couple of mackerel. Probably due to the warm weather we've had, there's still a few about. We picked a couple of cod up, but the boat was drifting about 1.5 knots making it difficult to fish, so we headed inshore to fish the ground. There was a fair few Cod around, mostly just size with some better ones mixed in, 3 to 4lb. Fishing was good all day and we had a lot of takes, including a few decent wrasse. Best fish of the day went to Tony, a Cod about the 6 lb mark. Best baits were cooked prawns and squid on pink hokkais.
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28/08/2022
Fishing Report by Peter Mackintosh
28 Aug 2022 by Peter Mackintosh
This morning, there was hardly a breath of wind and when we left the harbour the sea was like a mill pond. The fog began to thicken as we headed for the first wreck. After picking up mackerel for bait, we had a go for a few Cod and picked up a couple of small ones, which were returned for another day. There was some decent size coal fish taken in the same spot. We travelled to some wrecks beyond the 10 mile and found a better stamp of fish. The skipper, Tony, had a good day and pulled up a decent Ling around the 8lb mark, followed by a nice haddock. It's good to see them being landed more frequently. Hopefully, the stocks are starting to make a bit of a recovery in the area. Fred, a regular onboard, caught a decent Pollock, about 5lb. Best bait on the day was mackerel used with hokkais. When the sun did break through the fog, it was roasting onboard. All in all, a good days fishing.
If you would like to give boat angling a try for the first time, rods are available to hire and tackle can be purchased onboard. Contact the skipper, Tony, for more information. Tight lines. -
14/08/2022
Fishing Report by Peter Mackintosh
14 Aug 2022 by Peter Mackintosh
There's a saying in fishing, "You never get two days the same" and how true it is! On Saturday's trip, the skipper Tony, informed us that the had caught a fair number of fish, mostly Cod and Ling. Today however the fish were not playing ball. We left Royal Quays, early morning, in a blanket of fog that was present for most of the day. We headed for a couple of offshore wrecks and after a few drifts picked up some mackerel for bait. We had a go for a few cod on the same wreck and picked up the odd one. This was the story all day. The lads aboard picked away all day, landing the odd cod here and there. There seemed to been quite a few pouting around and a few good size one were landed and returned. Matt, up on a trip from Peterborough, landed a decent haddock, around the 2lb mark, the best I've seen for a while. Most fish were taken on baited muppets and hokkais, prawn and squid working better than mackerel. Shads didn't work at all. Thanks to Tony, who wasn't feeling too good, for persisting and trying lots of different marks to pick up some fish. Michael, (pictured) managed to catch a decent Pollock, around 7lb mark, and the best of the bigger cod. Well done Michael. The picture was taken during the only 20 minutes the fog lifted.
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17/06/2022
Fishing Report by Shaun Dodds
17 Jun 2022 by Shaun Dodds
Had a fantastic day with numerous good sized cod much to the thanks of a competent and experienced skipper. I would highly recommend tony to the experienced and novice anglers alike
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12/06/2022
Fishing Report by Peter Mackintosh
12 Jun 2022 by Peter Mackintosh
An absolute belter of a days fishing aboard Mistress.
We searched for mackerel, for bait, early morning but struggled to land half a dozen.
We set off to try a couple of wrecks, but there was a stiff west-northwest wind blowing which made conditions difficult, so we ventured inshore to fish the hard ground. As soon as we dropped the bites started ; it was non stop sport all day. Baited green squid lures, green hokkais and daylites accounted for most of the fish. Best baits were prawns and mackerel strip. Most of the fish were around the 2lb mark, and all cod, with some decent ones mixed in. Mistress regular, Fred, got the better stamp, up to about 6lb. All the just over size ones were returned, but as you can see in the photo, we all finished still ended the day with a lot of fish. Thanks for a fantastic day Tony.
To book a trip contact the skipper, Tony Avis. Tight lines.
