Latest Fishing Reports: South East
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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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11/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Green
on Brigand (Brighton, East Sussex)
Nov 2024 by Steve Green
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Fishing report 5/11/24
Another fantastic day out on the wrecks here aboard www.brigandbrighton.com with a wonderful crew.
A little bit flaky with the fish dispersed across a number of wrecks but the guys stuck at the task and would Julie rewarded with some fine early winter Pollock.
a few bigger fish in the mix with a couple of doubles but in the main the fish were in the 4 to £8 class.
I'm sure there are a number of reasons why we are experiencing this rather unusual (but very welcome!) Excellent wreck Fishing the top of the list must be this year's ban on commercial Pollock fishing which does appear to be having an immediate and positive impact for the charter and recreational sectors.
My thanks to a wonderful crew for a most enjoyable day at sea and to call Pope who kept things ticking along in his very understated way.
We are going to be running offshore wreck fishing trips throughout this month and into December as long as the Fishing remains as good as it is now if it doesn't, we won't and will be sure to update you.
Best wishes
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28/10/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Green
on Brigand (Brighton, East Sussex)
28 Oct 2024 by Steve Green
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Two day fishing report
Sunday Tuna - No shortage of sightings but bringing them to the boat has proved challenging in the last couple of trips. We saw the odd bust ( Peter Stotesbury hit one on the head with a cast stick bait ��) but no takes on this occasion ........ and we went through juts about the full repertoire of options. We are learning and developing a greater understanding of these fish up our way and think we may have an option that will deliver - stay tuned for the outcome of that next week!
Today - Scheduled as a Bream trip but the morning saw us on a mission to land what seemed to be every single Pouting in Sussex! A couple of wrecks fished and juts a solitary small Bream it clearly was not going to be happening today so a change of tactics and onto the lures........... and it kicked off big time. Seems like an age since we were targetting big Pollock Offshore and it was great to be back on them. With Keith Mitchell and Alex Brown onboard it was always going to be a case of how many and how big not IF we could get to them and we had a frantic couple of hours with some great condition fish before the losing the tide. Fantastic to see such good quality wrecking this late in the year and we will be giving a full day this Thursday in what are forecast to be perfect conditions if you fancy giving it a go - 6 SPACES AVAILABLE PLEASE CONTACT Karl Pope TO BOOK ON 07858 119490
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10/2024
Fishing Report by Roger Lennon
on Skerry Belle (Ramsgate, Kent)
Oct 2024 by Roger Lennon
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With Autumn fast approaching we will now be turning our attention to the larger bass that move through the Goodwins on their migration south. These fish can be caught either on baits or lures, with fish nudging the 10lb bracket. Codling are starting to show. Curtis had a nice one yesterday (see photo) along with large channel whiting, thornback rays and spurdogs. Autumn is probably one of our best fishing seasons and remember we are a full time charter boat and you can book on 24/7. Bookings 07805250427
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13/10/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Green
on Brigand (Brighton, East Sussex)
13 Oct 2024 by Steve Green
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Wow! That's Bluefin Tuna number 10 hooked- up and number 7 to the boat for us out of East Sussex in our first season and the thrill and excitement of catching these magnificent fish does not diminish over time or number of fish caught.
We are seeing more and more bird, bait, Dolphin and Tuna activity week after week as we build toward what we expect to be the peak in mid November. We had everything today, more birds than we've seen this year Offhsore, more Dolphins and thankfully more Tuna!
Nick was on the rod to land this cracker estimated at 180lb which made a right mess of the spreader bar!
Fantatsic crew of Julian, Nick, Jim and Dave aboard to witness this incredible spectacle out of Brighton with over 200 Tuna sighted over numerous busts and it was late in the day before we got this one, there could quite easily have been several more.
My Thanks to Karl Pope, not easy leadering fish with the configuration of our boat and he is growing into the role trip after trip and this one safely brought alongside with no drama and revived to strongly swim away after a few minutes.
We go again tomorrow in what look to be challenging conditions with Mike and his crew and not sure who is going to be more excited about the prospect of hooking into more of these magnificent fish, it's such a privilage to be able to catch these from our home port.
Look closely at the video of the hook up and you will see the strike at speed from the Tuna.
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28/08/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Green
on Brigand (Brighton, East Sussex)
28 Aug 2024 by Steve Green
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BLUEFIN TUNA OUT OF BRIGHTON!!
Paul (again) Dennis, Charlie & Will
Dennis had booked Will & Charlie as a 21st birthday present for Charlie whose actual birthday it was. Another cracking bunch of guys and we explained that the previous day there was very little activity but the great sea - state would enable to move faster & further today, we intended to make the most of it.
Once again, not a great deal of activity until we arrived at our designated spot when slowly, things started to develop. A few gulls in the water, Gannets in hunting mode and then the real indicator, Terns lifting up and it started to feel very fishy! Peter Stotesbury had his fish eyes on and sighted a disturbance approx 1/2nm to starboard, quickly followed by another 1/2 mile to Port - gently eased the engines up and picked the Port disturbance which soon became obvious was a significant Tuna bust - the atmosphere shifted from jovial to professional in an instant. Harnesses on and checked, rods manned, outside controls switched and an intercept course plotted. Amazing seeing these huge fish up very close and absolutely smashing the bait fish; as we swung by the short rod exploded into action...... Tuna on!
3 rods quickly taken in, Charlie (birthday boy) securely attached and we were battling our first Bluefin out of Sussex- what a great feeling. First run took 300m line very quickly so we knew it was a good fish and Charlie was on it like a veteran supported by Pete & Jason (a fantastic crew & angler in his own right). Careful manoeuvring of the boat, adjustment of drag and relentless work by Charlie and we had sight of a magnificent Bluefin being leadered by Pete. When the fish is close to the boat with rudders & props in play it becomes a game of delicate movements and patience. Although this was my first Bluefin Tuna I'm no stranger to Yellowfin and the characteristics are identical- languid circling motions which are largely predictable and the leader man exercising both patients and control whilst directing the helmsman. After a 30 minute duel Jason managed to get the flying gaff perfectly in the gap of the lower jaw and there was collective sigh of relief and euphoria - we had done what he had set out to do.
A quick measure alongside revealed the magnificent fish to be around 78" which placed it in the 350lb - 375lb range. A slow recovery swim and it was upright, full of colour and tail working hard within a couple of minutes so the decision to release as soon as possible was made. A couple of quick photo's and off it went with a few powerful flicks of the tail..... mission accomplished, the first ever Bluefin Tuna caught out of Sussex ��
We immediately set the gear to work again and once again, another bust - then another with fishing going under by the time we got to them and no takes. In all we saw 6 busts with an estimated 50 fish in each, in an area of around 10 square miles so quite probably different fish and plenty of them; that bodes very well for the remainder of the season which runs right up until 31st December this year as more fish will be tracking their way up from the Southwest so the chances are going to get better and better in the coming weeks and months.
We could have had another 3 or more fish to the boat as making our way back there were several busts very close by but time was not on our side and we could have been out there all day and well into sunset such was the proliferation - literally hundreds of fish.
A huge thank you to Pete & Jason for their invaluable expertise onbaord, to all that have (in whatever capacity) supported our efforts and of course to the anglers who have had the faith to book with us on our exploratory trips.
We are now taking bookings for Bluefin Tuna trips out of Brighton, 4 anglers maximum £950 for the whole boat 8hr trip and additional hours charged at £150/hr...... we drive a long way currently and are flexible about times as long as we can agree them at time of booking so if you want to catch one of these magnificent fish out of Brighton drop us a line and come see, feel and experience these amazing fish.
Best wishes
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28/08/2024
Fishing Report by Greg Bishop
on The Kraken (Brighton, East Sussex)
28 Aug 2024 by Greg Bishop
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An excellent day wreck hoping around some of Sussex's many marks. Bass, Pollock and Big Bream the target and target achieved. The big breams numbers will only increase over the next few weeks and if you like a bit a big of squid...they are now showing up along with cuttle.
Great day out with John Fu & the crew. Thanks for coming out on The Kraken. View Boats Page
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08/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Coates
on Wandering Star (Brighton, East Sussex)
Aug 2024 by Steve Coates
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Hi everyone I have this sunday come available 4hr or 8hr trips mixed ground fishing please message or call regards steve
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08/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Coates
on Wandering Star (Brighton, East Sussex)
Aug 2024 by Steve Coates
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Trips still available for topes rays bream mackerel pliace 4hrs or 8hr to book please ring me or message me regards steve
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03/08/2024
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Hussler of Ramsgate (Ramsgate, Kent)
3 Aug 2024 by Bob Marshall
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Great fishing aboard HUSSLER today topped off with a 7lb Bass, a nice rare today Skate plenty of Mackerel and Smoothounds. George's group had no rest with the rods banging away. If you want to catch fish try a day afloat aboard HUSSLER of Ramsgate ��
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