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16/04/2017
Fishing Report by Steve Green
16 Apr 2017 by Steve Green
A little bumpy out there later in day but a beautiful morning and we only cut the trip short by a couple of hours - we will make that up to the crew (who were excellent) on the next offshore trip with us.
A decent inshore day for April with around 50 Plaice and a bonus Turbot so well worth the effort.
Had a similar day Saturday with Plaice up to the 2lb mark and unlimited humour for Trev, Rod, Steve & Peter - albeit a little more relaxing in a F3 opposed to a F5!
Plenty of time to hit the wrecks and we are now gearing up for serious Turbot trips so check out the calendar or if you have any special requests drop me a line - 07572065543.
Best wishes
Steve -
14/04/2017
Fishing Report by Steve Green
14 Apr 2017 by Steve Green
Put in a long shift today and had a really sprited crew aboard. Great watching anglers catch their first Pollock and equally great watching experienced anglers land a cracker like Mark did today. I was on feathering duty for a while and very satisfying to have stumbled across a shoal or two - mackerel out of Brighton? Give me a call - 07572965543.
Best wishes
Steve -
06/04/2017
Fishing Report by Steve Green
6 Apr 2017 by Steve Green
Fantastic day at the Brighton Pollock competition day - we landed over 200lb of Pollock with many into double figures. Wrecking is on fire at the moment, give me a call if you would like to get involved.
Best wishes
Steve 07572 065543 -
01/04/2017
Fishing Report by Steve Green
1 Apr 2017 by Steve Green
A little bumpy out there today but the advantages of a big Catamaran is that we can often get out when others cannot........ worth considering when booking a trip.
As usual we put in the miles seeking where the fish are currently holed up and the crews determination and patience eventually paid off with rods bending drift after drift as they loaded up with some hard fighting Pollock. Nothing huge this time around but 5lb+ Pollock diving back to the wreck still take some stopping!
Really surprised to see what they were feeding on but now we know where they and what they are feeding on it does give tomorrows crew a distinct advantage.
Steve - 07572065543 -
03/2017
Fishing Report by Steve Green
Mar 2017 by Steve Green
The clocks have gone forward, Sun is shining, Plaice have arrived in numbers and the Bream will be hot on their tail.....welcome Spring!
We will be mixing up the wreck fishing (still excellent) with inshore trips to locate and capture the first of the big Bream to arrive off to our West. If you haven't fished for Bream before your in for a treat - light gear, simple rigs and great fun to be had.....also taste delicious.
If you would like to get aboard for one of these trips check our calendar for availability and give me a call.
Best wishes
Steve -
11/03/2017
Fishing Report by Steve Green
11 Mar 2017 by Steve Green
A blowy February left us with few opportunities to get out so it was fantastic to be able put in some miles over the weekend. Great to have Pete and his friends aboard to celebrate his birthday and they worked hard all day to get land some fish to go with their keg of beer - hope it went down well guy's!
Weather was murky Sat so radar nav all the way out and fog only lifted at the back end. Some quality fish brought aboard, best of the day went Paul Bowen with a Pollock just over 14lb (that clearly did not want to leave to the wreck), Petes's gentle persuasion and our Masterline gear won the day.
Sunday was a different affair - wrecks that had seen gin-clear water the day before were coloured (it really was a case of "you should have been here yesterday"!) so we headed out and out and out again until we found the fish. Almost 100nm covered in the day (loving the 560HP new Boat!) until eventually we got amongst them. Some excellent anglers aboard and their patience was tested, thanks for hanging on in their guys and really look forward to having you back.
Weather is looking snotty this w/end but great in the build up so if you fancy getting out mid-week give me a call.
Best wishes
Steve -
17/02/2017
Fishing Report by Steve Green
17 Feb 2017 by Steve Green
First charter with the new boat today, what a pleasure to be belting along at 18kn on a glorious Sussex day. The crew make the day of course and having Mason, Robert, Dave, Peter, John & co. aboard was a real pleasure.
Pollock was the plan and after a little searching around we were on them - best of the day this heavy set 17lber skilfully brought to the net by John.
If you want to get out to catch big fish on a big fast boat give me a call.
Best wishes
Steve -
01/2017
Fishing Report by Steve Green
Jan 2017 by Steve Green
Well it's not great news I am afraid. We could fill the boat with Whiting (1/15 are keepers) so it's a numbers game on that front and confident I would send you home with a box of fish for the table if that's what your after...... they are fabulous eating.
We have turned toward wrecks and had mixed results depending on tide/water clarity with Pollock. Some excellent fish over the last 4 weeks in the 13-15lb class but it's a hit & miss affair.
Most positive news - in thick fog delivered the new Catamaran today for lift out, safety inspection & clean-up. An amazing boat with almost double the cruise speed and 3 times the space of the old one, exciting times lay ahead.
Best wishes
Steve - 07572065543 -
31/12/2016
Fishing Report by Steve Green
31 Dec 2016 by Steve Green
With inshore Cod fishing slower than expected we headed off to the wrecks in search of hard fighting Pollock and were not disappointed! As many were lost as landed taking repeated powerful dives into the wreck and taking baits so deep that they chomped through 30lb leaders. A great day out with great anglers onboard rounded off the year nicely.
It's been a great year with Turbot, Bream, Brill, Bass, Cod, Conger and above all the wonderful people that it has been pleasure to have aboard Brigand, you have really made it a great year, thank you all.
Very excited about the arrival of the new boat in February. 10m Catamaran with twin 280hp engines and a genuine cruise speed of 16kn will make those distance Turbot & wreck marks accessible in most weathers and that will be the focus of 2017.
Availabilty is limited for Jan/Feb which looks like being peak wrecking period so get in touch if you want to be amongst it.
Best wishes
Steve -
14/11/2016
Fishing Report by Steve Green
14 Nov 2016 by Steve Green
After what seems like an age Brigand was back fishing yesterday & today..... At last!
Yesterday had Adam and co. Aboard, tough day with the wind shifts from S to N in such quick succession but they toughed it out and we moved around quite a bit thoughout the day. No Cod but plenty of Plaice, Dabs and some sizeable Whiting. Not as good as we are used to but all boats were struggling in those conditions.
Today out with good friends so plenty of laughs and Bass, Plaice, Dabs & Whiting kept us busy on the rods
Jan & Feb dates loaded which will be peak Cod season so don't leave it until the last minute. If you have a date in mind give me a call and I will do my best to adjust calendar and fit you in.
Best wishes
Steve
