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14/03/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
14 Mar 2015 by Rich Ward
A long time since our last report due the rubbish weather we've been getting recently.
This last weekend was a little better, however the wind was from an East North East direction but ok to work.
The lads on board were from the "Telstar" angling club in Barnsley.
Richard, Gary and John had the boat booked on Saturday and had a great days fishing on the 9 mile ground.
No cod above 5lb but plenty of them!
Gary had the best catch with 22 cod himself!
John had the heaviest fish with a 6lb Wolf fish. Quite a surprise for this time of year.
Great day lads and excellent company.
Cheers
Rich -
08/03/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
8 Mar 2015 by Rich Ward
Just a quick note to let all anglers know that the Spring angling competition here at Whitby has been extended to 3 weeks this year.
The dates for the competition are now :- Saturday April 4th - Sunday April 26th INC.
We still have room in this competition. Individuals are as always very welcome to join us on the Shy-Torque.
Tight lines
Rich -
21/12/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
21 Dec 2014 by Rich Ward
Hi all,
May I take this opportunity to thank all our customers both old and new for their business throughout 2014.
Here's looking forward to some more excellent fishing in 2015.
The calendar is fully updated so please have a look at your dates for next year and get your booking sorted early!
I hope you all have a very merry Xmas and a prosperous New Year.
Cheers
Rich. -
07/12/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
7 Dec 2014 by Rich Ward
Some great fishing this last few trips and not having to travel miles either which is always a bonus!!
Come and grab some nice fresh cod before Xmas!!
We will sail with just 3 anglers at the moment.
Cheers
Rich. -
05/12/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
5 Dec 2014 by Rich Ward
The last few trips offshore have been very fruitful indeed. The water remaining nice and clear any where from the 5 mile ground and out from there.
Pete Tamms from Leeds joined Mick Long, Billy and Martin from Bury the other day and enjoyed some super fishing on the 9 mile ground.
Here's hoping the weather stays nice for us and we can get some more good fishing in before Xmas.
If you are a group of 3 or more I will sail offshore whilst we don't have to travel a long way off and the water remains clear.
If there are only a couple of you I will also sail but the trip would be inshore at anchor.
Pete Tamms is pictured. -
25/11/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
25 Nov 2014 by Rich Ward
Had my brother in law aboard today with some friends. We spent the day inshore uptide fishing with some reasonable results.
Perfect weather for the trip too. More like summer than winter!
The lads gathered around 50 codling between them. Best bag going to Steve Smith with 10 fish.
Best fish fell to Paul Lonsdale with a codling of 5lb 9oz.
Fishing offshore is producing well too. If you fancy a run off any time over the winter I will sail with 3 anglers for uptiding and 4 anglers for an offshore trip.
Cheers and tight lines
Rich. -
17/11/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
17 Nov 2014 by Rich Ward
The Shy-Torque booking calendar is all prepared and active now so please have a look to see what dates we have available that might suit you.
The tide tables for Whitby are also available now and if anyone requires a set please call or email me and I will get them posted out to you.
The dates for next years competitions have also been arranged and are as follows :-
Spring comp :- April 4th - April 19th inc.
Summer comp :- June 20th - July 12th inc.
Late summer comp :- Sept 5th - 20th inc.
Dates are starting to go already so give me a ring to arrange your trip(s)
All the competitions will carry big prize money again, so to avoid missing out, book sooner than later!!
Cheers for now and tight lines
Rich. -
15/11/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
15 Nov 2014 by Rich Ward
Hi to one and all,
Firstly I must apologise for not putting any reports up in the last 6 weeks or so. This has been due to me not sailing because of a broken rib !!
I am now sailing again and this last weekend saw our first trips since the beginning of October.
The weather fell very good for us over the weekend and so too did the fishing. Due to the amount of strong winds we've had over the last few weeks a lot of the more offshore marks haven't been touched and the fish certainly seem to have re-grouped!!
Our first drop on Saturday was on the 9 mile ground and this is where we stayed all day long. The fish were plentiful and everyone on board went home with a very healthy bag of cod.
Size wise, no monsters really. The best cod falling to Martyn Leck at 11lb 2 oz and the best ling of 14lb also falling to Martyn.
The weather has again turned for the worse with the winds coming out of the North East. Hopefully the water will remain the same gin colour it is now and we can get back out for more great sport as soon as possible.
Pictured is Martyn with a lovely winter cod! -
03/09/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
3 Sep 2014 by Rich Ward
To be fair, I don't think I can remember an August quite as windy as this last one here at Whitby. More cancelled trips than enough!!
On the days we have been getting away, the fishing has been nice and steady with some good size cod and ling showing on the wrecks. The inshore wrecks producing a good number of codling around the 5lb stamp.
The September competition is starting soon ( 13th ) and runs to the 28th. We only have a couple of days left now with any spaces, so if you fance a crack at the big cash prize give me a ring to secure your place.
Happy fishing wherever you are lads!!
Pictured is John from Manchester with a lovely big Whity cod. -
24/07/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
24 Jul 2014 by Rich Ward
Another Summer festival done and dusted for another year and what a scoop the lads had aboard the Shy-Torque this year!!
The first good fish aboard the boat and one which led the way in the comp for the first week or so was a beautiful cod of 20lb 3oz caught by regular angler on the boat, David Laine from Richmond.
Paul Siddle from Patrington nr Hull was the captor of the next good cod on the boat. His hitting the scales at 19lb 1oz. A personal best for Paul !! Well done mate.
Of course, John Wilcock, regular on the boat and (winner of more big money comps here at Whitby than anyone else), had to make his mark on the leader board. John was fishing over a period of 9 days with some close mates of mine, when, on his last day, hooked a cracking ling at 20lb 5oz. . When we boated the fish we were sure it was going to take the lead in the comp. Sadly upon weigh-in at tea time it was a mere 1lb off the leading fish. It did look a damn sight bigger than the leading fish though and had it been full of food instead of air, would surely have taken the top prize!!
A cracking competition again this year with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th overall top prizes falling to these 3 lads on the Shy-Torque.
John Wilcock's ling taking 2nd place overall winning £1000.00
David Laine'scod taking 3rd place overall winning £500.00 plus another £500.00 for heaviest cod caught in the comp.
Paul Siddle's cod taking 4th place overall winning £250.00
The boat took a good number of daily prizes too on top of these bigger fish.
The big cod and ling are here for you on the Shy-Torque!!
I would like to say a massive thankyou again to all who sailed with us in this years event and hope to see you all again in the not too distant future.
Pictured is 2nd place winner John Wilcock from Bradford.
More pictures on the Shy-Torque section on CBUK.
Tight lines
Rich
