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19/11/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
19 Nov 2013 by Rich Ward
Well, the work on the boat is running to schedule with both engines now out of the boat. The clean and paint up in the engine room is now in progress!!
If the weather doesn't get too bad for us we should be able to work on her every day. Tarpaulin's at the ready if it does change!!
I will keep you updated as we go along lads. The availability calendar is showing blue throughout November to give me chance to get well on with the work on the boat, but please feel free to give me a call at the end of the month if you fancy a run off as I do have the use of a mates boat. I will sail with a minimum of 4 anglers.
A massive well done to Mick Leonard on AVANTE for winning the inshore competition here at Whitby. A mate and work collegue of mine here at Whitby. Congratulations Mick and also to Ken Lydell (winner)
Last years inshore competition was won by the Never Can Tell. Seems these are the boys who know the inshore marks better than anyone else here at Whitby!!
Cheers for now lads
Rich -
13/11/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
13 Nov 2013 by Rich Ward
Hi lads,
Just a quick note to let you know that I had confirmation today that I could use a mates boat for any work we get from now till our boat is ready in the new year.
I will be focusing primarily on ours for a week or so, getting things prepped for the first of the 2 new engines arriving. After that we can have a crack back out there. If you fancy a run off please feel free to give me a ring. We will as always need a minimum of 4 anglers to sail.
Cheers
Rich -
11/11/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
11 Nov 2013 by Rich Ward
The boat was lifted out of the water this morning for a re-fit for 2014.
Amongst many of the jobs we have to do, we are fitting two new propulsion units for the start of next season.
Hopefully we will be back up and running before the end of January next year.
If anyone wants to have a trip whilst we are working on the Shy-Torque I'm hoping to have the use of another boat whilst we are high and dry, so please keep in touch and we'll try and get you all some cod for over the Xmas period!! I will gladly take a couple of days off to get you out there. It will be a nice break from the spanners!!
Just before we finished for the year we managed to get away on Friday and Saturday last week.
A mixed group on both days saw some steady fishing out on the 9 mile ground. Best angler taking a dozen or so fish away each day. The boat taking around 60 - 70 fish both days.
Graham Stansfield from Leeds is pictured.
Cheers for now
Rich. -
30/09/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
30 Sep 2013 by Rich Ward
30.09.2013.
The September angling competition ended here last Saturday after all the boats cancelled for bad weather on the final day ( Sunday ) Good decision by all I think !!
The last 3 days of the event saw the lads aboard the boat experiencing some top sport . Ling nudging just over the 20lb mark were boated with a good number into the teens.
To be honest I don't think any of the skippers here at Whitby have ever tried harder to try and get that winning fish!!!
After a count-up on the leader board we found that the lads on the Shy-Torque had managed more daily prize winners than any other of the boats in the competition including 4 x 1st place winners. A cracking result for both the boat and the lads combined.
The 8 daily prize winners on the boat are as follows :-
19.09.2013.
Mark Nichols ( Selby ) 17lb 8.5oz - 1st Daily prize.
Mark Kirby ( Sheffield ) 10lb 5.5oz - 2nd Daily prize.
David Ezzy (Edinborough) 8lb 13.5 oz - 3rd Daily prize.
25.09.2013.
James Rook ( Barnsley ) 15lb 7.5oz - 3rd Daily prize.
26.09.2013.
Patrick May ( Loftus ) 18lb 14.5oz - 1st Daily prize.
27.09.2013.
Paul Siddle ( Hull ) 20lb 1.5oz - 1st Daily prize.
27.08.2013.
Stuart Hutchinson ( Barnsley ) 18lb 7oz - 3rd Daily prize.
28.09.2013.
John Walker ( Barnsley ) 19lb 1.5oz - 1st Daily prize.
May I thank all the lads who fished this year aboard the boat in this years competitions and here's hoping we see you all again next year for some more excellent sport.
Wherever you fish may your lines be tight!!
Pictured is Paul Siddle from Hull with his 1st daily prize winner of 20lb 1.5oz. Paul was fishing with his mate Brian Towle (also from Hull) who won last years September competition on the Shy-Torque.
Cheers
Rich -
24/09/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
24 Sep 2013 by Rich Ward
24.09.2013.
Today we had Paul Deardon's team from South Yorks Fire Dept join the boat to have a crack in this years September competition.
Paul and the lads fish on the Shy-Torque 4 or 5 times a year and are usually blessed with good weather and good fishing too. Today was no exception for them.
"Mill pond" conditions greeted us on our departure and remained that way all day for the lads. A bit misty and damp but who cares when you could hold a lit match up without it being blown out!!!!!!!
The lads turned up with their usual group of 6 (nice light boat) so we headed out to a few wrecks to have a crack at the big one. The cod fishing was superb on the first two wrecks. Best fish going a tad under 10lb. No big ling though, although plenty of these too.
We dropped on our last wreck just before 2.30pm giving us time for just 3 drifts. Again no big fellas but another 10 fish were boated to add to their overall catch of some 90 - 100 fish.
The lads will be returning again next year for another crack at the prize money!
Chris Mee is pictured with one of his many cod at just under 10lb.
Tight lines
Rich -
30/09/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
30 Sep 2013 by Rich Ward
22.09.2013.
Jack Ellis, his dad and a couple of his mates from Sheffield were amongst a mixed group of lads on the 22nd this month.
The codling were still playing hard to get as they have been quite a bit this year!
The ling fishing however was excellent with some good sport for all the lads on the boat. No big fish on the day but plenty of them.
The two best fish for the lads were a ling of 10lb for Jacks dad and a cod just short of 10lbs for Russ.
Jack is pictured 2nd from the left.
Cheers lads, great company.
Tight lines
Rich -
22/09/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
22 Sep 2013 by Rich Ward
The first day proper in this years September angling competition was Thursday 19th this week. The first 5 days being cancelled to some crappy weather !!
With massive tides upon us we were really struggling to find anything of any size anywhere to be honest.
We tried ground mark after ground mark in our quest to get a good fish or two on the leader board to set the precident. At slack water we dropped on a couple of wrecks for very little off one of them and nothing off the other!
Just after slack we dropped on a little "hot spot" of mine which has thrown a good fish or two up in the past, with even a couple of overall festival winners too. First drift saw a relative newcomer to the Shy-Torque drop on a good ling of 17lb 8.5oz and another couple at just over 10lbs and 9lbs.
Mark Nichols from Selby taking the £50.00 first prize on the day with his fish of 17lb 8.5oz.
The other two fish taking second and third place on the day. A clean sweep for the lads!!
Marks fish has since been beaten by another angler on another boat by a couple of pounds.
Mark is pictured with his P.B fish.
Tight lines
Rich. -
16/09/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
16 Sep 2013 by Rich Ward
16.09.2013.
We did our second to last sharking trip last Thursday (12th) with a group of regular lads from around the Richmond area. A lovely forecast for a change, allowing us to get out to our usual stomping ground where we have had good results on all the shark trips so far this year.
Sadly this wasn't to be the case on this trip! A lovely days sport for the bottom fishing however, with around 20 pollack, 30 cod, 15 or so ling and various other bits and bobs including haddock. A nice picking for the 4 lads.
I'm guessing that the Northerly blow which we'd had a few days prior to the trip had some effect on the days sharking.
John Wilcock (crew) is pictured with one of his ling just over 13lb.
Tight lines
Rich -
14/09/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
14 Sep 2013 by Rich Ward
14.09.2014.
Some real crappy weather here at the moment with even more to come. Typical, as it's the start of the late summer competition this weekend!!
Last day off with general anglers for the Shy Torque was last Sunday (8th)
A steady days work out on the rough ground on the 9 mile with some lovely ling showing. No monsters but a good number of fish to 12lbs were boated. Still not a great number of cod showing here but I'm sure things will improve on the cod front once the herring have disappeared, which will be in the next few weeks.
No days left in September now but we do still have a few dates left in October and early November before we get the boat lifted out of the water on the 12 November for a re-fit, with new engines for 2014.
Pictured is Daniel from Sedgefield Co Durham.
Tight lines
Rich -
03/09/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
3 Sep 2013 by Rich Ward
03.09.2013.
It's that ling time of year again lads!!
Plenty of ling showing all over the place with a good number into double figures. Sadly not a great number of cod here at present but I fancy when the herring start spawning ( which won't be too far away ) we'll see an influx of those too.
The weather here is still making the fishing a sheer pleasure with flat calm days upon us again for a few more days.
Just a quick note lads,
The dates for next years competitions are now open and we are taking bookings for them now as well as all other general fishing days. We have the 2014 diary and tide tables now for all bookings.
They are :-
Spring April 5th - 20th inc
Summer :- June 21st - July 13th inc
Late summer :- Sept 13th - 28th inc
Dates are starting to go already so get your trips sorted and booked for another chance of the big money!!
Tight lines to one and all,
Rich
