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01/08/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
1 Aug 2013 by Rich Ward
01.08.2013.
Today saw Peter Bloom from Pickering join us again for his annual sharking trip of the year.
Peter is the marine biologist at Flamingo Land Zoo nr Pickering. This was to be his 4th attempt at catching a shark here from Whitby. After boating 5 shark so far this year on 3 trips I was feeling very confident that Pete was going to have his break today.
The last couple of years have seen his attempts be hampered by crappy weather and today was no exception!
We sailed on a fairly good forecast and managed to reach the favoured grounds by around 9.30 (slack water time ) This is usually the best time for us here at Whitby ( today was different ) The weather was nothing like predicted and hampered us no end. A very stiff S/E wind over tide, lines getting caught in the screws etc etc.... the list went on....... Unhappy skipper until 12.30pm when we had our first take.
Nigel Hall my crew man for the day had spotted a fin break on the surface whilst mackerel fishing and reported back to me. With baits checked and extra chum going over the side we waited. Thankfully we had to wait little more than 5 minutes before the fish took hold. Pete took hold of the rod and played what seemed to be a fairly small fish. After around 15 minutes we actually caught sight of the fish. Obviously I was thinking it was going to be a small fish after getting it to the boat so quickly. WRONG!!
When the fish saw the boat ( or Pete! ) it immediately turned and dived some 75 mtrs in no time and just sat there on the bottom. Bigger than we thought for sure!
He wrestled with the fish for some 45 minutes, actually getting it quite close to the boat when " OH F**K " was muttered. The fish had slipped the hook and Pete was left staggered and in awe with what had just happened... me too!!
We re-chummed for the last couple of hours without success and called it a day. Bugger, bugger, bugger.
Nothing more annoying than losing a fish, especially one of these fine creatures.
Pete is coming back for yet another attempt next year and hopefully his 5th will prove to be the one!
Whilst we were sharking he was also doing a bit of bottom fishing and just happened upon a very nice cod of 13lb 1oz..... BONUS !!!
Pete is pictured. -
27/07/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
27 Jul 2013 by Rich Ward
27.07.2013.
Some lovely cod starting to show at last here at Whitby.
The 9 mile ground proving to be a very successful area for a better fish or 2.
Jamie Britton joined a mixed crew last week and had a cracking days sport with ling to 13lb and cod to 12lb 14oz.
We have all been waiting for the water to clear here at Whitby and it sure has now, but strangely enough most of the fish caught this day was on the bait. Mainly the baited hokkai traces.
No rules in this game even when the clarity is like Gin!!
Jamie is pictured with his best cod of 12lb 14oz.
Tight lines
Rich -
17/07/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
17 Jul 2013 by Rich Ward
17.07.2013.
Mick Long and his crew were aboard the boat on the 17th this month and enjoyed a lovely day at sea.
After struggling for the first hour or so we settled into some steady fishing on the 9 mile ground and ended up with a good show of both cod and ling ( with a couple of haddock thrown in ) at the end of the day.
The group managed around 60 to 70 fish all told and were well pleased with the results after the recent "slowish" fishing here at Whitby.
Things are certainly picking up now with the water clearing to an aqua blue colour at last.
Pictured is Billy ( who doesn't like having his picture taken !! )
Rich. -
25/07/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
25 Jul 2013 by Rich Ward
25.07.2013.
The Whitby 118 boys had a trip with us the other week and had a ball !!
Flat calm conditions allowed us to have a good run offshore to a couple of wrecks which hadn't been touched for some time.
The first wreck only produced around a dozen fish to 6lb but the second one we visited rewarded them with a great 2 hours of mad fishing. The lads ended up with around 80 fish in total for the day with a couple of them into double figures.
They asked that the group picture be displayed so they could show their mates!!
Tight lines as ever
Rich -
16/07/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
16 Jul 2013 by Rich Ward
16.07.2013.
Still playing ctach up on the reports!!
Bill Barraclough from South Yorkshire experienced some cracking Ling bashing on his trip on the 16th July.
The tides on the day were perfect for wreck fishing and Bill with his " special " lures showed the rest of the lads the way home with his catch. Bagging over a dozen fish with his best going just short of 13lbs Bill also the won the sweep on the boat, a very tidy £60.00!
It's getting towards the time of year now where the big ling start showing themselves and we're looking forward some 20lb plus fish very soon.
Bill is pictured.
Tight lines wherever you're fishing lads
Rich -
10/07/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
10 Jul 2013 by Rich Ward
Playing catch up on the reports at last!!
The weather has taken a slight turn for the worst this last 48 hours with some cracking storms in the Whitby area.
Here's hoping it gets back to the scorching 75+ of the last few weeks!!
The fishing at present isn't quite what it was a week or so ago but we're still clicking a good few fish.
Billy from Harrogate joined us on the boat with a very good friend of mine a couple of weeks back. He had never been out on an angling boat before let alone try and catch a fish!
Beginners luck may have played a part in his catch, which, at the end of the day was far better than anyone else's on board!!
A really enjoyable day with some good mates.
Billy is pictured with one of his fish. -
10/07/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
10 Jul 2013 by Rich Ward
Since the Summer competition started the fishing aboard the Shy-Torque has been steady.
Cod are at last showing in slightly better numbers both inshore and on some of the offshore wrecks.
With the weather still being on our side we haven't had a day off in the last month or so and haven't really had much time to report on the site. Starting at silly o.clock and not getting home till turned 6 doesn't leave much time for anything else than bed!!!
Big Sam Anderson from Beverley fished with us on the 10th July and enjoyed a cracking days sport on one of the wrecks we visited. Sam landed a lovely 14 cod himself with his best going a shade under 11lbs.
Sam is pictured. -
06/07/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
6 Jul 2013 by Rich Ward
Some improvements in the quantity of fish the last few weeks with the water on the 9 mile and beyond turning a lovely aqua colour ( at last!! )
A regular group on the boat from Barnsley ( Prince of Wales SAC ) dropped on some good cod fishing in the last couple of hours of their trip.
The majority of their fish was taken on the shad and sidewinder, a true sign the water clarity is a lot better than a month back.
The lads are back on the 28th September for a crack at the big one in this years Autumn angling comp.
Pictured is Sam Cosgrove with one of his nice cod. -
17/07/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
17 Jul 2013 by Rich Ward
Some lovely fishing today aboard the boat. With flat calm seas yet again and hot sun, what better way to spend a July day?
A run out to the wrecks on the 11 mile produced a few cod and ling to the 11 to 12lb mark.
The better fishing came when we arrived at one of my old favourite wrecks on the 17 mile where we grabbed a very nice 60 - 70 cod to 16lb. ( what a shame it wasn't competition week!! )
Tight lines to one and all and lets hope this weather remains until October !!
Rich. -
16/07/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
16 Jul 2013 by Rich Ward
The weather continues to be extra kind to us here at Whitby ( a bit like the summer of 76!!! )
I can honestly say that I can't remember as many flat calm days here for a number of years. Bonus!!
The Summer competition has come and gone yet again with the Association boats only losing 1 day out of the 23 scheduled, so a massive success. A big thankyou to all who sailed with us on the Shy-Torque III again this year.
No festival winners this time but a good number of daily prize winners again and all anglers leaving with smiles on their faces and some good bags of fish over the 3 weeks.
The next competition here at Whitby is in September. The dates are 14th Sept - 29th inc.
We still have room on the following dates :
Mon 16th Sept ( room for 5 )
Thurs 19th Sept ( room for 7 )
Fri 20th ( room for 3 )
Mon 23rd ( Empty )
The September competition here at Whitby usually give us a big fish and over the years we have had a good number of winners aboard the boat so drop me a line, either phone or computer, and come aboard and try and win yourselves a very nice £1000.00 in cash!!
Pictured is Ken Buckingham with his festival winning cod, a shade over 45lbs!!
Cheers
Rich
