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13/12/2014
Fishing Report by brian poppy
13 Dec 2014 by brian poppy
Antony and his party were on the ball Saturday morning it was nice to get away on time so that we could get the best out of the falling tide with low water around 9.00am on the mark i was hoping for a few fish before slack water, the flood has been fishing very good the last few times ive been in that area so i was pretty confident that we would get a good selection of fish,Bert had the first of many on the boat with Rodger bringing in the best fish of the day a lovely condition 6lb8oz proper Cod the party respected the size limits and put back the fish that i recommended under 4ocms unless they were gut hooked i think this size fish will allow you to get a half pound fillet off each side if you are good with the knife weight wise if you weigh the majority of these 40-44cm fish you will be amazed that they only go about a pound and half to three quarters and haven't had a chance to reach maturity so putting the smaller ones back is a feather in you cap for conservation and the future Cod stocks well done boys have a great xmas and look forward to seeing you all in the new year,BP.
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11/12/2014
Fishing Report by brian poppy
11 Dec 2014 by brian poppy
Meeting Ian and his mates at 7.30 was a good call with the wind coming off the land at a great deal of knots we did not have to many options to chose from were we would finish up off Corton,it came up trumps again fishing inside about 400yds off the beach the Cod were hungry as the fish started to show straight away and kept on coming right through the flood with Robert getting top fish of the day a lovely Cod coming in at 8lb11oz with a party total of 44 take home fish it was a day to remember well done all and i hope you enjoy your fish see you all on the 18th,BP.
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07/12/2014
Fishing Report by mark crame
7 Dec 2014 by mark crame
Brian took pity on me after loads of shifts and bad weather and persuaded me to persuade my wife to let me come out on weekend...it took a lot of smarming to get the okay but I managed and at half six I got up in darkness, made my sandwiches and energised with a couple of strong coffees I wandered down to the Yacht Club to meet him. It was supposed to be raining but wasn't which was a good sign and with Simon and Mike aboard the four of us headed out to sea. The wind was quite stiff and we couldn't drop anchor in the intended spot so moved to a mark that's been pretty productive of late; it's where I'd been getting my roker and the 6lb cod a few weeks back and though lumpy it was fishable. We were still on the flood and with rods rigged and baits hooked we dropped down and started to fish.
I had my uptider of course but also a new toy - Fladen have brought out a new and update version of their popular and superb full carbon rods and my 7ft 10-20lb class had arrived a few days previously. I'd christened it with a whiting on Friday on a brief session but it really needed to get codded. The reel seat was a bit too short to take my usual Lever Drag multipliers so I decided, seeing as it's a sensitive rod, to screw on my Maxximus KM10 spinning reel - a small coarse reel it was totally unsuitable for the job of pulling codling up against three knot tides with a pound of lead on but I figured that it'd give me a really good feel for the rod and the fish, especially with the braid that's on there, so with a 4/0 pennel holding a couple of frozen blacks and a ring of unwashed squid from Sam's Baits I dropped it off the stern and let out plenty of line...
Three minutes! Talk about quick, the rod was nodding away and I started winding it in. I should have greased the reel up a bit more to smooth things out with this workload but it coped admirably and up came the first cod of the day.
Simon was next up - his first boat trip. Used to catching a lot of pin whiting he wasn't unfamiliar with what came aboard...well, I say next up but I mean next person up - I was on three codling already and we'd been fishing twenty minutes tops; two on the full cabron and one on the uptider with a whole unwashed squid.
Mike was next, with his first cod of the day
And then my rod was going again. I was feeling guilty so offered it to Brian so he could have a play with my skinny rod.
At this point I was streaking ahead. The others all had fresh lug while I was on frozen blacks and this kind of stayed the same throughout the remainder of the flood; I mention this because things reversed totally on the ebb. I think I landed six codling before slack (plus whiting) but only two once it turned, the others catching up at this time and Brian overtaking me. Perhaps it was an anomaly or just where my baits were dropping or perhaps there's something about expected food and tide states? Who knows; but I was having great fun on this setup whatever I caught!
The sea flattened considerably once the ebb started and the first hour was manic before it went quiet and apart from the odd fish here and there we had to wait until it passed it's peak before the fish came in more steadily and just after three we brought the line sin to make it back through the heads before darkness fell with 28 keeper cod (split evenly between us) measuring 42-48cm in the bucket plus a few decent whiting including a two pounder.
With Brian driving Mike and I tackled the gutting and the fish were full up, their stomachs bulging. Mostly crab, shrimp and prawn with a few digested fish. One of mine, full and fat, had taken my bait while a six inch whiting was down its throat with the tail still in the mouth; another had a crab around 5 inches across the carapace in its stomach which is the largest crab I've seen in a fish - and this was a 46cm fish so not even a lunker. Another had a sea mouse and a few had lug in them. Back we came as the sun began to set on what felt like my best boat session since the summer before last when we bagged up on thornbacks and hounds...
A truly great day and a huge tonic to my winter blues - Thanks ever so much Brian and thanks also to Mike and Simon who were a pleasure to spend the day with. -
07/12/2014
Fishing Report by brian poppy
7 Dec 2014 by brian poppy
Plenty of fish this weekend close in off snag ally with both partys taken home a nice lot all fish that were kept ranged between 40cm and 48cm there were some good sized Whiting showing as well ,only one Rooker on Saturday 7lb6oz a nice sized fish a few Dabs are showing as well that have got a nice bit of roe i haven't been onto my favorite mark for them yet may be next week with the twins they love Dab bashing like all children,well done youall and look forward to seeing you all again have a great xmas and an even better new year,BP.
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05/12/2014
Fishing Report by brian poppy
5 Dec 2014 by brian poppy
This Year iam offering once a month the chance for our senior citizens to enjoy a day out with us at a reduced price of £30 per person on a first come first served basis with all bait and tackle to be supplied by your selfs (if you haven't got bait or tackle and you still want to go then phone for full details)first date on the calendar is 19th of January and 11th of Feburary for the second date i will post March&April later on in the new year normally we leave our moorings at the Royal Norfolk&Suffolk Yacht Club beside the South Pier Lowestoft Around 8.00am and back in again by 16.00pm,for all those interested please phone or email
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30/11/2014
Fishing Report by brian poppy
30 Nov 2014 by brian poppy
With the winds finally dropping David and his freinds had a trip out that every one would like with the seas just about flat the sun came out and the fishing was spot on with 9 Rooker the best coming in at 9lb6oz and plenty of small Cod and a sprinkling of Whiting with a few fat Dabs what a cracking day,we started off on a mark that ive been to a few time in the last few weeks and it has allways given up some Rooker and the odd Cod early in the season and today was no exception 5 Rooker and 2 Cod and a good few Whiting mostly went back only the better fish were kept,at 1300 we had a move inside to another area that ive found pretty clean after a poke around we got the pick in and with a nice lot of marks showing it was not long before we were getting the Cod in all though they are small fish it was nice to see so many the boys kept quite a few of the 44cm-48cm size unless they were gut hooked they were certinly hungry best baits were fresh lug and squid strip mix the Rooker were taking this combo as well with the best fish going to Tim and only 300yds off the beach,well you boys hope you enjoy your fish and look forward to seeing you all again soon.i will get photo on when i pick camera up from boat.
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28/11/2014
Fishing Report by brian poppy
28 Nov 2014 by brian poppy
Had some Bait left over from weekend so had a run out on my own Monday droped into a mark that i havent been to for a while it prodused the goods,3Rooker all around 4/5lb,3 Tomys and a few Whiting not bad for a few hours pleasure angling.
Friday and i for warned the party that we might cancel due to east winds that were chargeing around but they were pretty happy with my decision that i would take them round the corner off the claremont as it was the only place in these conditions we stuck it out till 14.00 with two of the lads not feeling to good but they done ok concidering the conditions (like being in a washing machine) they had 2 nice Cod both 45cm and 30 plus Whiting with 10 take home ,well done you boys and look forward to seeing you all again lets hope the weather is on our side. -
15/11/2014
Fishing Report by brian poppy
15 Nov 2014 by brian poppy
With conditions not the best it was off to snag ally with the party on Wednesday19th i must say iam not a great lover of this area as i have mentioned from time to time but when conditions are so that its not good to try and get off and what fish there is at the moment you have to bite the bullet never mind we had fish from the start all though they are a bit on the small side there is allways that chance of a decent one as we found 2 weeks ago with a 6lb8oz and 5lb4oz coming in over that weekend and last sunday rob on katy picked up a 7lber so there is some about its a bit of a lottery but if things go well in the next few weeks i can see a steady improvement in size as these bigger fish will appear when you least expect them to and in areas that are not normally assosiated with them so keep plugging away and that biggy will surely find your bait,i hope you all enjoyed your day out with us and look forward to seeing you all again soon,this picture is from Saturdays trip15th with Mike and Darren holding up the Rooker best was 9lb5oz well done Mike we didont expect to see them,BP.
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15/11/2014
Fishing Report by brian poppy
15 Nov 2014 by brian poppy
This report covers two days over the weekend plenty of fish on both days with the best going to Mike a first trip for him and the best Rooker 9lb5oz did not expect to see that,Whitings and a few small Cod made up the main catches on both days nothing over 48cm but we were keep busy with a continues flow,thanks all see you again soon,BP.
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31/10/2014
Fishing Report by brian poppy
31 Oct 2014 by brian poppy
Weve been getting some nice fish of late with plenty of Rooker and some decent Cod have just started to show last Saturday i had a 6lb8oz Cod and today Andy had a 5lb4oz Cod it looks like weve some exciting times ahead,there are plenty of small Cod showing but these fish are only going one way that is bigger,Brian
