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13/01/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
13 Jan 2014 by Rich Cope
Even given the small tides here at Whitby this weekend, we still produced the good for our anglers here on Mistress.
On saturday we had Preston Sea Angling Club with us, it was a slow start due to the tide taking its time getting going, but once it did with a few moves we found some steady sport. losing a few to a stealthy seal we never saw!
Nothing massive landed, the biggest went around 7lb 8oz for Nigel.
In total we took 30 codlings for the day. plus plenty of pouting and whiting.
the best bait was worm and squid, this combo has by far been the most consistent this winter!
Monday we sailed again with only 4 lads onboard booked in at last minute,
We headed the other direction and caught the last of the ebb tide, getting straight into the fish.
we lost one to a seal that must have been sat under the boat! the lad with the net got a bit of a fright!
Again steady fishing produced over 30 cod for the lads, the best angler taking 14 cod.
We got a surprise Doggy, we dont get many off our shores so always welcome. pleanty fo pouting and whitings too.
best bait again worm and squid.
Pictured is Matt Breen from York with a nice brace of Cod caught on Monday, well done mate, we can always count on you to whistle a few out! -
08/01/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
8 Jan 2014 by Rich Cope
I got a phone call late the other night asking if i was fishing the next morning, i had no plans so said id take the lads from Hull.
It started out quite slow, with is taking around 10 fish on the last of the flood, but with the tides being smaller than usual i had a different plan today to fish a few spots i hadnt visited for a while.
we had to wait till mid morning till the tide came right for us.
A short move and a bit of jiggery pokery with the anchor saw a flurry of better fish aboard for us. including a belter for young Alex taking the scales to just under double figures a nice 9lb 12oz Cod!
as the tide changed in this spot we moved again taking a flurry of nice fish, the stamp of fish was certainly a lot better than of late with many fish between 4lb and 6lb.
not as many fish as we have been catching lately but we finished up with 30 odd Cod for the day, the best angler taking 15.
The lads with a few of their fish -
04/01/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
4 Jan 2014 by Rich Cope
We managed another day at sea today as another gap in the appeared!
only 3 lads booked on and with tides being as the are uptiding was the order of the day again.
the first stop produced only one fish and a few half hearted bites,
so a quick move saw us straight into fish which came aboard at fairly steady rate the whole of the ebb tide.
as slackwater passed and the boat started swinging we re-positioned and as the tide got away the rods started bouncing again.
no monsters again today, the biggest fell to Robert from Doncaster, taking the scales round to over 6lb.
everybody caught plenty of fish, the boat final tally was between 65 and 70 codlings between the 4 of us, the best angler of the day took 30 codlings himself, fishing doesnt get much better than this!
best bait by far was black gully worm tipped with squid.
Pictured are the lads with just a few of their fish -
02/01/2014
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
2 Jan 2014 by Rich Cope
4 Hour Uptiding Trip
We put together a 4 hour trip for Holiday maker Mark from Leeds, as soon as I advertised it, the trip filled in literally a day! sailing 9am till 1pm, obviously suits a few people!
It was a very successful 4 hours, with everyone catching a few fish, loads and loads of missed bites due to everyones over eagerness to get their first fish of 2014!
The best lad as it turned out was Mark from Leeds taking 4 cod home. the best cod was around 5 and 1/2lb which fell to Joe from Hull, Bucko off the forum also landed a nice cod around 4lb in weight.
the boat total for the trip was 20 codlings, all between 2lb and 5 1/2lb. It was a thoroughly enjoyable short session on the water with some cracking folks.
Pictured is Joe from Hull with his best fish of the day -
29/12/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
29 Dec 2013 by Rich Cope
Two days on the trot! uptiding again today. with a lift in the tides i was expecting a bit faster action today.
it took a couple of moves before we located a few then it was steady away again for the rest of the day,
I found with moving regularly we would get a pocket of fish then move to the next spot, we amassed around 40 codlings again today.
we saw a few better fish today though with a few around the 6lb mark. still plenty of fish int he 2-3lb range keeping the rods rattling!
the best consistent bait remains to be a black gulley worm tipped with squid. Crab cart fished helped bag a few bonus fish today though.
Pictured is mark with one of his better fish -
28/12/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
28 Dec 2013 by Rich Cope
Uptiding today. Plenty of colour in the water, which is always a good sign!
The fishing was fairly steady today, we had 4 on board as a couple of others failed to show up again.
Between the 5 of us though we managed a steady 40 codlings. No big ones today unfortunately the majority being 2-3lb in weight we had a handful pushing 5lb.
Still the lads got plenty of action with 2 or 3 lads getting over 10 fish apiece.
Pictured is Mistress and Whitby regular Jack Vero with one of his better fish, Jack managed 11 cod for the day
- well done mate -
02/12/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
2 Dec 2013 by Rich Cope
What a belting day we had today.
I had two lads taking the boat from Bradford and boy were they rewarded, its the 1st day back to sea following the last Northerly, plenty of colour in the water I noticed on the way out.
The day got away quite slowly until the tide turned then it just went bananas all afternoon.
I fished too seeing as we had a good bit of space available, between the 3 of us we took between 40 and 50 Cod.
The Best angler took 22 cod, taking home over 22lb of prime fillet.
The most surprising thing was the stamp of the fish coming aboard we saw many fish today between 6lb and 10lb, The best cod took the boat scales round to 10lb 4oz
The best bait by far was half a black lug tipped off with a strip of squid.
Pictured are Nigel and David from Bradford with a few fish from their catch, well done men! -
28/11/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
28 Nov 2013 by Rich Cope
We only had three people booked on today, so stayed inshore uptiding.
The tides weren't ideal and the water is beginning to clear a little inside.
We weren't disappointed though, between us we managed around 40 cod. The best lad taking 15 himself.
Unfortunately nothing massive to report, the best went to Darren from Lincolnshore with a well conditioned 6lb + Cod
We also caught, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Pouting, Whiting and Ling. The rod tips rattled away all day for us.
Pictured is Darren with is Cod, well done mate! -
11/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
Nov 2013 by Rich Cope
Firstly I would like to congratulate Mick on Avante and Ken for getting the biggest fish of the Uptide competition, well done guys!
It fished well for us on Mistress too, we took 3rd and 4th heaviest fish overall, the biggest of any other species and junior section too. We only missed out on the heaviest bag by 1lb!
The fishing was slow on a couple of days but others the fishing was exceptional, our best day saw us boating over 90 cod! we had another day taking over 80 too.
The Inshore competition is over now for this year, but with the event being so successful, sponsorship has been pledged for next year and dates set! November 8th to 23rd
The inshore fishing is still producing good numbers of fish, even though we are tied up at the minute with the weather, the shore fishing is throwing out lots of codlings and few better fish reported.
Pictured is Mark Wilkinson with one of our daily prize winners of the competition -
16/11/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
16 Nov 2013 by Rich Cope
Another cracking day here at Whitby,
We were greeted with a nice flat sea and sunshine today, hopes were running high due the northwesterly we have been experiencing here the last two days putting a bit more colour back in the water.
Everywhere we stopped today we took a good number of fish, we left plenty behind in the search of bigger ones, as the sea bed inshore seems to be paved with loads of fish in the 2lb to 4lb range.
The best cod caught was by Mistress regular Mark Wilky, weighing in at just under 6lb back at the Middle Earth Tavern for the weigh in.
Also Whitby and Mistress Regular John Vero caught a ling just under 11lb taking top spot in the Any Other Species Section in our uptiding festival.
The lads fished well, with the boat amassing around 80 cod for the day
Pictured is John Vero with hid Ling - well done mate
