Latest Fishing Reports: Mistress
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17/05/2012
Fishing Report by Nigel Whitehurst
17 May 2012 by Nigel Whitehurst
7 of us went out on a 10hr wrecking trip with rich cope on the mistress and we were very lucky to get out as the previous few days weather had been poor.we set out with shads and sidewinders and was instantly made very welcome by Rich who gave us some tips and pointers as a couple of the lads had not been wrecking before,we started catching cod and pollack almost immediately and the exitment grew quickly as all the lads had fish within 2 drifts.at slack tide the catch rate slowed down but the stamp of the fish improved with each drift. Rich moved straight away to another wreck if we wewnt more than one drift without catching and set about his work with gusto making sure we were getting the best from each wreck and getting the net ready for the larger fish without delay.Rich is a credit to the whitby charter boats helping us get the best out our day and passing on tips to improve our catch rate and nothing was too much trouble for him.We went back to the harbour over an hour early due to the fact that all our cool boxes were full of quality cod and pollack and all the lads were grinning with delight after a very successful day.we found out later that most of the other charters that went out that day struggled to locate fish but we had no such problems mostly because Rich sought out wreck after wreck for us and put in a great effort to make sure bwe had an excellent day.the 2 new guys were so entrhalled by the experience they have purchased their own rods and reels for future trips.Thanks for your time and patience Rich you made our day out on your boat a special one. cheers nidge whitehurst
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17/05/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
17 May 2012 by Rich Cope
Finally a break in the weather saw us getting out for few hours. I started the day around 5 miles from whitby and having took a few fish to about 6lb decided to stay in the area and work a few marks nearby. The fishing was never hectic but we took a steady picking of fish every drift, we had a PB cod for a lad which was only about 6-7lb, ling to 10lb, and pollock and cod to about 8lb. all fish fell to sidewinders and shads, rhubarb and custard the best colour. all in all a good day, lets just keep our fingers crossed for better weather so we can get back at them!
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20/04/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
20 Apr 2012 by Rich Cope
I planned on anchoring today to see if we could nail another biggy for the festival. The water had a bit of green algae tinge in it again, but on arriving at the mark there was feed swarming all over, so I told the lads to drop shads on the off chance of nailing a few before anchoring. All rods went straight into fish! result! the water cant have been as coloured as first thought. well we scrapped the idea of anchoring as we took a steady picking of cod all day long most people leaving with 12+ fish each, although we caught nothing enormous we enjoyed sport with cod pushing 8lb on shads and light gear.
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11/04/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
11 Apr 2012 by Rich Cope
What a great day we had today. unfortunately I was let down by some anglers and only had two remaining anglers, but I sailed anyway. we stayed close inshore and it was quite hard hard work. we had a mixed bag of cod, ling and whiting until the last hour when we latched into something a little bigger! it took around quarter of an hour to bring up, we were surprised to see a halibut! weighed officially at whitby angling supplies it went 56lb, only 12oz short of the port record.
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24/03/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
24 Mar 2012 by Rich Cope
With the algae bloom colouring the water as it is at the minute and tides being as lively as they are, we had a run off the wall yesterday. I had group of novices onboard so fishing was a bit slow, we managed to get a few fish for the lads though we got a nice double figure cod for Ian, and also managed a ling into double figures. The lads left happy though having caught a few between them.
Ian with his cod -
17/03/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
17 Mar 2012 by Rich Cope
With the small tides we decided on a days wrecking, with virtually no wind all day it was perfect. we worked a few wrecks on the 4 mile, the sport wasnt hectic but we took a steady picking of cod everywhere we stopped, the biggest of the day went 8 1/2lb for Mick Thurlow, which is a new PB for him. the majority of the fish were in the 4-6lb bracket. We also managed a a cat fish which are a bit of rarity, nice to see though.
Mick with his new PB cod -
12/03/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
12 Mar 2012 by Rich Cope
With the huge tides last weekend we decided on a days uptiding, probably the last day uptiding until next winter. I fished with paul on sea otter 2 the day before and got a few fish, so expectations were quite high.
Myself, regular lads, Ray and Alan, and killer jumped aboard, and off we set to fish the ebb tide.
It was slower than the day previous, but out of the 6 hour session Ray had 4 fish, Alan had a few killer managed a couple and I managed 1! the fish were all between 2lb and 5lb, it was a fantastic day at sea just like a summers day.
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09/02/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
9 Feb 2012 by Rich Cope
Today saw settled weather again, so with only a couple of lads interested in a trip we set sail for a bit of winter uptiding. we had a good spring tide today with plenty of tide to get the fish feeding. we had a great start with me catching a fish touching 10lb, but the rest of the day proved a bit slow despite a few moves. we finally called it day when the heavens opened and we got a dollop of snow!
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02/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
Feb 2012 by Rich Cope
*** Whitby Charter Skippers Association 2012 Competition Dates ***
These are massive events, with lots of big money prizes up for grabs, I still have plenty of available dates for these popular competitions, phone or drop me a line to get the best tides early while they're still available. All the best, Rich
Spring Competition - 14th to 28th April 2012
3 daily prizes totaling £100 every day, and an overall prize of £1000 for the heaviest fish weighed.
Summer Festival - 16th June to 8th July 2012
This huge event has 3 daily prizes totaling £100 every day. and an overall prize of £3000! for the heaviest fish weighed in. plus lots of other prizes available.
Late Summer Competition - 8th to 23rd September 2012
3 daily prizes totaling £100 every day, and an overall prize of £1000 for the heaviest fish weighed. -
29/01/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
29 Jan 2012 by Rich Cope
I only had 4 lads booked ontoday so it gave me a chance to wet a line for a change! we had a smaller tide today, but the sea was flat it was a lovely day to be at sea once the sun poked through the clouds. we started in the same spot we left the day before and were into codlings from the start, again it was slow, but i tried something a bit different today, i moved the boat everytime the bites dried up and as a result found the lads a few more fish and they seemed to be of much better stamp too, the best lad had half a dozen fish upto 7lb,
pictures youres truely with one around 5lb
