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22/07/2014
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
22 Jul 2014 by Nick Gough
What an eventful Day
3 hour wreck fishing trips
Morning trip 10 am till 1pm
had the lads from the S.S.A Group
we started well with Andy Forshaw hooking into the first cod of the day on his first drop, fishing started well the lads getting a nice size fish every drift. then Andy Harrison managed to get a nice brace of cod with both fish over 5lb. the lads managed to catch a good amount of fish in a short space of time.
also while fishing we had two eurofighters training with a helicopter firing flairs at one an other while fishing great to watch but very worrying when it first kicked of just behind the boat.
Afternoon trip
had 3 families aboard, and from the first drift we managed to bag several cod and ling. all between 3 and 5 1/2 lb.
Evening Trip
we had a couple who hired the boat for a coastal cruise and wildlife spotting evening.
we ventured slowly to Gristhorpe to watch the seal bathing in the sun then ventured towards filey were we saw many types of birds.
we managed to spot Gannets
Kittiwakes, Cormorants, Razorbills, Puffins, Northen Divers, and the usual Heron gulls. aswell as several gray seals.
Cracking weather to be out in and great fishing to.
(Photo showing the S.S.A lads, a cracking bunch of lads which were a pleasure to fish with) -
20/07/2014
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
20 Jul 2014 by Nick Gough
10 hour Wrecking Trip Yesterday.
only 5 lads booked on so i decided to have a go myself,
Fishing started of great with some nice size Cod taking the shads, then after an hour the wind and tide increased and fishing slowed down and became hard work.
then after a couple of hours the fishing picked up a bit with a few more cod, ling and some massive whiting.
from the forecast the day before we were all prepared for a massive downpour which never came. and we had sunshine most of the day and a calm sea.
(Photo showing Skippers Catch) -
15/07/2014
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
15 Jul 2014 by Nick Gough
Great days Fishing on the Land rock today,
had a great stamp of cod and Pollock over the 5lb mark with loads of size mops put back.
heaviest fish today was a 9lb 8oz Pollock.
just had trouble getting through the mass of mackerel and mops to get to them.
(Photo the Chris Clark and his sons catch, in a 6 hour trip). -
05/07/2014
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
5 Jul 2014 by Nick Gough
Great 3 hour Cod Fishing Trip
with the weather conditions been far from perfect with a strong NW breeze we decided to took close in on the land rock. with the sun beaming down on us it was great.
from the lines were lowered we had several cod strait away. and as we drifted off the ground we had string fulls of mackerel.
in total we had over 50 cod and bucket fulls of mackerel.
(Photo showing the Forest Family and their great catch of Cod) -
26/06/2014
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
26 Jun 2014 by Nick Gough
Had a Cracking 6 hour wrecking trip today.
we traveled to the wrecks between 4 and 7 mile East of Scarborough. the weather was lovely a nice flat sea and the sun was beaming down on us all day.
the first drift had 4 anglers doubled over with nice size cod and ling around the 6 lb mark.
fishing was great for 3 hours then the fish size got smaller with some nice size whitings and pout been caught.
the heaviest fish of the day was a 12 lb Ling, and the heaviest bag been just over 40 lb.
mainly novice anglers today but they were a great set of lads. -
07/06/2014
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
7 Jun 2014 by Nick Gough
we had no bookings for the afternoon so myself and the crewman drew decided to fish the remainder of a local boat angling club match.
we steamed for 30 minutes and fished for just less than 2 hours.
i had a good bag of cod with the heaviest been 9 lb 10.5oz, (8 lb 2.5 gutted weight)
Results from the Scarborough Boat Angling Club wrecking Match
sponsored by Bill Costins Coso's.
1st NICK GOUGH - Cod - 8 lb 2.5 oz
2nd Ian Cappleman - Ling - 4 lb 14.0
3rd DREW WYATT - Cod -4 lb 7.0
4th Luke Beaumont - Cod 4lb 1.5 oz
5th Karen Niblett - Cod 3 lb 4.5 oz
6th Mark Beamont - Cod 2 lb 9.5 oz
7th Gary Snaith - Cod 2 lb 9.0
11 Anglers Fishing from 4 boats with only 7 anglers weighing in. -
07/06/2014
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
7 Jun 2014 by Nick Gough
4 hour Wrecking Trip joint with the Queensferry
today we had the lads from fussy engineering, their were 19 anglers fishing from the skylark and the Queensferry.
we steamed together to a wreck a few miles from Scarborough and shared the wreck with the Queensferry to allow the lads to have a bit of good banter between the boats.
sea conditions were slightly unsettled with a very few of the lads suffering from sea sickness
we managed to get a good amount of cod in a short space of time and a few small ling. one lad even managed to get a brace of pesky pouting. -
05/06/2014
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
5 Jun 2014 by Nick Gough
3 Hour Wrecking Trip
Fishing the inshore wrecks off burniston
(Only a half hour steam from Scarborough)
From the Start we managed to board some nice cod around the 3 to 5 1/2 lb mark,some blegs and whitting everyone managed to catch something which was great.
then in the last half hour over slack water we managed to get a couple of ling around 5lb.
great to see a better stamp of fish coming aboard and signs the wrecks are starting to hold a bit of fish already.
(Photo of Binny and Butler with two 5lb Ling) -
03/06/2014
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
3 Jun 2014 by Nick Gough
Had no Booking today So i decided to have a go for a couple of hours on the N E Corner, just off Marine Drive.
From the moment i got anchored and wet a line i got bites strait away and had my first fish out in less than 3 minutes not a massive cod but one ideal for the pan. re baited up and same again. had 5 fish out in the first hour then as the tide increased a bit more the fishing slowed down with hooks been stripped by crabs. i managed to get 3 crabs to the surface before they decided to let go of the bait.
managed to get another two cod out when the crabs decided to leave the bait alone long enough for a cod to sniff it out.
then when i decided i had enough for a couple of frys i wound in and found a dab layed on.
what a cracking few hours fishing . -
01/06/2014
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
1 Jun 2014 by Nick Gough
3 hour trip and a double figure Cod!!!
water had turned back to soup after the short blow we had last week.
so it was back to bait fishing at anchor again.
a few minutes after dropping the anchor into the rough ground off Burniston one of the lads get a tiny rattle and wound in a tadpole fish. the first one we have seen this year, then after returning the fish to fight another day his rod just bent over double and when he lifted the rod he got a good nod on the rod. when he got the fish to the surface he couldn't believe his eyes his first ever cod and one weighing just less than 12 lb. at this point the other customers just couldn't understand why they hadn't even had a bite at this point.
then after half an hour a few more bites developed into smaller cod around the 3 lb mark, a lessor spotted dogfish (5th One we have had this year) and a few blegs.
