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04/08/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
4 Aug 2024 by Nick Gough
Well it's been quite a while now since our last catch report. Today was our first trip out with passengers after a refit.
Photos from today's 8hr trip and 3 hour trip
Nothing huge on the 8hr trip but plenty of activity keeping the rods bouncing away
Loads of ballen wrasse and pouting caught
As well as a good amount of pan size cod and pollock.
We did have a few big mackerel too heaviest fish on the 8 hour trip was a 5lb 2oz cod
Great to see a young angler return from last years 3 hour trips taking on a 8hr trip and really getting into fishing.
Our first 3 hour trip of the year
Started off slow catching a few just size codling which were returned and mackerel
We also had several ballen wrasse and pouting
Then a 9lb 1oz Pollock jumped on the line
Another really good trip with mostly new anglers who I believe are all now hooked themselves. -
01/09/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
1 Sep 2023 by Nick Gough
Today we had a 6hr trip planned with a 3hr and a 2hr afterwards
We set off at 9am and the customers were been quite impatient so we decided to get fishing ASAP on a rock mark close to the harbour and strait away was into mackerel. This kept the customers happy and we had several runs managing to find a good few cod and Pollock also.
As fishing slowed down with ebbing tide reducing we decided to run further up the coast to get some more tide.
Again we found more mackerel, a few more cod and some whiting just off the rock.
As soon as the tide started turning the sea started building to a good meter which wasn't forecast and with a few of the customers suffering the effects of sea sickness we decided to run back for some shelter to from the swell. As we ran back the sea carried on building. Unfortunately conditions had picked up to the point it was unfishable so we were forced to return earlier than expected.
As we approached the harbour we did see some bottle nose dolphins in the harbour mouth again.
We cancelled the 2 hour trip at this point and the 3 hour trip we cancelled in person as the customers had travelled and paid for the parking so we offered to take them on a free ride out to see the dolphins for half an hour.
As soon as we left the harbour they soon released why we had cancelled the trip and after a bit of searching they all managed to see the dolphins heading south. -
31/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
31 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
Today we had a 6 hour trip to start with fishing was instant for us this morning as mentioned in a previous social post the skipper got a cracking 9lb 3oz Pollock which ended up been the heaviest fish of the day.
Overall the customers had a few cod and Pollock was slow going compared to what we have seen recently but with the winds and the tides its coloured the water a bit but lures were still working.
Once the ebbing tide was gone we kept moving marks trying to locate the fish and it was slow going for a bit until we found the tide again.
The 3 hour trip was slow starting with a few Pollock showing and a few cod we tried several marks to try and pick up some mackerel but with no success until the last 30 minutes of the trip and we then managed to find them in abundance.
On the way back to the harbour we saw all the passenger boats stationary in the harbour entrance when we looked closer we noticed a pod of bottle nose dolphins so we came in slightly later than expected and watched the dolphins leave.
For the full in depth catch report with more photos and information please visit our website https://www.skylarkfishingtrips.co.uk/post/catch-report-31-8-23 -
30/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
30 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
Two days are never the same
Todays trip unfortunately was cut short due to the predicted winds coming earlier than expected but young Charlie did really well winding up fish most drifts as usual
Plenty of plump mackerel as the last few days
As the customers had some fish to take back and the fishing becoming very difficult and tackle hungry due to the wind and tide been together making the drifts really fast we decided to call the trip short after 5hrs
Full catch report on our website blog https://www.skylarkfishingtrips.co.uk/post/catch-report-30-08-23 -
29/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
29 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
What a fish we had on this mornings trip taken on a Skylark Tackle 100mm sawamura shad available at
https://www.skylarktackle.co.uk/product-page/4inch-sawamura-shad-100mm-x3-per-pack
The Cod weighed 20lb 3oz and was 94cm long.
Overall another good trip with some nice clean fillets coming onboard along with plenty of large mackerel some of them were close to 2lb alone
Shads seemed to have the advantage today to keep away from the mackerel a bit but we did catch quite a few mackerel on the shads also.
Full Catch Report on our website with further details https://www.skylarkfishingtrips.co.uk/post/catch-report-29-8-23 -
28/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
28 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
We set off at 8am this morning and the winds were alot stronger than expected but we pushed through it and ended up again with not a bad day at all.
A good stamp of fish showing around the 3 to 5lb area with some huge mackerel and a few better size pollock
As we fished our last mark of the day a large pod of bottle nose dolphins made a show before we headed back.
Our second trip of the day was a 3 hour which we decided to travel back to where was fishing before and get the first of the ebb. When arriving the tide just hadn't got there yet but as soon as it did the mackerel were back on and a few cod coming over the rails
We did get a better cod on this trip weighing 7lb 2oz
Unfortunately we didn't see the dolphins this trip but all the customers were happy with their bags of fish to take home -
27/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
27 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
Another great day out today this time on the Cod
First Mark we went to produced a good few codlings and a cracking 12lb 6oz cod with a load of jumbo size mackerel.
Shads and baited hokkias seamed to work the best today on every mark we went to producing a nice stamp of fish. Overall everyone caught a cod which is always a bonus
Then as we steamed back we were greeted by a load of bottle nose Dolphins just off marine drive
Our 3 hour trip with all new anglers was also as successful as we steamed out we managed to find the same pod of dolphins heading out.
As for the fishing it was pretty much instant with some really nice plump mackerel, a few pouting and again some nice cod occasionally coming over the side.
We did get a single showing of a minke whale also just as we headed in -
26/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
26 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
Our first trip of the day started at 8am What perfect sea conditions with a light easterly breeze
We ran strait out with fishing been steady away from the start mainly codlings around 2 to 4lb. Not as many ling today biting like the day before but the codling definitely made up for that.
Best fish of the day unfortunately wasn't landed due to a unexpected visitor which ripped the entire fish off at the surface then circled the boat for a bit. The unexpected visitor was a shark around 6 to 7 meters in length. After this turned up fishing went very quite compared to this morning so took us a while to get back on the fish again.
Overall the customers had a good amount of fillets to take home
Heaviest fish was a tight one today between a cod weighing 9lb 2oz and a ling at 9lb 1oz
As we were about to return we saw mass of bird diving and about 30 to 40 very large seals feeding amount.
When returning we took a second trip out at 4pm
As fishing seamed to be better further out we decided to have a good steam out
Fishing was steady away with plenty of pouting coming over the rails unfortunately the customers lost the bigger fish been inexperienced and over bulling the fish ripping the hooks. But after advising them how to wind them up they did manage to get some cod, and ling up to 7lb
On the way back we had several sightings of minke whales -
25/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
25 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
Today we started the day at 8am running out to the inshore wrecks with a lot more wind than what was forecast.
One of our regulars Dave has been struggling to out-fish other anglers for quite some time. Today was definitely his day bagging the better and most fish
Overall Dave caught 6 cod and 14 ling as well as many pouting
Another angler on the trip first time with us on the skylark. James caught 14 ling, 3 cod, 2 pollack, loads of whiting and pout too
The rest of the other anglers had a good day as well but Dave and James were consistent all day getting a fish nearly every single drift.
Nice to ride home with plenty of tubs of fish and a really good stamp showing
Once we returned we set off with our 3 hour trip at 4pm. Unfortunately the weather wasn't kind for these either with a very downpour as soon as we left the harbour.
we steamed through it to a inshore wreck which instantly produced a nice codling then nothing else. So we ran out into deeper water and was rewarded with some nice size ling, plenty of pouting and a few mackerel and whiting.
Great to see the kids getting stuck in and reaping the rewards.
What a fantastic day for us and the customers hopefully the weather is kind for the next few weeks now -
28/07/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
28 Jul 2023 by Nick Gough
Brilliant 6 hour trip on the wrecks this morning.
Everything was perfect with ideal neap tides, hardly any wind and the lazy swell from yesterday had fallen away.
Nearly every wreck we went too produced and overall the customers had plenty of fish to take away.
Best fish today was a 13.6lb ling
Fresh mackerel seamed to take the better fish today but unbaited hokkais and shads caught the majority of the cod.
Great to see kids enjoying the trip and getting stuck in
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