Latest Fishing Reports: England
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16/02/2013
Fishing Report by brian poppy
on Cleveland Princess (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
16 Feb 2013 by brian poppy
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This report covers 3 days fishing very poor results with only Whitings and Dabs showing there are so many herring in the water it seems the cod are not interested in the baits that we are putting down,we shot our herring net to get some fresh fish baits it was only in the water for a max 10mins and we had 8 stone not bad if you like them,Saturday the herring were jumping out of the water all around us thankyou all lets hope we get a spring run,Brian.
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17/02/2013
Fishing Report by Mick West
on Emma Louise (Eastbourne, East Sussex)
17 Feb 2013 by Mick West
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17/2/13 wind was due to get fresh come lunchtime from the south east which would be wind over tide !
So I decided to concentrate on the wreck within a 20 mile radius ,one because of the weather and my party also wanted to be back for the 4pm lock ,
We left at 7am , the first few wrecks were hard work with the wind setting us off our drift ,anyway we finally found a few pollock but only one cod but once again I found a few more wrecks with fish on them and my party went away happy . View Boats Page
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17/02/2013
Fishing Report by Mick West
on Emma Louise (Eastbourne, East Sussex)
17 Feb 2013 by Mick West
Report on-board Emma Louise
17/2/13 wind was due to get fresh come lunchtime from the south east which would be wind over tide !
So I decided to concentrate on the wreck within a 20 mile radius ,one because of the weather and my party also wanted to be back for the 4pm lock ,
We left at 7am , the first few wrecks were hard work with the wind setting us off our drift ,anyway we finally found a few pollock but only one cod but once again I found a few more wrecks with fish on them and my party went away happy . View Boats Page
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16/02/2013
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Lady Grace (Brightlingsea, Essex)
16 Feb 2013 by Scott Belbin
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Today I was out on a fishing trip with Robbie who usually goes with Scott but as he was bringing his step son Michael they thought they would come out on Lady Grace for a few hours instead along with mum, Claire, who also goes with Scott too. As we headed out we couldnt have asked for a calmer day, it was like a sheet of glass. The sun struggled but failed to break through the clouds all day but neither the less it was a lovely mild day for fishing. While we were steaming out Robbie warned me he was trying out a 'special rig' which involved threading a slice of cork above the hook to work along the same principal as a pop-up like they use in carp fishing. Robbie said he was trying this rig out on my boat because he knew Scott would just laugh at him, especially if he didn't catch anything. Claire, Michael and I didn't seem convinced with his 'special rig' and had a little chuckle to ourselves on the way out. We headed out for the start of the flood and dropped anchor at our fishing spot. Now usually I would only be fishing out a mile or two in the River so it would only take about 20-30 minutes steaming before we anchored up but today we went further, we travelled for an hour before anchoring up. The reason for this is because there are alot of reports from the fishermen of the River being plagued with herring which is not something we caTotch on rod and line but because they are so thick under the water we struggle to fish for the codling. The herring will swim into your line and this will imitate bites so you are forever reeling in to check your bait which doesn't give the codling a chance to get on the hook. So I anchored further afield to avoid the herring. As we cast out waiting patiently seals popped their heads up around us on the boat. Not a good sign because if you do get a codling on then these seals will munch your catch up before you have time to reel it in, leaving you with just a codling head as your trophy. The seals seemed to be enjoying themselves, laying on their backs floating along the surface of the water, just chilling out. I left Robbie to his own devices with his special rig and concentrated on baiting and casting Claire and Michael's rods. Claire caught the first fish, a small whiting but the first couple of hours there seemed to be a tremendous amount of tide boaring past us, carrying nice clumps of weed which worked their way down our lines for us to build us muscles up on as we reeled in. As the tide eased back it was time for us to head home but since the fishing was much more comfortable we had a group vote and stayed out another hour. While I held my rod in my hand watching Michael's rod eagerly hoping to catch him a codling I felt a nod nod on my rod, finally, I leapt up with excitment and Mr cod nod nodded all the way in. I got Michael to reel in and I put fresh bait on his hook and cast him back out and did the same with Claire and not long after Michael was into a codling. His face was bright red from the struggle it was putting up but he was certainly enjoying himself. We got Michael's codling aboard and cast out hoping for a couple more but not long after we had to go in as time had flown past us and it was the end of our trip. There seemed to be a few funnels in the clouds form then disappear throughout the day and there seemed to be one following as we motored in, this one didn't disappear, it looked quite a powerful formation and you could see the swirling in the clouds above the funnel, but the funnel wasn't extending long enough for me to have any cause for concern but it was fasnating for Michael to see it form. As we headed home we discussed how sucessful Robbie's special rig had been. The scores on the doors were; Michael and I with 1 codling each, Claire with a whiting and Robbie nil. I think you can guess our conclusion on that rig.
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02/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Feb 2013 by Colin Penny
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WRECKING for POLLACK - during February and March is the time to fish for Big Pollack and recent wreecking trips have proved this with plenty of double figure Pollack being caught.Quite a few anglers have broken their personal bests.The Pollack have been caught on a variety of lures rhubarb and custard sidewinders,also white and blue ones,Jelly worms,and of course the good old red gill still does the business.Robin Amor landed several Pollack using a jelly worm tipped with a ragworm "Never seen that done before"but it worked.Pictured is Flamer IV regular Phil Harrison with the 16Ib Pollack he landed which was his Personal Best. Phil's successful lure was a pink redgill.
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March 1st,17th,19th,20th,30th, (must have own tackle)
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17/02/2013
Fishing Report by peter stubbs
on Sapphire 2 charters (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)
17 Feb 2013 by peter stubbs
Report on-board Sapphire 2 charters
Saturday 9th february 2013, Not very good today 9 anglers took around 10 cod to around 5lb poor , Thursday 14th february 2013, 9 anglers again poor around 12 cod to 4lb, Saturday 16th february 2013, 4 anglers out today and a bit bit of a change today slow at first but the fish came on around 4pm so give the lads a bit of a buzz for the last 3hrs ath we sorted them out with new rigs and better bait (fresh water fishman they wer lost) they started catching cod took home around 10 fish from 3 half lb to 5lb, A photo of the happy lads, Sunday 17th february 2013, 6 anglers today again poor start small tide but stuck it out till high tide soon as darkness came the fish came on the feed around 10 cod to 3 half lb,
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14/02/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
on Mistress (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
14 Feb 2013 by Rich Cope
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We fished Thursday this week with favourable conditions allowing us to get to sea.
With only two people booked on we stayed inshore uptide fishing.
It was a steady day really, biggest fish was around 6lb in weight, with everyone getting around half a dozen Cod each. Everybody caught fish to take home and with only three of us fishing we managed between 15 and 20 Cod between us. There were plenty of Pouting and Whitings caught too, just to keep the rod tips ratting.
Baits used were Squid, black lug, peeler crab, cart and razorfish.
Pictured are the lads with a few of their fish View Boats Page
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08/02/2013
Fishing Report by Terry Lee
on Seabreez3 (Brighton, East Sussex)
8 Feb 2013 by Terry Lee
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Fishing report – Friday 8th February 2013
A group of hopeful anglers arrived at Brighton Marina at just gone 7am having had ample time to stop off at the ’golden arches’ for some breakfast, all keen for a day aboard Sea Breeze 3.
It was borderline as to whether we would get out wrecking for Pollack with winds gusting to 15 knots predicted from the offshore forecasts. Whilst I would like to think that I persuaded skipper Terry Lee to take a chance, deep down I knew that as always he would make the right decision having changed the type of fishing on a previous trip. That time, wrecking for cod became a day’s breaming at anchor where we experienced a fantastic day of non-stop action with up to 80 Bream of a good size coming over the side during the day.
But, back to the day in question, as we steamed some 18 miles offshore, talk turned to tackle as permanent deckhand Jay started preparing the rods. French booms with 10 ounce weights and 7 inch Sidewinders seemed to be the order of the day with a mixture of red, orange and rhubarb & custard lures on show.
A few of us had bought our own rods and tackle and similarly rigged up. As I looked across I saw good pal Phil’s rod and gazed up towards the tip. I looked up and up and up and eventually realised he’d brought his 12ft beachcaster by accident!!! This was an opportunity we all couldn’t miss and a chorus of ‘there’s only one Phil Nutkins’ echoed across the deck but little did we know it was the rest of us who would be left with egg on our faces as on the first drift Phil hooked into a 14lb 2oz Pollack which would prove to be the largest catch of the day.
Subsequent drifts found a double hook up and I landed a 13lb Pollack and first timer Sam Pope pulled in a 12lb 2oz Pollack. As the tide picked up, Skipper Terry expertly moved from wreck to wreck to keep us on the fish and more Pollack followed together with a few pout. As with all good trips, the time seemed to fly and before long it was time to aim towards the shore. As we sat back in the cabin and exchanged tales of the ones that got away, deckhand Jay expertly filleted the few fish we had kept for the table.
Another great day out with Terry and Jay aboard Sea Breeze 3 and talk is now moving towards the next trip – bream fishing followed by some livebaiting for bass. I can’t wait.
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11/02/2013
Fishing Report by chris Mole
on Enterprise (West Mersea, Essex)
11 Feb 2013 by chris Mole
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mid febuary and still catching good numbers of cod mainly 2-4lbs with catches between 20-50 fish
a day and just a few skate showing, not the sprats or herring about that we had last spring to bring the fish up in the water so march and april should see skate and cod improving in numbers
so signs are great for the spring fishery, tight lines chris View Boats Page
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09/02/2013
Fishing Report by Colin De Block
on Lead Us (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
9 Feb 2013 by Colin De Block
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out of lowestoft on Lead Us sat 9th feb
headed out early on a lovely still morning up to corton catching the last couple of hours of the flood with some really good whiting coming from the off and until slack water things looked promising until the ebb started with whiting coming in through the first hour then things went dead with just the odd fish coming things did pick up a little as the tide eased with a few more whiting and a couple of cod. ending up with approx 50 whiting and 2 cod to 2.5lb View Boats Page
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