Latest Fishing Reports: England
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08/2010
Fishing Report by Keith Wells
on Ruby-D (Portishead, Somerset)
Aug 2010 by Keith Wells
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My son Josh and I set off from home early on Sunday morning and met up at Portishead with the same lads we used to fish with on Castaway last year.
Castaway was sold last year before the new boat had been completed so we've had a long wait for the new boat to be built, but at last we got the word that it was up and running and received our invite to join the old crew.
We arrived in plenty of time, bought some bait from the local tackle shop `Reel Fun` and loaded our gear on board the Ruby D.
Ruby D looked quite similar to Castaway, the deck size is about the same but apparently it's a lot faster.
We set off in glorious sunshine and a flat calm sea and quickly noticed the difference between the two boats.
The skipper Paul opened the throttle and the boat quickly settled into a comfortable 22kts, he said, “it's top speed is about 28kts” then with a big grin on his face he took his hands off the wheel and sat back in his seat, "Autopilot", he said.
I left him to playing with his new pride and joy and set up my gear.
We soon reached our first mark and started fishing. Josh was quickly into the first fish of the day a conger of about 6lbs.
He received the usual abuse from the other lads for being the first to catch a fish again.
He caught another conger then a thornback in quick succession just to rub it in then the rest of us started to play catch up with him.
Conger, dog and thornbacks came aboard steadily throughout the day, including a 16lb conger. The chap who caught it was reluctant to pick it up for a photo to be taken as it wasn't very happy and thrashed about on the deck, so he left it to Paul to sort out.
Paul gave him a bit of light hearted stick and told him that one of the anglers he'd taken out the day before had landed a conger of around 40lbs, this was just a baby one.
We had a great day out, everyone really enjoyed the trip and it was good to meet up with the old crew again.
Paul took us to several marks during the day actively following the fish and as usual kept us well supplied with tea and coffee on demand.
I'd like to say a big thank you to Paul for a great day out.
The RubyD is a fantastic boat, very fast and stable with plenty of room on deck.
Due to the increased speed (and range) Paul says that he is going to be traveling further afield next summer, down to the North Devon and South Wales coastlines which will provide a much wider variety of species to fish for, which is something we're all looking forward to.
In the meantime we're really looking to our next trip out from Portishead when the cod season should be well under way.
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23/09/2010
Fishing Report by paul sykes
on Trojan Warrior (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
23 Sep 2010 by paul sykes
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Well thats it for the week end fishing. Yet another northerly gale tomorrow. Good job we were able to get the lads off during the previous few days. If this is summer, roll on winter!
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15/09/2010
Fishing Report by Sam Cumming
on Silver Spray II (Poole, Dorset)
15 Sep 2010 by Sam Cumming
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The bass fishing on the offshore bass has been patchy but on the best days there have been plenty of fish in the 5-10lb region with both live mackerel and sidewinders working well. Our “Big Fish Days” when we fish a wreck and then move to a bank have proven to be very popular with congers to 50lb, tope to 30lb and some nice blonde rays which have just appeared in numbers. The shambles is fishing well with 12 flats on our last trip with the best turbot going to 14lb. Plenty of mackerel and sandeels for bait. The sharking has been frustrating with choppy conditions almost every day. 2 hook ups while wreck fishing but neither fish brought along side.
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09/2010
Fishing Report by Glen Milligan
on Wight Huntress III (Portsmouth, Hampshire)
Sep 2010 by Glen Milligan
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With a couple of settled evenings we finally managed to get out after some Sole. These trips are extremely popular with anglers in with a realistic chance of taking home a superb eating fish. So far the biggest Sole was caught last night by Mike York, a great fish at 2.5lbs!
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18/09/2010
Fishing Report by Alex kweller
on Predator (Poole, Dorset)
18 Sep 2010 by Alex kweller
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The weather & fish gods were smiling on us as we headed west towards Dancing Ledge. Although we struggled to find the mackerel we eventually got enough for the day. A total of 20 rays were boated with the biggest falling to Gary at 14lb. All fish were returned alive after a quick photo.
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17/09/2010
Fishing Report by Alex kweller
on Predator (Poole, Dorset)
17 Sep 2010 by Alex kweller
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A recent trip along the jurassic coast with a crew from Thames Valley Police produced some great ray action. Pictured here is Sid with a fine 13lb specimen. After a quick photo the fish was returned to fight another day. It was hard luck for organiser, Pete, who lost a big bass on the surface before yours truly could get the net!!
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19/09/2010
Fishing Report by Rich Morgan
on Chloe Paige (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
19 Sep 2010 by Rich Morgan
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We did a full weekend of it on the 18th and 19th Septemeber and there was some lovely sizable Skate and Whiting caught. A few very good Smoothounds caught too!
Weather was not so kind with 25mph winds blowing but we persevered and had 2 very good days of it.
The Skate are now about in numbers and are very good sizable fish but they wont be around in another month as the early Cod will start and show anytime now.
All in all, a very nice weekend and 2 very happy sets of customers whom all went home with a good bag of fish each.
A big thanks to all who came along! View Boats Page
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18/09/2010
Fishing Report by Paul Wells
on Ruby-D (Portishead, Somerset)
18 Sep 2010 by Paul Wells
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1st 2 day trip to Swansea was a great success with 11 species caught, loads of Bream,D/Fish,Bull Huss,Red Gurnard,Tub Gurnard,Wrasse,Dab,Mackeral,Pout and Channel Whitting also Poor Cod.Just to finish off we had crab star fish and a lobster, not bad for the Bristol Channel where some say its fished out !!!!!
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19/09/2010
Fishing Report by Ray Martin
on PLAN B (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)
19 Sep 2010 by Ray Martin
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Another quick update on the recent fishing..
Bit of a mixed bag last few trips.. Dogfish have shown up in large numbers, we are catching about 30 per trip. The hounds have gone, the whiting have started showing and the bass are still about but only a few larger ones the majority are small bait robbers.
Skate are bit thin on the ground, but the ones that are caught are all larger ones.
Cod should show any time now.. cannot wait.
Here's my mate on a nice skate.. just under 10lb..
The wind was blowing hard NW but we hid behind a large sandbank and enjoyed the sunshine and flat calm conditions.. this is the beauty of the Thames Estuary. View Boats Page
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09/2010
Fishing Report by paul sykes
on Trojan Warrior (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
Sep 2010 by paul sykes
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Look up lads! the weather is turning for the better from tomorrow, get that festival trip in. There should be some good fishing when it settles after this last blow ,and it wont take long with sw winds now forecast for Whitby.
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