Latest Fishing Reports: England
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21/08/2010
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
21 Aug 2010 by Bob Marshall
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Duke IV strikes again with a 10lb 8oz Bass to Pat from Essex who being a conservation minded chap returned this beauty just after we took the pic! Again its well done Pat but fair play to the rest of his group with very little action until she came along. The Bass took Mackerel strip and swam away strongly on release. Also Smoothies and Mackerel and Whiting around along with the ever present Doggies!
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08/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Aug 2010 by Colin Penny
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FLAMER ANNUAL 1 DAY SPECIES COMPETITION - The weather was not very good but the crew stuck at it catching lots of fish and different species.The Shambles bank was fished first seeing Mackerel,sandeels and a plaice caught.The weather deteriated so a move to the shelter of Portland produced various wrasse,pollack,whiting,etc.A move into Portland Harbour saw the action realy hot up with countless black bream,scad,wrasse,goby's,blenny's a bass and a red band fish.Wayne Frapple caught a butterfly blenny which was just two drams off the British record.A short session at anchor produced a few dogfish.
Results - Winner - Peter Collings 288 points,Runner Up - Wayne Frapple 278 points,Most Species - Andy Collings with 12,Weakest Link - Donald Fitzgerald 40 points.
The £5 entry fees were donated to the R.N.L.I.
2010 FLAMER 1 DAY SPECIES CHAMPION is pictured. View Boats Page
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20/08/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
20 Aug 2010 by Colin Penny
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2010 FLAMER FIVE DAY FESTIVAL - the third five day Flamer Fesival took place in the middle of August with the majority of the weather not very summer like but the anglers stuck at it and caught an amazing 35 different species over the five days on reef/bank and inshore wrecks and to name a few of the different species caught plaice,turbot,dabs,blonde and thornback rays ,conger,bull huss,black bream,scad,
various wrasse,gurnards,gogy's,blenny's,pollack,mackerel,garfish,Red band fish etc.
Results - 2010 Flamer Festival Champion - Andy Collings with 1061 points,Runner Up - Peter Collings 1036 points,Weakest Link - David Barton 534 points,Most Species with 25 - Andy Collings,Biggest Fish - Dodgey David Barton 21Ib Blonde Ray,Pairs Winners with 28 species - Andy Collings and Wayne Frapple,Runners Up - Peter Collings and Dave Thompson.2010 Flamer Festival Champion Andy Collings is pictured,
2011 Flamer Five day Festival is on August 15th,16th,17th,18th,19th. View Boats Page
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18/08/2010
Fishing Report by stuart belbin
on Razorbill 3 (West Mersea, Essex)
18 Aug 2010 by stuart belbin
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With fine weather first stop was to find some MACKEREL then off to the mark to fish, As soon as the anchor was in we were in to fish, First fish was a THORNBACK, Three anglers hired the boat and landed 16 THORNBACKS to 12 lb ,
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14/08/2010
Fishing Report by Dave Gibson
on Meerkat (Weymouth, Dorset)
14 Aug 2010 by Dave Gibson
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The Drift Lines
Sunday the 15th August and the Prince of Wales Sea Angling Club are on-board the Lady Godiva for an inshore fishing trip,
The forecast is for 15mph North Easterlies becoming 10mph North Westerly by midday, the plan is to do a mixed day of Bass, Bream and Turbot fishing and so we set off for our first mark to catch some Mackerel for bait, after 35 minutes steaming we arrive at “The Arial’s” a mark just west of Portland that usually holds good numbers of Mackerel, We soon realise that the wind is quite a bit more than the predicted 15mph and after landing sufficient bait fish I decide to switch to Plan B and motor down to the Cove end of Chesil Beach to find some shelter from the wind,
As we approach the Cove I see that my good friends Colin Penny (Flamer III) and Ivan Wellington (Top Cat III) are already at the mark and drifting for flatfish, my intentions are to anchor the mark for the Black Bream, Gurnards, Smoothhound, Plaice and Dabs that we have caught here on recent trips,
I can see that Colin and Ivan are up on the sandy area and so I drop my anchor on my usual mark which is right on the edge of the reef, within a couple of minutes I receive a phone call on my mobile from Colin who says, “Now look here Gibbo, what’s your game then anchoring up in ‘My Drift Line’”, he continued “ I just said to Ivan “look at that cheeky bugger Ivan” (all in jest of course) So I replied “I haven’t anchored your drift line Colin, I have anchored on my mark which is well off ‘Your Drift Line’”,
Colin then says “what you hoping to catch there then Gibbo, I ain’t never anchored up here” I replied that he should try it sometime as the Bream fishing is particularly good, “Oh Okay” he says, “Good luck then”,
30 minutes later and Colin is back on the mobile, “How much lead are your boys using then” he asks, “6 or 8 ounces I reply”,” is that all” says Colin, “yes” I reply “if you anchor on the edge of the tide here you don’t need much more than that”, “What you catching then” he retorts, “Black Bream, Gurnards, Mackerel and Dogfish so far” I reply, “hmmm, I might come and join you as there ain’t much doing here on the drift” and sure enough Colin positions Flamer III about 200 yards to the West of us, another 30 minutes go by and I notice Ivan has also anchored up about the same distance to the west of Colin so it’s my turn for a moan on the mobile “Now look here Mr Penny, what you doing blabbing to Ivan about my mark then”, Colin replied “Well, I didn’t exactly blab I just answered his question about what I was catching and when I said Black Bream he said he was on his way mate”
15 minutes later and Colin is back on the mobile, “Here” he says, “You lied to me”, “What do you mean” I replied, “We ain’t caught any Gurnards yet” he chuckled, “That’s because your lads are not fishing it right” I retorted, Colin went on, “There’s one bloke at the back of my boat who is banging out the Bream”,
After speaking to Ivan who tells me that his lads are also “catching” I notice that the wind has suddenly dropped and so we up anchor and push on out to the Portland Race for a spot of Bass fishing, this was a bad move as the Bass had just “Gone off the Boil” as we arrived and after spending a fruitless hour trying for a Turbot on the Shambles bank it’s time to head for home, on the way back to Weymouth harbour Ivan rings me to say that his lads had caught quite a few species on ‘The Drift Lines’ including Bream, Gurnards, Congers and Rays,
I must admit that I stumbled upon this mark by pure chance when I was out with a group of school kids and after quickly realising that they were struggling with the drift fishing for flatties decided to “Chuck it and Chance it” on the nearby reef, they had a great time at anchor and it just goes to show that sometimes we do get fixed ideas about where and when we fish certain areas. View Boats Page
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16/08/2010
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
on Supanova II (Weymouth, Dorset)
16 Aug 2010 by Lyle Stantiford
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Hi all,
A while since the last update. Fishing has been going from strength to strength inshore. Good numbers of Bass have turned up with some nice fish amongst them, keeping us busy have also been the bream with flattys from the Shambles still making an appearance.
We have also found some fantastic Blonde Ray fishing on the neap tides which I recommend you come and have a go at!!
This months fish of the month must go to John Ellis with his cracking 18 1/2lb Undulate.
MY DIARY IS NOW OPEN FOR 2011 SO IF YOU FANCY A TRIP WITH A DIFFERENCE THEN GIVE ME A CALL.
Tight lines
Lyle View Boats Page
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08/2010
Fishing Report by paul sykes
on Trojan Warrior (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
Aug 2010 by paul sykes
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AFTER SOME FINE FISHING DAYS ,WITH SOME LOVELY SUMMER DAYS AT SEA, WE ARE BACK TO SQUARE ONE WITH NORTHERLY GALES SMASHING INTO THE COAST. IT LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE NEXT WEEK BEFORE WE GET AWAY AGAIN.
THESE LADS FROM THE WHITE SWAN HAD A BUSY DAY. View Boats Page
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12/08/2010
Fishing Report by stuart belbin
on Razorbill 3 (West Mersea, Essex)
12 Aug 2010 by stuart belbin
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Wednesday 12 august;
Bright sunny day and light winds, First stop was to get some MACKEREL as bait ( and for the BBQ later) The first mark we stopped at was not full of fish, in fact we had one bite. So off we went to a deadcert mark.......... well it should have been a deadcert!!! Off we went again, Third time lucky. As soon as the baits were in we started to get bites, DOGFISH to start then the first of a dozen THORNBACKS and some SMOOTHOUNDS, View Boats Page
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22/07/2010
Fishing Report by G Derham
on Eastern Promise 2 (West Mersea, Essex)
22 Jul 2010 by G Derham
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Fished with Derek on 22/7/10 moved 3 times and once again he found the fish. We ended up with a mixed bag, including Bass to 10 pound plus, Thornbacks to 10 pound, Smoothounds, Doggies, a Surprise Cod for July, Mackerel, Pout and whiting The afternoon more than made up for the slow start in the morning. Several fish kept for the pot. A 10 pound 3oz Bass ended up whole on a birthday BBQ another Bass and several doggies went in a smoker. (The smoked doggie was very popular!!!) Another great day out and 7 happy anglers. Thanks Derek. Note In spite of quality rag and hermits onboard the Bass all took fresh Mackerel or whole frozen squid. Smoothounds fell to fresh mackerel or squid. You never can be sure what Bait to use.
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08/2010
Fishing Report by Dave Gibson
on Meerkat (Weymouth, Dorset)
Aug 2010 by Dave Gibson
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Summer Bream Fishing
The Black Bream fishing has been spasmodic of late with some boats anchored up on the muscle beds reporting good action whilst others in close proximity having poor catches,
The best solution for this scenario is to ensure that you get some big smelly baits down on the seabed as soon as the tide allows, this will produce a good scent trail that will bring various species to your location including your target species the Black Bream,
As soon as you have the Bream feeding beneath the boat they will usually stay put until the tide slackens and then the boat will usually swing away from the mark as the new tide starts to run, If you are not planning on moving location then you would do well to get some more big baits down to get the scent trail working again but make sure your tackle is strong enough to hold a big Conger , Bull Huss or Tope as it is at this state of the tide when they often make an appearance,
Tight Lines .... View Boats Page
