Latest Fishing Reports: England
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17/10/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
17 Oct 2009 by Colin Penny
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ENGLAND SQUAD ON FLAMER III - The England world championship squad have been out on Flamer III for a practise weekend.In 2010 the world championships are being held in Montenegro,so a practise session using the type of tackle required in similar tidal conditions for species like bream and gurnards was done on a calm October weekend.In fact lots of different species were caught all on the same rigs/traces during the two days.The different species included black bream,cod,red and tub gurnards,mackerel,scad,garfish,pout,poor cod,spotted and thornback rays,various wrasse,dog fish,smooth hounds,bull huss,whiting etc and lots of mini species.Jim Whippy an England team selector came along to add his wealth of expierience and keep score of the competiton they did as individuals and teams which just made it a more interesting practise session.Jim kept changing the rules so I am not sure which team won but the individuals winner on both days was Gary Galbraithe.Pictured are the England squad.I'm sure you all wish them well in Montenego in 2010.
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18/10/2009
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
18 Oct 2009 by Bob Marshall
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A change in the weather from Indian summer to winter has coloured the water and brought in the Cod. Bens group of Firemen from London had a good day with plenty of fish including Cod Skate and some quality Whiting. The wind is blowing again as I write so perhaps the Bass will move out now. The Cod numbers should increase with plenty of doubles if last years fish have continued to grow as they should. We have been catching some fine Dabs lately, a small species but one that has been quite rare for a few years now. The fishing seems to be getting back to that of years gone by when there was plenty of species around with good numbers of large Cod. Its time to dig out the flotation suits & get out fishing! View Boats Page
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19/10/2009
Fishing Report by gary humm
on Swin Ranger (Brightlingsea, Essex)
19 Oct 2009 by gary humm
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fishing on the 19th of oct i had high hopes as the day before had been the best in ages so i settled on the previouse days mark wind had been forcast for the afternoon so it seemed that we might just see the flood before the weather started to return the fish started to come and as the day before as the tide came up the fish got bigger but so did the wind and swell by midday the swell was making fishing uncomfortable but we tried to percivere but a couple of nasty sets of waves made my mind up that enough was enough so we headed inshore once out of the esturary and back in the river we dropped the anchor and setteled in to a whiteing festival unfortunatly thats all we had the rest of the day fun was had by all .
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18/10/2009
Fishing Report by gary humm
on Swin Ranger (Brightlingsea, Essex)
18 Oct 2009 by gary humm
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fishing on the 18th of october was just pure great fishing the sun was shining the sea was calm and the fish kept coming aboard skate cod whiting doggies as the tide progressed the fish got bigger with cod reaching 5 to 6 lb and skate up to 9lb even tj managed to catch a cod cracking day had by all
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19/10/2009
Fishing Report by stuart belbin
on Razorbill 3 (West Mersea, Essex)
19 Oct 2009 by stuart belbin
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Well it,s about time that we started seeing a good run of COD and this last week we have been catching some good fish, The main size has been around 4 to 6lb with some good doubles landed over the weekend, We are still getting some good THORNBACKS up to 10lb with numbers of WHITING that we havent seen for a long time,
Now that the CODLING have moved inshore we will not lose too many trips to strong winds, The next few months will be the best time for COD fishing with the bigger fish moving in around December and the start of January.I would expect to see a lot of 15lb + fish, The fish in the picture is a 12 1/2lb COD caught on Sunday is that the start of the bigger ones? View Boats Page
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18/10/2009
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
18 Oct 2009 by Scott Belbin
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Well after a short quiet period the past couple of weeks, the fishing is starting to get back on form. Today the lads took the option of quality not quantity and so we headed for one of our close range marks for bigger cod. The fishing wasn't fast but we were catching roker from the first cast and the cod soon followed coming steadily throughout the day. We were lucky having some great autumnal weather with a slight frost this morning and glorious sunshine throughout the day. The lads from Crouch Sea Anglers were very pleased with their catch totalling 18 cod averaging around 5-7lbs and the best around 9.8lbs. There were loads of whiting about and one of the lads even accidently had a cod on a whiting. We had 10 roker with the biggest about 6-7lbs, a load of dogfish and a nice bonus bass of about 3lbs. Not a bad day at all and I'm sure the fishing will only improve over the coming weeks and yes we do have some individual spaces as well as a couple of whole days still free. please see our website for weekly reports and any avialable dates.
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07/10/2009
Fishing Report by Trevor Small
on Rocket (Poole, Dorset)
7 Oct 2009 by Trevor Small
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Dear All
Just an update to mention that the original Rocket( southboat catamaran 36, has been sold.I am now the proud owner of a 40' catapult cat, that carries the Rocket name.This new vessel offers more room and greater speed,along with better design.We encourage ladies aboard by providing a very high level of comfort and cleanliness.We also offer weekly special rates as little as £25 per person per day.Rocket has had an exceptional season with good catches of cod and bass along with most other species.Call Rocket on 01202 887101 for value and great fishing. View Boats Page
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14/10/2009
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
14 Oct 2009 by Bob Marshall
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A fine days fishing for Martin and his group from Gravesend in Kent with plenty of Whiting and Large Dabs, Dennis landed this fine Cod that made his day. On return to harbour the birds were chasing the Whiting again, this gave us an opportunity with the lures and we managed around 40 Bass to 6lb. The water remains warm and quite clear, perhaps this is keeping the numbers of Cod that we expect at this time of year low?
They cant be far away as the Large Pout and Whiting are here already! View Boats Page
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15/10/2009
Fishing Report by Glen Milligan
on Wight Huntress III (Portsmouth, Hampshire)
15 Oct 2009 by Glen Milligan
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Sept/Oct can also be great months for evening Sole fishing. Short midweek trips to take advantage of settled conditions are always a pleasure with quality Sole too! Here's Ady with his first and best Sole at 1lb 12oz!!!
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14/10/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
14 Oct 2009 by Colin Penny
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FLAMER III of WEYMOUTH - "STUMPY THE STINGRAY" - Nick Payne age 53 from Devon had caught two turbot and some black bream before a session at anchor saw him catch a 57Ib Common Stingray.Nick did well to land the big ray as he was only using 12Ib class tackle intended for black bream.In fact the 12Ib class rod was home made by Nick some 25 years ago.The successful bait was ragworm tipped with squid strip on a size 1 hook.The stinger had no tail,so we nick named it "stumpy".Stumpy was weighed,photographed and returned alive.
The ray is beleived to be a Weymouth port record. Nick is pictured with his prize catch.
The stingray a Flamer first is the 58th different species to be landed on Flamer III in 2009. View Boats Page
