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28/01/2013
Fishing Report by Colin De Block
on Lead Us (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
28 Jan 2013 by Colin De Block
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four days out of lowestoft on Lead Us 25th 26th 27th 28th jan
25th out on a jolly today with a mate the 2 of us had plenty of good sized whiting and 6 cod to 4lb
26th ian and his mates had loads of whiting and 15 cod to 4lb see you all in a fortnight
27th the cooks had plenty of whiting and 8 cod to 4lb on their first ever boat trip with 2 of them catching their first cod
28th i expected things to be the same which they were for the whiting but not a single cod ? and a bumpy ride home
all in all a good weekends fishing and a good time had by all
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26/01/2013
Fishing Report by Christopher Merrison
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
26 Jan 2013 by Christopher Merrison
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thanks for a great day again Jon teas getting better weather will be good to us one day soon and we will be able to get out on the banks.
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26/01/2013
Fishing Report by jon old
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
26 Jan 2013 by jon old
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Headed out today meeting a very swelly sea, scuppering plans of our 5 mile bank,quite surprised at the height, would be impossible to anchor up and fish sensibly so yes back to old Corton Roads our saviour! Bit lumpy till slack water but one cod straight away with the whiting making a show as the water eased. The whiting stayed with us most of the day not as big as they have been ,few keepers among them, ended up the day with 5 cod , no flatties at all today and a surprised token pouting! Thanks to the lads for coming out today, weather was good, most enjoyable with our normal banter! Thanks to first timers on the High Flyer, John and Derek and Brian ,hope your trip was memorable, also Chalky,Steve and Len pictured, Paul,Dave, and Chris.
And from me thanks lads for washing down on way home, not many do and its very much appreciated. Top marks lads, wasnt the greatest of catches but thoroughly enjoyed your company, See you all soon, .Jon. View Boats Page
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17/01/2013
Fishing Report by brian poppy
on Cleveland Princess (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
17 Jan 2013 by brian poppy
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Very poor fishing 17/01 ran out to the pinneys then the 5mile bank nothing showing on the sounder so decided to come inside to the e/barnard plenty of whiting but no cod today dont think we will get out at w/end due to 4cast,Brian/Paul.
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01/2013
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Jan 2013 by Scott Belbin
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I thought I’d best do a write up for CBUK as its been a while since my last one. 2013 has started well for us at mersea with good numbers of cod, thornback rays and even the odd bass showing on some boats! The winter season started well then faltered a little around the end of November/start of December. For one reason or another the fishing was patchy for a few weeks with with the odd good day here and there and a few decent fish around. Thankfully just before Christmas the fishing improved although the poor weather over Christmas stopped us getting out after them. The weather was a far better by the time our first trip of the year came.
On the 5th we headed out on a murky but calm day with a double booking between my boat and my fathers boat the ‘razorbill’. There were five lads on each boat so loads of room as we started fishing. The first fish to show were the whiting with bites and fish from the first cast. Still on the first cast and mike nearly lost his rod as a decent fish made off down tide. It was soon clear he was into a decent thornback although it didn’t make it to the boat as his knot came undone! The fish was lost and mike was left to ponder what might have been. It wasn’t long before we had our first decent fish aboard though and by low water we had managed 11 rays and 10 cod. We kept catching over slack water and the tide turned fairly quickly anyway. As the flood started to run the rays thinned out a bit but the numbers of cod increased to keep us busy. As high approached and the tide backed off we called it a day. The lads had been busy with a good run of fish all day, they totalled 43 cod around 2-4.8lbs. there were good numbers of rays too with 17 with the two biggest falling to rocko at 10.12lbs and 12.7lbs. with plenty of whiting and several dogfish to keep the bites coming too.
The next day I had 7 individuals aboard for an offshore trip. The weather was perfect as we had an early start to work the tides. There was little or no sea and as daybreak came and the sun rose into a clear sky. It took us a while to punch all the way out but we arrived with the ebb in full flow. About half an hour after we arrived the fog caught us up unfortunately and what promised to be a nice day turned to 100yrds visibility. This was nothing but a small inconvenience though and after the obligatory dogfish to start us off Liam had the first thornback of the day. This was followed soon after by a couple more rays none of any size though. As low approached we managed a couple more better sized rays amongst the steady flow of dogfish gracing the gunwale. As the flood trickled through Chris hooked into the first cod of the day with the tell-tale thumping on the rod tip all the way up. Nothing massive around the 7lbs mark but a nice start to the cod. As the flood got under way no more cod just the odd ray mixed in with the dogs. Until Pat hooked into what was clearly a decent cod. It was different right from the bite and was soon banging it head in a typical cod fashion before bumping off the hook also in typical cod fashion. It was clearly a decent fish putting quite an impressive bend in his rod although we’ll never know unfortunately. As the day went on we had a couple more rays. No more cod and more surprisingly no whiting? We finished with 16 thornbacks 1 cod and endless amounts of dogfish.
This weekend gone we had to cancel Saturday with strong easterly’s but thankfully Sunday saw a decrease in the wind. We headed out with just 4 aboard after a couple of no show’s no doubt scared off by yesterday’s weather and disappearing off the face of the earth. We didn’t have to go far to our mark so had plenty of time fishing. We arrived on the start of the flood and had steady fishing throughout the day. The whiting were numerous but not in too numerous and just two dogfish all day. The codling came steadily now and then throughout the day to leave us with 15 overall and four happy anglers. I update my website weekly with fishing reports so for more information, available dates and a weekly fishing update visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk View Boats Page
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14/01/2013
Fishing Report by Colin De Block
on Lead Us (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
14 Jan 2013 by Colin De Block
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out of lowestoft on Lead Us sun 13th & mon 14th jan
sun saw us heading out with the remains of a stiff easterly and a big swell up to corton which made fishing very difficult to say the least although still managed a good bag of whiting 30+ and 2 cod to 3lb although one was very small
mon saw us heading back to the same spot in what could'nt have been more differrent conditions hadrly a ripple on the sea, less whiting today 20 + but 4 cod to 4lb View Boats Page
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01/2013
Fishing Report by brian poppy
on Cleveland Princess (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
Jan 2013 by brian poppy
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Fished the roads today until the tide started to flood then ran back to the s/holm for the last hour, fishing was fair to begin with 6 cod in the roads up 4lb plus 2 that went back plenty of whiting as well,s/holm very poor with 2 dabs only,there is a lot of spratts all over at the moment the cod are feeding in all depths of water but not a lot on the bottom only around the slack water times,well done lets hope we can get out at the weekend to some of the outer marks and find some decent sized fish,Brian
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02/01/2013
Fishing Report by Dave Attrill
on Lead Us (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
2 Jan 2013 by Dave Attrill
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First time out with Colin on Lead Us; in fact first time out from Lowestoft, but it won't be the last and Colin will always be top of the calling list when we return. A lovely solid boat and perfect with just four of us on board. A good long day out and excellent value for money. Very impressed with Colin's knowledge and boat handling skills and fantastic that the fish were professionally cleaned for us by the skipper on the way back to harbour. I haven't seen that since I was up in Whitby!! Cheers! Dave & Elliott
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06/01/2013
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
6 Jan 2013 by Mark Peters
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1 st weekend in january
headed off shore 20 odd miles east dropped the hook and was in to the thornbacks strait away and small codling around 2 lb until low water. then the tide turned and the bigger cod showed up live whiting being the best bait biggest 12 lb squid bringing cod skate constant
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06/01/2013
Fishing Report by Robert Squirrell
on Eastern Promise 2 (West Mersea, Essex)
6 Jan 2013 by Robert Squirrell
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Went out Sunday 6th Jan 2012. And was very foggy. It was first trip aboard the new Boat (See Video), and must say we were not disappointed. Usual 7am Start,and it was cold. Headed out and hit first spot. Where it was slow to start. In fact I had not had a fish by 11.00am. But Others had a few. Then a Move saw us find the fish. And we finished up with betweek 35 and 40 Cod from 3lb to 6lb, at least 15 Skate. Some good size Whiting and a scattering of Doggies. Couple of keeper skate,but rest went back, and we even were putting back the Cod. New Boat is Quick, so less time getting out which means more time fishing. And what a great time it was. Cheers Derek.
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