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28/11/2022
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
28 Nov 2022 by Scott Belbin
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I thought I would give you a break from banging on about the bass fishing and report on how our general trips have been lately.
The bites continue to come thick and fast, there’s certainly no shortage of fish to be had. As ever the majority of our catches have been made up of whiting and dogfish. something worth mentioning is that there is no way around these. Its not like carp fishing where you can use boilies to avoid the nuisance fish. you just have to kiss a lot of frogs to win a prince! Those that fish hard and find their way through the whiting and dogfish are rewarded with more whiting and dogfish! as well as a few thornback rays, codling and even the occasional bass or smooth-hound.
The codling havnt been in huge numbers or size but are more than welcome of course. We have seen a few each day on the latest run of general trips. Les’ group saw the most codling with 6 for the day along with same thorn-backs, loads of whiting, loads of dogfish and a few pouting. The pouting seem to be around in fair numbers too. They may be a pest at times but its nice to see something different come aboard every now and then.
Hopefully we will continue to find the codling over the coming weeks. When the tides are right I hope to target some dabs again soon. These can make for some good fun on a winters day in the estuary and are great eating too.
I have a few spaces remaining on our last bass trip of the year this Wednesday (30/11) after that our offshore trips will aim for spurdogs, smooth-hounds, rays and who knows what else as these trips can produce all sorts of fish. As ever I will try and hold back reports on these until after the season finishes in the end of April. If you want to get on board one of these trips then please get in touch. I have spaces for full boat bookings and individuals.
Remember it is often worth giving me a shout if you are cancelled else where and still wish to get out, as we have lots of sheltered fishing available and a big catamaran which makes it even more comfortable.
Spaces as follows
30/11/22- offshore bass trip 4 spaces @ £100pp worm required at extra cost
10/12/22 Whole boat or individual availability for general trips
11/12/22- Whole boat or individual availability for general trips
17/12/22-offshore trip targeting spurdogs, smooth-hounds ect 3 spaces @ £100pp
23/12/22- Whole boat or individual availability for general trips
27/12/22 Whole boat or individual availability for general trips
28/12/22 Whole boat or individual availability for general trips
29/12/22-possible offshore trip @ £100pp
30/12/22-possible offshore trip @ £100pp
31/12/22-possible offshore trip @ £100pp
01/01/23-possible offshore trip @ £100pp
02/01/23-possible offshore trip @ £100pp
Not all dates advertised, other spaces available for full boat bookings upon request
For regular updates, availability and more information please visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk find us on social media or call Scott on 07956411528
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21/11/2022
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
21 Nov 2022 by Scott Belbin
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I thought I would share a few pics from our latest offshore bass trips this week. I have spaces this week and fishing has still been very good despite us being so late in the season now. at times the water has been very clear which allows us to carry on lure fishing too when conditions suit. The bait fishing kept us busy on the last set of tides too and we did manage one or two other species in between the bass. Dan posed with one of the sand eels that were coughed up by the bass or caught on our weights that day. one bass even coughed up a very freshly eaten dragonet. Robert had us all in suspense when he took an age reeling in something heavy. It was obvious why there wasn’t much life once it was in sight as his lure had hooked a rock. He asked me to estimate the weight and I said it looked like a stone to me!
Closer to shore there are still hoards of whiting and dogfish to be had. In between them we have still been catching thorn-back rays, codling and even smooth-hounds.
These fish are likely to feature in next months offshore trips when our attention will turn from the bass to spur dogs for the next few months. Please get in touch if you want to have a go at these.
We have one last set of tides left before we stop our offshore bass trips this year. They are still showing in numbers and I have individual spaces and boat availability if you wish to join us.
Remember it is often worth giving me a shout if you are cancelled else where and still wish to get out, as we have lots of sheltered fishing available and a big catamaran which makes it even more comfortable.
Spaces as follows
27/11/22- offshore bass trip 4 spaces @ £100pp worm required at extra cost
10/12/22 Whole boat or individual availability for general trips
11/12/22- Whole boat or individual availability for general trips
17/12/22-offshore trip targeting spurdogs, smooth-hounds ect 4 spaces @ £100pp
23/12/22- Whole boat or individual availability for general trips
27/12/22 Whole boat or individual availability for general trips
28/12/22 Whole boat or individual availability for general trips
29/12/22-possible offshore trip @ £100pp
30/12/22-possible offshore trip @ £100pp
31/12/22-possible offshore trip @ £100pp
01/01/23-possible offshore trip @ £100pp
02/01/23-possible offshore trip @ £100pp
Not all dates advertised, other spaces available for full boat bookings upon request
For regular updates, availability and more information please visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk find us on social media or call Scott on 07956411528 View Boats Page
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20/11/2022
Fishing Report by Colin De Block
on Lead Us (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
20 Nov 2022 by Colin De Block
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Non stop action !
After losing Saturday to the weather , we head out of Lowestoft on the morning of Sunday 20th into a very choppy harbour entrance. By the time we had rounded Ness point things calmed down and we headed to our mark. As soon as we settled on the anchor and the baits were down it was constant sport all day with endless Whiting and Doggies, 3 Thornbacks and 5 Codling an excellent day had by all and a very happy crew.
Cheers Colin
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14/11/2022
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
14 Nov 2022 by Scott Belbin
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We have had a fair mix of weather over the last week or two. The temperature has been up and down though still pretty mild. And the wind has varied from strong northerlies to light southerly breezes. We have managed to find fish and keep everybody catching in all conditions though.
The whiting and dogfish continue to make up most of our catches on general trips. things are often slow to start but once we have a scent trail down its pretty hectic fishing. I kept an eye on the clock the other day while the lads were fishing hard and a couple of lads were catching 3 fish each inside of 10 minutes! To be honest they can become a little annoying when we are targeting other species but they keep the rod tips going in between the better fish like codling and rays.
Those afore mentioned codling and rays are still showing in places too. Some days we have to work harder to find them than others but its worth it to get a better bend in the rod. There has still been one or two late hounds mixed in too. These are a welcome surprise in between the whiting and dogfish when suddenly something starts pulling line off and doing a lap of the boat! I can only attribute their presence inshore so late in the year to the mild weather we have had. I do expect to continue catching smooth-hounds offshore mixed in with our spurdog trips from next month. However for now we are still chasing those bass offshore. They have continued to provide great sport for us on light tackle and some great numbers too.
Most fish are being caught on worm baits or lures when conditions suit but to mix things up a little we have been using whiting for bait now and then. Its funny how often we think big bait therefore big fish and how often this is not the case. To be honest I have seen dogfish take live whiting numerous times now so I don’t hold my breath any more. This time of year though I am happy to try a spare rod with whiting live bait as the bass can often be seen feeding on them. We had several on whiting baits the other day and I have pictured Kieran with one of them that was only a few inches longer then the whiting it was trying to eat! This was far from the biggest fish of the day but another one added to the many bass caught.
We have one last set of tides left before we stop our offshore bass trips this year. They are still showing in numbers and I have individual spaces and boat availability if you wish to join us.
Remember it is often worth giving me a shout if you are cancelled else where and still wish to get out, as we have lots of sheltered fishing available and a big catamaran which makes it even more comfortable.
Spaces as follows
20/11/22- 7 spaces @ £60pp
27/11/22- full boat available for general trip or offshore bass. Individuals welcome
11/12/22- full boat available for general trip or Individuals welcome
17/12/22-offshore trip @ £100pp weather permitting
27/12-02/0123 Whole boat availability for individuals on general and offshore trips please call if interested
Not all dates advertised, other spaces available for full boat bookings upon request
For regular updates, availability and more information please visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk find us on social media or call Scott on 07956411528 View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 08/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp offshore tripView details Sat 22/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 08/03/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 15/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 22/03/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 05/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 19/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 03/05/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 10/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 17/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details -
07/11/2022
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
7 Nov 2022 by Scott Belbin
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After such a great summer the recent turn in the weather has come as a bit of a shock to the system. Thankfully we havnt lost many trips although it did curtail a few offshore trips last week. All is not lost as there are still a few weeks left to get off there and catch some bass before we stop offering them. We only stop our offshore bass trips in December because the rules restrict us to catch and release only on bass so demand for trips targeting this popular table fish dwindle. I am sure if we were to target them we could catch them most months of the year at present. So when conditions are right there should be no shortage of them until the end of November should you wish to catch some.
Our general trips can go ahead in most conditions as we can make use of the sheltered waters of the blackwater estuary and surrounding areas. At this time of year our inshore marks are stuffed full of whiting and dogfish. these keep our rod tips going most of the time but if we fish through them there are still thorn-back rays to be caught. Mark was top rod when he joined Dans group the other day. he had 4 or 5 rays himself as well as countless whiting and dogfish. the codling eluded us that day but most trips are still producing occasional codling and oddly enough still one or two very late smooth-hounds close inshore. on the right tides there are also numbers of dabs in places which are always a welcome change and popular for the table.
Please note this Sunday is currently available for a general or offshore trip please contact me if interested
The fishing should stay like this until the new year and I have plenty of availability so please get in touch if you want to get out.
Remember it is often worth giving me a shout if you are cancelled else where and still wish to get out, as we have lots of sheltered fishing available and a big catamaran which makes it even more comfortable.
Spaces as follows
09/11-11/11 possibly whole boat availability
13/11 (this Sunday) -whole boat or individual spaces general or offshore bass trip available
14/11 whole boat available offshore or general trip (individuals please contact me if interested)
15/11-whole boat available offshore or general trip (individuals please contact me if interested)
16/11 whole boat available offshore or general trip (individuals please contact me if interested)
17/11 whole boat available offshore or general trip (individuals please contact me if interested)
18/11- individual spaces available offshore bass 3 @ £120pp
19/11-offshore bass (weather permitting) @ £100pp
20/11- general trip 7 spaces @ £60pp
27/11- whole boat available offshore or general trip (individuals please contact me if interested)
Not all dates advertised, other spaces available for full boat bookings upon request please call 07956411528 for more information View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 08/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp offshore tripView details Sat 22/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 08/03/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 15/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 22/03/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 05/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 19/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 03/05/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 10/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 17/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details -
31/10/2022
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
31 Oct 2022 by Scott Belbin
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The bigger tides made for busy fishing on our last run of general trips. The dogfish and whiting are still making a fair dent in my supplies of frozen squid as well as keeping the lads occupied. In between we are still catching a few thorn-back rays and even some late smooth-hounds and bass are showing inshore.
The codling are making their best showing here for several years. as I mentioned before they wont be filling your freezer up but they are great to see and put a smile on the lads faces. They are still hit and miss but we did manage 6 little codling in one trip last week. Hopefully they continue to increase in numbers and size. Alex Canham made a fair point the other day when he caught one of the biggest of the trip. It was one of the biggest he could remember catching around here. Some of you may have seen Alex crewing for me earlier this year and it’s easy to forget that he was 8 the last time we had decent numbers of codling here! Hopefully he wont have to wait another 8 years before there is a decent showing again.
Offshore is still producing great numbers of bass, they are feeding very well at the moment and should hang around until the end of November. This should provide a welcome alternative to our general trips with some great sport and some nice table fish too.
I have several weekend dates that have come available including this Saturday if anybody is interested please contact me.
Remember it is often worth giving me a shout if you are cancelled else where and still wish to get out, as we have lots of sheltered fishing available and a big catamaran which makes it even more comfortable.
its always worth keeping an eye out for last minute spaces with groups or where people drop out. I will list my current list of spaces but there are likely to be other dates so its always worth giving me a call. If I am out of signal range I will get back to you asap.
Spaces as follows
05/11- full boat available for offshore bass or general trip call for info
06/11-4 spaces @ £60pp
12/11- offshore trip 1 space @ £100pp
13/11- (cancellation) full boat available for offshore bass or general trip
19/11-offshore trip 1 space @ £100pp
20/11-9 spaces @ £60pp
27/11-(cancellation) full boat available for offshore or general trip
For regular updates, availability and more information please visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk find us on social media or call Scott on 07956411528 View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 08/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp offshore tripView details Sat 22/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 08/03/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 15/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 22/03/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 05/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 19/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 03/05/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 10/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 17/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details -
18/04/2024
Fishing Report by Lee Bollingbroke
on Sophie Lea (Brightlingsea, Essex)
18 Apr 2024 by Lee Bollingbroke
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Lots of fish now and every species you would expect for April inc rays hounds lots of dog fish a few bass starting to show up now always on every ones hope to catch list, the weather has been up and down but starting to settle now as it should as we are entering the spring season, we always have individual spaces on our boat to help the lone angler out so don't dispare you will be welcomed and its a way to make like minded friends.
The weather is always our Achilles heal but at least you know when you book a catamaran you will be far more comfortable than if you had booked a single hulled boat and you will appreciate it especially if you suffer sea sickness this is such a debilitating condition but rarely does this effect anglers out on our stable catamaran well worth thinking about before you book a charter boat so check out our web site at www.sophieleacharters.co.uk or
tel 07774492856 for details. View Boats Page
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10/2022
Fishing Report by Richard Green
on Bluedawn (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
Oct 2022 by Richard Green
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Fishing is now good with Whiting Codling showing, and dogfish along with the odd thornback ray, we understand that cost of living is for people are really starting to hurt, and is for us skippers as well, with rising fuel costs and bait, and everything else that goes along with owning a charter boat, we have tried to help our anglers by reducing our cost to you to try and help all our customers, to enjoy a days fishing. phone for revised pices.
regards Richard View Boats Page
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24/10/2022
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
24 Oct 2022 by Scott Belbin
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We have seen a variety of weather over the past week or two. From flat calm sunny days to wind and rain but thankfully we have been able to get the lads on plenty of fish. from bass offshore to dabs in the river there is no shortage of fish at the moment.
Our general trips continue to be very busy with whiting and dogfish jumping on our baits very quickly. In between these we are catching a few thorn-back rays, late smooth-hounds and bass or even the occasional small codling.
Unfortunately the other day a strong south easterly wind put the mockers on an offshore bass trip for Tony’s group. Undeterred and with a mountain of bait to use up we spent the day in the blackwater estuary. once the tide had sorted its self out the lads found plenty of dabs in between the whiting and dogfish. it wasn’t long before the lads were bringing in double shots so I tasked Neil with catching a treble shot for the camera. He persevered throughout the day but couldn’t manage a treble of dabs though he did a pretty good job of catching whiting and dogfish while trying! We had a few school bass mixed in too. The lads fished hard all day and had a pound on the most species to keep it interesting. It kept them focused too and they fished to the last minute over the money! I even had to stop hauling the anchor half way to net a ray for Graham. Talk about last minute!
When we have been offshore the bass continue to keep us occupied with good numbers and the fish getting more chunky by the week.
Remember it is often worth giving me a shout if you are cancelled else where and still wish to get out, as we have lots of sheltered fishing available and a big catamaran which makes it even more comfortable.
For regular updates, availability and more information please visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk find us on social media or call Scott on 07956411528
its always worth keeping an eye out for last minute spaces with groups or where people drop out. I will list my current list of spaces but there are likely to be other dates so its always worth giving me a call. If I am out of signal range I will get back to you asap.
Spaces as follows
26/10- boat available for general or offshore trips
02/11-offshore bass trip 1 space @ £100pp
04/11-offshore bass or land of no fish trip £100-120pp
05th of November Whole boat availability and individual spaces for offshore bass trips call for info
06/11-6 spaces @ £60pp
Not all dates advertised, other spaces available for full boat bookings upon request please call 07956411528 for more information View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 08/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp offshore tripView details Sat 22/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 08/03/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 15/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 22/03/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 05/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 19/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 03/05/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 10/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 17/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details -
18/10/2022
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
18 Oct 2022 by Scott Belbin
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There have been loads of fish around on our general trips lately. The whiting and dogfish are here in force. Of course these much maligned fish aren't everybody's cup of tea. However they keep the rod tips bouncing and with half term approaching these are ideal to keep the kids happy.
These are interspersed with the occasional thorn-back ray, late smooth-hound and bass.
The nicest surprise has been a few codling mixed in with the other species. They certainly won't be filling the freezer but it's nice to head out with the prospect of seeing one or two in a day.
Les and his group decided to try for a codling on their last trip. We had to move around a bit finding a few rays in between the numerous whiting, dogfish and pouting. We were pleasantly surprised to see a few late smooth-hound mixed in too. With a decent bass in the bag the codling had evaded us until the end of the day. Thankfully two of the little darlings came out to finish the day off nicely for us.
If you want to join us as as an individual or group then please get in touch. I have availability over the next few weeks for general trips as well as offshore for bass.
Check out esseseafishing.co.uk or find us on Facebook as well as here for regular updates and availability. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Galloper
View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 08/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp offshore tripView details Sat 22/02/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 08/03/2025 3 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 15/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 22/03/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 05/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 19/04/2025 2 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 03/05/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 10/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 17/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details
