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11/2021
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
Nov 2021 by Mark Peters
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Quick report il try not to bore you to much
Theres Still Plenty of bass about in the right places on local marks, its much better well offshore with everyone onboard hitting there 2 bass bag limit no problem but remember its extra miles and thats extra cost so please bare that in mind.
The rays are building in numbers now as usual on the usual marks we had good numbers inshore the other day they kept the rods bending.
The Hounds have thinned right out now the odd one here and there now but they will be back next season.
A Few codling have reported but nothing major no surprise !! Its been years since a proper cod run here but the bass making up for the lack of cod and i will continue to target bass until its not worth while.
So basically theres still plenty of mixed action at the moment!!!
!!!HEADS UP!!!!! Next years diary it’s absolutely rammed already please contact me on 07523488290 for remaining availability i Appreciate everyone’s custom and its been a pleasure as always looking forward to seeing you all aboard in the future and remember to follow me on all media platforms for regular updates
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11/2021
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Nov 2021 by Scott Belbin
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Sorry for the lack of reports on here lately. I cant believe I havnt done one since July! Things have been a little hectic since then with the arrival of our first child amidst a very busy summer of bookings.
An average late summer trip produced hounds, rays and bass. Mixed in would also be some dogfish, baby tope and the occasional eel. We had a couple more stingrays as they moved out of the estuary too. The fishing was great, we had some nice mixed fishing inshore which kept our anglers happy. Although most of the hounds moved out in early September, we have still been catching one or two inshore until very recently. This is surely a sign of the times.
There were good numbers of thorn-backs around in places throughout the summer. These are a great standby and popular for the table too. The average stamp can be a little small throughout late summer and early autumn. However the fish we are catching now tend to be a better size.
The bass fishing has been great again this year. We started our offshore trips for them as the tope were leaving and we are still heading offshore for bass now. The size and numbers of fish have been great so far and we hope to continue targeting them offshore until the end of the month. Our general trips have produced a few here and there throughout the summer. Just like the hounds these fish have hung around inshore later than we would traditionally expect. We have still seen one of two of these mixed in with our general trips recently. Catching a sizable bass puts a smile on any anglers face after all.
Most of our general trips now see us catching vast amounts of dogfish and whiting. These little bait robbers keep us busy In between the thorn-back rays. We have already seen some nice dabs showing in the estuary too. These provide a welcome break from the whiting and dogfish on a windy day in the blackwater. The bigger ones taste great too and numbers should improve over the next few weeks. On the right tides these will give us something else to target over the winter. As I say each year, the blackwater is our biggest asset particularly at this time of year. We can enjoy sheltered fishing in most wind directions and save you cancelling a days fishing. we are often worth a call if you have been cancelled else where and still wish to go fishing for the day.
I daren’t mention the ‘C’ word! Obviously, I don’t expect to see any numbers of cod here over the coming months. I will happily eat my words if they turn up in vast amounts but its doubtful. There were one or two showing last winter when we were allowed out. Hopefully this year we will be able to continue with trips throughout the winter which will give us the chance to catch one or two more.
I have a few spaces and available days over the next couple of months if you wish to get out. Not all bookings are advertised but you can always ask via my mobile. I will try and update next years calendar soon but it is starting to look quite busy. If you want to book a specific day or type of trip then please get in touch sooner rather than later.
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10/2021
Fishing Report by Richard Green
on Bluedawn (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
Oct 2021 by Richard Green
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Hi Everyone, fishing at the moment very good from Great Yarmouth with Thornback Rays, Doggies abundance of large whiting and codling just sstarting to show, booking being taken now for short or full days individual or block bookings, Bluedawn is a large renown vessel built for comfort, teas and coffees provided, discounts for weekends,
We are now taking booking for Tope & Bass fishing for next year, I know its a bit of a way off, but you need to book to get your places, before they have all gone, our prices wont be beaten, phone for details. I have been commercial and charter angling skipper for over 30 years hope to hear from you all, View Boats Page
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16/10/2021
Fishing Report by jon old
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
16 Oct 2021 by jon old
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Apologies to everyone since losing my Hayley to cancer things on here have gone haywire as she used to upload pictures etc for me , been keeping myself busy revamping another charter boat called Seaquest which is now ready to run alongside High Flyer 2 this was a Yarmouth boat all its life built local as well skipper/owner has retired so now all revamped and modernised ready to go. Had our best tope to date this year as featured in Saltwater Boat Angling of 60lb ,alot of 55lb this year so very pleased with that. Our bass seems to be improving this year biggest only 9lb though but plenty in the 6/7 lb mark. Smoothounds were poor this year i felt couldnt get a peeler crab or hermit for love of money very strange . Hoping we get a cold winter for a change to bring a few cod in need that water temperature down do us all a favour. Would like to thank everyone for there continued support we ran out at a loss with covid for months didnt increase our fees and still normal trip £50 everything supplied . Everything has gone up fuel especially, our insurance and toll fees plus baits like lug £24 per 100 so due to all the letdowns who book a place and dont turn up or 9pm on a friday night come up with excuse we are going to enforce the Paypal deposit system on here of £20 per head and rest on the day shame on all the reliable people out there for which i feel sorry.
So few weekend dates left up to xmas for winter fishing hope we see a cod or two, get your name down to avoid disappointment will be booking up those tope dates for next year on them special tides a long way off but days have gone already well done to those who think ahead. Look forward to being of service until then tight lines to you all.
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10/2021
Fishing Report by Richard Green
on Bluedawn (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
Oct 2021 by Richard Green
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Hello all, we are now taking bookings for winter fishing, the first signs are good, with an abundance of good quality Whiting, Roker and still a few doggies showing, should be anytime now that we start to see the start of the winter cod moving in, Bluedawn is a renown charter boat for space and sea capabilities, so if you fancy a great day, give us a call to book your place, hope to hear from you soon
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02/10/2021
Fishing Report by brian poppy
on Cleveland Princess (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
2 Oct 2021 by brian poppy
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Hello all a lot of changes in the last few weeks hence the lack of reports ive sold Cleveland Princess and bought a Cougar Cat (Indiana) i have coded the boat cat2 upto 60mile with a maximum of 10 persons on board we have been doing some interesting trips since the coding and getting used to the handling of the new boat with inshore trips giving us some lovely big Whiting that have now started to show with some good sized Rooker as a bonus last Tuesday we boated 5 all around the 5--6lb mark still a few Hounds showing as well these fish all came from two different areas The Newcomb Bank and off Corton Roads,we have also started to do distance trips first one Tuesday 21st September was running 30 miles south to The Enterprise Bank drift fishing for Bass what a fantastic day we boated over 20 fish between 5 all fish were returned bar 10 best coming in at 8lb but the rest coming in at a respectable 4lb---7lb we also had a go on the Iner Gabbard wind farm as the tide started to ebb a few Bass were caught in there were schooly fish we will be doing these type of trips now as well as wreck fishing and are now taking bookings for to start early spring next year Bass Trips and wreck trips abit later as the water clears call or text 07771926590 for more details also through this winter we will be concentrating on hopefully COD plus any thing else that comes along,hope you are enjoying your fishing and look forward to seeing what this winter produces,Brian.
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25/09/2021
Fishing Report by Colin De Block
on Lead Us (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
25 Sep 2021 by Colin De Block
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A great day out for the lads from Thorpe Bay angling association on Lead Us charters
With a 5lb smoothound being landed within the first 5mins which marked the start of a great day's fishing for all involved
With a total of 7 species including a codling 1.5lb the first of the season, Thornback ray 6lb, Hounds to 6lb plenty of quality Whiting , Pout , Dab and of course lots of spotty dogs .
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07/2021
Fishing Report by John Dickens
on Lisa Jane (Canvey Island, Essex)
Jul 2021 by John Dickens
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Been out a few times in July had hounds bass lots on feathers another small conger some nice soles few skate as the water gets warmer lots more birds diving so easier to feather for the bass odd gurhard .
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26/07/2021
Fishing Report by Colin De Block
on Lead Us (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
26 Jul 2021 by Colin De Block
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27 July at 07:42 ·
WHAT A DAY ON LEAD US MONDAY 26/07/21
With perfect conditions we headed out of Lowestoft on Lead us once on the mark the Bass started coming in one at a time to start with then in 2's, 3's, then 5's and 6 at a time providing some very hectic sport for the team and keeping me on my toes with the net, with almost 40 being landed
A short move at slack water also produced some nice hounds a ray and plenty of whiting thanks to the team for their efforts and a great day had by all
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07/2021
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Jul 2021 by Scott Belbin
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Despite being busy on our general trips lately we have still made time to head offshore in search of tope in between. It can be a risk for a skipper to set aside certain tides for fishing like this but thankfully they were all filled quickly. The weather has been kind to us this season as well as the boat meaning we could work more weather when we wanted to. This meant we only lost one tope trip to weather and there’s no substitute for time when it comes to this type of fishing.
Our first trip of the year started well with a 39lb male fish for Richard. Not a bad fish to start the season. This would have been followed a while later by a very lively fish that managed to clear 300yards of braid from Deans reel in 3 powerful runs! With all the other lines in I started to haul the anchor but it was too little too late as it had already straightened his 10/0 circle hook! I reset the anchor for one last cast and Dean re-tackled while licking his wounds. Luckily he had another run soon after however this fish was different gravy to the one he had just lost. Still a nice fish to start his season with as it was a male of 33lbs.
We ended up chasing another fish on our next trip too. This was a decent fish although no monster. The reason we gave chase was a rather dodgy jerky clutch on Martins antique reel. I think the whole boat was relieved to see that fish in the net after such a nerve wracking fight in a strong tide.
After a strong start, we managed to find a few fish on most trips. Some times we had to work harder than others, moving around or staying later to get the best of the tide. most of our trips we were lucky enough to see fish to over 40lb if not just shy of it and we found steady numbers too. Tope fishing around here is often a waiting game nowadays so it is important to make the most of any fish that come our way. Using circle hooks has meant fewer missed bites and the majority of fish made it to the boat once hooked. Of course loosing fish is part of angling and we did our fair share of that too. A few fish were lost through hook pulls mid fight. I put this down to an unlucky hook hold most of the time. There were some gear failures too which are frustrating as many are preventable. These include people using mono rubbing leader that were too light as well as mono bite traces which were bitten off when the fish took the circle hook deeper than expected. Some are just unfortunate though Stephen Charles has had his fair share of bad luck tope fishing. on one busy day when we had a total of 13 tope he had a cracking bite which hooped the rod tip over before going completely slack. The bait must have been laying back up the mainline which meant when the fish took the bait it bit straight through his mono leader too! Shortly after I found my self berating Stephen Clarke instead as he had just lost a fish. I must confess after seeing several fish lost to tackle failures I can be a little fussy with the lads, I check tackle, traces and clutches regularly to try and prevent lost fish. Stephen is one of the lads I don’t worry about normally. He hadn’t long returned a fish of over 30lb when his reel screamed into action over slack water. With a bit of sea running the boat had already started to sheer on the anchor rope and the other lads soon reeled in out of the way when he hooked up. The fish went on some seriously powerful runs at distance which is better than waking up on a short line. one of the other lads even had time to pop to the loo and return with the fish still fighting hard then suddenly after some more head shakes it went loose. We assumed the hook had pulled however it turned out the fish had pulled through his double crimped trace! It seemed the previous fish had weakened his trace and a decent tope wont give you a second chance with weakness’s in your tackle. After this we took extra care to change traces after each fish to avoid loosing another decent fish. the following day I was joined by more regulars and we had another busy trip. No tackle failures although we did pull the hook on a decent tope. Andy had bought his daughter Honey with him for her first tope trip. Honey has fished with us several times over the last year and I have mentioned before how she is a natural angler. We were all keen to see how she would handle her first tope and we weren’t disappointed. Honey managed two decent tope. One at 27lb and one at 35lbs. her Dad Andy just pipped her with a 37lb male, one of several fish that day. Another young gun I was pleased to see amongst the tope was one of our other regulars Alex Canham. Alex has fished with Dad and myself since he was very young so to see him set a new PB tope of 39lb at the ripe old age of 15 was a pleasure. His Dad Steve said he enjoyed seeing Alex catch that fish more than he enjoyed catching his own PB of 47lb a few weeks earlier. Steve’s fish was joint biggest of the year. He shares this honour with Chris Bendall who now had also has a new personnel best to beat.
Other notable fish included a tope with a bent dorsal fin for Stephen Charles. It resembled the captive orca from ‘free willy’. Paul Willis had a tope with half of its tail seemingly cut off? Also a recapture of a fish that had already been tagged a fair while ago by somebody else. There wasn’t much info on the tag other than an address in leatherhead. If anybody has heard of this project please let me know and I will pass on the relevant info.
Although there is a chance of us picking up one or two more stray tope this summer we have finished our run of tope trips for now. For the next few months our offshore trips will consist of mainly bass trips with a few other special trips thrown in too. Please book these trips in advance where possible as they often require certain tides.
We should see plenty more hounds and bass over the coming weeks as well as sneaking some other trips in too. If I cant get you out soon then please remember the bass will hang around offshore into November so please ask to get the best tides.
i have individual and full boat availability from October onwards although my father Stuart (07850234077) on the Razorbill may have spaces before hand.
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