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23/06/2018
Fishing Report by Colin De Block
on Lead Us (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
23 Jun 2018 by Colin De Block
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Lead Us charters, Lowestoft fishing trips
Houndtastic action on Lead Us
20-06-18 / 23-06-18
The first of our evening trips on 20th produced some good fish with half a dozen hounds to 7lb. Steve christened his new rod with a plump 2.5lb codling and a nice little thornback plus the compulsory spotties and whiting. More evening trips can be arranged on request
Saturday 23-06-18 with the weather and tide in our favour headed to a mark I had been wanting to try for a while now and boy was it worth it. We arrived just as the tide was starting to ebb with the odd hound coming in then as the tide picked up things got hectic on numerous occasions there were 2 or 3 fish coming in at the same time with some lovely Hounds being landed along with some nice Bass. This continued throughout the day with everyone on the boat landing some nice fish until the weather beat us ending up with 36 Hounds between 5 & 7lb plus smaller ones. 4 Bass all around the 4lb mark all returned plus plenty of whiting and a couple of spotties a great day on Lead Us
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Cheers Colin
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12/06/2018
Fishing Report by Phil White
on Chinook 3 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
12 Jun 2018 by Phil White
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We have not had a good run of Tope in the Estuary for a long time so it was a lovely surprise this week to see some cracking fish turning up.
The biggest reported was a 57 lb fish on Derek Mole's boat Eastern Promise on Saturday followed by a 51lb and another 4 over 40lb.
There are plenty of fish between 30 and 50lb and a good run of 10 to 20lb fish as well, both male and female. Best baits are fresh mackerel but the frozen baits are starting to work as more Tope turn up and get competitive.
Because of the chances of hooking one of these big fish have increased significantly anglers should now rig up as if they are targeting them if they are using fish baits.
Re-spool your reels with good quality 25-30lb line with a shock leader, traces should be wire or heavy 150-200lb mono, 8/0 hooks and 210 gram gripper leads.
You will also need a big T bar or long nosed pliers, if you want to weigh them use a big sling and do not weigh them from the tail but support the whole body.
Finally the most important point. keep away from the mouth, hold the fish under the pecs or by the dorsal if you are feeling strong. if you get a bite from one of these fish you will be taking a ride in a helicopter for lots of stitches !!!.
There are a lot more Smooth hounds showing up especially inshore where we have seen several fish up to 16lb. These fish have been taking squid baits whilst roker fishing but anglers targeting them with hermit crab have had better results.
There are more Bass now with the biggest we have seen at a cracking 11lb from an inshore mark last week on squid.
There are still plenty of Thornbacks inshore although by the time of my next report they will probably have moved offshore.
There are a few mackerel but they are well scattered, hopefully by next week's neap tides there will be more.
Prospects are excellent, if the Tope hang around the Estuary for the summer it could be our best season for quite some time.
Tight lines.
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06/2018
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
Jun 2018 by Mark Peters
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Some good tope fishing about at last biggest fir us so far 48lb plenty of mackerel showing up too and shouling bass aswell call 07523488290
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09/06/2018
Fishing Report by jon old
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
9 Jun 2018 by jon old
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Todays trip headed north Sat 9th June 2018 had thornbacks from the start kept few males all females returned lost count to be honest. Spotty dogs and whiting most of the day and nice few keeper smoothounds on the peeler crab now making a show. Big thanks to everyone was great banter as usual also to ian and James for washing down its much appreciated. Looking forward to our tope trip planned be seeing you all soon. Thanks everyone. Jon (High Flyer 2)
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07/06/2018
Fishing Report by jon old
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
7 Jun 2018 by jon old
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Up to date June 7th 2018 been getting few rokers (thornback rays) most returned nice to see conservation, chased the mackerel in all the usual places out to about 15miles but nothing showed up yet . plenty of sandeels few gurnards and odd weaver on the feathers waters not too bad after about 12 miles bit of clarity. Been plagued with spotty dogs on some trips but all good sport keeping us busy still got the whiting im afraid one or two clonkers amongst them surprisingly. The cold weather few weeks ago putting the smoothounds back just getting the odd few decent ones mainly on peeler and as we have been keeping away from the bass spots only the odd schoolie weve caught all due to the total ban on them. So in all things have picked up a bit waiting for our first tope will be looking for them soon dont forget to look out for our specialist trips or if you have a certain date we can possibly accomadate you and make a trip up for you. Picture today of Eric Wright from Bedford with this weeks best roker of 10.5lb just broke the double figure mark believed it fell to fresh sandeel and herring coctail from memory. Wind back in the north for this weekend will be interesting to see what happens lets hope the winds are light as forcast! Until then tight lines everyone. Jon (High Flyer 2)
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03/06/2018
Fishing Report by John Dickens
on Lisa Jane (Canvey Island, Essex)
3 Jun 2018 by John Dickens
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Lots and lots of bass over the weekend on feathers up to 100 plus each day a few on worms hounds skate also mackerel on the feathers dogs and some small tope .
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06/06/2018
Fishing Report by Paul Layton
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
6 Jun 2018 by Paul Layton
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Another great day on the High Flyer 2. Tried the banks for Mackrel, unfortunately none today but we did get lots of sand eels which turned out great bait for the skate, doggies and smoothies we caught when we move closer inshore. Everyone caught decent fish and Jon looked after all to his usual high standards.
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06/2018
Fishing Report by chris Mole
on Enterprise (West Mersea, Essex)
Jun 2018 by chris Mole
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There's Some lovely summer fishing to be had in the Thames Estuary now, still several rays to be had also nice stamp of smoothounds, with a fair amount of bass coming mainly on worm, few eels and nice gurnards and odd garfish so get yourself out there ASAP,
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26/05/2018
Fishing Report by jon old
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
26 May 2018 by jon old
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Keeping us up to date this week seen some terrible north east winds ,we managed to get out for bit of local television filming few seals and terns not great for the camera crew but got job done!!! Managed a bass trip in the thick fog 2 days later got our first few mackerel and plenty of sandeels odd gurnard and weavers but only one small bass the water still bit dirty even on the 15 mile mark. Ended up coming inside catching few roker and small starry smoothounds to end that day. Picture today is of Saturday 26th trip held inshore by the weather quite a choppy little sea in a easterly only the one thornback but a good one of 12lb 5oz fell to groom to be Paul on stag party couldnt have gone to a better chap! Herring baits as usual couldnt catch a thing on peeler. Had spotty dogs all day then few small smoothounds towards end with odd whitting showing up all day. Big thanks to everyone for coming out this week been very testing with the weather, lost today with 35mph easterlys Sun 27th and had to cancel bank holiday 28th as well! Apart from that alls fine will be doing few evening trips with the arrival of the smoothounds hopefully some good sport, week starting 4th june tides are weak will be having a go on the feathers if we can get out a bit. So until then tight lines enjoy the windy bank holiday its probably shopping for me now cant wait!!!
Cheers everyone,
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19/05/2018
Fishing Report by Colin French
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
19 May 2018 by Colin French
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What a great bloke Jon is. This was my first time with Jon, but it won't be my last. We moved 3 times in order to find the fish. He's very knowledgeable about the waters, and he makes you feel very at home on the boat. The friendly banter was non stop for the 10 hours we were out.
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