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05/03/2017
Fishing Report by Ray Martin
on PLAN B (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)
5 Mar 2017 by Ray Martin
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Fishing has finally improved with good numbers of skate moving in.
should get better and better :)
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05/03/2017
Fishing Report by TERRY BATT
on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
5 Mar 2017 by TERRY BATT
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Yes Troy as far as I am aware The Vanishing Point-2 was the only boat to sail yesterday morning Mate.
The advantage of such a big catamaran like Vanishing Point is at 51 foot long you have the water line length, and of course her pedigree as a wind farm service vessel saw her working in 3 meter sea’s in the Irish sea so the weather yesterday was never going to be a problem to us .
It was nice to see you boys join up with Mark Smith, his party are very much like yours Troy good anglers easy going, and fish for what’s there, and you certainly pulled out some nice Thornbacks yesterday, and the usual banter to go with it.
It was never going to be 60 mph which is what some people were doom and glooming about, I blame XC weather forecast I don’t know why anyone bothers to look at it I think they only have one colour….RED, for most of the day as my forecast predicted the wind was 18 to 20 mph SW and on rare occasions tipped the wind machine gauge to 40 mph during the sort squall’s that came through with a brief shower then settled down again even then the boat was still comfortable and we carried on catching nice fish..!! well done lads you all fished well and nice to hear you boys saying if one or the other were short on numbers in the future to let each other know and you would team up once again, great comradery, that’s what me and Nicola try to promote on the boat….. See you next month Troy & Tony…….tight Lines..!! View Boats Page
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27/02/2017
Fishing Report by jon old
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
27 Feb 2017 by jon old
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Bringing us up to date been hard work over the previous weeks having to contend with all the bad weather, storm Doris etc every time offshore planned to try for spurdogs the weather turns! Inside we have been plagued with whiting of all sizes good job really as the cod just havent turned up this year for us only the odd fish here and there, Remains to be seen in the coming weeks whether we will get a spring codling run all we can do is keep going and keep trying. I would like to say to all the anglers who keep coming not only supporting the High Flyer, every other charter vessel out there as we know its hard up and down the country at the moment ,we do appreciate it. Someones got to be first to catch them why not you? Looking ahead if we can get out offshore, wont be this mid week on the forcast possibly this weekend we have got 7 places this sat 4th March due to cancellation if anyone interested please get in touch. Until then leave it with you roll on the summer i say! Cheers Jon (High Flyer)
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26/02/2017
Fishing Report by TERRY BATT
on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
26 Feb 2017 by TERRY BATT
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On Saturday Feb 25th we had a very good day with fish up to 13lbs caught by John Alexander along with 4 other nice fish caught by John, and the other lads all caught and we totalled 13 good fish.
Sunday Started well but with a stronger tide and much higher winds up to 42 mph we only managed around 6 good fish and one or two smaller fish , but Richard did manage the best fish of the weekend... a nice 14 lbs fish so well done mate (that has set the target for Rob..) lol at last we are seeing some decent fish again so come on guys lets go fishing...!!! View Boats Page
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02/2017
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
Feb 2017 by Mark Peters
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Dawn Tide II is going back in the water on the 24th of February after a slow start to 2017 ! we are ready for the 2017 season ahead!! Dawn Tide was hauled out for general yearly maintenance and out of water hull survey making sure shes a safe complying reliable vessel that of cause i make sure at all cost look foward to see you all aboard very soon !!!
2017 Dates filling fast phone has been non stop this week book up for the summer favourites -
bass / hounds / thornbacks / tope / plaice / mackerel and more
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20/02/2017
Fishing Report by Phil White
on Chinook 3 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
20 Feb 2017 by Phil White
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We have had a real mix of weather this last fortnight, snow and strong east winds last week then calm and cloudy this week, this has allowed us to get out to the offshore marks where we have had some great sport on the Thornbacks in calm conditions.
Offshore
Fishing has steadily improved every day this week on the offshore grounds. The numbers of Thornbacks is steadily increasing all the time, the dogfish have not turned up yet and there are only odd whiting, this means the Thornbacks are getting time to find the baits without competion. These early Thornbacks really pull hard and in light currents are good sport.
Most fish are the smaller males but the bigger females are starting to show with several fish over 10lb, best at around 12lb on Sunday. Best baits are herring and squid.
Inshore
Fishing is improving all the time, there are more Thornbacks showing up in all areas, these fish will be around all through the spring and into June.
There are some cracking whiting around the inshore marks, these fish will take most baits but squid and lug are the best.
The piers and estuaries have been hard but will improve steadily now with more Thornbacks, whiting and maybe odd codling around. There are still some cracking dabs in the Blackwater estuary, these fish have been with us all winter and have been a lifeline for us on days we would have cancelled.
Prospects are excellent. It looks like Thornback numbers are still very good and with spring around the corner we will start to see other species turn up like the spurdogs or maybe a decent cod or two.
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02/2017
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Feb 2017 by Scott Belbin
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Ive not got many trips to report on after having the ‘galloper’ out for a few weeks. She’s undergone a fair overhaul with a precautionary engine reconditioning too. I must admit its been a struggle being trapped on land for so long but hopefully a few missed trips now will pay off over the next few years. I don’t think we’ve missed a great deal to be honest with a combination of cold weather and loads of bait fish such as sprats putting the fish off. I managed to commandeer my dads boat the ‘ Razorbill3’ on a fine day a couple of weeks ago and got one of my parties afloat. The weather was spot on and we even managed to get amongst a few roker. There seems to be a run of decent fish in places at this time of year as ive mentioned before. Graham had two nice double figure fish with the biggest topping out at over 18lbs on dads scales (although I would place it nearer 16lbs to be honest) and a smashing fish any time of year. The ‘Galloper’ now has her engine back in place and she’s looking spanking ready for the season. I have a few spaces coming up in the coming weeks where a raise in temperatures should kick things off for the thorn-backs. For more information, weekly reports and available dates please visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk or call 07956411528
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04/02/2017
Fishing Report by brian poppy
on Cleveland Princess (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
4 Feb 2017 by brian poppy
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This is an update of the last few trips, Saturday 4th was not the best of days bit of ground swell so didnt get out to far only to the south holm but plenty of nice sized Whiting ran back to the stanford channel around 1400 to see if there were a few dabs around this area we only had 4 the Whiting were hitting the baits before the dabs had a chance to,Monday 6th and a much better day so it was out to some ground that we only go to when conditions are good enough as its a bit of a ride some 14 plus miles the back of the cross sands and the dredging area, at this time of the year it is a good bet that Cod come into feed up before spawning but it wasnt to be after 3hrs and not a bite it was back inside a bit to the pickle but much the same in there so another move to outside of the whisler a result 1 dab so over the bank and off corton where the fishing was very good we anchored on the Tick its a mark we use in there as its allways give up some fish and it didnt disapoint plenty of nice Whiting and a few decent dabs,we summed it up that youve got to go and try these areas when conditions are good enough as we might not get another chance for a while with these easterlys that will be with us now for a few days or could be weeks.
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30/01/2017
Fishing Report by Phil White
on Chinook 3 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
30 Jan 2017 by Phil White
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As you all know by now the cod have not shown up this winter although there still might be a spring run.
However this has not stopped our anglers from having some great days fishing close by in our estuary. There has been a huge influx of dabs along the Thames Estuary, far more than we have ever had before; these lovely little flatfish have provided us with some cracking sport on days when we would have cancelled.
Techniques are completely different to what we would normally be doing but once you have adapted your rigs and style to suit it’s easy.
You can use really light tackle as we are only fishing on the gentle neap tides, carp or spinning rods are fine, 2 hook flattie rigs with one up one down are best.
Choice of bait isn’t critical, tiny bits of worm, squid, herring, mackerel and sprat all work, fished straight down with a plain lead, you don’t need to cast, indeed when fishing straight down when you get a bite, lift up the rod, if the fish isn’t there you can drop back down and wait for it to bite again.
There are a few Thornbacks around inshore; usually numbers start to increase around mid February depending on water temperature.
Offshore is still hard with a few dogfish, Thornbacks and whiting but again things will improve in 2-3 weeks time as the Thornbacks start to move back in.
Prospects are good, there still might be a spring run of cod and there are plenty of other fish to be caught so don’t give up, change tactics and make use of what is available. View Boats Page
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29/01/2017
Fishing Report by jon old
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
29 Jan 2017 by jon old
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Well nearly end of Jan 2017, this month has been to say the least extremely hard cod wise. I hate to think of my carbon footprint if i was that way inclined as the miles i have done when weather has allowed is astronomical. No matter where i have been i can honestly say we have caught whiting of all sizes you just cant shake them. I havent bothered taking any more pictures of them how many strings do you want to see on the website! So looking forward its been reasonably cold last couple weeks fingers crossed we ought to see something soon or at least a spring codling run , if not were back to waiting for the return of the spotty dogs accompanied by the skate round about March when weather breaks then were away again. So would just like to mention big thanks to everyone who still supports us even though the fishing has been tough here all down the east coast its very much appreciated hopefully change is in the air. Anyone interested in a midweek trip Feb 6th onwards let me know got few ideas if weather allows as tides will be right nice and slack will be doing bit of distance. Until then tight lines people ,
Cheers Jon (High Flyer) View Boats Page
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