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11/07/2016
Fishing Report by Phil White
on Chinook 3 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
11 Jul 2016 by Phil White
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Weather has been windy last weekend but we still got out to the hound mark and had some super sport with smoothies up to 15 lb.
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07/2016
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Jul 2016 by Scott Belbin
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Its been a while since my last report on here so I thought I’d best do a quick update on what’s been happening at mersea. In my last write up I reported the arrival of the first decent smooth-hounds this season and I’m pleased to say they are still showing. Over the past couple of moths we have seen some great fish and decent numbers at times too. We have been lucky enough to catch them in the really shallow water on several occasions too. This in my opinion is some of the best sport fishing to be had in the country when it goes right. Most of the time we can fish light and they scrap hard with nowhere to go but out, towards or just do a lap of the boat! So far this year our biggest is over 18lbs and was unlucky enough to fall to me. Hopefully we can find one a little bigger before the season finishes as there’s plenty of time yet. Besides smooth-hounds we have had a few roker mixed in. these are generally smaller than the spring run although there are still some decent fish in places. There have been a few mackerel in places but they are hit and miss even if conditions are right for them. We have found one or two bass although they were all released before the 1st of july they were still nice to catch. Over the next few weeks we should see the sport for smooth-hounds continue with thorn-backs amongst other species such as bass making up our general trips. I have a few dates available for offshore bass trips before the end of September but it is one bass per anglers for the pot. You can however release as many as you can catch.
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06/07/2016
Fishing Report by jon old
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
6 Jul 2016 by jon old
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Bringing us up to date looks like plenty smoothounds about crab best bait at moment. Having a bit of fun with them also few bass about if you want to fish for them, Getting a few mackerel if we can get out not thick at the moment but that will come,plenty of sandeels huge ones too! Cant shake the whiting inshore and off, nice to see few gurnards as well, Spotty dogs thinned out which is a blessing looking at flatty bashing soon as these tides drop off,this weekend could see few tope after these springs. Big thanks to the parties last week on Jeff Becks managed to get out and hit few mackerel and then inshore for smoothies, on Alan Becks strong winds kept us right inshore so harder fishing managed few smoothies mixed bag of whiting and not forgetting whelks! Right up to date pictured here was Wed 6th trip hit the smoothounds first bit of the tide then onto the bass bank for a few bass odd sandeel as well on the feathers ended up enjoyable day in the sun shame still on big tides but thought we done well. Full boat next week everyday unfortunately few places week after still ring might be able to fit you on another local vessel. Until then tight lines to you all, must arrange a few night trips as been asked all the while i do need a bit of sleep sometimes! Cheers Jon. (High Flyer)
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31/05/2016
Fishing Report by brian poppy
on Cleveland Princess (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
31 May 2016 by brian poppy
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Took birthday boy out for a trip with the children a few fish not the ones we wanted to see but the weather was good and the company great sorry its a bit late with the picture Antony had a problem with the camra,BP.
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02/07/2016
Fishing Report by Colin De Block
on Lead Us (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
2 Jul 2016 by Colin De Block
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Another Great day on Lead Us
With just Graham and myself on board and a stiff westerly blowing decided to head up to Corton for a bit of shelter under the cliffs we arrived just at the start of the ebb with fish coming within minutes of the baits hitting the bottom and steadily throughout the tide called it a day at slack water just as the heavens opened ending up with 8 smoothhounds to 7.5lb, 1 cod @ 4lb, 1 roker @5lb plenty of whiting and the obligatory spotty dog not bad for 6hrs View Boats Page
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29/06/2016
Fishing Report by Phil White
on Chinook 3 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
29 Jun 2016 by Phil White
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Fishing has been superb over last fortnight, good numbers of hounds, roker, bass and mackerel with a few nice dabs, odd turbot and brill.
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26/06/2016
Fishing Report by jon old
on High Flyer 2 (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
26 Jun 2016 by jon old
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Weekend of June 25th/26th 2016 weather was lovely flat calm seas and a bit of sun makes a change! Decided to look offshore for mackerel as bit of sun on the water and reasonably clear for the viz, so headed north unfortunately had to wait as we missed the tide so burned a bit of time inshore off Winterton catching few smoothies , had one small bass which was great. After few hours headed out to first bank produced on the feathers a herring, a scad and one mackerel followed by sandeeels so out further ended up on the 9 miler where we connected with a few, Crackin sandeels too big for bait! Picture today is of Danny with couple of smoothies first time on Flyer . Sunday was much of the same more mackerel today same sort of area, again brilliant sandeels, tide raced a bit offshore so headed in for bit of drifting, i lost good take on mackerel head snapped me up . Ended up inside to finish the day off with too many pesky whiting , few more smoothies and late again home as usual was most enjoyable weekend, big thanks to the lads Saturday all way from Liecester, also Dereham Angling on Sunday looking forward to the next one. Cheers. Jon (High Flyer)
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27/06/2016
Fishing Report by TERRY BATT
on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
27 Jun 2016 by TERRY BATT
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With the storm clouds gathering over the Essex coast line on Saturday, we got away with it until it was time to go home 14.30.
We left Bradwell quite early (0630 hrs) and headed to a deep gully South East of Bradwell 16 miles, it usually fishes quite well at this time, but we anchored in 57 foot and the tide was pouring through much harder that I would have expected for a tide of that size, but hey that's the Thames Estuary for you, can sometimes throw you a curve ball....lol.
But the lads were all fairly competent anglers and coped well with good uptiders at the Bow, and great down tiders at the stern, so glad to say tangles were very few, just the occasional hound hitting the bait's at the front and running like grease lightning down tide and getting caught up with the odd fishing line at mid-ships, but wasn't too bad.
But the fish were not there in the number I would have expected, and as we were short on numbers it was not possible to ask the lads to put more money into the pot for extra fuel to go further off-shore so we made the best of what was on offer closer in...!!
Well a mate of mine was doing quite well a few mile South of my position so we went over to join him, but weather we got there too late, or sometimes the fish, especially Thornbacks, can be very tightly grouped and you can watch one boat scooping up fish while you sit there just spectating....!! and that is not for me..!!!
So we moved 3.5 miles East to a spot that should also fish well but once we arrived there we couldn't really get on the mark as there were a few Crouch based boats already anchored up there, Rob on Dawn Breaker, Predator, and one other I didn't recognise, but I would have only been in their way if I had dropped where I wanted to be and that would not have been very professional of me and I know these guys wouldn't do it to me so we trotted another 3/4 of a mile East and fished a rising bank out of the deeper water, and as the flood tide got away, the fish started to bite, not big fish average around 4 to 5 lbs, but fish never the less..
But as Nicola was NOT on the boat, it was typical the rain clouds gathered the sky turned Black thunder rolled, and lightning was striking..!! and who had to go out and pick up the anchor...??? yup, me...lol but I didn't get too wet thank God..!!
As we made our way back to Bradwell the radar was blotted out with rain, you couldn't even see the Gun-fleet Sands wind farm it was raining that hard, it was bouncing off of the water... but the lads were nice and dry and warm inside the wheel house watching the football on our 32 inch flat screen TV drinking tea and coffee .. blimey how we spoil our guys..lol
Well on Sunday we had our boys out from Canvey, Mark, Bruno and Co, and they all instantly agreed to through an extra £5 a head in the pot for extra fuel to go the 30 miles I recommended they go to get some serious action, as they did that last month, they didn't take any convincing..! so we set off early once again to get as mush of the Ebb tide as possible.
After an hour and fifteen minutes of steaming, we arrived as usual to our mark, and not another boat in sight.....lovely, just how I like it, not trying to fish in a car park.
The first fish hit within 4 minutes, a nice 10 lbs hound, followed by another at 11 lbs, and so the onslaught went on, I am glad Nicola was with me yesterday coz we had two landing net's on the go virtually the whole time. Bruno had the biggest fish of the day, a lovely hound of 14 lbs... well done mate, I bet that will be envied by you brother Phil, who was match fishing elsewhere, but the bar has been set now..!!!.
At the end of the session, we had to stop fishing for the mighty Smoothounds purely because we ran out of bait.. I cant remember the last time that happened..?? but it was relentless and I think our numbers of fish boated was 91, so you can only imaging how manic that was, but like all things distance, x, diesel,= £'s that's why we have to add a fuel surcharge if anglers want to go the distance, but you don't have to there is still good fishing closer in, but if you want the chance of an exceptional days fishing, then sometimes you have to do the extra miles.
Ok well Bruno has won yesterday trophy, and a very worthy winner, and Nic and I will be going to Canvey to the boys Fish restaurant the Islander probably the finest fish restaurant we have ever been to, no wonder people drive from London to eat there...!!
We are meant to be out later this week on a 24 hour wreaking trip going 42 miles off-shore, but looking at the weather forecast as I am writing this report that is looking doubtful.... sadly we were looking forward to that, but it will only be delayed, not cancelled, so I hope the trip will be all we expect.... I will keep you all informed of our progress......... tight lines..!!! View Boats Page
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22/06/2016
Fishing Report by Richard Green
on Bluedawn (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
22 Jun 2016 by Richard Green
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Good days Fishing yesterday, main catches large starry smoothounds and a nice sprinkling of Thornback Ray to 8lb, ebb tide fished with SW wind later to become SE. Around 11 knots all caught on frozen squid
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18/06/2016
Fishing Report by Trevor Crawley
on Girl Mandy (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)
18 Jun 2016 by Trevor Crawley
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Hi folks great fishing at the moment down river Saturday party 6 of novices we had a good selection of hounds many doubles with a best of 17.5lb to Trevor from Peterborough not only his first fish but the biggest well done mate another 6 to 10lb plus a handful of skate to 9lb to his catch he was lucky that he was a passenger on the way back so he could rest up lol On Sunday a group of fathers and their sons on a short upriver trip they wanted to be back early rather than 10 pm plenty of skate up to 8lb and a selection of hounds to 9lb shame the ebb tide didnt come on as well as the flood but all happy and well sun tanned lets hope the weather keeps good for this weekend till next time tight lines and not to many smash offs
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