Latest Fishing Reports: Essex
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24/11/2012
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Lady Grace (Brightlingsea, Essex)
24 Nov 2012 by Scott Belbin
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Today I headed out with Stewart and his son Tom of 10yrs old and Tom's friend Harry. We got to our mark just before high water and fished up until slack and luckily the tide started ebbing quite quickly. Tom showed his dad and friend how to do it by catching the first whiting, then his dad caught one and all of a sudden there was no stopping Tom, he was hauling in whiting every cast while Harry watched and waited patiently, finally Harry started catching a few whiting too and then quietly he reeled in his first ever codling. After a slow start Harry was neck and neck with Tom on the whiting front and had a codling too. Although his codling was sized, he let it go to live another day so he could catch it again next time he came out. Tom ended with 14 whiting and Harry had 13 whiting and 1 codling. We headed in from our 4hour trip with 2 very happy boys and a very pleased dad. I was even happier when I realised that all the big boats that had been out all day had struggled to catch codling, 3only had whiting all day and codling at all so we had one lucky codling aboard Lady Grace.
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18/11/2012
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
18 Nov 2012 by Mark Peters
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3erd week in november
the skate are comming on very well at the moment had around a dozen this week along with plenty of nice codling not as many as last week but still double figers a trip sunday we had the best cod 1 at 9lb and a very nice one that snaped of as it came to the surface angler was gutted as was i was well over 12 lb of couse the doggy and whiting showed up too View Boats Page
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18/11/2012
Fishing Report by carl porter
on Hard Labour (Wallasea Island, Essex)
18 Nov 2012 by carl porter
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with a good forcast for once we set off with one of our regular crews
fishing was slow to start with but once the tide got going the fish came on
not fast and furious but a steady one or two every so often and a few surprises
tally for the day 23 codling kept to 6lb ....5 bass all around 2lb....1 skate
and the usual hordes of whiting dogs and pout
good crew good weather good fishing
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18/11/2012
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Lady Grace (Brightlingsea, Essex)
18 Nov 2012 by Scott Belbin
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Scott, Uncle Steve and I went out for a couple of hours for the first of the ebb. We caught 4 codling, Scott and I had 2 each, while steve caught some whiting. A nice 2 hours out in the river. Glad I managed to keep up with Scott and catch as many as him.
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17/11/2012
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Lady Grace (Brightlingsea, Essex)
17 Nov 2012 by Scott Belbin
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Today I headed out with 4 beginners who had never been sea fishing before. Today's tide was a big spring tide, we set off a 9am when the tide had turned and had just started flooding, knowing that once we anchored up the tide should be well underway. We anchored on our first spot which after catching a few whiting realised that these 4 guys were very competative. It took a little while for them to get the hang of what a bite looked like with the boat rocking and the tide belting past. But once the first whiting was caught they seemed to be having a 'fish off' to see who could catch the most whiting and they were well away, baiting up and casting out all on their own. The real competition seemed to be between Tom and Colin who were neck and neck all day and wanted to stay out longer than originally booked so I suggested a move for the last couple of hours in the hope of picking up a cod on another mark not far from where we'd first anchored, Dave and Aden didn't seem fussed either way. They were all up for a move as long as they could still catch whiting too and carry on their competition. I did try explaining how whiting have a rattley bite whereas cod are much more fun to catch with their nodding action on the rod and they put up much more of a fight. I also told them if they csught a cod then it would best all those whiting hands down and they would immediately become the winner of the competition. After a very short while at our second mark Aden quietly reeled in the first cod of the day, it was only a small one and was undersized but nether the less it was still a cod and he said he could feel the difference in the resistance the cod had put up compared with the whiting and that meant he was the winner. There weren't as many whiting as this mark so Tom and Colin were eagerly watching their rods so they didn't miss a whiting and let the other catch more than they had. While it was quiter I got my sandwiches out and sure enough this did the trick, Tom was into a decent fish and having great fun playing it in and when it finally surfaced it revealed itself as a nice 5lb 15oz cod. The excitement on the boat was unreal, Aden's victory was stolen from him while the others starred flabergastered. I told them all to get their rods back in the water in the hope of picking up a few more before they had to head in as their wives had been calling and nagging them to see when they would be in. They all baited up and cast out and Dave had his first cod and while we eagerly waited for Colin to catch one so they'd all had one each, Tom snuck another cod into the boat. Unfortunately Colin didn't get his cod before we hand to haul the anchor and head home. Not only did Tom have the biggest cod of the day, not to mention the biggest cod on Lady Grace so far, but he also had the most. We finished with 4 cod and lots of whiting.
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11/11/2012
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Lady Grace (Brightlingsea, Essex)
11 Nov 2012 by Scott Belbin
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Well Saturday I let Scott take Lady Grace out for a short fishing trip in the River with 5 expert fishermen aboard, including Russell. I went along for the ride as I couldn't have Scott catching the first codling of the season aboard Lady Grace without me on there. We headed out for the first of the ebb where we set up anchor and caught alot of nice sized whiting through the day waiting eagerly for a codling but Mr Cod didn't show so Scott decided to have a move for the last hour and a half to try his luck on another mark. This second mark also produced a few whiting before the tide died off and we headed in. Sunday morning came and it was my turn to be skipper and I was determined to catch a codling today, as we headed out I told my fishing party that although it wasn't a competition between Scott and I, I would be deeply let down by them if we didn't catch a codling today and that they would have to swim back. We anchored up on the edge for the last of the flood and the first of the ebb where we proceeded to catch whiting in mixed sizes, not quite as big as the day before but still good fun for those that hadn't been fishing before. Just as I was contemplating moving down into the deeper water one of the lads had a decent bite which when he hooked into it, I knew it had to be a codling the way it was nodding so immediately got the net ready so we didn't have any chances of loosing it and success - we had our first 2lb codling of the season aboard Lady Grace with me as skipper. I had beat the old man! The sweet smell of success. Just as we all checked and rebaited our rods the seal popped his head up and swam round the boat and the tide had died a little so we didnt seem to get many bites so I headed off to my deeper mark where we anchored up for the last couple of hours. We caught more whiting and just on our last cast I had a lovely dab which I offered to the men to take home for their dinner which they did. So we had a second last cast before heading home joyously knowing we had beaten Scott with his experienced anglers the day before. To be fair, there was a fair jump in the height of tide which may have had something to do with it but we wont admit this to Scott, we will say it was pure skill on my part.
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09/11/2012
Fishing Report by Ray Martin
on PLAN B (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)
9 Nov 2012 by Ray Martin
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Saturday I had the Post Office boys out for their annual comp- They caught well over 250 fish... Not bad in one day trip. The cod proved a bit elusive, but Alan Managed a nice one right at the end. Fish caught were Whiting, Dogs, pout and dabs and of course Cod.
Sunday anglers seemed to attract dogs, dogs and more dogs.. a couple of cod on each mark but the dogs were a real pain. View Boats Page
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11/11/2012
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
11 Nov 2012 by Mark Peters
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NOVEMBER
cod season is well under way seeing around 20 cod a trip avarage about 6 - 7 lb last trip we had 17 cod kept the best of the bunch biggest 8 lb lads went home with 10 cod skate are fishing well on some marks very good fishing to be had on the new Dawn Tide II catamaran
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03/11/2012
Fishing Report by carl porter
on Hard Labour (Wallasea Island, Essex)
3 Nov 2012 by carl porter
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a challenging day weather wise but still fih to be had
we only managed a few hours on our mark until the building seas forced a move inshore
however the guys managed a dozen cod to around six pounds and three skate its gonna be a
great cod season this winter i recon just need the weather to play ball
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20/10/2012
Fishing Report by Ray Martin
on PLAN B (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)
20 Oct 2012 by Ray Martin
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Had a great day on Saturday - weather was perfect .. flat calm seas and non stop fish. The whiting and dog fish were still a nuicance but no where near as many. And COD at last. We lost a good one early on- it was fighting well but sadly escaped. We had another fish lost on the surface a good skate, but then it was better news with a nice lot of cod and skate safely in the net.
Lets hope this is the start of a great cod season. View Boats Page
