Latest Fishing Reports: Essex
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07/2012
Fishing Report by Ron Angel
on Why Worry (Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex)
Jul 2012 by Ron Angel
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With a crew of 'Non Anglers' today it was never going to be easy......When you get plenty of weed and plenty of fish it becomes a tad busy!
The boys we had today (6 of them) apart from one, had never picked a rod up in there lives! They learned quickly though :)
First thing was to get a few Mackerel which we managed but also a few Bass amongst them on the feathers.Only chuck back size but it was nice to see them.
Just a short run from there to put the hook down in 25ft to try to stay out of the tide.It was pretty dire for the first hour or so but then livened up a tad! lol The weed was awful but the fish were amongst it.
2-3-4 fish on at the same time! We had some nice Hounds to 14lb and a some nice Rokers (Is there such a thing and did I really just say that? )
The boys were happy and a steady few fish came to the boat throughout the flood.At high water we needed to move to the other end of the bank as this particular bank fishes one end on the flood and the other on the Ebb.More Hounds but the weed was awful again.You need to fish through the weed though as the fish are there.In the last half hour I told the boys to all fish fresh Mackerel baits as I know there are a few Bass lurking around on this mark and they do like a bit of Mackerel....Bingo! Last 5 minutes and I saw the bite.He went to grab the rod and I shouted as did Dan, to leave it...It then had it away and a nice fish of 6lb hit the deck.
The boys learnt quickly today and fished well,especially with the amounts of weed.Seasoned anglers would probably of not even tried as they like it easy lol but there are plenty of fish there.You just have t work a bit harder for them.
Dan worked his cock off today.He worked one side of the boat and I worked the other.It was pretty non stop and we both felt pretty knackered!
The guys today were a proper nice bunch.Not often you get that sort of people.They even brought the whole Charter fee into the cabin before we even left.I never asked but they just paid straight away.They showed there appreciation of a good day at the end by giving us a £60 tip.That don't happen too often but it is nice when people appreciate the service we try to give.
Thanks Dan,you worked hard today and filled Andys shoes admirably who is off sick with a bad back.
Get well soon Andy we miss you mate!
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21/07/2012
Fishing Report by carl porter
on Hard Labour (Wallasea Island, Essex)
21 Jul 2012 by carl porter
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at last the weather is on our side and we have the fishing to go with it .
this weekend was to be smoothound fishing and of them there were plenty
saturdays party landed 73 the biggest going 15 lb but the best bit is that at least 40
of them were double figures.
sunday was a similar day with 40 plus hounds landed to 12lb however the last
couple of hours was spent on an offshore bank for bass of which a few were landed
and a couple of dabs
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24/07/2012
Fishing Report by chris Mole
on Enterprise (West Mersea, Essex)
24 Jul 2012 by chris Mole
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the hound fishing has been good this month with plenty of doubles coming in along with a fair number of bass
mainly medium size fish but a few nice doubles showing this should improve as we go into august/ september, the thonbacks are a bit patchy but if you find them still good numbers to be had , spottys are
bit of a pain at the mo in places , now lots of mackrel showing so not a bad bit of fishing out there to be had
tight lines chris . View Boats Page
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22/07/2012
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
22 Jul 2012 by Mark Peters
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22nd 23rd july
this weekend end showed us no end to the hounds countless amounts from 5lb to 15lb along with plenty i mean plenty of mackerel of couse the bass wher still comming aboard with the odd thornback ray now and then and a few small tope 8lb and some more dover sole with the bloddy dog fish in the hundreds lol reley good fishing this weekend all customers keen to rebook View Boats Page
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14/07/2012
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
14 Jul 2012 by Mark Peters
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hi havent had the time to update latley becouse iv been out catching fish lol we been having plenty of hounds and mackerel along with the rele good bass fishing still getting rays the odd tope if we target them we could get plenty more the fishing is good all round
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14/07/2012
Fishing Report by Ron Angel
on Why Worry (Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex)
14 Jul 2012 by Ron Angel
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Yesterday should of been a Tope fishing day.The wind put a stop us getting as far Offshore as you need to go for these toothy critters.We made the most of some attrocious weather by not going so far.We had some nice Bass,Thorrnbacks and smaller Smooth Hounds.The Mackerel were in abundance too so fresh bait wasn't a problem.
With so many trips lost this summer due to the adverse weather it was nice to actually get the party a day out....Something we haven't been able as often as normal this Summer.
Mark with his PB Bass of 7lb 8oz so he was a pleased angler. View Boats Page
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08/07/2012
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
8 Jul 2012 by Mark Peters
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Sat 7th july
headed out ofshore forcast started of ok but then blew up a force 4 to 5 and a few of the party was sea sick asit was ther first time on a boat but they wanted to stay out as we was on the hounds and bass big hounds but not masive bass a few keepers in the end it was to much for the 3 sea sickers and we headed in shore a bit that turnd out a good move picking up a13lb stingray the second one in 2 weeks along with some more bass and some very nice sole
Sun 8th july
headed out not a breath of wind lovley to be out apart from the heavy rain we motored out about a hour and 10 offshore strait away some nice hounds wher in the net and plenty of dog fish the tide turned and i droped over the feathers getting plenty of mackerel then the bass started biting as the tide eased 1 angler catching his first at 4.8lb along with a few more keepers while a few of the other anglers fishing crab kept busy on the hounds so this weekend showed us some top fishing with 20 or so bass countless amounts of hounds a stingray and some eels and sole View Boats Page
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01/07/2012
Fishing Report by carl porter
on Hard Labour (Wallasea Island, Essex)
1 Jul 2012 by carl porter
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With a poor forecast this weekend, there was no chance of venturing far offshore, so fishing was restricted to the inshore marks. Saturday saw wind speeds gusting to 30 forcing us to try and find some protection from the lee of the land. Fishing was slow to say the least, but as the tide turned and wind and tide were in the same direction it allowed a bit of scope for different marks.
With a move to different grounds the fish started to play ball, not fast and furious but enough to keep the rod tips nodding. Mid size hounds were the order of the day up to 6 lb ish, with a good spread of schoolie bass and a few roker too. Considering the conditions, not too bad a days fishing.
Sundays forecast looked a bit more promising, but after poking our nose out, it was obvious that offshore was again going to be unfishable. Again we had to wait for the tide to turn, allowing the seas to calm a little and the boat to lay with the tide.
Once the tide got a bit of oomph in it, the hounds made an apperance again. Fish in the 4lb to 6lb range were coming on fast, with double and triple hook ups from time to time. Then one rod screamed off as a better fish grabbed the bait. After a good scrap a nice hound hit the deck weighing in around 12 to 13lb mark. Not long after this another screamer and another fish of the same stamp. By the end of the day, twenty plus hounds were landed with five fish over 10lb all going back to fight another day. The rest of the days catch was made up of schoolies, with a couple of sizeable fish in amongst them.
What was a poor weekend weather wise, turned out ok all things considered View Boats Page
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28/06/2012
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
28 Jun 2012 by Mark Peters
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28th june
headed of shore as the wether was nice very hot strait away the rods wher tapping and some nice bass come abaord with some doggys and some big hounds the i decide to drop the feathers over and bang we was on the mackerel filling box in a few hours while the anglers carried on uptiding catching the above along with a few plaice
30th june
Started off a lumpy with 30 mph sw winds so we had to shelter be hind the banks that gave us a few big hounds and many small bass so as the tide droped we moved in to the shalows and the bites became plenty with a bass aboard every 10 min not masive but plenty of then we hit the jackpot landing a 8lb Sting Ray and strait after a few Skate and about 7 eels then we hit jack pot no 2 catching 2 big brown crabs so ended up with a wide range of sea life turned out a nice trip
1st july
again windy start with only a few hounds and a couple of dogfish then as the wind died we made the choice 2 gun it to a ofshore mark that gave us some more small bass a dover sole and a few big skate anglers wher all happy over all good few trips View Boats Page
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10/06/2012
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
10 Jun 2012 by Mark Peters
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Havent been out for a few weeks due to My first son being born now a week old i headed out as they wher all now settled and i needed to get back on the water a few weeks of is to long for me to be ashore : ) had 6 of my regular anglers aboard and we wanted bass and tope as we had alot of skate last few trips droped anchor and the bass wher comming not very big but plenty bigest being 5lb had 6 or so hounds and a couple of small tope 1 comming in at the 30 mark with 20 or so mackerel grate day considering the tide and weather
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