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01/2020
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Jan 2020 by Scott Belbin
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We have managed to get a couple of trips out to start the new year off. The weather hasn’t been perfect but we are lucky that the sheltered waters of the blackwater estuary and surrounding areas mean we can got out in most weather if we want. Happily there are still plenty of fish to be caught giving us good reason to head out. The sprats have arrived in the estuary which has distracted many of the bigger whiting although there are still numbers of smaller whiting taking our baits. The last couple of trips have produced a few nice dabs for us with out even targeting them. Dad had a trip booked with a few of his regulars the other day. There were only 3-4 anglers on board and they still managed 79 dabs on a nice leisurely day in the comfort of the estuary. There have been plenty of whiting mixed in to make for a busy day on the right tides.The mild weather has kept the thorn-back rays and dogfish feeding. The fish are a bit lethargic and finicky but we are still seeing a few in the right places. Last weekend we headed out in a load of wind with the Maldon sea anglers on board. We spent the morning catching dabs,pouting and whiting with a 5 bearded rockling making a surprise appearance. We moved for the afternoon to target some rays. The fishing took a while to get going but the lads had 10 thornbacks and lost a couple more as well as catching some more whiting and dogfish. The biggest ray went to martin and just went over double figures. On the way in the lads commented that they were pleased they had made the effort to go out and I was pleased we could find a few fish on a windy day.
I have a few spaces coming up if you wish to get out soon, if the weather stays this mild the rays should move inshore in numbers in the next few weeks. If we get the weather and tides we will be heading further off in search of spurdog and alike which I think will also happen early this year so please book early so you don’t miss out.
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03/01/2020
Fishing Report by Sam Thornton
on Plan B (Brightlingsea, Essex)
3 Jan 2020 by Sam Thornton
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Still a lot of whiting snapping up the baits but with a bit patients there are still good Skate around. The occasional late Bass and a few fab.
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12/2019
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
Dec 2019 by Mark Peters
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Just a quick heads up i only have 9 weekend dates remaining for the 2020 season and majority of Fridays have gone aswell!!
Remember i don’t work on bank holidays any more thats family time now !
Still plenty of midweek dates free throughout but if its a weekend you need get in quick.
I will be doing weekend evening / night trips during 2020 as they are very popular through spring and summer and it also makes sure we take full advantage of the weather and excellent fishing these trips i will advise as and when they come nearer the time so watch my social media and website for availability catch reports pictures and news
Look forward to a busy fishfull season And i welcome All new and retuning customers aboard in 2020
Thanks again everyone for your custom and support i cant wait for winter to be over and spring to arrive when it all begins again!!
as we all know without the cod winter is a bit of a drag shame! but spring is on the way !
I Wish every one a happy healthy fishfull new year
Thanks mark peters
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15/12/2019
Fishing Report by Sam Thornton
on Plan B (Brightlingsea, Essex)
15 Dec 2019 by Sam Thornton
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Plenty of whiting around with some sizable skate still on a few marks.
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12/2019
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Dec 2019 by Scott Belbin
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Despite loosing a few trips to weather in December we have still got afloat here and there. On the last trip there were still hoards of whiting but a few roker mixed in with them. Most trips we have seen 6-12 roker which isn’t great guns but they put a decent bend in the rod and are a welcome break from the whiting. On the right tides the estuary is producing plenty of dabs which can be a bit of fun on a windy day and gets you afloat. on our first trip in december Robert even managed a small bass so you never can tell. I have plenty of spaces over Christmas and into the new year. So please get in touch if you fancy getting out over the Christmas break there is still plenty to be caught and you wont catch them sitting at home!
We will start to head offshore soon in search of the first spurdogs of the season, I wont publish any catches until the end of the season though (around april).
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12/2019
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Dec 2019 by Scott Belbin
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Thought I would put a report on here to cover the last few weeks. we launched our new boat at the start of November. She’s a blyth catamaran 10 meters long by 5 meters wide. The byth hull is popular throughout the country with both anglers and skippers alike. She is fast stable and spacious, the anglers have given us nothing but positive feed back so far so we are very pleased. We will soon be putting our old boat the evolution up for sale after antifouling her ect so please get in touch if you are interested.
the fishing has been busy but not necessarily with what we would like to see. The thorn-back rays have been hard to find at times but most days we are able to get a few aboard to put a decent bend in the rod. The numbers of dogfish have thinned a bit with the drop in water temperature but we are still seeing a few mixed in. the whiting appear to be in vast numbers. most are 10-12 inches but we have had a few better ones mixed in. with the numbers that are there its no surprise there are better ones just through the law of averages. At times we have fished paternosters for flatties and the whiting are that thick we are hooking them before the bait hits the bottom. often within a minute or two there’s one on every hook. Its almost like mackerel fishing. we had our first dabs the other week and they make a nice change to the whiting. We even had a small codling the other day it went back in so at least we know there’s one out there!
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24/11/2019
Fishing Report by John Dickens
on Lisa Jane (Canvey Island, Essex)
24 Nov 2019 by John Dickens
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Lots and lots of whiting every trip few skate still about and the odd dog the odd codling as well very close to home.
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17/11/2019
Fishing Report by Ray Martin
on PLAN B (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)
17 Nov 2019 by Ray Martin
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The Thames is teeming with vast shoals of whiting, pretty big ones for the Thames with 3 at a time common.
Also some lovely dabs and the ever present dogfish.
The odd codling being reported but I haven’t seen any !
Still a few nice Thornback Rays about so well worth a go. View Boats Page
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13/11/2019
Fishing Report by Ray Martin
on PLAN B (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)
13 Nov 2019 by Ray Martin
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Fishing has gone mad with huge shoals of whiting moved in.
Dogfish , bass and skate still being caught and now possible chance of cod. View Boats Page
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11/2019
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Nov 2019 by Scott Belbin
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Once again I have left it too long between my reports on here. As ever we have been busy and the fishing has been too. since my last report on here we saw good numbers of roker through the early autumn with 48 being our best trip in October. there have been loads of whiting and dogfish around too which have kept us busy. To be honest they can be a pain at times but they keep the rods going and its normally ‘fish a cast’ for them. Inshore the dogs and whiting are interspersed with the odd roker, late smooth-hound and bass or even an elusive codling.
Offshore the fishing has been very good when we had the weather. we pushed off a few times and got amongst the bass each time. There was some great sport to be had in shallow water using 4-8oz leads and light rods is hard to beat. On one trip with fred and the lads the bait fishing was particularly good. The best of the fishing came in 2 hours as the tide came right and with several fish between 6lb and 8.2lbs coming to the boat the lads were so pleased they opted out of the next mark and decided to head home early to catch the football! Another trip saw another group of lads enjoying several hours of bass on lures (feathers proving to be most effective) the fish were so numerous one even engulfed a breakaway lead and got hooked on that! I couldn’t put a number on how many we had but I know a couple of the lads had 30-50 each. Needless to say they only kept 1 each although it would have been nice for them to have been allowed to keep some more. We had the weather to head off again last week but since the ban on bass came back into effect after October 31st I cant get any takers for bass trips.
We have managed our first few trips on the new boat with great feedback from everybody on board. The first fish aboard was unsurprisingly a dogfish but it didn’t take too long before the first whiting and roker joined it. I will report more on the new boat soon.
Most of our trips now will be inshore for whiting, dogfish and roker with the odd codling thrown in if we’re lucky. Hopefully the dabs will start to show soon as they will provide some sport on light tackle close to home. When the weather allows we will try to get offshore and see what’s about. I have spaces into December and january but next years weekend dates are starting to fill up so please get in touch if you wish to book a specific date or type of fishing.
As ever I do weekly reports on my website and facebook page as well as available dates so for more information please visit
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