Latest Fishing Reports: Essex
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01/08/2018
Fishing Report by TERRY BATT
on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
1 Aug 2018 by TERRY BATT
Report on-board Vanishing Point-2
Hi everybody this is a message from Terry and Nicola of the Vanishing Point-2
It is with sadness but not regret we announce our retirement from the fishing world.
We would like to thank all of our customers over a 30 year period of fishing with us and your loyalty.
But we feel now is the time to gracefully step aside and recall all the happy memories we have made from the
Vicky Emma, Cacheflow, vanishing Point 1, and finally Vanishing Point-2 the pride of the fleet.
Nicola and I hope we have given many of you memorable days out fishing and shooting and lots of you have had your personal bests with us.
From my point of view, I will miss the fishing, and the boating side of chartering, but I won’t miss the stress that we were experiencing from mostly overseas anglers... don’t get me wrong some of our overseas anglers Were a joy to have on the boat but others were quite honestly a nightmare which I grew to dread driving to the boat that’s when I knew it was time for me to go.
So to all our friends of many years it’s farewell from Nicola and myself and we wish you all the best in your new fishing adventures with new skippers Philip White on Chinnock 3 out of bradwell on Sea is a very experienced chartered skipper has a lovely boat and you wouldn’t go far wrong from giving him a ring to try to book your fishing charters.
All the best guys
Terry and Nicola
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07/2018
Fishing Report by chris Mole
on Enterprise (West Mersea, Essex)
Jul 2018 by chris Mole
Report on-board Enterprise
Well the weather has been excellent and fishing has been similar with tope/bass/and hounds on fire what a summer its been so far with reports of all sorts being caught and a 30lb plus tuna spotted at ne maplins unfortunately dead but whole ��
Tight lines chris. View Boats Page
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07/2018
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
Jul 2018 by Mark Peters
Report on-board DAWN TIDE II
Plenty of action around hounds are busy triple hook ups!! lots of bass on feathers and bigger ones on worm and lures. Rays coming back in force now and with the warm weather had some nice stingers lately to 32lb odd tope still about and plaice further offshore Good fishing good weather dont wait until its all gone !!
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07/2018
Fishing Report by chris Mole
on Enterprise (West Mersea, Essex)
Jul 2018 by chris Mole
Report on-board Enterprise
Well it's been an interesting month or two,
With hound fishing very good inshore nearly back to the good old day's but not quite,
Best year for tope for probably 4 years,
Also some Nice bass fishing at times, all giving us a short break from the rays, get out there.
Tight lines chris. View Boats Page
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29/06/2018
Fishing Report by Ray Martin
on PLAN B (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)
29 Jun 2018 by Ray Martin
Report on-board PLAN B
Fishing continues to be fantastic with larger hounds and bass now showing.
Mackerel are about but patchy and cannot be depended on.
A few spaces available over next few weeks View Boats Page
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24/06/2018
Fishing Report by Ray Martin
on PLAN B (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)
24 Jun 2018 by Ray Martin
Report on-board PLAN B
Cracking fishing at the moment.
Mackerel have turned up in big numbers.
Tope, skate and hounds plus loads of bass. View Boats Page
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12/06/2018
Fishing Report by Phil White
on Chinook 3 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
12 Jun 2018 by Phil White
Report on-board Chinook 3
We have not had a good run of Tope in the Estuary for a long time so it was a lovely surprise this week to see some cracking fish turning up.
The biggest reported was a 57 lb fish on Derek Mole's boat Eastern Promise on Saturday followed by a 51lb and another 4 over 40lb.
There are plenty of fish between 30 and 50lb and a good run of 10 to 20lb fish as well, both male and female. Best baits are fresh mackerel but the frozen baits are starting to work as more Tope turn up and get competitive.
Because of the chances of hooking one of these big fish have increased significantly anglers should now rig up as if they are targeting them if they are using fish baits.
Re-spool your reels with good quality 25-30lb line with a shock leader, traces should be wire or heavy 150-200lb mono, 8/0 hooks and 210 gram gripper leads.
You will also need a big T bar or long nosed pliers, if you want to weigh them use a big sling and do not weigh them from the tail but support the whole body.
Finally the most important point. keep away from the mouth, hold the fish under the pecs or by the dorsal if you are feeling strong. if you get a bite from one of these fish you will be taking a ride in a helicopter for lots of stitches !!!.
There are a lot more Smooth hounds showing up especially inshore where we have seen several fish up to 16lb. These fish have been taking squid baits whilst roker fishing but anglers targeting them with hermit crab have had better results.
There are more Bass now with the biggest we have seen at a cracking 11lb from an inshore mark last week on squid.
There are still plenty of Thornbacks inshore although by the time of my next report they will probably have moved offshore.
There are a few mackerel but they are well scattered, hopefully by next week's neap tides there will be more.
Prospects are excellent, if the Tope hang around the Estuary for the summer it could be our best season for quite some time.
Tight lines.
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06/2018
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
Jun 2018 by Mark Peters
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Some good tope fishing about at last biggest fir us so far 48lb plenty of mackerel showing up too and shouling bass aswell call 07523488290
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03/06/2018
Fishing Report by John Dickens
on Lisa Jane (Canvey Island, Essex)
3 Jun 2018 by John Dickens
Report on-board Lisa Jane
Lots and lots of bass over the weekend on feathers up to 100 plus each day a few on worms hounds skate also mackerel on the feathers dogs and some small tope .
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06/2018
Fishing Report by chris Mole
on Enterprise (West Mersea, Essex)
Jun 2018 by chris Mole
Report on-board Enterprise
There's Some lovely summer fishing to be had in the Thames Estuary now, still several rays to be had also nice stamp of smoothounds, with a fair amount of bass coming mainly on worm, few eels and nice gurnards and odd garfish so get yourself out there ASAP,
Tight lines chris. View Boats Page
