Latest Fishing Reports: Essex
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29/12/2015
Fishing Report by Dan Wait
on Morgan M Charters (Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex)
29 Dec 2015 by Dan Wait
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Was out on board Morgan m today we set off at 7am with a window of what has seemed a never ending wind, talking to tony on our way out he explained how tough the fishing was at the moment but he said about trying something different today as he has done several times when I've been out with him and it paid off. Within 5 minutes of dropping anchor and boat settling the first rod arched over with one of the anglers with the first of 31 skate landed with 6 of them being double figures, as it started flooding hard tony told us to start putting some squid and lug baits out instead of just herring for skate as what cod are about up in water chasing the sholes of herring will move down to bottom as the water pushes through hard and true to his word the first cod come over the rails a cracking 10lb 14oz followed by other codling to end a cracking day on board Morgan m who once again put us on the fish as he does every time
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04/01/2016
Fishing Report by steve barker
on Discovery (Wallasea Island, Essex)
4 Jan 2016 by steve barker
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Great day yesterday 15 skate biggest just under 10 pounds
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31/12/2015
Fishing Report by TERRY BATT
on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
31 Dec 2015 by TERRY BATT
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Hi guys.... we have 4/5 spaces for this coming Sunday 3rd Jan on Vanishing Point, as we have 3 newbies desperate to go boat fishing, but it is still very tough fishing at the moment, more Roker than Cod most days along with dogs and Whiting, but if anyone fancies going give us a call on 07768306646..
Happy new year chaps, see you in 2016... when I hope this blooming wind subsides View Boats Page
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12/2015
Fishing Report by LESTER BAKER
on Seawatch1 (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Dec 2015 by LESTER BAKER
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Not much to report this month,like most boats we have been kept in port a lot with the constant storms.On the odd days we have been out the fishing has been a bit slower on the cod front with vast shoals of herring keeping the fish preoccupied,but we have found a few along with several thornback Rays and numerous whiting and dogfish,hopefully the weather will settle down soon and allow us to look offshore for some better fishing.
I would like to wish all my customers and others using this site a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year,all the best Lester View Boats Page
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23/12/2015
Fishing Report by TERRY BATT
on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
23 Dec 2015 by TERRY BATT
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Hi guys, this Christmas greeting goes out to all my fellow professional charter boat skippers, that I have had not only the pleasure to work with out in the Thames Estuary, from the Blackwater, Mersea, Brightlingsea, River Crouch, Two Tree Island, Canvey, and those I speak too from Ramsgate... Hi Tony, and to the many who share our love of Sea Fishing, in what ever form you choose.. be it, Pier, boat, shore fishing, Have a fantastic Christmas and lets all hope (weather wise...) a better new year, Merry Christmas too you all..... just a few photos to remind us all at this time of year, some poor people are much worse off than we are.
These were taken a few years ago in Furness Golf club,
in Barrow in Furness, where the committee asked me and Nicola could help raise some money for a local school with special needs that had serve wind and flood damage, as they had no funding..!!, and as Nicola worked for years with special needs children, it was a no brainier, with
C winds help, we raised a staggering £1,500.00 for the kids in one evening... so Merry Christmas to all our friends in Barrow in Furness,,!!
and all out fishing friends.... From Terry & Nicola..... Vanishing Point-2 View Boats Page
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22/12/2015
Fishing Report by TERRY BATT
on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
22 Dec 2015 by TERRY BATT
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Merry Christmas to everyone who follows Terry Batt Fishing
From Terry & Nicola, and to thank all of you for your continued support... looking forward to 2016...!!! Tight Lines..!!! View Boats Page
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17/12/2015
Fishing Report by TERRY BATT
on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
17 Dec 2015 by TERRY BATT
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Fishing is tough but perseverance does bring results as our guys have been showing over the last couple of weeks..!!
Vanishing Point is available this Saturday 19th Dec due to a cancellation, but as there is a £100.00 deposit rolling on this trip we are offering this to anyone who would like to take over the booking, so instead of £450.00 for the day hire, it is just £350.00 for the day... early Christmas present.....lol
If you are interested call me on .... 07768 30 66 46.
Tight lines...!! View Boats Page
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16/12/2015
Fishing Report by Ray Martin
on PLAN B (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)
16 Dec 2015 by Ray Martin
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Fishing remains much the same when the weather lets us get out.
Still plenty of skate around and a few codling - the whiting numbers have dropped so hopefully if the weather is kind should see a lot more cod
I have some weekends free in the new year - before the boat comes out for its annual service and repaint. View Boats Page
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11/2015
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Nov 2015 by Scott Belbin
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Sorry my November report is a little late but although we may not have been quite as busy afloat the last few weeks due to the weather I have still been rushed off my feet on the shore in between our trips. As you may have gathered the cod fishing has slowed down a bit inshore and the weather hasn’t allowed us to get offshore much lately either. This hasn’t stopped us getting out though and as usual the blackwater estuary has kept us busy and provided plenty of shelter along with a good days fishing. Personally I like the mild weather, it usually helps most of our fish hang around a bit and at the moment its keeping the dogfish and thorn-backs around in good numbers. I think as is often the case there will be several factors in the cod catches dropping off. I think the main one will be the large numbers of bait fish that have arrived. There’s certainly lots of herring there and maybe one of two sprats. On the last trip they looked well spread out and broken up but this is to be expected after the wind we’ve had over the last few weeks. as I mentioned this hasn’t stopped us getting out even in some of the worst winds. One note able weekend was when we were joined by the lads from the England boat team. The weekend had been organised by Rolf it and being fairly local himself was keen to show off the sheltered fishing we had on offer. This weekend turned out to be perfect for us as we wouldn’t have got anywhere else but the estuary. The lads had been split up in to two teams, on day 1 one would team fish on my boat and the other on dads on day 2 half of each team would swap boats. Day one was wet and windy but we got to where we wanted to fish and had lots of fish aboard the boats. With the points system the lads were using numbers was the key and we weren’t disappointed with plenty of treble shots of whiting, dogfish codling and the odd ray. Day two was dry but very windy so we ended up seeking shelter even further up the blackwater. The whiting didn’t let us down and we saw several dogfish, a few dabs and thorn-backs along with a tub gurnard. As the tide got up there was no respite from the strong winds but the lads fished on and were rewarded with more treble shots of fish. after the weekend the feedback from the lads was good and I hope we did our area justice in some undesirable conditions. It was really interesting for myself and dad to see how the lads fished and we may have picked up some different methods along the way.
Over the coming weeks I have a few spaces available on either offshore or general trips and I am obviously taking bookings for next year too. the numbers of cod may have dipped but they are still a good stamp and if we can find them the rays are filling the gap a bit. last trip we had 17 and 3 cod along with plenty of whiting and dogfish.
For more information, weekly updates and available dates please visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk or phone 07956411528 in the mean time have a good Christmas. View Boats Page
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07/12/2015
Fishing Report by TERRY BATT
on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
7 Dec 2015 by TERRY BATT
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After what seems like forever, storm after storm...!!! it looks as if we may get out tomorrow??.
Not sure what we are going to find, as we were out on Friday and it was blowing 36 mph SW conditions far from good, there was a few of us out there mostly Cats I must say, myself and John Rawle from our port Bradwell, and in the distance I could see a couple of white cats from the river Crouch I think, Hard Labour (Carl, or Shane,) at the helm, hope they did better than we did..??not sure who the other one was, I was too far away..
At the time of writing this, BBC breakfast news and weather is on, and it don't look good from Wednesday onward, so I am not expecting to get many trips in this week again...Arrgh..!!
I do sometimes get customers ask..." why are you cancelling? I thought you boat could handle the weather??"
Well the short answer is... yes the boat can take the weather, as can we, and we have worked in seas up to 3 meters in the Irish sea, but I don't think you would be happy trying to fish in those conditions, so like all responsible skippers even those with big Catamarans vessels we only have your best interest at heart, and not seen as just trying to extract cash out of you what ever the weather..!!
OK Guys n gals, that's it for now.if we do manage our trip tomorrow I will let you know how we got on..
photo of target species... Tight lines..!!
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