Latest Fishing Reports: Essex
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19/02/2013
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
19 Feb 2013 by Mark Peters
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febuary
the weather has alowed us to get out finaly and we found the codling around 4-5 lb ther still plenty about was slow at times but still found plenty.the rokar are slowly comming out too on tuesday while fishing for cod 1 angler thought he had a skate on but when it broke the surface it was no skate it was a giant 7.5 lb lobster it was honestly huge the fishing seems to be picking up trip after trip now
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16/02/2013
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Lady Grace (Brightlingsea, Essex)
16 Feb 2013 by Scott Belbin
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Today I was out on a fishing trip with Robbie who usually goes with Scott but as he was bringing his step son Michael they thought they would come out on Lady Grace for a few hours instead along with mum, Claire, who also goes with Scott too. As we headed out we couldnt have asked for a calmer day, it was like a sheet of glass. The sun struggled but failed to break through the clouds all day but neither the less it was a lovely mild day for fishing. While we were steaming out Robbie warned me he was trying out a 'special rig' which involved threading a slice of cork above the hook to work along the same principal as a pop-up like they use in carp fishing. Robbie said he was trying this rig out on my boat because he knew Scott would just laugh at him, especially if he didn't catch anything. Claire, Michael and I didn't seem convinced with his 'special rig' and had a little chuckle to ourselves on the way out. We headed out for the start of the flood and dropped anchor at our fishing spot. Now usually I would only be fishing out a mile or two in the River so it would only take about 20-30 minutes steaming before we anchored up but today we went further, we travelled for an hour before anchoring up. The reason for this is because there are alot of reports from the fishermen of the River being plagued with herring which is not something we caTotch on rod and line but because they are so thick under the water we struggle to fish for the codling. The herring will swim into your line and this will imitate bites so you are forever reeling in to check your bait which doesn't give the codling a chance to get on the hook. So I anchored further afield to avoid the herring. As we cast out waiting patiently seals popped their heads up around us on the boat. Not a good sign because if you do get a codling on then these seals will munch your catch up before you have time to reel it in, leaving you with just a codling head as your trophy. The seals seemed to be enjoying themselves, laying on their backs floating along the surface of the water, just chilling out. I left Robbie to his own devices with his special rig and concentrated on baiting and casting Claire and Michael's rods. Claire caught the first fish, a small whiting but the first couple of hours there seemed to be a tremendous amount of tide boaring past us, carrying nice clumps of weed which worked their way down our lines for us to build us muscles up on as we reeled in. As the tide eased back it was time for us to head home but since the fishing was much more comfortable we had a group vote and stayed out another hour. While I held my rod in my hand watching Michael's rod eagerly hoping to catch him a codling I felt a nod nod on my rod, finally, I leapt up with excitment and Mr cod nod nodded all the way in. I got Michael to reel in and I put fresh bait on his hook and cast him back out and did the same with Claire and not long after Michael was into a codling. His face was bright red from the struggle it was putting up but he was certainly enjoying himself. We got Michael's codling aboard and cast out hoping for a couple more but not long after we had to go in as time had flown past us and it was the end of our trip. There seemed to be a few funnels in the clouds form then disappear throughout the day and there seemed to be one following as we motored in, this one didn't disappear, it looked quite a powerful formation and you could see the swirling in the clouds above the funnel, but the funnel wasn't extending long enough for me to have any cause for concern but it was fasnating for Michael to see it form. As we headed home we discussed how sucessful Robbie's special rig had been. The scores on the doors were; Michael and I with 1 codling each, Claire with a whiting and Robbie nil. I think you can guess our conclusion on that rig.
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11/02/2013
Fishing Report by chris Mole
on Enterprise (West Mersea, Essex)
11 Feb 2013 by chris Mole
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mid febuary and still catching good numbers of cod mainly 2-4lbs with catches between 20-50 fish
a day and just a few skate showing, not the sprats or herring about that we had last spring to bring the fish up in the water so march and april should see skate and cod improving in numbers
so signs are great for the spring fishery, tight lines chris View Boats Page
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09/02/2013
Fishing Report by carl porter
on Hard Labour (Wallasea Island, Essex)
9 Feb 2013 by carl porter
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still plenty of codling to be had nothing big but good fishing all the same and good numbers of skate offshore
saturdays anglers managed 45 keepers to around 4lb View Boats Page
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02/2013
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on Dawn Tide II (Thames Estuary, Essex)
Feb 2013 by Mark Peters
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01/02/2013
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
1 Feb 2013 by Mark Peters
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january
haven't got out much due to the winds and annual over haul on the boat the cod are still showing good and rays too from what i can gather have re kitted out the boat ready for the season ahead its going to be a cracker
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25/01/2013
Fishing Report by Ray Martin
on PLAN B (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)
25 Jan 2013 by Ray Martin
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The weather has been against us recently but I managed a short trip last Saturday and wish I hadn' t bothered.. the snow and rain has caused the fish to move out to deeper water. We managed a few whiting but sadly nothing much else.
The boat is out now for its annual service and antifoul and a tidy up.. The new boat may be here before Marlin goes back in .. View Boats Page
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01/2013
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Jan 2013 by Scott Belbin
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I thought I’d best do a write up for CBUK as its been a while since my last one. 2013 has started well for us at mersea with good numbers of cod, thornback rays and even the odd bass showing on some boats! The winter season started well then faltered a little around the end of November/start of December. For one reason or another the fishing was patchy for a few weeks with with the odd good day here and there and a few decent fish around. Thankfully just before Christmas the fishing improved although the poor weather over Christmas stopped us getting out after them. The weather was a far better by the time our first trip of the year came.
On the 5th we headed out on a murky but calm day with a double booking between my boat and my fathers boat the ‘razorbill’. There were five lads on each boat so loads of room as we started fishing. The first fish to show were the whiting with bites and fish from the first cast. Still on the first cast and mike nearly lost his rod as a decent fish made off down tide. It was soon clear he was into a decent thornback although it didn’t make it to the boat as his knot came undone! The fish was lost and mike was left to ponder what might have been. It wasn’t long before we had our first decent fish aboard though and by low water we had managed 11 rays and 10 cod. We kept catching over slack water and the tide turned fairly quickly anyway. As the flood started to run the rays thinned out a bit but the numbers of cod increased to keep us busy. As high approached and the tide backed off we called it a day. The lads had been busy with a good run of fish all day, they totalled 43 cod around 2-4.8lbs. there were good numbers of rays too with 17 with the two biggest falling to rocko at 10.12lbs and 12.7lbs. with plenty of whiting and several dogfish to keep the bites coming too.
The next day I had 7 individuals aboard for an offshore trip. The weather was perfect as we had an early start to work the tides. There was little or no sea and as daybreak came and the sun rose into a clear sky. It took us a while to punch all the way out but we arrived with the ebb in full flow. About half an hour after we arrived the fog caught us up unfortunately and what promised to be a nice day turned to 100yrds visibility. This was nothing but a small inconvenience though and after the obligatory dogfish to start us off Liam had the first thornback of the day. This was followed soon after by a couple more rays none of any size though. As low approached we managed a couple more better sized rays amongst the steady flow of dogfish gracing the gunwale. As the flood trickled through Chris hooked into the first cod of the day with the tell-tale thumping on the rod tip all the way up. Nothing massive around the 7lbs mark but a nice start to the cod. As the flood got under way no more cod just the odd ray mixed in with the dogs. Until Pat hooked into what was clearly a decent cod. It was different right from the bite and was soon banging it head in a typical cod fashion before bumping off the hook also in typical cod fashion. It was clearly a decent fish putting quite an impressive bend in his rod although we’ll never know unfortunately. As the day went on we had a couple more rays. No more cod and more surprisingly no whiting? We finished with 16 thornbacks 1 cod and endless amounts of dogfish.
This weekend gone we had to cancel Saturday with strong easterly’s but thankfully Sunday saw a decrease in the wind. We headed out with just 4 aboard after a couple of no show’s no doubt scared off by yesterday’s weather and disappearing off the face of the earth. We didn’t have to go far to our mark so had plenty of time fishing. We arrived on the start of the flood and had steady fishing throughout the day. The whiting were numerous but not in too numerous and just two dogfish all day. The codling came steadily now and then throughout the day to leave us with 15 overall and four happy anglers. I update my website weekly with fishing reports so for more information, available dates and a weekly fishing update visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk View Boats Page
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06/01/2013
Fishing Report by Mark Peters
on DAWN TIDE II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
6 Jan 2013 by Mark Peters
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1 st weekend in january
headed off shore 20 odd miles east dropped the hook and was in to the thornbacks strait away and small codling around 2 lb until low water. then the tide turned and the bigger cod showed up live whiting being the best bait biggest 12 lb squid bringing cod skate constant
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06/01/2013
Fishing Report by Robert Squirrell
on Eastern Promise 2 (West Mersea, Essex)
6 Jan 2013 by Robert Squirrell
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Went out Sunday 6th Jan 2012. And was very foggy. It was first trip aboard the new Boat (See Video), and must say we were not disappointed. Usual 7am Start,and it was cold. Headed out and hit first spot. Where it was slow to start. In fact I had not had a fish by 11.00am. But Others had a few. Then a Move saw us find the fish. And we finished up with betweek 35 and 40 Cod from 3lb to 6lb, at least 15 Skate. Some good size Whiting and a scattering of Doggies. Couple of keeper skate,but rest went back, and we even were putting back the Cod. New Boat is Quick, so less time getting out which means more time fishing. And what a great time it was. Cheers Derek.
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