Latest Fishing Reports: South East
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16/11/2010
Fishing Report by Bob Nunn
on Last Laugh (Lymington, Hampshire)
16 Nov 2010 by Bob Nunn
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Great day out not seen cod of this calibre for over 20 years at Lymington. We had 4 over 20lb with the best at 28lb. It appears Lymington is back to it's best and this could be the year for many big cod.
We also had plenty of Dogs/Whiting/Pouting/Conger.
So get yourself booked out on Last Laugh before Xmas, great skipper, lots of tea and I believe a few spaces still avaliable.
See catch gallery on the website for some of the pictures..
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11/11/2010
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
11 Nov 2010 by Bob Marshall
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The wind and rain are thrashing away at the windows as I write this report! I am supposed to be out with a party but hey that's the weather for you!
The fishing has been hectic when we have got out with plenty of Whiting, Dogs, pout and a few Skate! The Cod though have been a bit thin on the ground so far this winter, this is not good when we all want to catch lots of biguns. I think things are running late this year and any time now the Cod will arrive and we will wonder what the problem was. The Whiting are good and fat, coughing up crab, shrimp and spratts so there's plenty of bait out there for them!
The beach anglers seem to be getting a similar result, plenty of Whiting, with a few Cod!
We get an influx of Skate at this time of year and they seem to have arrived, as we are catching a few fish on the banks!
When this weather settles we can get out a bit further and hopefully the Cod fishing will improve, so plenty of lug and squid the order of the day with a couple of herrings for the Skate!
Plenty of dates available on Duke IV throughout December so get those Cod rods out and come on down! View Boats Page
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05/11/2010
Fishing Report by Glen Milligan
on Wight Huntress III (Portsmouth, Hampshire)
5 Nov 2010 by Glen Milligan
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November and December is all about Cod fishing, that's BIG COD! On Saturday John Britnall's lads enjoyed beautiful weather and a brace of double figure fish for one of their novice anglers, first time out!
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11/2010
Fishing Report by Neil French
on Spirit of Arun (Littlehampton, West Sussex)
Nov 2010 by Neil French
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Despite changeable conditions over the past weeks when we did manage to venture out, the fishing especially inshore has been superb, bream in particular have been in good numbers and whilst not as big as those we find in the spring, fish to 2lbs have been common all along the reef system between Worthing to Bognor, on favourable tides with good clarity there have been good numbers of Bass to double figures taking mackerel heads and tails on ledgered rigs, a livebait is always preferable ,but becoming scarce to find especially after a blow , which pushes the mackerel out into deeper and clearer water. Edges of the rock are producing specimen Undulate Rays to 13 lbs along with Conger and Bull Huss. Odd Cod are now showing inside 7 miles, and numbers should improve during the following weeks as they are being reported daily appearing in increasing numbers in commercial nets, we have already found a few in double figures on lures, whilst drifting for Bass. Next month as the days shorten should see the first showing of Channel Whiting and opportunities for large ground Conger, along with double figure Cod with Cuttlefish as the first choice bait on ledger rigs fished on the soft ground along the reef edges. In other port news, I am very pleased to announce the addition of qualified lady skipper Mick Mahoney to the “Spirit of Arun” team, she has been familiarising herself with the boats handling with a view to evening trips during 2011,and is already an active contrbutor to various angling magazines and forums. Ivan Warren has now officially retired having sold “Michelle Mary”, a well known and respected skipper , and a previous port reporter to this paper for many years, we wish him well for the future.
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01/11/2010
Fishing Report by Ray Burn
on Grey Viking (Brighton, East Sussex)
1 Nov 2010 by Ray Burn
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The cod fishing has been superb when the wind and tide has allowed us to get out the wrecks. The Cod are slowly moving inshore now and it looks like a decent winter season is on the cards, given the quality stamp of fish about at the moment.
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31/10/2010
Fishing Report by Steve Eastman
on Kittiwake 111 (Gosport, Hampshire)
31 Oct 2010 by Steve Eastman
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Today, considering weather conditions, has come up trumps for Portsmouth dockyard angling club.Ade cox landed an excellent 20lb Turbot followed quickly by a 23lb cod.We had five cod in total with two Rays ,one a 15lb Thornback caught by Mick and a 16lb undulate caught by Steve.Also many Whiting,one Bullhuss and plenty of Dogfish and Pout.Lets hope the rest of the season continues as today.
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19/10/2010
Fishing Report by Mike Dew
on Sea-Juicer (Portsmouth, Hampshire)
19 Oct 2010 by Mike Dew
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Great day out on Sea Juicer on 19th Oct. 9 onboard. Fished Bramble Bank, plenty of Whiting and a 16/17lb Cod caught. I had 25 whiting takers, most in the 1.5LB - 2.25LB range. Looking forward to my next trip.
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09/2010
Fishing Report by Steve Eastman
on Kittiwake 111 (Gosport, Hampshire)
Sep 2010 by Steve Eastman
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During August we caught good amounts of tope and smoothound with decent size rays in abundance.In September the inshore fishing has produced many Rays and the Bass fishing has been active.We have had a few Plaice and now look forward to our winter Cod and Whiting fishing. Bring it on !!!!
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09/2010
Fishing Report by Glen Milligan
on Wight Huntress III (Portsmouth, Hampshire)
Sep 2010 by Glen Milligan
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With a couple of settled evenings we finally managed to get out after some Sole. These trips are extremely popular with anglers in with a realistic chance of taking home a superb eating fish. So far the biggest Sole was caught last night by Mike York, a great fish at 2.5lbs!
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08/09/2010
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
8 Sep 2010 by Bob Marshall
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Autumn has most certainly arrived with wind & rain along with reports of the first Cod and quality Whiting!
The water has been coloured by the wind so brought an abrupt end to the Mackerel fishing which is a pity as fresh, it is the best bait for the large Bass and Thornbacks that frequent our area!
Hermit crabs remain scarce which has been a problem all summer regards the Smoothound fishing that has not been good as would be expected!
The Cod should have arrived in numbers by late September, add them to the Bass that will stay around until November we should be in for some good fishing over the next couple of months! Lugworm & Squid cocktail will probably be the best bait for the Cod & Whiting while given some clear water Hokkies & pirks for the shoal Bass!
The coloured water will bring the Herrings inshore which will replace mackerel as the top Thornback bait!
The odd Tope should be caught with Spurdogs a possibility on the deepwater marks.
A Bass weighing 23lb 15oz was landed by a net boat from a local mark so shows that we do have some fantastic fish in our waters, what a catch that would have been on rod & line!
Some weekend dates available on Duke IV throughout the winter so feel free to enquire! View Boats Page
