Latest Fishing Reports: South West

  • 07/09/2015 Fishing Report by Malcolm Collins on Just Mary (Christchurch, Dorset)

    7 Sep 2015 by Malcolm Collins

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    Hi All, just a quick report which you will find in more detail on our Facebook page of 'Onamission Charters' in more detail. Autumn is here now and the kids are back to School and whilst it means new challenges for them it opens up new opportunities for Anglers aboard 'Just Mary' from Poole. This time of year when the weather allows we push off to the 'Autumn Grounds' in search of Big Black Bream, Blonde Rays, Bass, Big Conger Eels and Tope. Yesterday, Sunday, we found all of them on one mark. Glorious Day with Good Company and some Cracking Fish were landed and probably just as many lost. Deep Sea fishing tests Anglers and their gear to the limit, this is Big Boys Fishing ! Pics are from the day when 'Plan A' came together and the weather behaved itself, we can only hope and pray to the Big Man to give us more days like yesterday.....and more Fish ! Thanks, Malc.....and may your God go with You.....!

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  • 07/09/2015 Fishing Report by Stephen Wake on Channel Warrior (Bridport, Dorset)

    7 Sep 2015 by Stephen Wake

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    August was a very windy month in Lyme Bay but the fishing was nothing short of fantastic, more cod than we have seen for years and the same for the plaice. September has started on the same note but the wind being much lighter so far, may it continue that way. The Pollock are starting to show a little more now, the bass are hit and miss although I have not targeted them much due to the amount of cod fishing, why spend time steaming all around the bay looking for bass when you have got such a good cod fishery on your doorstep. The bream are much bigger this year although they were much later getting here. Still plenty of fat plaice about we must of had about 10 or more yesterday in about half an hour on the way back from the cod grounds. All I can say now is fingers crossed for a good Autumn/winter season
    Tight lines to all Steve

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  • 06/09/2015 Fishing Report by Nigel Lihou on Optimist (Brixham, Devon)

    6 Sep 2015 by Nigel Lihou

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    06/sept/2015 Some excellent fishing over the last few days on the Skerries Banks we have been Spot on with the rays as evidenced with the photos and also hitting the plaice with a smattering of Gurnards and Dogfish but it's been the rays that have provided the sport all returned to fight another day. Our local tackle shop owner Graham managed a decent Blonde earlier in the week and the Skipper although confessing to not really trying was Spot on with an 11lb Blonde ray followed by another and an Undulate Ray (sorry no photo) and yet another Blonde on the surface before the trace snapped. The Wrecks are still a bit quiet but with some spectacular fishing on the Banks we are certainly bringing the fish aboard and keeping the customers happy and thanks for the text's "Thank you for your boat trip today. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience on your friendly boat. Will definitely book again. Cheers" We have more trips planned, we would love to welcome you aboard to enjoy some 'spot on' fishing with a knowledgeable crew. Photo shows Dominic from Hereford with a 6lb 4oz Blonde.

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  • 20/08/2015 Fishing Report by Sam Cumming on Silver Spray II (Poole, Dorset)

    20 Aug 2015 by Sam Cumming

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    The first time since the new rules were set in place earlier this year we have finally hit the 3 bass per angler limit, I was pleased to see all the guys keen to return any extra that hit the deck. Due to the amount of small scad we have been getting for bait bass catches have finally risen to a sensible level after a tricky start to the season. Also in strong numbers this month have been the tope. 2 hours sessions have been more than enough with upwards of 40 fish not uncommon. On a recent trip to Alderney Silver Spray’s new top angler Finley Palmer tackled a tope of 25lb caught on a live mackerel, a brilliant method to get the best fight possible as the tope really nail the livebait and take off on a 20 yard run to kick things off. And last but not least the wrecks are still keeping us entertained with plenty of cod and pollock on the lures and ling on the dead baits. Last week saw the arrival of the autumn bream mid channel, bringing some good fun over slack for those who don’t want to fish for the big stuff. Harvey Collier did just this but unfortunately it backfired when a 24lb cod took a fancy to his tiny bream rig in 260 feet of water. A bit of a surprise but a welcome one!
    Sam Cumming
    Silver Spray II

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    UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Silver Spray II
    Wed 26/02/2025 2 Spaces 11 Hours £160.00pp
    Wreck fishing for pollock with turbot fishing over the slack £160 7 anglers max. 2 spaces Pollock / Turbot / Blonde Ray.
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    Sun 09/03/2025 4 Spaces 10 Hours £160.00pp
    Wreck fishing for big pollock maybe a session at anchor to fillet the fish - £160 4 spaces 7 anglers max. Pollock / Spurdog / Blonde Ray.
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    Mon 10/03/2025 3 Spaces 10 Hours £160.00pp
    Wreck fishing for big pollock maybe a session at anchor to fillet the fish - £160 3 spaces 7 anglers max. Pollock / Spurdog / Blonde Ray.
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    Fri 21/03/2025 5 Spaces 10 Hours £160.00pp
    Wreck fishing for big pollock maybe a session at anchor to fillet the fish - £160 5 spaces 7 anglers max. Pollock / Spurdog / Blonde Ray.
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    Mon 24/03/2025 4 Spaces 9 Hours £120.00pp
    Banks fishing spurs blondes hounds tope huss congers £120 4 spaces 7 anglers max. Bull Huss / Conger Eel / Smooth-hound (Common) / Spurdog / Blonde Ray.
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    Wed 26/03/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £160.00pp
    Wreck fishing for big pollock maybe a session at anchor to fillet the fish - £160 6 spaces 7 anglers max. Pollock / Spurdog / Blonde Ray.
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    Fri 04/04/2025 2 Spaces £160.00pp
    wreck fishing pollock cod etc maybe a session at anchor - £160 7 anglers max. 2 spaces Cod / Pollock.
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    Mon 07/04/2025 6 Spaces £120.00pp
    big fish day - tope blondes huss congers smoothound etc - £120 7 anglers max.6 spaces Bull Huss / Conger Eel / Tope / Blonde Ray.
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    Wed 09/04/2025 6 Spaces £160.00pp
    wreck fishing pollock cod etc maybe a session at anchor - £160 7 anglers max. 6 spaces Cod / Pollock.
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    Sat 12/04/2025 7 Spaces £100.00pp
    Bream fishing maybe some other species as well - £100 7 anglers max. Black Sea Bream / Tope.
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  • 09/2015 Fishing Report by Colin Penny on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)

    Sep 2015 by Colin Penny

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    The Wreck fishing continues to be good for Cod,Pollack and Bass. Pictured is 78 year old Ron McEvoy with a 14Ib 8oz Pollack he caught on a Red Gill Lure,Ron also caught some Cod during the same trip.
    LOOK - Here is a list of my remaining Wrecking Trips for 2015 with places available
    September 25th,October 3rd,14th,24th,November 14th, Don't Miss Out.

    BOOK YOUR PLACE/S and TRIP/S NOW FOR 2015 also NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR 2016.
    A full list of trips and list of places and trip availability is on my Diary/Schedule pages.For all sorts of information,news,pictures etc Look at my web site www.flamer4fishing.co.uk
    I DO LOTS OF TRIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS on WEEKENDS and MID WEEK.

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  • 03/09/2015 Fishing Report by Dick Peckham on Strongbow (Poole, Dorset)

    3 Sep 2015 by Dick Peckham

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    inshore marks fishing well on light gear with Cod Bass Triggers and Bream

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  • 02/09/2015 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins on Mistress Linda / San Gina3 (Poole, Dorset)

    2 Sep 2015 by Philip Higgins

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    Inshore Fishing
    The fishing along the beaches this last few days has been extraordinary in the amount of quality fish being caught, Trigger fish are the target species and they have shown in good numbers along with these we have landed Cod and Bass to 6lb, Rays to 13lb and plenty of Plaice, Bream, Gurnards all to good size along with the usual mini species. Many drops have seen good quality doubles but the highlight of these was Sam Burrows with a Cod on the top hook and a Sole of 2lb on the bottom hook caught in bright sunshine. All have been caught on very light gear which has tested the angler and gear and proved great fun.

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  • 09/2015 Fishing Report by Matt Rowe on Piscary (Poole, Dorset)

    Sep 2015 by Matt Rowe

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    As the tides have decreased this week the fishing has improved a lot with quite a few Triggers around .Darren Phillips and Kim White both getting PB's of just under 3lb, Darren is still in the lead in the species hunt with 35 Dave C and Kim are joint second on 35.

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    UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Piscary
    Tue 25/02/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours
    Spaces on an individuals trip
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    Sun 02/03/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours
    Spaces on an individuals trip
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    Mon 10/03/2025 4 Spaces 9 Hours
    Individuals trip offshore anchoring
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    Tue 11/03/2025 7 Spaces 9 Hours
    Boat available for Individuals or charter offshore anchoring trip
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    Sun 23/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours
    Individuals trip offshore anchoring
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    Tue 25/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours
    Individuals trip offshore anchoring
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    Sun 30/03/2025 2 Spaces 8 Hours
    Spaces for individuals to make up the numbers for the Piscary Sunday league must have your own tackle
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    Tue 22/04/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours
    Spaces on an individuals trip offshore anchoring
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    Mon 05/05/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours
    Individuals trip small tides possible offshore trip
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    Fri 16/05/2025 3 Spaces 5 Hours
    Spaces for individuals to make up the numbers for the evening league
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  • 01/09/2015 Fishing Report by Terry Morris Tel: 07855 033155 on Out The Blue (Poole, Dorset)

    1 Sep 2015 by Terry Morris Tel: 07855 033155

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    Truly amazing reef fishing this past month. Huge bags of Ling, Whiting and Pollock and the odd large clonker Cod. I thought we were doing well with 20 pounders but now we've upgraded to 30 pounders. As always struggling with wind over tides, but hey I guess that's just Cornwall. Looking forward to some crispy winter weekends.

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    UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Out The Blue
    Sat 08/03/2025 4 Spaces 4 Hours £40.00pp
    Need 6 more for trip go-ahead. Reef. Bass / Cod / Conger Eel / Pollock / Whiting.
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    Wed 02/04/2025 8 Spaces 4 Hours £40.00pp
    Need 6 more for trip go-ahead. Reef. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Conger Eel / John Dory / Pollock.
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    Sat 26/04/2025 10 Spaces 4 Hours £40.00pp
    Need 6 more for trip go-ahead. Reef.
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    Sat 07/06/2025 7 Spaces 4 Hours £40.00pp
    Need 6 more for trip go-ahead. Reef. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Conger Eel / John Dory / Pollock.
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  • 29/08/2015 Fishing Report by Dick Peckham on Strongbow (Poole, Dorset)

    29 Aug 2015 by Dick Peckham

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    Plenty of Triggers to over 3lb showing along with some good size autumn Bream .

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