Latest Fishing Reports: South West
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29/07/2014
Fishing Report by Ross Parham
on Spot On! (Brixham, Devon)
29 Jul 2014 by Ross Parham
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Spot On travelled to looe this year for a days shark fishing and with 6 persons on board we left Looe at 6:00am in search of Blue sharks.
With the 'stinky' slick in motion and the 7 rods in the water fishing we didn't have to wait long until our first run but unfortunately after leaving it we reeled in to check the bait and only half a mackerel was left, still a good sign a shark was in the area, about 10 minutes later and first shark was on and to be honest not a fighter, perhaps it was too early for it and was still half asleep, the shark wasn't big and using length and girth formula weighed in at 38lb's. Rods back in the water with fresh baits and number 2 shark was hooked, again a small Blue going 42lb's.
Again we had another 2 runs with one hook bait completely gone and another bitten in half.
After an hour or so wait we had another shark on and this time felt a bit bigger with it running side to side and as the fin broke the surface we could see it was a nice fish, unfortunately some 10minutes into battle and trying to tempt it closer to the boat the wire trace broke near the hook and the shark was lost.
Half an hour passed and we were on again with the furthest rod bending over and after a 20 minute battle a nice Blue shark of 68lb was boated.
It was around 3pm when we had another blue take our baits so it was battle stations again and not long after the front rod also had a run so number two shark was on in this double hook up so the fun began with both sharks fighting well and each angler taking in turns to tire there shark out for it to be landed, measured, unhooked, quick pose for a photo then carefully released, we did boat both and were fine small specimens again that gave a good account for themselves as the videos show on facebook, going 41lb's and 39lb's.
Another hit and miss run at the end of the day and we steamed back into port with happy anglers and memories of those amazing creatures.
We ended the day with 5 sharks landed, 1 on and bitten through trace, bottom fishing was also ok with some nice size whiting and few doggies to pass the time.
Remember Spot On is the ONLY charter boat to catch sharks from Brixham and also boasts a 100% catch rate on its shark trips to date, others in the port may try but none can match Spot On when it comes to results!!!
Pictured is one of the Blues battling next to the boat.
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08/2014
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
on Supanova II (Weymouth, Dorset)
Aug 2014 by Lyle Stantiford
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July and August can be a funny time some years.
This year's inshore fishing from Weymouth has once again been prolific. Plenty of decent Plaice, good runs of Bream the odd good session on the Bass and some cracking anchor fishing with wall to wall Tope, congers, Huss and undulates.
The wrecking has tailed off now which is the norm with the only wrecking trips left in the diary tarheting congers and big bream.
Alderney two weeks ago was a nice trip. Bass, Bream, Turbot, Brill, Cod, Pollack, Ling, Tope, Congers, Huss all featured along with some cracking weather.
Thanks to all who keep coming to weymouth, the remainder of August will see the three day weymouth conger comp, and continued inshore trips after the rays, bream and Plaice. September is a busy month for us all in Weymouth as we are fortunate to be hosting the european and the world championships!! watch this space for full reports of each.
Tight Lines,
Lyle View Boats Page
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08/08/2014
Fishing Report by Nigel Lihou
on Optimist (Brixham, Devon)
8 Aug 2014 by Nigel Lihou
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03 August 2014 to 08 August 2014
Well what a week's fishing we have had off to the Skerries at the start of the week with a group from London and some fantastic Rag worm from a new supplier, the days bag included Plenty of Plaice, Gurnard's, Blonde Ray along with Mackerel and a few small Whiting. A happy group returned to London with memories of a good day out.
For the rest of the week we have had a group from Morecombe who we wanted to give a bit of variety to so for day one it was off back to the Skerries for some more Plaice this time up to 4lb with a few other species making up a good days fishing. The following day was called off due to the weather but plans were made for the rest of the week.
Time to target the Wrecks and first off it was the 10 to 20 mile out wrecks that although producing fish were only catching Pollack and Pouting the surprise catch in amongst the day's fishing was a lovely 2lb Red Gurnard. Some good fishing but not what we would be expecting from these wrecks at this time of year.
Next day was planned as a long one out to a large mid channel wreck expecting to find some good sized Cod and Pollack, first drift looked good producing several small Codling and Pollack the wreck showing well beneath us with the electronics showing plenty of fish but the rest of the drifts although producing fish did not bring anything of size to the surface, we still managed a good species count with Pouting and Mackerel and some 2lb to 3lb Whiting. A long way to go for fish and not what should have been there.
The final day and for variety we anchored on a local reef with good sized mackerel fillets as bait we sat and waited for the action, one of the group having purchased a new rod before setting off he wanted to christen it and what a way do it with a large Conger in excess of 25lb, at the same time another member of the group boated a 4and half pound Bull Huss, the action continued with another 6lb conger coming aboard and rounding off the day were a brace of Thornback Rays in excess of 12lb. A really good day we had saved the best till last.
The groups Species count for the week included : - Plaice, Dab, Red Gurnard, Mackerel, Whiting, Herring, Horse Mackerel, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Pouting, Pollack, Codling, Silver Whiting, Tub Gurnard, Conger Eel, Bull Huss, and Thornback Ray. A large amount of these were returned to fight another day but some were taken for the pot during the week our crew kindly filleted and froze the early part of the weeks catch and Friday saw iced up cool boxes loaded for the return to Morecombe with promises of a return in the future. View Boats Page
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08/2014
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Aug 2014 by Colin Penny
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HI, Gary Bowdenham age 54 won the Flamer IV Big Plaice competition with a Personal best Plaice weighing 6Ib 2oz.(pictured) Gary was using 8Ib class tackle with a single hook trace that had plenty of coloured attractor beads on. The successful bait was ragworm and a strip of Ammo squid on a size 2/0 Sakuma stinger hook. Gary's Plaice was just one of many big Plaice caught during the competition with plenty of 4 and 5Ib Plus Plaice caught with many being returned alive.
THE NEXT FLATTY TRIP DATES WITH PLACES AVAILABLE are on August 26th,September 16th,30th.
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08/2014
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Aug 2014 by Colin Penny
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The Ray fishing has been superb all year and the latest session fishing for them was no exception. Mark Cook from Devon landed two Undulate Rays which were the first of this species he had ever caught and has a new PB of 11Ib now.Trevor Cozens form Peterborough landed his Personal Best Blonde Ray weighing in at 20Ib(pictured) Trevor also landed a 12Ib Undulate Ray. Kevin Clark from Plymouth caught a 14Ib 2oz Blonde Ray which is his new Personal Best. The successful bait for all the rays was cocktails of Ammo Squid and Mackerel presented on pennel rigs of 6/0 and 4/o Sakuma stinger hooks. All the Rays were returned alive.
DON'T MISS OUT - BOOK YOUR PLACE/S and TRIP/S NOW also NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR 2015.
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07/2014
Fishing Report by Simon Fisher
on Becca Marie (Brixham, Devon)
Jul 2014 by Simon Fisher
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Well we`re at the end of July, and what a month its been!
Its been a great month again for the Cod. Becca Marie has been using her comfortable speed and stability along with our great local knowledge to get our Anglers into the action, We`ve had Cod on the inshores and offshores and giving our Fishermen plenty of fishing time instead of a boat ride, 8hr and 10hr trips have produced good numbers of fish coming onboard.
We have also been on the Banks with Plaice numbers still going strong aswell as inshore reefs for the Bass.
Next month we will be offering more trips Targeting Bass inshore and offshore, aswell as trips targeting Pollock,Cod and Ling.....
We also now have our "Becca Marie" Bass challenge ( The first angler to catch a 10lb+ Bass onboard wins a free trip)
With 10hr wrecking trips at £55 and inshore Bassing trips at £45 we offer great value for money and always great banter and laugh onboard aswell as doing our best to get our anglers on the fish.
We look forward to you joining us, and dont forget everyone is welcome! View Boats Page
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07/2014
Fishing Report by Matt Rowe
on Piscary (Poole, Dorset)
Jul 2014 by Matt Rowe
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Catching some real quality fish at the moment incuding Rays ,Tope ,Bass and Plaice to over 4lb
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07/2014
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Jul 2014 by Colin Penny
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JULY 2104 - what a month, lovely weather and good fishing.Some excellent Plaice have been caught just like the two pictured, Rob Burgin and Steve Perkins caught these two big Plaice weighing 5Ib 8oz and 6Ib with in two minutes of the first drift on their latest trip on Flamer IV. The big Plaice fell to big ragworm and Ammo squid strip baits presented on two hook flatty traces that had lots of coloured attractor beads on and small silver blades and size 2/0 Sakuma stinger hooks.
The next Flatty trips with places available are on August 27th,September 15th,30th
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26/07/2014
Fishing Report by Dave Pitman
on Atlanta (Weymouth, Dorset)
26 Jul 2014 by Dave Pitman
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07/2014
Fishing Report by Terry Allen
on Dannyboy II (West Bay, Dorset)
Jul 2014 by Terry Allen
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Last weekend boated 22 tope - 35/40lb. A thresher shark followed us out and jumped clear out of the water behind the boat. It was spectacular!!
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