Latest Fishing Reports: South West
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11/2013
Fishing Report by Ross Parham
on Spot On! (Brixham, Devon)
Nov 2013 by Ross Parham
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The brand new 'Spot On' is in build and going well and will be ready for the 2014 season, she is a new very fast catamaran that will leave others speechless.
2014 tides and diary have been opened and dates are filling up, will be offering channel island trips, Weymouth multiple days for a variety of fishing on the way etc.
Bespoke trophy hunter trips for sharks and down west just to name a few. (all catch and release im afraid)
And of course still fishing from brixham on a daily basis to English channel wrecks and skerries bank for plaice and rays.
please visit www.spot-on-charters.co.uk or search spot on charters facebook for more information.
The website will be updated soon and pictures of the new boat to follow over Christmas.
Thanks for the anglers who have been on board this year and supporting Brixham, the home of wreck fishing.
Hope to see you on board soon.
Ross
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Spot On!
View Full Charter AvailabilityMon 09/06/2025 5 Spaces £550.00pp 5 day Alderney trip. Brill / Turbot.View details Tue 10/06/2025 5 Spaces £550.00pp 5 day Alderney trip. Brill / Turbot.View details Wed 11/06/2025 5 Spaces £550.00pp 5 day Alderney trip. Brill / Turbot.View details Thu 12/06/2025 5 Spaces £550.00pp 5 day Alderney trip. Brill / Turbot.View details Fri 13/06/2025 5 Spaces £550.00pp 5 day Alderney trip. Brill / Turbot.View details -
11/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Nov 2013 by Colin Penny
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Well the weather certainly put paid to a lot of trips during October.On the few occassions I did get out some good fish were caught.Three Species/Hunt Competitions were also done producing lots of different species.
52 different species have been caught on Flamer IV so far in 2013.Flamer IV Fish of the Month for October was awarded to Peter Collings from Bristol with his superb 17Ib 8oz Spurdog (Pictured).
During November we can expect to catch Turbot,Brill,Plaice,Bass,Rays,Congers etc and as we get into winter the Big Whiting will show along with some Cod.The Big Pollack will be on the wrecks in January/February.
SO DON'T MISS OUT - Book your Trips/Places for some Winter fishing.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2013.
ALSO DON'T FORGET TO BOOK YOUR TRIPS/PLACES FOR 2014. View Boats Page
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27/10/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
27 Oct 2013 by Colin Penny
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October 2013 - Annual Competitions -
A windy three days restricted the areas were fishing could take place but the anglers competed well and caught lots of different species.In all 32 different species were caught over the three days. Results - Annual 1 Day Species/Hunt Champion - Robin Amor,Runner Up - Kevin Clark, Most Species - Robin Amor,Weakest Link - David Hawker.
Annual 2 Day Species/Hunt Champion - Peter Collings,Runner Up - Kevin Clark,Most Species - Peter Collings,Weakest Link - Mick Nunn, Pairs Winners - Peter Collings and Mick Nunn.
Flamer Festival Champion - Peter Collings ( the angler with the most points who fished all three days).Pictured
2014 dates - October 31st - One Day Species/Hunt Competition, November 1st and 2nd - Two Day Species/Hunt Competition including Pairs Comp. Don't Miss Out Book your Places Now. View Boats Page
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01/10/2013
Fishing Report by Sam Cumming
on Silver Spray II (Poole, Dorset)
1 Oct 2013 by Sam Cumming
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Fishing this last month hasn’t been the usual thing we do at this time of year, rather than heading offshore on the spring tides to hunt down the last of the bass we have been staying inshore targeting plaice which have been in abundance both in Poole Bay and down to the west. Using short traces of 20lb line with 1/0 kamasan hooks baited with rag worm and raw king prawns we have had some of the best plaice I’ve seen thus far. It has been nice to use some lighter tackle and target some smaller species for a change as a lot of the fishing onboard Silver Spray II is done further afield. Also in abundance have been both tub and red gurnard, always good fun on appropriate tackle, Andy Hayden beat over 30 flatties one day with his 1lb 12oz red gurnard which is well over 100% specimen. Our last trip across the channel fell on the first few days in October; we decided to combine the best bits of both Cherbourg and Alderney with great success. Pollock and ling of the wrecks on the first day were in abundance with several ling to 22lb hitting, the biggest one was brought to the surface on a 25lb mono bream rig!! On the second day we took the tide round Cap de la Hague, 27miles only took about 1 hour 20 minutes, and fished down on the shoal bank south of Alderney. I didn’t expect the turbot and brill fishing to be excellent but I was gladly surprised when a half day session produced 16 decent flats. After a few more hours on the banks the third day focused on bream, the hard fighting black bream being in abundance on the north side of the island. One species I have never had aboard Silver Spray II is a couches sea bream, lilac in colour they really are a beautiful fish, despite our best efforts we didn’t manage to connect with one but after one of the most enjoyable multi day trips of the year I will definitely be doing another one at the same time next year.
Sam Cumming
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View Full Charter AvailabilityWed 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.View details 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.View details 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.View details 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.View details 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.View details 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.View details 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.View details 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.View details 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.View details Sat 12/04/2025 7 Spaces £100.00pp Bream fishing maybe some other species as well - £100 7 anglers max. Black Sea Bream / Tope.View details -
13/10/2013
Fishing Report by nick smith
on Samuel Irvin 3 (Dartmouth, Devon)
13 Oct 2013 by nick smith
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ian was waiting for us at kingswear as we walked down the jetty, he helped us aboard and got the kettle on....it was a rather grey start but not alot of wind as we steamed out of dartmouth heading for the famous skerries bank in search of that great eating fish the plaice.
Most of us were using light 6 - 12lb outfits with braid, 4 - 5oz watch leads and various types of rigs, double hook wishbones, long flowing double and single hook traces, but all were blinged up in the typical plaice style, beads, spoons, and some even had star lights.....baits used was rag worm, prawns, mussles. cockles and peeler, tipped off with a thin strip of squid or cuttle. It was the prawns, cockle and mussle baits that gave us most success throughout the day.
Wasn't long before the first fish came over the gunnels, a nice whiting, soon followed by the first plaice, gurnards and a doggie.....a couple set out some feathers and soon had mackerel and launce for the bait freezer, plus some good size mackerel for the table too.
As fishing slowed down ian moved us into some deeper water, which kept the fish coming with more plaice and a bonus turbot that brought smiles all round. Even the sun came out!
By the end of the day we all went home with plaice for dinner, and the species landed included, plaice, dab, whiting, mackerel, launce, turbot, dogfish and red, grey and tub gurnards....
Quite a few fish were lost at first by lifting into the fish too early, so good advice is when you feel the bite, let off some line. View Boats Page
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06/10/2013
Fishing Report by Stephen Wake
on Channel Warrior (Bridport, Dorset)
6 Oct 2013 by Stephen Wake
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None stop fishing today for Andy and the postmen from Chard who managed to fill the cold box with bream Pollock and a bass, the bigger bream were kept, all smaller ones returned also 3 species of wrasse, dogs and some large pout. The biggest bream went to James Viney on a whole squid intended for a cod. Tried an inshore wreck the lads tried various artificials, although the wreck was showing bass on it they would not take the artificials, other boats that were lucky to find a few mackerel and fish them live did get some bass. At last the bass are turning up now. In the coming weeks now I will target them
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09/10/2013
Fishing Report by Nigel Lihou
on Optimist (Brixham, Devon)
9 Oct 2013 by Nigel Lihou
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A good day out on the 9th Oct to some inshore wrecks looking for Bass we were not disappointed as several made it to the surface along with Pollack, Pout, and a lone Scad. We also have evidence of shark as only the head to the gills of a Pout made it to the surface with a nice sharp bite mark where the rest of it should have been. Look forward to seeing you aboard the Optimist soon.
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09/10/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
9 Oct 2013 by Colin Penny
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Trevor Madden landed a 5Ib 8oz Plaice which is his new Personal Best.Trevor was using a short trace with coloured attractor beads on and a size 2/0 Sakuma hook baited with ragworm,prawn and a strip of Ammo squid.Trevor is pictured with his PB Plaice.On the same trip Tim Howe is no longer a Brill and Turbot virgin as he caught one of each species which takes his personal species count up to 40 for the year.
THE NEXT FLATTY TRIPS ON FLAMER IV WITH PLACES AVAILABLE ARE ON -
October 30th,31st, DON''T MISS OUT.
DON'T FORGET TO BOOK YOUR PLACES/TRIPS FOR 2014. View Boats Page
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08/10/2013
Fishing Report by Peter Davis
on Warrior II (Looe, Cornwall)
8 Oct 2013 by Peter Davis
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Hi all, well we did our last Shark trip in the diary Sunday (6th Oct) and Steve Chivers managed a 50lb to start the day and finished with a very nice 95lb Blue both on 12lb line ||| Its been a very good season with nearly 190 Blues being caught and released from Force Ten this season with the best estimated at 132lb.
Bottom fishing is still good and Force Ten is available throughout the Winter period (weather permitting).
The Diary for next years Shark season is already looking quite full so get your dates in now rather than leaving it to chance in the new year | That's all for now, Cheers, Pete View Boats Page
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05/10/2013
Fishing Report by Stephen Wake
on Channel Warrior (Bridport, Dorset)
5 Oct 2013 by Stephen Wake
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4 hour trip with Richards crew from Burtle, we were joined by a pod of dolphins which are always a pleasure to see they were right beside the boat you could almost touch them but they did stop the fishing dead for an hour or so. We set off again to hunt out some bream and managed to find a dozen or more along with a couple of bull huss, cuckoo wrasse , scad and more than enough mackerel, all in all a very pleasurable 4 hours every one went home with a good bag of fish
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