Latest Fishing Reports: South West
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06/11/2010
Fishing Report by Paul Smith
on Rapid Fisher (Poole, Dorset)
6 Nov 2010 by Paul Smith
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A recent spell of good weather saw us head over to the Isle of Wight for our first dedicated cod trip of the season. A good day was had by all with Paul Willmott leading the way with an impressive 19lb cod & 15lb pollock. Not to be outdone the skipper finished the day with a fine plump cod of 18lbs.
The cod are starting to arrive in numbers so don't delay book your space onboard Poole's newest & fastest cat!!!
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06/11/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
6 Nov 2010 by Colin Penny
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FLAMER III November 6th Report - Pat and Kevin Trenchard from Somerset had Flamer III to themselves as the rest of the crew could not make it as their transport broke down on the way to Weymouth.They did well on three marks to the east of Weymouth catching several different species on Ammo mackerel and squid baits.The species included smooth hounds,whiting,black bream,thornback and undulate ray,congers,pollack and the usual pouts and dogs.Pat landed his first ever undulate ray which weighed 12Ib.The successful bait being Ammo mackerel and squid cocktail mounted on a pennel rig.The ray was returned a live.Pat is pictured with his undulate ray.Kevin Trenchard landed the best black bream of the day which weighed 3Ib 12oz.Kevin was using a two hook patonoster rig baited with small strips of Ammo squid and mackerel.The skipper also had a go and caught the best catch of the day a 2Ib 8oz lobster and it tasted very nice.During November the species caught will change as we move into winter but still expect to catch black bream,turbot,brill,bass,rays,congers,cod,bull huss etc on the inshore reef and banks.The offshore wrecks will produce some pollack and may be a bass or two.
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30/10/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
30 Oct 2010 by Colin Penny
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FLAMER III - ENGLAND SQUAD WEEKEND WEYMOUTH - The annual England squad weekend took place in late October and involved three boats including Flamer III.The anglers were all trying out for selection for the 2011 Home Nations and World Championship teams.The Home Nations is being held in Weymouth in June.Any way the squad weekend was met by all sorts of weather forecasts but on the Saturday it was not to bad and plenty of different species were caught and different marks fished includuing two fine cod aboard Flamer III, Mike Smith landed an 18 pounder(pictured) and Steve Clements landed a cod weighing 15Ib 8oz with both being caught on Ammo mackerel.On the Sunday the weather was not good so fishing took place in Portland harbour were lots of wrasse,pout,pollack,scad,gobies,blenny's,
red band fish etc were caught.The anglers had to be prepared for any type of fishing over the weekend which must have mean't they would have spent hours even days tying up all sorts of rigs.The England squad weekend is again scheduled at Weymouth in 2011. View Boats Page
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10/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Oct 2010 by Colin Penny
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FLAMER III - OCTOBER REPORT - The fishing was good with the flatty fishing for turbot,brill and plaice just superb.The Kidney Bank fished well for blonde rays.The reefs saw plenty of action from black bream,congers,bull huss etc.Marks to the east were good for various rays,black bream,smooth hounds and some tope etc.The cod showed up at the end of the month on the inshore reefs with cod up to 18Ib being caught on mackerel and squid baits.A feature was done with Boat Fishing Monthly using only Ammo baits,it should be shown in the December issue.The Flamer species count for 2011 has now risen to 55 different species including a Flamer new one a Greater Pipe Fish caught by Welsh International Rod Adamson.Several copetitions were fished with a great deal of success.Flamer Fish of the Month for October was awarded to Mike Sheridan for his superb 7Ib 2oz plaice.Mike is pictured witrh his catch.
Don't Forget to book your Winter trips for whiting,cod,rays,pollack etc also your trips for 2011.
The fitting out of Flamer VI is coming on well and on target for a launch in early 2011. View Boats Page
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06/10/2010
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
on Supanova II (Weymouth, Dorset)
6 Oct 2010 by Lyle Stantiford
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September really did Supanova and Weymouth proud. Some fantastic bream, bass and flatfish fishing really made every day an absolute joy!!
Bream to touching 5lb's, bass to 8lb, Brill to 6lb and two cracking flattys which set new boat records. Ken allard with his monster plaice of 6lb 12oz and Pete Hollingberry with one of the biggest Turbot from Weymouth this year with a life changing fish of 22lb's! This fish takes the Supanova fish of the month for September.
Long may this fantastic fishing continue and the fine drop of weather!
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23/09/2010
Fishing Report by chris thompson
on Katie Ann (Weymouth, Dorset)
23 Sep 2010 by chris thompson
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Fished for three days on Katie Ann, from the 23rd September - 25th September. Excellent and varied catches each day. Hitting the Sea Bass first thing in the morning, with all that fished catching good sized fish, before moving on to catch a good mix of Black Bream, Red Gurnard and the odd plaice. Finally, moving to fish for Brill and wonderful Turbut.
The stand out day was day three, when in near perfect fishing conditions, all areas fished superbly. The trip was rounded off in perfect fashion with a final three hour session on the Brill and Turbut. All of the group caught good sized fish including Turbut of 7lb 8oz, 9lb 2oz and a wonderful specimen of 12lb 8oz. View Boats Page
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30/09/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
30 Sep 2010 by Colin Penny
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FLAMER III - SEPTEMBER REPORT - The quality of the plaice fishing was just superb with lots of fish weighing 4 to 5Ib plus also two at 6Ib and one of 6Ib 4oz and a plaice weighing in at 7Ib.The Shambles bank was good for turbot,brill and some bass.The reefs fished well for black bream,congers,bull huss,rays,cod etc.The Kidney Bank produced some evcellent blonde ray fishing.Marks to the east of the port saw various rays caught along with tope and a 14Ib bass caught by Mike Baker.Several species comps/hunts were done with a great deal of success and enjoyment.53 different species have been caught on Flamer III so far in 2010.Flamer Fish of the Month for Septermber was awarded to Dave Metcalf from Sussex for his 7Ib plaice (pictured).
NEWS - The fitting out of Flamer IV is coming on well and it is hoped to launch her in the early part of 2011.
BOOKINGS - Don't forget to book your trips/places for the autumn and winter trips in 2010 and make your bookings for 2011. View Boats Page
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08/2010
Fishing Report by Keith Wells
on Ruby-D (Portishead, Somerset)
Aug 2010 by Keith Wells
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My son Josh and I set off from home early on Sunday morning and met up at Portishead with the same lads we used to fish with on Castaway last year.
Castaway was sold last year before the new boat had been completed so we've had a long wait for the new boat to be built, but at last we got the word that it was up and running and received our invite to join the old crew.
We arrived in plenty of time, bought some bait from the local tackle shop `Reel Fun` and loaded our gear on board the Ruby D.
Ruby D looked quite similar to Castaway, the deck size is about the same but apparently it's a lot faster.
We set off in glorious sunshine and a flat calm sea and quickly noticed the difference between the two boats.
The skipper Paul opened the throttle and the boat quickly settled into a comfortable 22kts, he said, “it's top speed is about 28kts” then with a big grin on his face he took his hands off the wheel and sat back in his seat, "Autopilot", he said.
I left him to playing with his new pride and joy and set up my gear.
We soon reached our first mark and started fishing. Josh was quickly into the first fish of the day a conger of about 6lbs.
He received the usual abuse from the other lads for being the first to catch a fish again.
He caught another conger then a thornback in quick succession just to rub it in then the rest of us started to play catch up with him.
Conger, dog and thornbacks came aboard steadily throughout the day, including a 16lb conger. The chap who caught it was reluctant to pick it up for a photo to be taken as it wasn't very happy and thrashed about on the deck, so he left it to Paul to sort out.
Paul gave him a bit of light hearted stick and told him that one of the anglers he'd taken out the day before had landed a conger of around 40lbs, this was just a baby one.
We had a great day out, everyone really enjoyed the trip and it was good to meet up with the old crew again.
Paul took us to several marks during the day actively following the fish and as usual kept us well supplied with tea and coffee on demand.
I'd like to say a big thank you to Paul for a great day out.
The RubyD is a fantastic boat, very fast and stable with plenty of room on deck.
Due to the increased speed (and range) Paul says that he is going to be traveling further afield next summer, down to the North Devon and South Wales coastlines which will provide a much wider variety of species to fish for, which is something we're all looking forward to.
In the meantime we're really looking to our next trip out from Portishead when the cod season should be well under way. View Boats Page
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15/09/2010
Fishing Report by Sam Cumming
on Silver Spray II (Poole, Dorset)
15 Sep 2010 by Sam Cumming
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The bass fishing on the offshore bass has been patchy but on the best days there have been plenty of fish in the 5-10lb region with both live mackerel and sidewinders working well. Our “Big Fish Days” when we fish a wreck and then move to a bank have proven to be very popular with congers to 50lb, tope to 30lb and some nice blonde rays which have just appeared in numbers. The shambles is fishing well with 12 flats on our last trip with the best turbot going to 14lb. Plenty of mackerel and sandeels for bait. The sharking has been frustrating with choppy conditions almost every day. 2 hook ups while wreck fishing but neither fish brought along side.
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Silver Spray II
View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 23/02/2025 4 Spaces £120.00pp Banks fishing spurs huss tope rays congers whiting hounds £120 4 spaces 7 anglers onboard Bull Huss / Smooth-hound (Common) / Spurdog / Tope / Blonde Ray.View details Tue 25/02/2025 1 Space 11 Hours £160.00pp Wreck fishing for pollock with turbot fishing over the slack £160 7 anglers max. 1 space Pollock / Turbot / Blonde Ray.View details Fri 07/03/2025 2 Spaces 10 Hours £160.00pp Wreck fishing for big pollock maybe a session at anchor to fillet the fish - £160 2 spaces 7 anglers max. Pollock / Spurdog / Blonde Ray.View details Sun 09/03/2025 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 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 Sun 23/03/2025 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 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 4 Spaces £160.00pp wreck fishing pollock cod etc maybe a session at anchor - £160 7 anglers max. 4 spaces Cod / Pollock.View details -
18/09/2010
Fishing Report by Alex kweller
on Predator (Poole, Dorset)
18 Sep 2010 by Alex kweller
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The weather & fish gods were smiling on us as we headed west towards Dancing Ledge. Although we struggled to find the mackerel we eventually got enough for the day. A total of 20 rays were boated with the biggest falling to Gary at 14lb. All fish were returned alive after a quick photo.
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