Latest Fishing Reports: South West
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13/08/2020
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
13 Aug 2020 by Colin Penny
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The Summer Reef/Bank fishing has been good for catches of Black Bream, Rays, Tope, Bull Huss, Congers etc with a few personal bests being set and broken.
New PB's for Will Smith who landed a superb specimen 19Ib Undulate Ray and Kevin Clark landed a 3Ib 12oz Black Bream, while Simon Wilton caught his first ever Undulate Ray weighing 13Ib and is now his personal best,
also a new PB for peter Gillett with a 14Ib 8oz Undulate Ray.
Will Smith is pictured holding his 19Ib Undulate Ray which was returned alive.
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07/08/2020
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
7 Aug 2020 by Colin Penny
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Summer wreck trips have been taking place and have seen catches of Cod, Bass, Pollack and Ling on a variety of lures.
Dennis Swift did a Wreck trip "grand slam" by catching Cod, Bass and Pollack, but his friend Alistair Toogood went one better catching a Wreck Trip "super grand slam" catching Cod, Bass, Pollack and a Ling.
Rob Sands landed a superb Bass weighing 9Ib 8oz which took a small Red Gill Lure with a red tail.
Pictured is Rob with his Bass. View Boats Page
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09/08/2020
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
on Mistress Linda / San Gina3 (Poole, Dorset)
9 Aug 2020 by Philip Higgins
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Hi
The fishing along the sea front has produce plenty of plaice which vary in size from small to medium but are excellent sport, off to sea during the bigger tides Bass have been th3 main target and have not failed to impress in numbers and quality, the best this week went to Phil with a cracking 11lb 12ozs fish which not only set a PB for him and was his 1st. During the slack water periods plenty of small Tope have kept anglers busy mixed in with some quality Rays. The last few days have seen us during slack water switching to drifting the deep water for plaice which has been successful but the quality has not been there with many small fish being released. It is now time for us to start our Thresher trips as reports have hinted some have been caught, this always brings an extra air of tension and expectation waiting for that tell tale ratchet run. Will keep you posted on the results. View Boats Page
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09/08/2020
Fishing Report by Malcolm Collins
on Just Mary (Christchurch, Dorset)
9 Aug 2020 by Malcolm Collins
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Hi All, it's been a frustrating Spring and Summer so far, with Covid 19 and the inability to work, the lack of real guidance and information from any of the Authorities that we deal with and an unusually unseasonal windy few months. In May having consulted my Surveyor I was one of the first Skippers to resume work after Boris said we could all go back Fishing and Boating. I started back with just two Anglers on board the huge deck area on 'Just Mary'. In June I spoke to my Surveyor again and stepped it up to just four Anglers on 'Just Mary', in July we moved to six Anglers and that looks to be our maximum for this year of 2020. I have encouraged Anglers to come as 'buddy pairs' or as a group of close family, close friends, close work colleagues when booking 'Just Mary' for a day's Angling. It has worked but often to the detriment of the financial situation of the Business. This year of 2020 will be a 'write off' for many Angling Charter Boat Skippers and I can see plenty of casualties in our Industry. However we go on, finding fish for Anglers and Hire rod participants alike because that is what we do on every trip aboard 'Just Mary' from Christchurch. It is frustrating for me and for the Anglers when the windy weather just adds to our current problems under Covid 19 and trips are cancelled for safety reasons. My boat will take any amount of bad weather with just me onboard and believe me she has proven herself time and time again but I would never intentionally put my passengers in any danger or take a risk, it is never worth it. So we pick our days, we catch decent fish and after almost twenty years we carry on doing what we do best, we go fishing ! Ta Malc and 'Just Mary' from Christchurch in Dorset.
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30/07/2020
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
30 Jul 2020 by Colin Penny
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Peter Strickson and friends from Yorkshire joined Flamer IV for a 4 day Angling Break. Unfortunately the first day was too windy to go out but the remaining three days went ahead as planned. We fished several Reef and Bank marks at anchor and on the drift. Quite a few species were caught and included Black Bream, Turbot, Tope, Congers, Gurnards, Smooth Hounds, Bull Huss, Scad, Mackerel etc along with three variety of Rays which included Undulate Rays which most of the guys had never caught before. Pictured is Peter Strickson with a 10Ib 1oz Undulate Ray.
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A few days away fishing out of Weymouth along with the social side is a nice trip to do. The variety of fishing and the amount of different species caught at Weymouth is probably second to none. There are plenty of places to stay which are angler friendly and some excellent places to wine and dine around the harbour and in Weymouth Town centre. If you want to try a Weymouth Angling Break then contact me, I cater for whole boat charters and individuals. If you are interested in doing a trip with a difference please contact me for full details. Planning your trip well in advance is essential you need to arrange your boat/place booking and your accommodation as early as possible to avoid disappointment, some of my regular groups plan their trips at least 12 months in advance, this allows them to discuss with me the best tides for the type of fishing they are targeting.
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The Marden Guest House 01305 772173 speak to Jan,
The Monarch House 01305 772594 speak to Patricia,
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07/2020
Fishing Report by John Peck
on Lady Margaret (Poole, Dorset)
Jul 2020 by John Peck
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The fishing continues to be very good. We have been concentrating mainly on plaice and are still catching in big numbers. If anything the quantities have increased during the month but the average size has decreased slightly. All of the local areas are producing well. This relaxing type of fishing involves minimal travelling time to the fishing grounds and is done using very light tackle. Most of the marks offer shelter from Northerly and Westerly winds so it has a lot going for it.
There are lots of small plaice around but also some heavyweights. The best plaice we have caught this month was a superb fish of 5lb 6oz and we have had several other 3lb fish although we haven't seen any big ones during the last few trips.
The bass fishing also continues to be good. Again, lots of small fish around but we have caught a good number of medium weight fish to just under 7lb. The big fish continue to elude us but hopefully we will see some bigger fish on board soon.
The mackerel have been sporadic. Sometimes they are in good numbers very close to the port sometimes they are much more unpredictable. Most of the plaice trips have produced a few good sized ones very close to the shore on ragworm baits. There are also a lot more scad featuring in the mackerel fishing sessions.
We have only fished a couple of sessions at anchor in relatively shallow water. These produced rays and small tope. View Boats Page
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20/07/2020
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
20 Jul 2020 by Colin Penny
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The 2019 "Old Gits Competition" (age 60 and over) finally took place after it had been cancelled several times from it's original date in October 2019. 2 sessions at anchor on Reefs and one drifting session produced lots of Black Bream along with Congers, Smooth Hound, Gurnards, Ballan Wrasse, Pout, Dogfish and Mackerel.
Trevor Lockyer caught the Fish of the Day with a 4Ib Black Bream.
The average age on board for the competition was 66.
Results - Winner - Russell Latimer 154 points, Runner Up - Trevor Lockyer 148 points, 3rd place - Kevin Clark 140 points.
Pictured is Trevor Lockyer with his 4Ib Black Bream. View Boats Page
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19/07/2020
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
19 Jul 2020 by Colin Penny
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Big Fish Competition - fished two marks at anchor to the East of Weymouth where we caught lots of Tope along with Blonde, Small-eyed, Thornback and Spotted Rays, Congers etc.
Results - Winner Kevin Clark 231 points, Runner Up - David Hawker 221 points
My next Big Fish Competition is on October 11th - Don't miss out - book your places.
Pictured is Russell Latimer with his 10b 2oz Thornback Ray View Boats Page
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19/07/2020
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
19 Jul 2020 by Colin Penny
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Big Fish Competition - fished two marks at anchor to the East of Weymouth where we caught lots of Tope along with Blonde, Small-eyed, Thornback and Spotted Rays, Congers etc.
Results - Winner Kevin Clark 231 points, Runner Up - David Hawker 221 points
My next Big Fish Competition is on October 11th - Don't miss out - book your places.
Pictured is David Hawker with his 16Ib 8oz Blonde Ray View Boats Page
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17/07/2020
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
17 Jul 2020 by Colin Penny
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Got on my first Wrecking trip since January and was pleasantly surprised with the catch of Cod, Ling and Pollack we caught.
A variety of different coloured lures were used.
Some of the Ling were caught on Lures and some on Squid or Mackerel baits.
Steve Edwards landed his Personal Best Ling weighing 16Ib 8oz (pictured)
I am looking to do some more Summer Wreck Trips, if you are interested then give me a call. View Boats Page
