Latest Fishing Reports: South West
-
09/04/2019
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
on Mistress Linda / San Gina3 (Poole, Dorset)
9 Apr 2019 by Philip Higgins
Report on-board Mistress Linda / San Gina3
The last 2 days have seen plenty of Bream being landed and returned, Monday was fished in perfect conditions but lacked fish in good numbers , Tuesday forecast was one of easterly winds and heavy rain fortunately the wind was not as fresh and the rain held off until late afternoon but the Bream fishing was the best this season with everybody on board in double figures not big fish the best may have been 2lb but plenty of sport for all. We also landed a very rare species for Poole a Mackeral along with Bass, Plaice, Wrasse, Dogs overall a couple of good days. Glad to see the Bream are starting to feed as last year they did not arrive until 19th April. Early for us and very welcome.
Phil
View Boats Page
-
06/04/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
6 Apr 2019 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
Hi, Pictured is the Flamer IV record Turbot which weighed 28Ib, now is the time of year for Big Turbot.
There are places available this Tuesday April 9th for a Flatty Trip for Turbot, Brill and Plaice - Hurry Only 3 places left now.
You can see availability on this web site - But Better Still take a look the web sites listed below for a more in depth showing of places and date availability.
https://www.flamer4fishing.co.uk
https://www.deepsea.co.uk/flamer
https://weymouthangling.co.uk/flamer
Hope to see you on Flamer IV soon View Boats Page
-
05/04/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
5 Apr 2019 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
Hi, the Flatty season is under way for Turbot, Brill and Plaice. My next Flatty Trip with places available is on April 9th - 5 places Left.
LOOK - Anglers needed for these Flatty Competition dates - please book your place(s) and support these events , (as I don't really want to cancel any of them due to insufficient numbers),
April 16th - Flamer IV Plaice Competition - 5 places left,
April 17th - Flamer IV Flatty Competition - 5 places left,
May 1st - Flamer IV v Meerkat annual Flat Fish Competition - 8 places left,
May 2nd - Flamer IV v Supanova II annual Flat Fish Competition - 6 places left,
May 3rd - Weymouth Turbot and Brill Competition - 3 places left,
Don't Miss Out - contact me asap View Boats Page
-
04/04/2019
Fishing Report by Malcolm Collins
on Just Mary (Christchurch, Dorset)
4 Apr 2019 by Malcolm Collins
Report on-board Just Mary
As I sit at my desk in the Office looking out on a cold, wet and windy day here on the South Coast my thoughts turn to the coming season. 'Just Mary' is currently moored in the River Stour at Tuckton, birthplace of my paternal Grandfather and a man who unfortunately passed away before I was born. He had fought, as a very young man, in the First World War in Salonika against the 'Slavs' and in the Middle East against the 'Turks' whilst in the Royal Horse Artillery, he sent postcards back home from Jerusalem as a Sergeant in a truly local Regiment based in Christchurch. When the Second World War erupted in 1939 he tried desperately to enlist again but his age (43) and an injury from the Great War prevented him from doing so. Determined to 'do his bit' and get involved he joined the Volunteer Force which became the Home Guard known later as 'Dads Army'. At this time he lived with my Nan and his five children, with my Dad being the youngest at only 5 years old, in the Coastguard Cottages in Wick Lane at Christchurch. As he lived on the River Stour he was given the job of organising the defence of the Harbour, the Rivers and local beaches as the local Sergeant. On Tuckton Island, where I keep my dinghy to access 'Just Mary' there is a hidden pill box which my Grandfather used to man with his squad of mates, there is another one in Elkins Boatyard. The family named the Island at Tuckton as 'Ted's Island', the pill box was there to overlook the River and prevent German Commandos from coming up the River and blowing up Tuckton Bridge close nearby. Every time I use the dinghy on 'Ted's Island' to access 'Just Mary' I walk in the footsteps of my Grandfather, a man who I sadly never got to meet, but a great man nonetheless. We will be running trips from Christchurch this year, 2019, eighty years on from the outbreak of the Second World War, in honour of my Grandfather, Edwin 'Ted' George Collins, of the Royal Horse Artillery, Barrack Road, Christchurch. Ta Malc.....
View Boats Page
-
03/04/2019
Fishing Report by Ryan Jones
on Ocean Runner (Poole, Dorset)
3 Apr 2019 by Ryan Jones
Report on-board Ocean Runner
Some great plaice fishing in Poole bay today we managed over 30+ with some quality fish.A few bream starting to show so will be looking to target the bream in the next week or so.
View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Ocean Runner
View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 02/03/2025 View details Sun 09/03/2025 2 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp Anchoring the banks for Blonde rays and spurs £85ppView details Mon 10/03/2025 8 Spaces 10 Hours £135.00pp Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135ppView details Tue 11/03/2025 4 Spaces 10 Hours £135.00pp 4 spaces Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135ppView details Thu 20/03/2025 6 Spaces £135.00pp 6 spaces Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135ppView details Sat 22/03/2025 5 Spaces 10 Hours £110.00pp Fishing the shambles for Turbot and Brill £110pp 5 SpacesView details Fri 28/03/2025 5 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp 5 spaces Drifting for Plaice with chance of early Bream £75pp 10 spacesView details Sat 05/04/2025 1 Space 10 Hours £110.00pp 1 space Turbot fishing on the shambles for Turbot and Brill £110 per person Max 9View details Sun 06/04/2025 6 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp 6 spaces Fishing at anchor for Rays congers etcView details Thu 17/04/2025 9 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp Fishing on the drift for plaice with time at anchor for Bream 9 spacesView details -
25/03/2019
Fishing Report by Shaun Pedley
on Our Joe (Paignton, Devon)
25 Mar 2019 by Shaun Pedley
Report on-board Our Joe
Boat launched after her refit at 0930 and the first fish caught at 1230!
After launching the OUR JOE-L in Totnes after the winter refit I decided to test the New Shimano and Penn hire reels out on a small but productive inshore Wreck between the River Dart and Torbay. 4 Drifts produced a pollock of 5-6lb and we turned back to take the boat home to Torbay. With dinner caught and the reels tested all was happy.
With reports of the Offshore and Inshore Wrecks being slow at best at the moment I thought this wasn't a bad result, all I aimed to do was half a dozen drifts trying a couple of new reels out and if I caught dinner then bonus.
Now time to get offshore and stuck into the Wrecking this season! First trip this weekend so finger crossed for the weather and then its Fishing Holidays every month from here on!
More Reports to come.
Shaun Pedley
OUR JOE-L View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Our Joe
View Full Charter AvailabilityMon 12/05/2025 4 Spaces 50 Hours £495.00pp Guernsey Fishing Holiday. Brill / Turbot.View details Tue 13/05/2025 4 Spaces 50 Hours £495.00pp Guernsey Fishing Holiday. Brill / Turbot.View details Wed 14/05/2025 4 Spaces 50 Hours £495.00pp Guernsey Fishing Holiday. Brill / Turbot.View details Thu 15/05/2025 4 Spaces 50 Hours £495.00pp Guernsey Fishing Holiday. Brill / Turbot.View details Fri 16/05/2025 4 Spaces 50 Hours £495.00pp Guernsey Fishing Holiday. Brill / Turbot.View details Mon 23/06/2025 4 Spaces 50 Hours £495.00pp Guernsey Fishing Holiday. Brill / Turbot.View details Tue 24/06/2025 4 Spaces 50 Hours £495.00pp Guernsey Fishing Holiday. Brill / Turbot.View details Wed 25/06/2025 4 Spaces 50 Hours £495.00pp Guernsey Fishing Holiday. Brill / Turbot.View details Thu 26/06/2025 4 Spaces 50 Hours £495.00pp Guernsey Fishing Holiday. Brill / Turbot.View details Fri 27/06/2025 4 Spaces 50 Hours £495.00pp Guernsey Fishing Holiday. Brill / Turbot.View details -
03/2019
Fishing Report by PAUL HARRIS
on Aries 3 (Poole, Dorset)
Mar 2019 by PAUL HARRIS
Report on-board Aries 3
A few from yesterday 30/3/19 Not a bad day Spurdog to 17lb, conger to 25lb, smoothhound to 12lb
View Boats Page
-
28/03/2019
Fishing Report by Ryan Jones
on Ocean Runner (Poole, Dorset)
28 Mar 2019 by Ryan Jones
Report on-board Ocean Runner
Some great fishing offshore on the small tides with good numbers of blonde rays and spurdogs being the main catch along with tope and bullhuss. Also some great fishing for plaice inshore on the bigger tides with the best day seeing 55 plaice in total.
View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Ocean Runner
View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 02/03/2025 View details Sun 09/03/2025 2 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp Anchoring the banks for Blonde rays and spurs £85ppView details Mon 10/03/2025 8 Spaces 10 Hours £135.00pp Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135ppView details Tue 11/03/2025 4 Spaces 10 Hours £135.00pp 4 spaces Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135ppView details Thu 20/03/2025 6 Spaces £135.00pp 6 spaces Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135ppView details Sat 22/03/2025 5 Spaces 10 Hours £110.00pp Fishing the shambles for Turbot and Brill £110pp 5 SpacesView details Fri 28/03/2025 5 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp 5 spaces Drifting for Plaice with chance of early Bream £75pp 10 spacesView details Sat 05/04/2025 1 Space 10 Hours £110.00pp 1 space Turbot fishing on the shambles for Turbot and Brill £110 per person Max 9View details Sun 06/04/2025 6 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp 6 spaces Fishing at anchor for Rays congers etcView details Thu 17/04/2025 9 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp Fishing on the drift for plaice with time at anchor for Bream 9 spacesView details -
24/03/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
24 Mar 2019 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
The Flamer IV Champion of Champions Pairs Competition took place with two sessions at anchor on marks to the east of Weymouth. Species caught were Smooth Hounds, Spurdogs, Tope, Congers, Thornback Rays, Spotted Rays,Small Eyed Rays, Blonde Ray, Pouts, Dogfish.
Results - Winners - Peter Collings and Andy Collings with 286 points, Runners Up - Paul Milkins and David Hawker with 232 points. (Pictured are "Team Collings" with their trophies.
The Flamer IV Champion of Champions competitions are open to any one who has won or been runner up in any competition on Flamer IV, Next years date for this competition will be announced soon.
Every year Flamer IV does several competitions, some are annual events, some are one off competitions. With Trophies,Prizes,Vouchers,Cash etc to be won.
2019 Competition Dates - with places available
April 1st - Weymouth Pollack Competition (Wrecking Trip)
April 16th - Flamer IV Plaice Competition
April 17th - Flamer IV Flatty Competition
May 1st - Flamer IV v Meerkat annual Flat Fish Competition
May 2nd - Flamer IV v Supanova II annual Flat Fish Competition
May 3rd - Weymouth Turbot and Brill Competition
June 9th - Flamer IV v Supanova II v Meerkat - Biggest Cod Competition (Wrecking Trip)
June 21st - Flamer IV Red Gill lure Competition (Wrecking Trip)
June 24th - Flamer IV v Top Cat III annual Plaice Competition
September 5th - 12 hour 30 Species Challange, Species Hunt
September 27th - Flamer IV Bream Competition
October 4th - the "Old Gits Competition" - Age 60 and over
October 18th - Weymouth Bream Competition
October 25th - Annual 1 Day Species Hunt /Competition
October 26th and 27th - Annual 2 Day Species Hunt/Competition
Flamer IV Festival Trophy awarded to the top scoring angler who fishes all three days - October 25th, 26th,27th
November 10th - Wrasse Competition for Big Ballans
December 28th - Winter Whiting and Cod Competition
December 29th - Winter Reef/Bank/Species Competition
NOTE: The Chris Caines Memorial Heaviest Shambles Bank caught Turbot Shield and trophy are there to be won up until September 22nd each year.
NOTE: The Flamer IV Fish of the Month Competition is there to enter your best catch with the monthly winner prizes again being sponsored by SAKUMA.
NOTE:All competitions are "Two Hook" maximum
2020 Competition Dates -
January 5th - Sakuma/Flamer IV Fish of the Month 2019 Winners Final Competition
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Pollack Competition(Wreck)
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Champion of Champions Singles Competition
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Champion of Champions Pairs Competition View Boats Page
-
23/03/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
23 Mar 2019 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
The Flamer IV Champion of Champions singles competition took place and was fished at anchor with a session on a Reef and then a session on a Bank. These two sessions produced Congers, Spurdogs, Thornback Ray, Small Eyed Ray, Spotted Ray, Undulate Ray, Smooth Hounds , Pouts and Dogfish.
Results - Winner - Ben Prosser 126 ponts, Runner Up - Paul Milkins 107 Ponts - Pictured
The Flamer IV Champion of Champions competitions are open to any one who has won or been runner up in any competition on Flamer IV , Next years date for this competition will be announced soon.
Every year Flamer IV does several competitions, some are annual events, some are one off competitions. With Trophies,Prizes,Vouchers,Cash etc to be won.
2019 Competition Dates - with places available
April 1st - Weymouth Pollack Competition (Wrecking Trip)
April 16th - Flamer IV Plaice Competition
April 17th - Flamer IV Flatty Competition
May 1st - Flamer IV v Meerkat annual Flat Fish Competition
May 2nd - Flamer IV v Supanova II annual Flat Fish Competition
May 3rd - Weymouth Turbot and Brill Competition
June 9th - Flamer IV v Supanova II v Meerkat - Biggest Cod Competition (Wrecking Trip)
June 21st - Flamer IV Red Gill lure Competition (Wrecking Trip)
June 24th - Flamer IV v Top Cat III annual Plaice Competition
September 5th - 12 hour 30 Species Challange, Species Hunt
September 27th - Flamer IV Bream Competition
October 4th - the "Old Gits Competition" - Age 60 and over
October 18th - Weymouth Bream Competition
October 25th - Annual 1 Day Species Hunt /Competition
October 26th and 27th - Annual 2 Day Species Hunt/Competition
Flamer IV Festival Trophy awarded to the top scoring angler who fishes all three days - October 25th, 26th,27th
November 10th - Wrasse Competition for Big Ballans
December 28th - Winter Whiting and Cod Competition
December 29th - Winter Reef/Bank/Species Competition
NOTE: The Chris Caines Memorial Heaviest Shambles Bank caught Turbot Shield and trophy are there to be won up until September 22nd each year.
NOTE: The Flamer IV Fish of the Month Competition is there to enter your best catch with the monthly winner prizes again being sponsored by SAKUMA.
NOTE:All competitions are "Two Hook" maximum
2020 Competition Dates -
January 5th - Sakuma/Flamer IV Fish of the Month 2019 Winners Final Competition
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Pollack Competition(Wreck)
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Champion of Champions Singles Competition
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Champion of Champions Pairs Competition View Boats Page
