Latest Fishing Reports: South West
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28/03/2017
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
28 Mar 2017 by Colin Penny
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Hi, Guys, have not been able to get out much with the dodgey weather. I am hoping that now we are in to British Summer Time the weather will improve and I can get you out fishing more often.
SAD NEWS - Tim Barnard whom some of you may have fished with over the years sadly passed away on March 24th after a cancer related illness and operation. Tim was a real ginuine guy and will be missed but not forgotten.
TRIPS - my West Country Trip scheduled for May has now been changed to 5 days fishing out of Weymouth - Proposed itinerary May 21st - Wreck Trip for Ling,Cod etc, May 22nd - Flatty Trip, May 23rd and 24th - Reef/Bank Trips,May 25th - Wreck Trip for Cod,Pollack etc, These trips are open to individuals, you can fish 1 or as many days as you like and come and join the lads already booked on for the 5 days. No doubt the social side will be good as well.
EASTER is just around the corner - I have a variety of trips over the Easter holiday with some places available - April 14th - Reef/Bank Trip, 15th - Wreck Trip, April 16th - Bank Trip for Rays,Turbot,Brill, April 17th - Flatty Trip.
Forthcoming Trips for individuals - Wrecking - April 5th, April 15th, 30th, May 1st, 2nd,7th,16th, 21st, 25th, 30th, Reef/Bank Trips - April 22nd, 27th,29th,14th,23rd,24th,28th,29th,
Bank Trips - for Turbot,Brill, - April 7th,12th,13th,16th, May 10th,31st, Flatty Trips - April 4th, 17th,18th, 24th, 25th, May 6th, 8th,12th, 22nd, LOOK - at my Website for updates places/trips available.
NOTE: LOOK - *** BOOK NOW FOR 2017 *** I have put up an Itinerary of trips for 2017 on all my web sites, take a LOOK, the itinerary is not set in stone so I may be able to change it to suit your needs subject to the tides.
DON'T MISS OUT - Contact me a.s.a.p
LOOK - at my Website for places/trips available, latest catches and lots of information.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON FLAMER IV SOON, ALL THE BEST,COLIN,FLAMER IV
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20/03/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
on Mistress Linda / San Gina3 (Poole, Dorset)
20 Mar 2017 by Philip Higgins
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During a local angling club competition T Callaway who up to last month had never caught a Conger landed another big eel of 60lb on a 15lb class rod fishing for Rays, lots more eels were bought to the boat along with Blondes to 25lb B Honeybun and a bonus inshore Pollack of 10lb for A Johanson. Storm Doris bought chaos to any fishing for a few days with strong winds and very big seas but nowhere near as powerful as last winter’s storms which by this time had passed the letter I in the alphabet. The 1st weekend of March produced yet more strong winds but a brief weather window allowed a few hours fishing which for the time of year proved very successful with several Rays to 10lb lots of small Hounds and Dogs and 2 small Turbot. It is good to see the arrival of the Plaice, although on the thin side they are feeding and will soon be in good condition, each trip is seeing better numbers. On the outer marks Bull Huss Congers, Rays and Spurs to 23lb are being caught on regular basis and further off to sea the wrecks are producing some nice catches of Pollack up to 17lb. S Bullas and his group had a good day on the Pollack with some good double figure fish being landed and plenty of banter. As winter lets go and spring temperatures rise we will see the arrival of Bream , Gurnards, Turbot Brill and Mackeral followed by the predatory fish Bass Tope and Sharks.
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03/2017
Fishing Report by Sam Cumming
on Silver Spray II (Poole, Dorset)
Mar 2017 by Sam Cumming
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I'll pick up where I left off in the last report, we have completed our first few wreck trips to target the pollock. The first drift of the year is proving hard to beat with Jamie Hayes landing a monster of 17lb 8oz, Andy Hayden catching the years first ling and Bob Morrison boating his first of 3 doubles that day. Fishing has been steady on all the trips out to the wrecks, clarity in the water is still very good and we should get a good few more weeks before the bloom comes in and the pollock become a bit more elusive for a while and we focus on the cod. Elsewhere we have had our first trip down to the shambles, plenty of sand eels on the feathers but only a few turbot to show for our efforts. The fishing will pick up as we move on into April and the temperature rises again. And finally the offshore banks have been producing some enormous hits of spur dogs, nothing too big yet, but a few fish around the 20lb mark show that the big ones are on their way. Although the weather has kept us in mostly over the last few weeks we are looking forward to more of the same over the next month on the fishing front.
Sam Cumming
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Silver Spray II
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 -
10/03/2017
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
10 Mar 2017 by Colin Penny
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A recent Wreck Trip saw a steady catch of Pollack with them being caught on a variety of lures. Top angler on the day was David Hawker who landed 11 Pollack and the biggest weighing 15Ib 1oz (pictured).
WRECK TRIPS in the next few weeks with places available -
April - 5th,15th,19th,30th, May 1st, 2nd, DON'T MISS OUT.
NOTE: LOOK - *** BOOK NOW FOR 2017 *** I have put up an Itinerary of trips for 2017 on all my web sites, take a LOOK, the itinerary is not set in stone so I may be able to change it to suit your needs subject to the tides.
DON'T MISS OUT - Contact me a.s.a.p
LOOK - at my Website for places/trips available, latest catches and lots of information.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON FLAMER IV SOON, ALL THE BEST,COLIN,FLAMER IV View Boats Page
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11/03/2017
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
11 Mar 2017 by Colin Penny
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GRAND SLAM - caught five different species of rays from the same mark in one session - Blonde Ray, Spotted Ray, Small Eyed Ray, ThornBack Ray, Undulate Ray all the rays were returned alive. Mark Coghlan caught three different species of Ray including his Personal Best Undulate weighing 13Ib 9oz. Ian Youngs landed the biggest Ray with a Blonde weighing in at 18Ib 11oz (pictured).
The Next Reef/Bank Trip with places available is on March 19th - Don't Miss Out.
NOTE: LOOK - *** BOOK NOW FOR 2017 *** I have put up an Itinerary of trips for 2017 on all my web sites, take a LOOK, the itinerary is not set in stone so I may be able to change it to suit your needs subject to the tides.
DON'T MISS OUT - Contact me a.s.a.p
LOOK - at my Website for places/trips available, latest catches and lots of information.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON FLAMER IV SOON, ALL THE BEST,COLIN,FLAMER IV View Boats Page
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08/03/2017
Fishing Report by stuart cross
on Supanova II (Weymouth, Dorset)
8 Mar 2017 by stuart cross
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Managed to sneak out in a tiny weather window on tuesday with Lyle. Must be honest thought it was going to be a lot rougher than it was, good call lyle. A couple of hours traveling and were ready to do battle with that 20lb pollack lyle keeps telling me about. [I think shes called poppy] Some of you have most probably fished with me and my dad Bri, if you have you will know i am by far a better angler than him for he is quite simply rubbish. He lands an odd fish here and there but they are normally very small.It must have been a solar eclipse because he did actually land one more than me. Obviously mine were bigger but i suppose i have to be nice sometimes and let him think he won. (family politics and all that) Trevor Lockyer landed a coalfish on the second drift which i think went 10lb, a cracking fish by any ones standard.Bri romped away early the scores being 3-1 but lyle was quick to help by being 'otherwise engaged' with the net as number 4 escaped boat side, i think it was something to do with the £10 i gave him.! A smallish tide and coming up to slack did not see the fish rise up in the water, instead they were mainly under 20 turns. The new tide came but it was hard work, a couple of moves and my rod slams over i,m glad i had my reel serviced as this could be poppy. I gain line and lose it quicker but manage to control the mighty beast. In the meantime Bri's rod seems to be a little bent as well (normally the wreck) but he seems to have caught a blind pollack. Trying to steal the lime light he lands a15lb+ fish but my fish is still diving (stand clear dear daddy let the master have some room) but the dives are getting shorter and less powerful then i can see leader. After lyle fails to knock it off the hook shes on the deck i have a bigger one than you i tell dad, his face beaming with two great fish on the boat. A tad over 17lb means poppy is still out there none the less a great fish. It was a good fun day with good company with everyone catching fish, thanks Lyle. Final scores Bri 8 Stu 7 I didn't lose i came second.!! Photo on Lyles facebook page. PS Bri keeps the scores in his book but he seems to write in pencil, something fishy going on here i believe................
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08/03/2017
Fishing Report by Peter Davis
on Warrior II (Looe, Cornwall)
8 Mar 2017 by Peter Davis
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Hi all, just a quick report to say sorry for the lack of reports !!!! The winter has been quiet, we did get out after the Porbeagles on 1st of December after reports from the commercial hand liners that they were getting them on the hand line gear but to no avail with us. Steve Dawe did have several really good whiting even then but have not been out since. The time has come to sort out the boat (painting, repairs and renewals) for the coming season (which is very heavily booked) but if you need to book let me know as I already have 1 or 2 cancellations. The highlight of last season was the brilliance of it all !! nearly 500 sharks from Force Ten topped off by this beauty of a blue , caught by Guy Radford and measured 117" X 39" and 94" fork measurement. est at 180 + lb. In addition to this we saw lots of Bluefin Tuna and a couple were caught by the Looe Shark Boats so with all this we are looking forward to this season with baited breath !!. will keep you all better informed this year . Tight Lines, Pete
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26/02/2017
Fishing Report by Paul Bowden
on Off The Hook (Watchet, Somerset)
26 Feb 2017 by Paul Bowden
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With the weather against use we managed to get out and found some fish. So with the break in the weather and spaces available why not give use a call 07815867805. We are also running a two day plaice competition with two more boats Spot on charters and Obbesion charters Dates are 5-6th June. For more information get in touch.
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02/2017
Fishing Report by Ross Parham
on Spot On! (Brixham, Devon)
Feb 2017 by Ross Parham
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February has yet again been another lost month due to the constant strong winds hitting the south west.
With a break in the weather for a 4 day period we hit the mid channel wrecks in search of big Pollock, with every wreck we hit it was netted so on we moved again, yet again another net, boats coming up from Mevagissy to net Devon's wrecks and then local boats from Plymouth also netting makes life very difficult at time, only consolation was seeing a French trawler tow next to a wreck and then watch the dahn boys of the wreck nets disappear behind him.
We were not disheartened and soon Spot On was on the money once again with loads of Pollock hitting the deck with double figure fish every drift.
Some absolutely cracking fishing was had by all over the 4 days and as you can see from the recent pictures it was your truly who had a go when just 4 anglers on the boat and caught and I caught a whopper Pollock of
21lb 2oz.
Just 4 trips in February for 'Spot On' from Brixham in Devon. Lets hope March gives better weather.
Brixhams Summer Plaice competition is filling and spaces are limited so if you would like more details on this please get in touch.
Thanks to Mark from Top Rigs who came down for some fun and had a his fair share of fish, we will be trying his ling traces out very soon.
Also sidewinder Lures for tempting all the great fish we have caught to the net.
Spot On still has plenty of individual spaces available for day trips as well as Guernsey trips and Cornwall trips.
For more information please call or txt 07878668662
www.spot-on-charters.co.uk
Pictured is Steve with his fantastic nearly 20lber just 1oz short. better luck next time mate. View Boats Page
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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 -
22/02/2017
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
22 Feb 2017 by Colin Penny
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A lovely day saw plenty of Pollack caught on a variety of lures with a nice lots of fish in the 10Ib to 13Ib bracket.
Pictured is Flamer IV regular Russell Salmon with a 10Ib 8oz Pollack .
WRECK TRIPS in the next few weeks with places available - March 10th,17th,18th,24th,25th,
April - 2nd, 5th, 19th, 30th, DON'T MISS OUT.
NOTE: LOOK - *** BOOK NOW FOR 2017 *** I have put up an Itinerary of trips for 2017 on all my web sites, take a LOOK, the itinerary is not set in stone so I may be able to change it to suit your needs subject to the tides.
DON'T MISS OUT - Contact me a.s.a.p
LOOK - at my Website for places/trips available, latest catches and lots of information.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON FLAMER IV SOON, ALL THE BEST,COLIN,FLAMER IV View Boats Page
