Latest Fishing Reports: South West
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04/2016
Fishing Report by Ross Parham
on Spot On! (Brixham, Devon)
Apr 2016 by Ross Parham
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April seems to have continued the trend of the 'NE & E' direction winds which has meant a lot of lost days at sea for Spot On of Brixham.
However on the occasion we have managed to squeeze a trip or 2 in the fishing has been very up and down to be honest. Some days producing quality fish, some days producing quantity of fish and some days have been just bumper days with it all mixed together.
It has been a great year so far for Ling for Spot On with already many fish in the 20lb+ mark and a couple of 30lb+ mark also boated.
We are seeing more and more cod each trip with our last wreking trip seeing 5 boated so this is early for them so lets hope its another great year for the cod for Spot On like the last few years have been.
A lonely Coalfish has also made an appearance making one angler very happy as he has spent a lifetime trying to catch one.
Most of the fish have been coming to Sidewinders with a few Long caught on bait.
Thanks to sidewinders again for there sponsorship and continued support.
A 2 day 'red eye' Guernsey trip was squeezed in and I am glad to say the food is still great at the La Perla restaurant, wreck fishing wasn't bad either with each angler taking home plenty of fillets that were prepared by crew man Phil as usual.
Hopefully May will bring some settled weather as we have a few Guernsey trips booked in and the calendar is nearly full so my fingers and toes are crossed for some nice weather.
Pictured is not something you see every day, a drift with Sidewinder lures producing 3 Ling all over 20lb in weight each, we would have had a couple more but they bit through the trace line's during the fight.
Remember there is only one Catamaran that operates from Brixham and only one 'Spot On', Brixham's premier charter boat.
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Please call or txt 07878668662.
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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 -
04/2016
Fishing Report by Sam Cumming
on Silver Spray II (Poole, Dorset)
Apr 2016 by Sam Cumming
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Fishing on the drift has been most of our days out over the last month, either on the wrecks or on the sand for the flatties. The abundance of herring spread out over the ground has been a good source of fresh bait to help target the turbot. Plenty of fish coming to the net but it's also good to see anglers getting involved in catch and release to keep numbers up for the future. We have managed our first bream of the year but for the first time ever it didn't come from the inshore reefs. It took a squid bait whilst anchored up on a wreck about 30 miles off, at 3lb 8oz it is probably one of the bigger bream we have had to open the season with. Elsewhere on the wrecks the pollock continue to provide good sport and we have also had the first few cod up to about the 8lb mark. Out on a flat calm day yesterday we were also treated to the rare sight of a coalfish amongst the pollock. Next week we shall be heading across to Alderney for the first time this season.
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 -
04/2016
Fishing Report by Matt Rowe
on Piscary (Poole, Dorset)
Apr 2016 by Matt Rowe
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Lots of good Bream around now from Poole
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View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 25/02/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours Spaces on an individuals tripView details Sun 02/03/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Spaces on an individuals tripView details Mon 10/03/2025 4 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoringView details Tue 11/03/2025 7 Spaces 9 Hours Boat available for Individuals or charter offshore anchoring tripView details Sun 23/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoringView details Tue 25/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip offshore anchoringView details Sun 30/03/2025 2 Spaces 8 Hours Spaces for individuals to make up the numbers for the Piscary Sunday league must have your own tackleView details Tue 22/04/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours Spaces on an individuals trip offshore anchoringView details Mon 05/05/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours Individuals trip small tides possible offshore tripView details Fri 16/05/2025 3 Spaces 5 Hours Spaces for individuals to make up the numbers for the evening leagueView details -
04/2016
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Apr 2016 by Colin Penny
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Nigel Powis from Hampshire landed a 12Ib Turbot while drift fishing. The successful bait was Launce fillet presented on a flowing trace and size 4/0 Sakuma Stinger hook. Nigel is pictured with his Turbot. David Potts landed the first Brill of the year to be caught on Flamer IV and he also had a Turbot.
Spring Flatty Fishing dates with place(s) available -
May 3rd,6th,10th,19th,20th,26th,29th,
Flatty Competitions - Places are available at present for good Flatty anglers to join the Flamer Team, fish one or as many dates as you can on April 27th,28th,29th, Plaice Competition - July 25th.
THE MAY BANK HOLIDAY - There are a few places left for this coming May Bank Holiday - April 30th - Wrecking Trip, May 1st - Reef/Bank Trip for Rays etc, May 2nd - Wrecking Trip. DON'T MISS OUT.
Don't Miss Out, Book Your Place/s/Trips Now.
For dates and places available look at my web site: www.flamer4fishing.co.uk
2016 - NOTE: I am Now Taking Bookings for 2016. LOOK - I have put up an Itinerary of trips for 2016 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. View Boats Page
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17/04/2016
Fishing Report by Kevin Wyatt
on Obsession (Mevagissey, Cornwall)
17 Apr 2016 by Kevin Wyatt
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Sunday 17th April saw obsessions first trip of the year on the famous skerries bank with the plaice fishing slow we decided to anchor up, as soon as the anchor bit in the boy's were pumping up Big fat blonde ray, with a steady run of blondes coming to the net and the odd dogfish inbetween keeping our tony bizzy to say the least. All the ray were returned alive, with the biggest ray coming to kevin Jones a nice 25 pounder with big dom right behind him.with all the lad's catching plenty of ray and the micky taking on top form there was big smiles around, and to top it off we were followed home by some playful dolphins to finish the day off. If you want to join us and book a place on Brixhams newest edition to the charter fleet and enjoy a day on Obsession, the massive 40ft charter boat then please call or text kev on 07964053347
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04/2016
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Apr 2016 by Colin Penny
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Nigel Powis from Hampshire landed a 12Ib Turbot while drift fishing. The successful bait was Launce fillet presented on a flowing trace and size 4/0 Sakuma Stinger hook. Nigel is pictured with his Turbot.
Spring Flatty Fishing dates with place(s) available -
May 3rd,5th,10th,19th,20th,26th,29th,
Flatty Competitions - Places are available at present for good Flatty anglers to join the Flamer Team, fish one or as many dates as you can on April 27th,28th,29th, Plaice Competition - July 25th.
Don't Miss Out, Book Your Place/s/Trips Now.
For dates and places available look at my web site: www.flamer4fishing.co.uk
2016 - NOTE: I am Now Taking Bookings for 2016. LOOK - I have put up an Itinerary of trips for 2016 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. View Boats Page
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17/04/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
on Mistress Linda / San Gina3 (Poole, Dorset)
17 Apr 2016 by Philip Higgins
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Last weekend saw the Bream start to feed and coming aboard in better numbers with double shots as well along with these we had Gars, Herring, Gurnards, Plaice, Dabs , Rays in all 13 species which for this time of year is not bad, with the warmer weather coming this will easily be beaten.
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04/2016
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Apr 2016 by Colin Penny
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Peter Collings was the star of the show catching a double shot of Plaice which included a Plaice weighing 5Ib 3oz. The Plaice caught during this session were of various sizes and came on combinations of Ragworm,Squid strip,Prawn and Lugworm baits.
Spring Flatty Fishing dates with place(s) available -
April 19th,21st,May 3rd,5th,10th,19th,20th,26th,29th,
Flatty Competitions - Places are available at present for good Flatty anglers to join the Flamer Team, fish one or as many dates as you can on April 27th,28th,29th, Plaice Competition - July 25th.
Don't Miss Out, Book Your Place/s/Trips Now.
For dates and places available look at my web site: www.flamer4fishing.co.uk
2016 - NOTE: I am Now Taking Bookings for 2016. LOOK - I have put up an Itinerary of trips for 2016 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. View Boats Page
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16/04/2016
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
16 Apr 2016 by Colin Penny
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The Bank/Reef Fishing is producing some nice fish like Rays,Spurs,Turbot etc, pictured is Rory Barlow with a 7Ib 8oz Turbot .The next Bank/Reef Trip with places available is on May 1st, Don't Miss Out. The Black Bream should be about soon.
Book Your Place(s) - Don't Miss Out. Come out on Flamer IV and get a tug on your tackle.
Don't Miss Out, Book Your Place/s/Trips Now.
For dates and places available look at my web site: www.flamer4fishing.co.uk
2016 - NOTE: I am Now Taking Bookings for 2016. LOOK - I have put up an Itinerary of trips for 2016 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. View Boats Page
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13/04/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
on Mistress Linda / San Gina3 (Poole, Dorset)
13 Apr 2016 by Philip Higgins
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Wreck fishing from Poole is superb at the moment with plenty of Pollack in all sizes on the wreck and a few cod showing as well. Yesterday in superb conditions we hit the wrecks to the south of Poole and were rewarded in big numbers of pollack and our 1st Mackeral of the year then as we anchored for the slack water a pod of small Dolphins surrounded the boat and played then a large naval vessel passed close by and the 4 helicopters from the vessel circled us giving the guys some awesome pictures, the fishing was not that good over the slack but the displays made up for that
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