Latest Fishing Reports: Somerset
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01/12/2016
Fishing Report by Paul Bowden
on Off The Hook (Watchet, Somerset)
1 Dec 2016 by Paul Bowden
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With a break in the weather we saw a lot of pollack and a few bass and gurnerd was a great day with plenty of fish. Get in touch if you would like a trip.
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10/2016
Fishing Report by Steve Pilbrow
on All Aboard M.F.V. fulmar II (Minehead, Somerset)
Oct 2016 by Steve Pilbrow
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Up to now 2016 has been a very fruitful year with a great assortment of mixed fishing lots of good quality Rays Smoothounds Bullhuss Congers Tope Bass and plenty of smaller fish. It's November soon and we are now beginning to see the seasonal Whiting and Cod so all things look set for a great winter ahead. We still have a few cod trip booking dates available so why not give me a call Regards Steve
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10/2016
Fishing Report by Paul Bowden
on Off The Hook (Watchet, Somerset)
Oct 2016 by Paul Bowden
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Off The Hook working out the famous port of Brixham. The calendar is filling up so now would be the best time to start booking your trips up for the up and coming pollock season.
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10/2016
Fishing Report by Paul Bowden
on Off The Hook (Watchet, Somerset)
Oct 2016 by Paul Bowden
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Off The Hook has had a lot of interest since putting the add up about coming to the famous port of Brixham. The calendar is filling up so now would be the best time to start booking your trips up for the up and coming pollock season. Call today to book a trip.
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20/09/2016
Fishing Report by Paul Bowden
on Off The Hook (Watchet, Somerset)
20 Sep 2016 by Paul Bowden
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Off The Hook coming soon to the famous fishing port of Brixham,, a large 32 foot offshore, ready for you winter pollock fishing or whatever your needs inshore or offshore wildlife cruises /diving /survey works.
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05/2015
Fishing Report by Steve Webber
on Osprey (Minehead, Somerset)
May 2015 by Steve Webber
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Teddieboycharters was out on a 10hour trip today as weather was spectacular, sun was shining and winds were light. We headed out in search of some rays and hounds to start before heading further down channel for other species. We had smoothound to 10lb+, blonde ray to 13lb 4oz, spotted ray to 4lb 4oz some nice huss, lots of dogs and a few rockling please call for trips 07894536672 spaces midweek
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13/12/2015
Fishing Report by nick smith
on Osprey (Minehead, Somerset)
13 Dec 2015 by nick smith
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Well was a interesting day with steve yesterday as the happy dangler's went out on their first codquest of the winter, for some of us it was hard work, but over all was a good day as always.
Mike got the ball rolling with the first fish of the day, a little doggie that he reeled in super fast to beat me to the boat to get the bonus points.....it then went quiet for abit, Dan's rod bent over and we all hoped he was into the target fish, but when it came to the surface our hopes were dashed by a strap conger. As the day went on the eels just wouldn't leave dan's bait alone.....
Wayne managed the first cod of the day, of about 10 inches, gary then had a cod of 11lb 6oz, which came off the hook at the side of the boat and swam into the waiting net..... and was probably kicking himself as he didnt enter the £5 wager.....especially as the day moved on without any more cod showing.....
We moved into deeper water where dan continued to catch conger, my rod bent over and i was into a decent fish, but after a short fight all went light as whatever i had bit through my 60lb hook length.
Finally mike's rod went over (luckily spotted by steve) and his fight started.....was it the bottom as he didnt seem to be moving it.....but it soon became clear he had a decent fish on.....20minutes later with sweat on his brow we finally saw the leader....everyone was holding their breath in anticipation...what was it? A few thought it was an arse ended ray as there were no knocks to mikes rod, finally with some leader on his reel mike started to walk back up the boat with steve shouting instructions.....mikey quickly grabbing the bigger net as we finally got a glimpse of this huge cod.....now it was just a case of getting it into the net, which steve managed with perfection and with a heave lifted the cod over the gunnels to whoops and cheers.....after quickly weighing in steves bag and some photo's mike put her back, we were all abit worried as the cod bobbed back to the surface as it drifted back with the tide, but then with a flick of the tail she went back to the murky bottom......
For the last couple of hours we moved back inshore where a few more cod were landed by gary, john and wayne.
In total we had over 50 fish with 7 species made up of cod, whiting, conger, poor cod, pout, thornback ray and that rarest of bristol channel fish the doggie.....
All the cod came to either black lug tipped with squid and mike's lump (28lb 12oz) came in on a whole lundy squid....
Looking forward to getting back out with steve next sunday... View Boats Page
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07/06/2015
Fishing Report by nick smith
on Osprey (Minehead, Somerset)
7 Jun 2015 by nick smith
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This time out it was the regular Happy Dangler Hound Hunt, and this year we nailed it......With bright skys and light winds forecast we all met on the harbour side for around a 10am start. We had a short steam of about 20 minutes before we got the baits down for the first time, with most of us opting for crab baits, both peelers and hardbacks and it wasnt long before the first fish came over the gunnels, a little doggie.......but this was soon followed by the first of the hounds.....and for the next 5 hours we were bringing fish after fish to the surface.
Steve the skipper even demostrated a new technique in netting a surprise bass that lost the hook half way into the net but with some quick and nimble netting steve managed to get it over the gunnels.....
The last part of the trip proved to be hard fishing but after the frantic first half of the trip no one was complaining. We ended the day with over 50 smoothounds, bullhuss, bass, conger, thornback and blonde ray, pout, cod, and a few doggies.....
A thing to note though when using hardback crabs is that though these can be gathered freely compared to the high price of peeler's, and the hounds will take these all day long, you are pretty much ruling out any other species........but when the hounds are feeding i would highly recommend them...... View Boats Page
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25/01/2015
Fishing Report by nick smith
on Osprey (Minehead, Somerset)
25 Jan 2015 by nick smith
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Happy Dangler's were out again with steve on the winter cod quest, things had been quiet before christmas, then there seemed to be lots of fish about over the christmas week, so were looking forward to getting out and stuck in, but unfortunately weather didn't play ball so had to cancel, but all was looking good last sunday as we pulled up at minehead harbour for a 10.30 start.
picked up some nice fresh worm from the kiosk on the harbour wall then boarded the Osprey.....Steve gave us the option of going for the cod, or if we wanted to go down channel to try for some ray as well, but it was cod we were after so we headed up channel and got set up. majority of us were using 2 rods a downtider and uptider with various baits squid, worm, hermit crab, large fish baits, and prawns.
We hadn't had our baits in the water long before the rods started knocking and some nice codling in the 2 -4lb mark were coming over the gunnels......but after the first flurry things died down and fishing proved hard for the rest of the day.
Steve stuck it out for a few hours while we caught the odd fish, but then pulled the anchor and turned down channel. again it wasnt long before we hit the first fish a nice looking 3 bearded rockling of over a lb in weight, followed by more codling, whiting, thornback and blonde rays, conger and finally he who must of stepped in dog poo hooked into something nice........
As mike's rod bent over we all shouted encouragement as you do and after a short battle the fish broke the surface and it was a lovely looking cod that steve swiftly netted. As it was de hooked we could see it was full of roe so mike quickly agreed to put her back after getting a quick weight, 22lb 4oz. and after a try at putting her back with the net, but failing due to the stregth of the tide we torpedoed her back, she bobbed back to the surface and we all thought she wasnt going to make it, but then with 2 swift kicks of her tail she was heading back down into the murky depths.......
on a high and with the fishing slowing up again steve took us back up channel where lots of codling had been coming in both to the boats and from the shore......but again fishing was hard with just a few small conger and coddling coming to the baits.......But an hour later than scheduled steve gave us the bad news that it was time to go back in......
So codquest completed we were all happy and already debating the next trip with steve next month where big rays should be on the menu........... View Boats Page
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21/10/2014
Fishing Report by rich dean
on Reel Deal (Watchet, Somerset)
21 Oct 2014 by rich dean
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another fantastic day aboard reel deal again !
had plenty of action after a slow start in minehead bay but found the fish on a feeding frenzy about
1 mile offshore on some mixed ground.from the moment the anchor dug in until we had to leave fish of all species were coming aboard to all anglers.blonde ray,thornback ray,plenty of hounds up to 12lb,a bonus bass of about 4lb to neal and a lovely fighting conger of just under 26lb caught on light tackle to me.there was quite a lot of conger about as well as the ever present dogfish but this was great fun and we all had a good time aboard with plenty of hot drinks and the usual banter....
cant wait to book again ! very helpful and experienced skipper who can supply rod and reel as well as fish baits for a minimal amount. View Boats Page
