Latest Fishing Reports: Yorkshire and the Humber
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21/05/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
on Mistress (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
21 May 2015 by Rich Cope
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Another absolutely belting day today here on Mistress ,
We started on the ground this morning and it was non stop until the tide eased and the fishing went off the boil.
So I had a bit of an idea that a move up the coast would pay dividends for us,and it did! not much showing on the ground but one of the wrecks on my plotter threw us some non stop action, the fish smashing the shads as soon as they hit the bottom with the rods bending into fish, drift after drift.
The best angler onboard today retained 18 cod and threw an amazing 20 back, bearing in mind most of the fish returned were well in size. All the anglers threw lots of in size fish back. everyone was over the moon again today.
Also a first - one of the lads landed a giant cock crab on a shad hooked in its claw joint!
So if you fancy a trip with me on Mistress, give me a call or drop me a message on my FB page Mistress Sea Angling Charters,
We have space tomorrow if anyones interested, its £50 per person for 10 hours fishing.
Tight Lines - Rich
Pictured is a chirpy looking Alan Gunner one of our regular anglers
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Mistress
View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 02/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours £60.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 5.7m Tide - Inshore at anchor.View details Fri 11/04/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 5.1m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Fri 18/04/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.9m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sat 19/04/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.7m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sun 20/04/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.5m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sun 04/05/2025 2 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.9m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Tue 20/05/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.6m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Wed 21/05/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.6m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Fri 06/06/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp 4.3m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sun 29/06/2025 6 Spaces £30.00pp Mackerel.View details -
19/05/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
on Mistress (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
19 May 2015 by Rich Cope
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The terrible may weather gave us another small window yesterday here at Whitby it was a bit of sloppy start with the fresh North Westerly, but we made the best of the day.
Other boats reported good fishing on the 5 mile recently, so thats where we started! we barely moved all day taking a steady picking, the fishing really hotted up as the tide eased and turned.
The lads were smashing the fish out for fun on shads . Sidewinder Sandeels, Rattlebacks and Minnows all taking the biggest bags. As always the conservation effort was great with plenty of fish returned, the best anglers landing the best part of 30 fish apiece
We finished up on par with one our best days so far this year the lads all beaming.
With all the fish we had to sort out, we made an early finish and got back to port around 3:30pm. Another absolutely top day!
If you fancy a trip with me on #mistress here at whitby, give me a call on 07977 436903, or drop me a message on my FB page - Mistress Sea Angling Charters
Tight Lines - Rich
Pictured is Daniel with one of his better fish View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Mistress
View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 02/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours £60.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 5.7m Tide - Inshore at anchor.View details Fri 11/04/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 5.1m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Fri 18/04/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.9m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sat 19/04/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.7m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sun 20/04/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.5m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sun 04/05/2025 2 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.9m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Tue 20/05/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.6m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Wed 21/05/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.6m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Fri 06/06/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp 4.3m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sun 29/06/2025 6 Spaces £30.00pp Mackerel.View details -
17/05/2015
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
on Skylark (Scarborough, North Yorkshire)
17 May 2015 by Nick Gough
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Another good 6 hour trip inshore with a good amount of cod and pollock around the 5lb area.
Not as many as previous trips but we had more bigger fish showing. Conditions were not ideal as we had to put up with a strong south westerly breeze.
Heaviest pollock was 10lb 4oz heaviest cod was 8lb View Boats Page
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15/05/2015
Fishing Report by Paul Kilpatrick
on Sea Otter 2 (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
15 May 2015 by Paul Kilpatrick
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Due to a very last minuite cancellation yesterday of a full boat i got a call from a gentleman who wanted to take his son on a days fishing so with a lovelly forcast i agreed to take just the 2 of them now this does not happen very often 2 getting the who boat to yourselves unless book a full charter its a bit of fun for myself and my crewman dave he can do some fishing .
The father and son have done some fishing the young norbert who is 14 years old hasnt caught what you would call a good sized cod well this was about to change and the look on his face when his rod is bent double says it all .
Here they are father and son a day they will not forget quickly personal bests for both on the cod great to see. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Otter 2
View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 15/02/2025 2 Spaces £60.00pp Uptide/Downtide fishingView details Sat 15/03/2025 3 Spaces £60.00pp View details Sat 29/03/2025 3 Spaces 8 Hours £60.00pp Uptide/Downtide fishingView details Sat 05/04/2025 9 Spaces View details Thu 17/04/2025 View details Sat 03/05/2025 8 Spaces Wayne Hancock + BrinView details Sun 11/05/2025 View details Sat 07/06/2025 6 Spaces View details Tue 10/06/2025 9 Spaces View details Sat 28/06/2025 Uptide/downtide fishingView details -
15/05/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
15 May 2015 by Rich Ward
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15.05.2015.
A fabulous change in fortunes from the day before for the lads on the boat. A perfect flat calm morning welcoming us.
Chris Parkin and his 7 mates from Leeds joined the boat for the usual 7.0am start.
7 out of the 8 were relatively new to the game so an exercise in ground fishing was definately in order to start the day. A 20 minute steam to the first mark arriving at 7.30am
We dropped back on the ground on the 5 mile where we've been seeing some exceptional fishing of late. The first drift was very encouraging indeed with every rod taking fish. Nothing big really with cod to around the 7lb mark.
The next time I looked at the clock it was turning 1.30pm. The cod had been coming on board steadily all morning and the boxes were starting to overflow!!!
At 2.0pm Chris the organiser decided that they had all caught enough and we decided on an early finish returning to port at 2.30pm to begin the filleting.
The lads did a fish count as I filleted and returned a figure of 143!!!! Not a bad mornings sport at all !!
The boys are pictured.
Tight lines as ever
Rich. View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 02/02/2025 1 Space 8 Hours Uptiding trip. 5.6m. Steve Williams 3. Steve Tempest 2. Mike Channing 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Thu 13/02/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 2 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.4m tide. Will sail with just 3 anglers. John Short 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sat 15/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.4m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sun 16/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.3m. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Mon 17/02/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 2 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.1m tide. Will sail with just 3 anglers. Lawrence Byrne 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Thu 20/02/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 1 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.5m tide. tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cliff A 2. Bill B 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Fri 21/02/2025 2 Spaces 8 Hours Offshore wrecking trip. 4.2m tide. Cliff A 2. Chris Ibbotson 1. Craig White 4. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sat 22/02/2025 1 Space 8 Hours Offshore trip includes wrecking. 4.1m tide. Room for 1. Cole Dempsey 4. James 1. Marius 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sun 23/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.2m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. James 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Mon 24/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.2m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details -
14/05/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
14 May 2015 by Rich Ward
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After having a few of the best days we've had so far this year just recently, today showed us all exactly why we should never take angling for granted when the going is good!!!
The conditions to start the day were absolutely perfect with a flat calm sea. A few codlings were boated in the first hour but nothing like we've been seeing lately. The breeze then started picking up from the "dreaded" Easterly direction and we struggled to find the fish. A dozen or so moves were fairly unrewarded with just a few more codling boated. We finished off on a fairly unknown strip of ground at the end of the day and we managed to save it.
The lads ended up with around 50 codling between them which they were all very happy with.
At the end of the day all we can do is keep trying. There's never a guarantee in this game!!
The lads (Ronnie, Joel and James) are pictured with a few of their catch.
Tight lines
Rich. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Shy-Torque III
View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 02/02/2025 1 Space 8 Hours Uptiding trip. 5.6m. Steve Williams 3. Steve Tempest 2. Mike Channing 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Thu 13/02/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 2 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.4m tide. Will sail with just 3 anglers. John Short 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sat 15/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.4m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sun 16/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.3m. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Mon 17/02/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 2 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.1m tide. Will sail with just 3 anglers. Lawrence Byrne 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Thu 20/02/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 1 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.5m tide. tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cliff A 2. Bill B 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Fri 21/02/2025 2 Spaces 8 Hours Offshore wrecking trip. 4.2m tide. Cliff A 2. Chris Ibbotson 1. Craig White 4. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sat 22/02/2025 1 Space 8 Hours Offshore trip includes wrecking. 4.1m tide. Room for 1. Cole Dempsey 4. James 1. Marius 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sun 23/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.2m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. James 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Mon 24/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.2m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details -
13/05/2015
Fishing Report by Paul Kilpatrick
on Sea Otter 2 (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
13 May 2015 by Paul Kilpatrick
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The cod fishing here at whitby is on fire at the moment shads are dyno mite and are hammering the cod .
These 2. Lads chartered the whole boat on Sea-Otter 2 and what a day they had never done any shad fishing but with a little tuition they soon got knack and it was fish after fish they loved it .
There next charter is June they can't wait it's looking like a cod boom here at whitby so fingers crossed for summer to kick in and the weather to settle down .
Cheers paul
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Otter 2
View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 15/02/2025 2 Spaces £60.00pp Uptide/Downtide fishingView details Sat 15/03/2025 3 Spaces £60.00pp View details Sat 29/03/2025 3 Spaces 8 Hours £60.00pp Uptide/Downtide fishingView details Sat 05/04/2025 9 Spaces View details Thu 17/04/2025 View details Sat 03/05/2025 8 Spaces Wayne Hancock + BrinView details Sun 11/05/2025 View details Sat 07/06/2025 6 Spaces View details Tue 10/06/2025 9 Spaces View details Sat 28/06/2025 Uptide/downtide fishingView details -
13/05/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
on Mistress (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
13 May 2015 by Rich Cope
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Today was The lads from Burton-on-Trent, 2nd outing from whitby this year with us,
We tried bait fishing and hokkais, but the fish seemed to want the shads, I recommended they get the 4" sidewinder sandeels, as they seem to be doing the damage just lately, no one colour outfished the rest, white, pink and rhubarb & custard all fished well.
I wouldn't say we had a startling day but a few flurries of fish in certain spots we fished kept the lads busy. A count up at the end of the end of the day revealed they'd managed a respectable 60 odd codlings between the 7 of them, There were a few pollock too and another rogue mackerel!
Needless to say they all enjoyed themselves, with plenty of crack onboard, they re-booked for next month,
If you fancy a trip with me on Mistress here at Whitby give me a call on 07977 436903 or drop me a message on my FB page Mistress Sea Angling Charters
Tight Lines - Rich
Pictured is Neil with one of his fish View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Mistress
View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 02/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours £60.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 5.7m Tide - Inshore at anchor.View details Fri 11/04/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 5.1m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Fri 18/04/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.9m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sat 19/04/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.7m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sun 20/04/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.5m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sun 04/05/2025 2 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.9m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Tue 20/05/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.6m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Wed 21/05/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.6m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Fri 06/06/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp 4.3m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sun 29/06/2025 6 Spaces £30.00pp Mackerel.View details -
13/05/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
13 May 2015 by Rich Ward
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Yet another fantastic days sport aboard the boat today with the top couple going away with some 35 cod to 8lbs .The fishing still staying nice and handy with the best results coming around the 5 mile again. Nearly all the fish falling to the shads.
Best start to the season for some years !!!
Pictured with his best fish is Josh from Leeds. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Shy-Torque III
View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 02/02/2025 1 Space 8 Hours Uptiding trip. 5.6m. Steve Williams 3. Steve Tempest 2. Mike Channing 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Thu 13/02/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 2 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.4m tide. Will sail with just 3 anglers. John Short 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sat 15/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.4m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sun 16/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.3m. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Mon 17/02/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 2 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.1m tide. Will sail with just 3 anglers. Lawrence Byrne 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Thu 20/02/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 1 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.5m tide. tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cliff A 2. Bill B 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Fri 21/02/2025 2 Spaces 8 Hours Offshore wrecking trip. 4.2m tide. Cliff A 2. Chris Ibbotson 1. Craig White 4. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sat 22/02/2025 1 Space 8 Hours Offshore trip includes wrecking. 4.1m tide. Room for 1. Cole Dempsey 4. James 1. Marius 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sun 23/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.2m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. James 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Mon 24/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.2m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details -
12/05/2015
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
on Skylark (Scarborough, North Yorkshire)
12 May 2015 by Nick Gough
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13lb cod from today's 6 hour trip inshore
Not the best conditions by far today with a strong wind which we couldn't get shelter from at all.
The anglers managed to get a few codling around the 2 to 5lb area but fishing was hard work.
The anglers probably had 15 cod in total between the 6 of them. View Boats Page
