Charter Boat: Lady Margaret
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Boat and Skipper Details
The boat operates from Poole Quay all year round. We normally fish two days per week but will run extra trips during busy periods. Full day, half day and evening bookings are available. Multi day bookings are available but need to be arranged in advance. We provide charters for smaller crews of up to six anglers. Most of the fishing is within 25nm of the harbour to minimise travelling time and maximise fishing time.
All types of fishing are available from inshore drifting and anchoring with ultra light tackle for plaice and bream to anchoring with heavier tackle for rays, tope and Conger eels.
We also do specialist fishing such as bass fishing, drifting offshore banks for big flatfish and fishing deep water wrecks and reefs.
Poole is also a great port for doing a species hunt.
Catch and release is always encouraged and size limits are strictly enforced. If you want to retain some fish to take home there are facilities to keep it in prime condition.
I have been boat fishing from the port for 40 years. I have been skippering fishing trips from the port for over 20 years although I have only more recently started doing commercial trips.
I have produced many personal bests for my anglers over the years and always get a thrill from seeing a good fish coming aboard.
I have lots of knowledge of the different areas/ marks particularly within 25nm of the harbour.
I am a very keen angler myself and am always looking to learn something new.
I am a member of the Professional Boatman's Association.
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Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 44 Species have been caught onboard Lady Margaret, including: Baillon's Wrasse | Bass | Black Sea Bream | Blonde Ray | Brill | Bull Huss | Cod | Conger Eel | Corkwing Wrasse | Couch's Sea Bream | Cuckoo Wrasse | Dab | Dover Sole | Dragonet | European Squid | Flounder | Garfish | Gilt-head Sea Bream | Goldsinny Wrasse | Greater Sand Eel | Grey Gurnard | Herring | Long-spined Sea Scorpion | Mackerel | Plaice | Pollock | Red Gurnard | Red Mullet | Red Sea Bream | Sand Eel | Scad | Small-Eyed Ray | Smooth-hound (Common) | Spotted Ray | Spurdog | Starry Smooth-hound | Streaked Gurnard | Thornback Ray | Tompot Blenny | Tope | Tub Gurnard | Turbot | Undulate Ray | Whiting
Latest Catches 217 photos uploaded
15 lb Blonde Ray
Nov-2024
14 lb Bull Huss
Nov-2024
12 lb Bull Huss
Nov-2024
Latest Fishing Reports and News
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07/2024
Fishing Report by John Peck
Jul 2024 by John Peck
Thank you for taking the time to read my CBUK page.
I produce my fishing reports as Facebook posts to avoid duplication. My Facebook page is called " Lady Margaret Charters".
If you are thinking of booking a trip then I suggest you take a look. You will see the types of fishing that we normally do and what species we catch at what time of year. It will give you a rough idea what to expect from the trip although every trip is different.
I report on all fishing. Even if the fishing is very poor I will still report on it. Fishing tends to go in cycles as the seasons change and different species pass through the local area. Sometimes if I am very busy I will combine several trips in one report but I will always report at least weekly. If there are no posts then Lady Margaret hasn't been fishing. -
01/2022
Fishing Report by John Peck
Jan 2022 by John Peck
After a very unsettled start to the month/ year the weather settled down allowing some fishing trips in very pleasant conditions.
The main target were whiting and they were around in big numbers. There were still a few big 2lb+ channels around but not as many as the excellent fishing of mid December.
Despite it being the middle of winter we saw a nice variety of species coming aboard including bass, small eyed and spotted rays, pouting, congers, dogfish and even a long Spined Sea Scorpion which attacked a bait as big as itself! -
12/2021
Fishing Report by John Peck
Dec 2021 by John Peck
This month saw the arrival of the winter fishing. The whiting have been slow to arrive this year with just a few landed up to December.
However, some more settled weather in the middle of the month saw some great fishing. There were lots of whiting around of a good average size with plenty in the 2lb+ class.
Along with the whiting there were blonde, undulate and small eyed rays along with congers and dogfish. There were also a few squid around.
Unfortunately the unsettled weather came back again after Christmas preventing any more trips. -
11/2021
Fishing Report by John Peck
Nov 2021 by John Peck
The fishing during November was restricted due to bad weather but when we did get out it was good with plenty of different species coming aboard.
The whiting haven't arrived in numbers yet with just a few caught so far. The water is still quite warm so maybe it needs to cool slightly. There are also congers, pouting, smoothhounds and dogfish when fishing at anchor and even the occasional bream still around.
The bass fishing continues to be very good. There are still good numbers of middleweight fish around along with a few heavyweights in the eight and nine pound class.
During the settled weather later in the month we also had some fine squid fishing. -
10/2021
Fishing Report by John Peck
Oct 2021 by John Peck
The fishing during October has been very good.
We have mainly been doing bass and plaice drifting trips and have been catching in good numbers.
In particular, there are lots of hard fighting middleweight bass around. We haven't had any more double figure fish on board this month but have had some nice thick set fish to just under 9lb.
There are lots of bait fish in the water both mackerel and scad and this has brought some large predators in. We saw a tuna jumping out in the bay.
The anchored fishing has been producing lots of congers mainly small and some nice rays.
