Charter Boat: Sea Urchin IIl
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Boat and Skipper Details
Launched in 2016, Sea Urchin is fitted with the latest electronics and a powerful Perkins M300C engine. She can get out to the wrecks fast and outrun the bad weather to get us back in when needed. Onboard, there is a sheltered area to get out of the weather, plus a private flushing toilet to keep things comfortable. The deck space is huge giving everyone ample room to fish. A central area to store tackle boxes and bags, plus bait cutting areas front and rear, keep the deck space tidy. Each angler has a dedicated fish box which is stored in a bespoke drawer system. No more lifting boxes or having them fly around in bad weather. Built for comfort, stability and speed, Sea Urchin has it all.
Trip Information:
General - Throughout Spring, Summer and Autumn we generally fish the wrecks and reefs out of Whitby for Cod, Ling and Pollock. In addition to the wreck and reef fishing, in Winter we offer uptiding trips for Cod on the inshore grounds around Sandsend, Kettleness and Robin Hoods Bay.
Our trips in Spring, Summer and Autumn usually commence at 07:00 hrs; but please be sure to check the evening before (as sometimes we may leave earlier). If the tide level requires the use of the Swing Bridge at 07:00 hrs then we need to be sat on the water waiting at 06:50 hrs. Late anglers can cost the whole party precious fishing time, so if you are late, the boat will not wait for you.
Winter uptiding trips see us leave Whitby around 07:30 hrs and come back in for around 16:00 – 16:30 hrs; Spring, Summer and Autumn trips have us back at the pontoon for roughly 16:30hrs.
If you are not staying in Whitby the night before your trip, we recommend you arrive early (05:00 – 06:00 hrs) in the morning to get a chance at a decent parking place. It can be particularly busy through the summer months and although the pay and display car park on Church Street has space for around forty cars, it fills quickly (parking for the day in the Church Street park costs £10.70 for 24hrs).
Once you’ve got the car parked, it’s worth a stroll to the excellent Singing Kettle for one of their fantastic breakfasts (open from 05:30hrs daily). If you need tackle for the day, I have everything aboard which you will need to fish effectively from Whitby. Don't waste money buying random stuff; I will give advice and supply you with terminal tackle and leads at very reasonable prices that are fit for the job.
Don’t forget to book your dates for the Whitby Charter Skippers Association Festival early so you get the exact date and tide to suit your or your group. Most years, anglers leave it to the last minute and then struggle to get a good tide and space; don’t let it be you this year. You can view the tide heights on the availability page of the booking calendar. Many anglers enjoy a post-fishing pint, with The Station and Middle Earth Tavern being popular pubs in Whitby, where anglers can always be found discussing their day at sea over a cold beer.
As an Angler and Angling Coach. I have been an avid fisherman from the age of four, my fascination and passion for the sea was ignited by my Dad, who first took me fishing off the Marine Drive in Scarborough for Codling, Dabs and an odd Pollock throughout the 1980's. A twenty five year career in the Armed Forces saw me travel and fish all around the world, for everything that swims, from Sharks to Sea Bass; but the hallowed grounds of the North Yorkshire coast have always stolen my heart.
My first proper "wrecking trip" took place on my birthday in 1992 and having ben told the stories by other Whitby anglers, of boats almost sinking because of the weight of Cod they had caught (three doubles at a time, 20's for fun!!), had me a quivering "wreck" on the day of departure. Two hours later, when I was projectile vomiting like there was no tomorrow and sliding around the deck in a cocktail of fish slime and puke, things didn't seem so glamorous!! However, that was just the start of things to come, and I have boat fished the area around Whitby extensively for most of my adult life.
I am passionate about customer service and will do what is necessary to ensure you have an enjoyable day on Sea Urchin. My goal each day is for all anglers to catch fish and I will put pressure on myself to achieve this. Over the years, on the majority of boats, I have seen little guidance given to the first time anglers (apart from, drop it down there, and wind it up when you get a bite). Everyone starts from somewhere; so if you want to start your sea fishing journey with Sea Urchin, I can guarantee that you will get as much, (or as little) assistance as you require. We all have to start somewhere. There are absolutely no guarantees in fishing, but on Sea Urchin I will never be found lacking.
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Upcoming Individual Spaces on Sea Urchin IIl
| Mon 24/02/2025 |
3 Spaces Available
Wrecking Trip - 4.27m
Robin Lever - x 3
Steve Austin - x 2
Piotr Maciarz - x 2
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| Wed 26/02/2025 |
Uptiding Trip - 4.94m
Nabeel Ismail - x 4
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| Fri 28/02/2025 |
1 Space Available
Uptiding Trip - 5.51m
Jeff Turner - x 1
Bod - x 2
Jonathan Stirrup - x 1
Tom Allen - x 1
Charlie Hewitt - x 1
Dave Fowls - x 1
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| Mon 03/03/2025 |
4 Spaces Available
Uptiding Trip - 5.59m
Joe Clough - x 4
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| Wed 05/03/2025 |
6 Spaces Available
Uptiding Trip - 5.14m
Will sail with 4 anglers.
Steve Milnes - x 1
Chris Chatham - x 1
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| Thu 06/03/2025 |
3 Spaces Available
Uptiding Trip - 4.83m
Stan Matthews - x 1
David Craine - x 2
Howard Thornton - x 1
Ian Rigby - x 1
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| Tue 11/03/2025 |
6 Spaces Available
Uptiding Trip - 4.78m
Will sail with 4 anglers.
Dave & Del - x 1
Neil Kennedy - x 1
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| Sun 16/03/2025 |
2 Spaces Available
Uptiding Trip - 5.25m
Chris Ibbotson - x 1
Dave Johnson - x 5
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| Thu 20/03/2025 |
6 Spaces Available
Uptiding Trip - 4.81m
Will sail with 4 anglers.
Stan Matthews - x 1
Ian Purdom - x 1
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| Fri 21/03/2025 |
1 Space Available
Wrecking Trip - 4.60m
Pete Durrant - x 2
Shane Ingram - x 1
Paul Carroll - x 6
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| Sun 23/03/2025 |
2 Spaces Available
Wrecking Trip - 4.15m
Ben Cope - x 3
Tony Martin - x 2
Mario Marczyk - x 3
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| Mon 24/03/2025 |
5 Spaces Available
Wrecking Trip - 4.14m
Tony Martin - x 2
Robin Lever - x 3
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| Tue 25/03/2025 |
7 Spaces Available
Wrecking Trip - 4.26m
Will sail with 4 anglers.
Charlie Hewitt - x 1
Tony Martin - x 2
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| Thu 27/03/2025 |
7 Spaces Available
Uptiding Trip - 5.00m
Will sail with 4 anglers.
Joe Clough - x 1
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| Sun 30/03/2025 |
7 Spaces Available
Uptiding Trip - 5.71m
Will sail with 4 anglers.
Greg Ince - x 1
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| Thu 03/04/2025 |
9 Spaces Available
Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.16m
Will sail with 4 anglers.
Stan Matthews - x 1
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| Fri 04/04/2025 |
7 Spaces Available
Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.84m
Will sail with 4 anglers.
Jeff Turner - x 1
Andy Burrell - x 1
Chris Chatham - x 1
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| Tue 15/04/2025 |
Spring Festival
5 Spaces Available
Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.21m
Dave & Del - x 2
John Metcalfe - x 2
Chris Chatham - x 1
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| Thu 17/04/2025 |
Spring Festival
3 Spaces Available
Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.04m
Jeff Turner - x 1
Shane Broadley - x 2
John Metcalfe - x 2
Chris Chatham - x 2
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| Fri 18/04/2025 |
Spring Festival
6 Spaces Available
Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.88m
Carl Madin - x 3
Ian Kellock - x 1
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Reviews
Summary:
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Sean Coupland (03/11/2024)
First time aboard Sea Urchin uptiding Andy was fantastic made us all welcome and a hive of information, tips , knowledge we all caught a varied selection of fish , and had a fantastic day
Looking forward to a few trips for next year �� thanks Andy
SeanSkippers Reponse: Thanks very much Sean.
It was great to have you and Phil aboard. You were brilliant company and fished really well. I could tell you were shore anglers by how fast you picked it up!
Look forward to seeing you again.
Best Regards
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Paul Edwards (31/08/2024)
As always great to be onboard , Andys a guy who will tell you as it is , no bull shit , right or wrong a straight answer.
always on hand to help and give advice to both novice and seasoned anglers . he makes it a pleasure to fish with helping with issues and tangles.(some dont )..we always have a chat to see what the day will consist of ,,, ground / wrecks or a mix of both .taking tide and wind into account .
this day was the first day of the WCSA LATE SUMMER FESTIVAL, and boy did we smash it , Andy put us on the fish on the first wreck . OUR CLUB THE KEEL INN BARNSLEY took 1st 2nd and 3rd for the day, you ask for any better results than that. Always a pleasure to be on SEA URCHIN 111.
BE BACK SOON FOR ROUND 2 WEATHER PERMITTING .....TOG EDWARDS THE COMMITEESkippers Reponse: Thanks very much for the kind words Tog. You and the rest of the Keel Inn Club are an absolute pleasure to have aboard. #ifcarlsbergdidcustomers
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Paul Marsh (20/11/2023)
Excellent day uptiding,none of us had done it before but with Andy's help and knowledge we all got to grips and caught plenty of fish. As far as skippers go Andy takes some beating. Highly recommend.Thank Andy can't wait till April. Paul.
Skippers Reponse: Thanks very much for the kind words and taking the time to do a review, I really appreciate it.
You were all fantastic company and great to have aboard. Look forward to seeing you again next year.
Many Thanks
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Mariusz Marczyk (16/02/2023)
Great trip with fantastic, very helpful skipper. Andy’s knowledge helped us to catch nice fish. Good fun, comfortable, clean boat. Thanks Andy. See You soon again. Big “Thank You” from my dad Jurek��
Skippers Reponse: Thanks for the kind words Mariusz. I really enjoyed having you and your Dad on board. Hope he’s bought himself a nice new rod after the monster Pouting broke the last one!!
Look forward to seeing you both again. -
peter mccullagh (19/05/2022)
Good day out on Sea Urchin. Cup of tea to start the day most welcome. Extremely clean and well organised boat with plenty of buckets for bait and washing hands.Very friendly Skipper(Andy) took a lot of care and attention to every body especially the beginers who ,I think enjoyed their day(apart from being seasick but he felt better later) All very happy with the trip. I for one will be back soon...Pouting Pete
Skippers Reponse: Thank you for the kind words Pete. It’s great having you on board. The new anglers couldn’t have fished next to a better bloke. I saw and heard you offering help and advice when I was helping other anglers. Hopefully see you again soon.
Location
Bait & Tackle
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SKYLARK TACKLE WAREHOUSE
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
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Anglers Choice
Middlesborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 18 Species have been caught onboard Sea Urchin IIl, including: Ballan Wrasse | Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) | Cod | Cuckoo Wrasse | European Squid | Garfish | Haddock | Lesser Spotted Dogfish | Ling (Common) | Lobster | Mackerel | Monkfish | Octopus | Pollock | Tope | Tub Gurnard | Whiting | Wolf Fish
Latest Catches 938 photos uploaded
Latest Fishing Reports and News
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06/02/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
6 Feb 2025 by Andy Savage
The last wrecking trip we ran was on the 27th December, so with perfect tide and weather conditions today, we had another go.
I’d explained to the lads that it’s a high risk strategy running off a long way in the winter, but they were happy to give it a try. We headed out at first light for a two hour steam North to the first wreck. The fishing conditions were perfect with all the lines being vertical and a lovely slow drift straight along the wreck. Unfortunately that meant nothing to the fish, as in half a dozen drifts we caught nothing but a strap Ling. It was at that point that we saw a pair of seals moving around us. Unsure if they had put the fish down, we pushed on to the next wreck.
We didn’t do much better on the second wreck. Each drift there were Pouting clattering the baits and a few hung themselves. We did catch a handful of small Codling, and I even took a picture of a 3lb fish that Paul Hargreaves caught, just in case we didn’t get anything else!! After 45 minutes or so, we pushed on to another wreck, which would have us arrive just as the tide was running into slack. It was only a small piece of scrap, so hopefully the lack of tide would allow us a bit more time to extract a fish or two.
Thankfully, after giving the “all in” four rods went over almost immediately and I breathed a sigh of relief! We spent the rest of the day drifting slowly across the wreck, taking 2,3 or 4 each time.
The biggest fish were a pair of Ling at 9lb 8oz to Chris and 8lb to Andy; plus a Codling just over 7lb to Joe Clough. Muppet traces with Squid and/or Mackerel seemed to work well. Although one of the lads put down a set of Daylights and took a triple shot of Pouting and a double shot of Codling.
The weather was fantastic all day and whilst we didn’t break any records, everyone got a few fish. When we set off, I feared the worse, but hoped for the best; and at the end of the day we were probably somewhere in between. It wasn’t too bad. The company and weather were fantastic, so thanks for a lovely day out lads. -
03/02/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
3 Feb 2025 by Andy Savage
They say that a picture paints a thousand words……..don’t be fooled is my advice! Whilst there were some lovely clean fish caught over the last two days, the fishing has been rock hard and the quantity of fish caught has been poor.
After a reasonable days sport on Saturday, I hoped for something similar on Sundaonday. For whatever reason, it just didn’t materialise that way.
We kept on the move, had decent bait, fished with the right gear, but the fish just weren’t feeding well. Each stop would see a few bites/fish on arrival, but there seemed to be no flushes of fish moving through and it just died off.
The weather and sea conditions weren’t perfect, but there were decent periods both days, where it was spot on. We just didn’t seem to be able to string together a decent run of bites. No bait was best, the fish that we caught came to the usual suspects of. Squid, Lug and/or Cart randomly. I found it very frustrating, so I’m sure the anglers must have as well.
Over the two days, Ian Kellock took the biggest Codling at 6lb 8oz and Dave Sharp had a surprise Pollock of 5lb 12oz first drop at a new spot today. We’ve got to take the rough with the smooth and I know it’s a cliche, but “it’s called fishing, not catching”.
I’m grateful to all the lads who’ve been out with us and I really wish I could have produced more productive trips. That said, everyone was excellent company and the chat and banter made the days go too quickly. Thanks a lot.
Hopefully the fishing will improve again soon and give us more consistent sport.
Tight Lines
Andy -
01/02/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
1 Feb 2025 by Andy Savage
After running North yesterday, we chose to push tide and head South today, to see if there were any better fishing knocking about.
After a twenty minute run, we had the anchor down, with the boat backed up to a nice gully with the tide Ebbing. I’d just taken the orders for the first round of brews and there were three Codling aboard before I’d even made them!In comparison to yesterday, we had a nice start today. There were plenty of positive bites, not so many tentative nibbles. Everyone got off the mark fairly quickly and the fish were taking most baits. Squid, Lug, Cart all mixed together was a winner.
The first spot produced fish for a couple of hours, with regular flushes moving through. Andy Townend, out on his first trip of the year, took the biggest Cod at 8lb 8oz which was great to see.
We did have a nudge a bit further south, but the stamp of fish was much smaller and not so many of them, so we moved back to our original area for the last hour of the Ebb. Initially it did a few bites, but then the breeze freshened as the tide slackened and we had 45 minutes of swinging around on the anchor. It was brew time!
We ran further North through slack water to get the first bit of Flood and with a fresh wind against tide I feared the worst. Thankfully, I needn’t have worried. Once the tide came through, the bites started up again and the wind backed off. In amongst the Codling, Gaz Townend took a rare (for us) Uptiding fish in the shape of a Ling around 4-5lb, which was the first one this winter.
As usual, everyone was fantastic company and the day flew by for me. Thanks for coming lads, great having you all aboard. -
31/01/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
31 Jan 2025 by Andy Savage
Fantastic bunch of lads aboard Sea Urchin for a days Uptiding today. We’ve missed the last week with the poor weather and today was a 5.5m tide; the biggest of this set of Springs.
We used the start of the Ebb to run a short distance north and put the anchor down off Sandsend. Everyone had plenty of decent bait with them and it didn’t take too long before a couple of fish made their way up.
Ben Cope got off to a great start with a couple of plump Codling, the biggest being 4lb 8oz. Crab Cart and Squid being the successful combo. We had bites periodically for the next 90 minutes, with groups of fish running through. It wasn’t frantic by any means, but there were rods nodding regularly, showing signs of activity.
I chose to head a bit further north, which in hindsight was a mistake. We tried two different spots on different depths, with different tidal speed, for next to nothing. We ran back south to the area we had started the day and picked up a few more fish on the run into slack water. Once we started to swing on the anchor we ran back towards Whitby through slack water and spent the afternoon just outside the pier ends.
We took a few fish here and there but overall it wasn’t breathtaking sport; although it did pep up a bit for the last half an hour. The conversation and company on the other hand, were excellent, with loads of laughs��
Best bait was Cart once again, but used in conjunction with Squid or Lug still did bites. We didn’t contact anything massive today, but unfortunately a few better fish managed to shake the hooks on the way up which was frustrating.
Thanks to everyone for coming, I thoroughly enjoyed having you all aboard. Hopefully see you again soon. -
17/01/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
17 Jan 2025 by Andy Savage
The run of settled weather continues unabated, so I’ve managed another couple of days out at sea.
Thursday saw John Wilson and a group of mates book the boat for a day out. Being Uptiding virgins, we spent a a bit of time going through the rudimentary’s of feeling down the lead, baiting up the traces and paying off an arc of line. With everyone cast out it wasn’t long before the rods started twitching and most of the boys “popped their Uptiding cherries” with either a Haddock or Codling.
We had a couple of moves during the morning to try and get some lee from the brisk offshore wind, then ran further north to meet the flood tide. As the day progressed it was noticeable how the boys improved. Baits looked tidier, casting wasn’t an issue; it was good to see.
The day was as much about having a laugh as it was the fishing. Everyone was fantastic company and the highlight of the day was a new species boated aboard Sea Urchin when one of the boys brought up a Tadpole Fish! Thanks for a brilliant day lads.
Today we had a Biggest Bag Competition, where every fish was measured and allocated points. Biggest points tally won the £100 prize and second got £50. We went south today and after a half hour run we dropped the anchor in a sheltered area. Straight from the off we picked up mainly Codling and the boys kept me busy with the net and measure. The sport wasn’t bad at all. Ian Kellock had a 57cm Codling which was the biggest of the day to get him going. Gordon Blyth got three nice 50cm plus fish and Ben Cope caught consistently gaining himself what turned out to be an unassailable lead.
Just as things were looking good, the wind lifted and at times over the next two hours it was unfishable with well over 30mph blasts coming through. Sport dried up and it wasn’t until we ran back north to meet the flood tide that we caught a few more to finish.
There were loads of laughs and lots of conversation, which made the day fly by. Ben Cope won the £100 and second place went once again to Gordon Blyth (4th time in a row!) Altogether we landed 52 Codling, 3 Pouting, 3 Dogfish and a lone Lobster.
Thanks for an excellent day lads.
