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14/06/2023
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
14 Jun 2023 by Andy Savage
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The great run of good weather continues for us. Today we had a 12hr trip with a group of experienced anglers on board.
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With it being a 4.8m tide we committed to wreck fishing all day, knowing the lads would be ok, even if the lines did stream a bit. We ran south and with having an extra couple of hours, we targeted some wrecks we don’t get to fish too often. First stop was on a piece of rough ground to see if we could get a bit of fresh bait. After 20 minutes we had a couple of dozen mackerel aboard, but chose not to waste any more time.
The first two wrecks we fished were 12 miles from Whitby and were spectacularly unproductive. We never even took a fish. The third wreck we tried was another 5-6 miles further on and the first three drift’s produced one Codling. I was getting ready to move us on, when the drift line changed as the tide began to ease. It was like someone had flicked on the feeding switch. That drift we took five fish including a 9lb & 8lb Ling, plus a 9lb Cod. The average size was quite impressive.
We got a good hour in, before the tide got away and it then went quiet again. We wreck hopped for the next few hours for only a handful of fish. It wasn’t until the Flood Tide eased off again, that the bites kicked off. We ended the day taking a few decent Codling around 4-5lb.
It was clear that today the tide change really dominated the fish feeding times. I’m sure that most, if not all the wrecks we visited had fish on, but they just weren’t feeding. The majority of the Codling we caught were absolutely stuffed full of Sandeels. Solid as a rock to feel.
It was a really good day out for me. I find it easy to judge the fishing when I have experienced anglers on board. If their are feeding fish about, these boys caught them. A big thank you to everyone today for a great display of angling.UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
Sun 05/01/2025 5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.08m Will sail with 4 anglers. Remis Kajutis - x 3View details Wed 08/01/2025 4 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.68m Christopher Arrand - x 5View details Fri 10/01/2025 3 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.76m Richard Moulds - x 2 Steve Ralphson - x 2 Luke Hayward - x 2View details Sat 11/01/2025 3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.96m Luke Hayward - x 2 Stephen Austin - x 2 Jimmy Yeung - x 1View details Sun 12/01/2025 5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.09m Shaun Marchington - x 2 Greg Ince - x 1View details Tue 14/01/2025 2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.31m Dave & Del - x 2 Stan Matthews - x 1 Ian Purdom - x 1 Keith Pickering - x 1 Joe Clough - x 1View details Sun 19/01/2025 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.87m Will sail with 4 anglers. Jimmy Yeung - x 1View details Tue 21/01/2025 8 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.51m Will sail with 4 anglers. Gareth Hiddleston - x 2View details Thu 23/01/2025 8 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.25m Will sail with 4 anglers. Joe Clough - x 1 Philip Coupland - x 1View details Sun 26/01/2025 1 Space Available Wrecking Trip - 4.44m Steve Walsh - x 8 Jimmy Yeung - x 1View details