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29/10/2024
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
29 Oct 2024 by Andy Savage
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Three day catch report aboard Sea Urchin......Apologies for the lack of reporting ( and lengthy report), but I've struggled to find time to put one together, with quite a lot of background stuff going on.
For once, October has given us a bit of reasonable weather, where we have managed to string a few days together. This report covers Saturday 26th, Monday, 28th and Tuesday 29th October.
Instead of giving a blow by blow report, day by day (as is usual), I thought it would be useful to go through a few patterns which emerged over the three days, so hopefully anyone coming in the next few days can hopefully use the information to their benefit.
We have been drifting rough ground and a couple of wrecks for the last three days (no Uptiding). The tides have been steadily building, from 4.3m on Saturday to 5.0m today.
Each day has seen groups of mixed experience anglers aboard. At Whitby we have rough ground available to us from three miles to nine miles, so it gives us lots of options. Basically, the further from land we go, the less tide we get and that is how I shaped my days, to give the best fishing drifts I can.
Having tried the three mile ground twice; it only produced a few small fish in half a dozen drifts, so I didn't visit it today. The five mile ground has been the best starting point for us recently, with a 17lb Ling at the end of last week and again today Robert Warsap took a 13lb 8oz Ling. It's a case of being in the right place, at the right time.
Best Rigs; usual stuff. Muppet bait traces or Hokkai's baited with Squid, Mackerel, or Pouting. Andy Cooper took a 17lb Ling on Pouting, then one of my regular anglers who was struggling, tried Pouting yesterday and got a few quick fish, when he hadn't caught much at all. It might be worth keeping an odd Pouting as a change bait instead of chucking them straight back. The Ling on the wrecks must eat them every day.
A few of the more experienced lads tried fishing with Shads, as the water clarity looks as good as I've seen it all year when you get beyond five miles. We got a couple of fish, but for the amount of effort, bait is definitely the way to go at present.
We've been going out each morning on the Ebb Tide and I've noticed that the fishing hasn't been brilliant throughout that period. We've kept on the move, consistently trying different areas, but there wasn't a golden key. We found odd pockets of fish, but there wasn't any great consistency.The run into slack water and the Flood Tide in the afternoon appear to have been the trigger to get the fish feeding (they aren't machines, despite what some people think). The last couple of days have seen us put plenty of fish up for the last couple of hours. The average size hasn't been amazing, but keeping the bites coming, keeps everyone motivated.
It would be fair to say, there were more Ling than Codling, but plenty of other species. We've caught Codling, Ling, Pollock, Haddock, Pollock, Pouting, Poor Cod, Octopus, Gurnard and Whiting.
If I was going out tomorrow, I think a Muppet Bait Trace with Squid or Mackerel will "do the do". When you fish with the Hokkai's or Daylights, the small fish strip the bait off in no time all if they're feeding. 16oz leads being crucial in the bigger tides.
It's great to see that there are still a good number of fish out on the rough ground, with an odd one or two decent ones amongst them. Everyone has had a few fish the last three trips, but it would be remiss of me not to mention Mike Lee who fished on Monday.Mike has been out with me on numerous occasions, but on Monday, he had "one of those sessions" where he could do no wrong. For those who have been aboard Sea Urchin, they will know the fish boxes are quite roomy. Mike caught most drifts and by the end of the day I was having to try and shuffle his fish in as he had filled it right up! Well done mate, you did fish brilliantly.
Hopefully, the weather stays calm and the sport continues. I really appreciate the support and a massive thank you to everyone who has fished hard every day.
Tight Lines
Andy
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View Full Charter AvailabilityFri 01/11/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.40m Joe Clough - x 1 Shaun Marchington - x 1 Pawel Galamb - x 3 Dmitrijs Lobanovs - x 1 Dave Makings - x 1View details Sat 02/11/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.41m Raimondas Zokas - x 6 Aaron Curnow - x 1View details Tue 05/11/2024 6 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.17m Will sail with 4 anglers. Carl Williams - x 2View details Wed 06/11/2024 2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.01m Ian Purdom - x 1 Keith Pickering - x 1 Carl Williams - x 2 Chris Bateman - x 2View details Thu 07/11/2024 5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.82m Stan Matthews - x 1 Jim Bailey - x 1 Jeff Turner - x 1View details Thu 14/11/2024 2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.57m Dave Fowls - x 3 Dave Worsfold - x 1 David Bunting - x 1 Andrew Warren - x 1View details Tue 19/11/2024 3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.50 David Craine - x 2 Joe Clough - x 1 Robert Wojnarowicz - x 2View details Tue 26/11/2024 4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.67m Paul Stone - x 2 Steve Ralphson - x 2View details Thu 28/11/2024 5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.94m Will sail with 4 anglers. Ian Purdom - x 1 Dave Alexander - x 2View details Sat 30/11/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.15m Mairis Bennison - x 7View details
