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  • 08/11/2024 Fishing Report by Andy Savage on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    8 Nov 2024 by Andy Savage

    Report on-board Sea Urchin IIl

    There’s no getting away from it…….today’s fishing conditions were challenging for the lads aboard Sea Urchin.

    We left the harbour with the Flood tide running and a SSE wind blowing. This gave us a wind against tide situation, which held the boat up on the drift. I optimistically thought we’d try a wreck to begin with, but after three drifts with the lines running away and only a strap Ling to show for our efforts (as well as some lost tackle), I sacked the idea off. I now knew that unless the winds dropped away (which they were forecast to do in the afternoon, but didn’t), that we would be drifting the rough ground for the remainder of the day. As it turned out, that’s exactly what happened.

    We had two or three drifts on the three mile ground, but there was a fleet of pots running through the most productive area I’d found, so after half a dozen clean Codling, but more lost gear, we moved out another couple of miles. Slack water, was around 1100hrs today, but with the breeze we had, I doubt many people would have known! Gradually the drift line of the boat changed and we now had wind and tide together.

    The drift speed of the boat increased, so we spent the rest of the day on the seven and nine mile ground. We never got above a drift speed of 1.2 knots, but some of the anglers were really struggling to control their tackle.
    Sea Urchin regulars Ian Kellock and Dave Sharp had it nailed on. A 16oz lead and a single muppet trace to catch less tide. This has the effect of minimising drag and keeping your bait on the bottom for longer, allowing the fish more time to find it. These small changes make a big difference!

    Once the Ebb Tide was running, we found a nice ridge that held some decent stamp Cod. We had a few drifts where we put up some nice bright fish between 7-9lb which was great to see. Squid and/or Mackerel were the main baits today on the Muppet Traces. Ian Kellock was top rod with his best Cod going 9lb and Dave Sharp chipped in with the biggest Ling just into double figures. Fran Schaap also had a good day, taking Cod to 8lb and Ling of a similar size.

    Great bunch of lads aboard today

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    UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
    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
    4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.78m Dave & Del - x 1 Neil Kennedy - x 1 Aaron & Stephen - x 2
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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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    Mon 24/03/2025
    4 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.14m Tony Martin - x 2 Robin Lever - x 3 John Powell - x 1
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    Tue 25/03/2025
    6 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.26m Charlie Hewitt - x 1 Tony Martin - x 2 John Powell - x 1
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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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