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  • 03/10/2024 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    3 Oct 2024 by Philip Higgins

    After 40 amazing years as a charter skipper on medical advice I have to call it a day ( a very sad day for me). The journey has allowed me to meet some great anglers who started as customers but became lifelong friends and I thank every one of you for joining me on the way. There are so many highlights over the years and so many great catches to days when we struggled to buy a bite but that is the wonder of fishing. The treasured memories will last forever and I have so many pics taken on the boat I can look back on . Now to follow the docs orders and get fit. Thank you all for your friendship and I look forward to meeting you as an angler next time.
    Philip

  • 25/05/2024 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    25 May 2024 by Philip Higgins

    For a change we choose to punch the tide and go to the Jurassic Coast marks enjoying the stunning scenery on the way, as we arrived the birds were working and as soon as the feathers hit the water we were into decent size Mackeral. After a little search we choose to anchor a spot often fished in years gone past by the legendary Poole skipper Pat Manley and within minutes we were into fish, Pollack, Congers, dogs and plenty of very good quality bream the biggest falling to Andy M at 3lb 7ozs. The good fishing lasted all through the tide and most of the bream were returned.

  • 18/05/2024 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    18 May 2024 by Philip Higgins

    The Bream fishing continues to excel with some very noteable catches, sadly the Plaice and Ray fishing has taken a short downturn as we found out over the last few days on the upside we have had some good sport with plenty of Tope to 30lb Congers and dogs along with a bonus Brill .

  • 08/05/2024 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    8 May 2024 by Philip Higgins

    After a long period of unsettled weather last week was fantastic with calm seas, blue skies and temperatures more normal for this time of year and the fishing did not let us down. We were engaged in the Bream tagging project and were tasked with catching x amount of Black Bream to be tagged and released which was achieved very quickly. The team from Plymouth Uni went to work operating on each bream and after the recovery period swam away as they finished we were treated to a group of playful Dolphins jumping all around the boat and as fortune was on our side we had already deployed an acoustic receiver to listen to the bream and record the tagged fish nearby but this was completely drowned out by the Dolphins making their trademark clicking noises everyone onboard took lots of pics and recordings of the bream and dolphins. It also gave Tanya from NE to join in and catch her 1st sea fish which made her day.
    The other trips produced lots of good quality Bream and Mackeral with the odd Bass taking the small bream baits.

  • 03/03/2024 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    3 Mar 2024 by Philip Higgins

    At last some decent weather and sun, on Saturday the wind created a massive swell that forced us to fish close to the Harbour, we caught 11 species including several decent sized Black Bream, Brill, Hounds, Gurnards , Plaice, Rays etc. Sunday saw flat calm seas, hard frost and clear skies at our 1st mark the dogs dominated with a couple of Brill and a few whiting , the next mark produced Rays Whiting and more dogs after another move and more dogs we returned to our 1st mark and added a Turbot to the list. Overall a really encouraging start to spring.

  • 02/10/2023 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    2 Oct 2023 by Philip Higgins

    Hi
    What a poor summer we have endured this year and this has reflected on the general fishing, the last few days have improved with some cracking fish being caught over the weekend with plenty of Triggers , Congers, Bream , Gurnards and a few quality Plaice along with a lovely Bass on Saturday for Dan and a cracking Bass on Sunday setting a new PB for Chris. The Trigger fishing has again been good this year with a good run of fish . As the winter approaches I look forward to the Whiting fishing and always hope for the winter Cod to return .
    I have a new diary for next year if any of my customers would like to reserve spaces please call me to ensure you get the dates you want.
    Time to go fishing
    Phil

  • 16/08/2023 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    16 Aug 2023 by Philip Higgins

    Hi
    It’s been a while but today was more like summer should be, today was planned as Plaice and Trigger Fish we found£ the Plaice in reasonable numbers but no Triggers fortunately we landed some nice Cod, Couches Bream , Gurnards and 100s of bait robbing Bream. The congers gave a good account on the light gear. Overall a fish filled day and made better by the Lionesses winning. As the weather goes pear shaped again short term more light line Trigger trips are planed if you fancy a day out with them as the main target please get in touch.

  • 26/07/2023 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    26 Jul 2023 by Philip Higgins

    When we should be having a good run of weather / trips this year is the exception with record temps in the med we are suffering from endless strong winds. When we can get out the fishing has been good with plenty of big Mackeral to start the day then off to the Ray and Tope marks for some real fun on light spinning rods which gets the best sport out of the smaller Tope and challenges the angler on the bigger fish. Drifting inshore has produce some nice Plaice to 3lb along with some good Gurnards and 100s of little Bream. Yesterday’s trip produce several cracking Undulates to 16lb, a few Tope to 12lb and 3 very nice Bass on a mark not usually associated with big bass, Keith had the best .

  • 22/04/2023 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    22 Apr 2023 by Philip Higgins

    A tale of 2 days with the same fishing club, yesterday the weather was unkind with winds from the easterly direction causing the boat to dance around the anchor rope in the morning this did produce a few bream, congers and dogfish the going was hard until the wind and tide aligned then the fishing somewhat improved with a few more bream and then Plaice on the drift, today saw flat calm conditions slightly overcast and anglers who drew todays trip made the most of the conditions with the boat perfectly anchored the bream came aboard in big numbers along with plenty of eels and dogfish, lots of double shots and a couple of triple shots made for a hectic day. As the tide turned with all the anglers having had enough bream we went Plaice drifting which to start with was slow and only produced a few small fish so a move was needed which turned our fortunes with plenty of better Plaice being landed and Dan getting a few more double shots. All in all a great couple of days.

  • 02/04/2023 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    2 Apr 2023 by Philip Higgins

    After a run of not pleasant weather this year spring has finally arrived, fishing in the last few weeks has been hard but when we have managed to get offshore the Spurdogs have given us some good sport. Last week due to more wind we had to fish inshore and had a great day for March on the Bream with 31 being landed which was a very pleasant bonus along with Plaice, Wrasse, Goby’s and the usual dogs and straps. Last Sunday the forecast was for sunshine all day which eventually showed up around 16.00 as we came ashore fishing was difficult WB it again the Bream saved the day landing a respectable 21 Bream along with lots of eels. If you would like a day enjoying the sporting quality of the Bream I have plenty of singles trips coming up you can join in on.

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