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18/09/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
18 Sep 2024 by Rich Ward
Cliff Atkinson and his 5 mates chartered the boat on Monday gone.
The forecasts for the day were perfect, which was great as the tides were making quite strongly from the day before.
The Mackerel were scarce at the start, but after a short shift of a quarter of a mile they were in abundance. One short drift and we had the bait stocks.
We started out on the grounds near to the Mackerelling session and only clicked three or four fish.
I decided to move out to the areas we had tried a few days previously and the lads started knocking a few fish out on the baited rigs.
At slack water we dropped on to the wreck on the nine mile ground and they took around a dozen fish from it.
Dave (a newby) took three lovely Codling to 8lbs from it which was great. He was over the moon with his efforts!
A lovely chilled day on the water with great company.
Cheers lads and we’ll see you all soon.
Rich.
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17/09/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
17 Sep 2024 by Rich Ward
I thought I’d leave the reporting from the boat until the end of this year’s Late Summer Competition here at Whitby.
This one should be called “The Ling Competition!!
The competition came to its conclusion on Sunday and it was certainly one of mixed fortunes both fish wise and weather wise.
There were only 7 days taken at sea with 9 days cancelled for bad weather (seems the days of endless weeks of settled weather are well and truly gone)
In general the fishing was anything but easy with some days only producing into the teens of fish boated.
The first week of the 2 week event saw the best weather and the second week (on the best tides) saw some very poor weather with many of the days cancelled. Luckily we managed to get the last 2 days on the last of the neap tides.
No fish worthy of taking to the scales were caught on the Shy-Torque until Sunday’s last run out.
We worked for the Mackerel first off to gather the bait, which were still plentiful.
Once the lads had a few each we headed out to a couple of wrecks which after a slack week off for bad weather hadn’t been touched.
The first wreck threw just 5 fish out. I’m sure there would have been more if it hadn’t been for a seal the size of a bull which joined us and scattered the fish!!
A short move out to the next wreck paid dividends and the lads picked fish from it for a steady 3-4 hours. Some slightly better fish too for them, with a good number of them around the double digits, with the best one falling to David Shay from Doncaster, a fine fish just short of 17lbs.
Paul Mawson from Brid did hook into something very big which was peeling his line off the reel but sadly the fish slipped his hook after he’d got it clear of the wreck and never showed any signs of feeding again. It will be there for next time!!
Tally from that wreck was around 35 fish with the usual “chuck backs”
After we landed back in Whitby David took his fish to be weighed and it registered 16lb 12oz on the association scales (just 2 ounces short of the second place fish) and took 3rd place overall in the competition. Well done to him.
He wins the £50.00 daily prize plus a free stay at my lads pub, the Station Inn with a £50.00 drinks voucher included.
Nice to see some better quality fish boated at the weekend with every fish bar one caught on the bait. One Codling was taken on the shad and it was foul hooked. .
I’d like to thank all the lads who joined the boat again this year and look forward to seeing you in the future events if not sooner.
Cheers
Rich.
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18/08/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
18 Aug 2024 by Rich Ward
Yesterday we had Brian Cunningham’s team of 4 on chartering the boat for themselves.
Tomasz joined them too for a run out as they had come short.
As usual we stopped off for a few Mackerel at the bouy which were plentiful for the lads and after just a couple of drops we had enough for the day.
We ran straight back to the grounds we had worked the day before which were showing signs of a decent fishing shaping up.
All change again!
We worked it for an hour or so and only managed a dozen or so fish there.
Slack water was around 11.0am so we dropped into the West a couple of miles and had a go at a small piece of wreckage.
It fished quite well for an hour and the lads took around 25 fish from it with Cod to just under 7lb.
It’s great when we are running with a light team as it gives young Fergus and me a chance to have a go too.
I was working a blue and white 4” shad and took a couple of nice Ling from it.
Love a Ling curry!
We finished the day off on another strip of ground just 7 miles from port and took another dozen fish there. The day finished off well really and the lads were all well pleased with the results.
A few fresh Mackerel at the bouy to take for the BBQ’s before finishing and the day was done.
Thanks to Les, Eric, Sped, Mick and Tomasz for your great company as ever.
Cheers
Rich
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17/08/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
17 Aug 2024 by Rich Ward
After gathering the Mackerel yesterday morning (which were a little scarce at first) we decided to have a change in direction and used the Ebb tide and headed out North.
First wreck was just over an hour away and after being left alone (to my knowledge) for a week or so I thought we would have done better than just 4 Codling boated.
We skipped out Eastbound then to a bigger wreck.
The conditions were absolutely perfect for it, and with a nice neap tide falling away to slack water for 11.0am, I was confident we would see a few fish there.
Again, I reckoned this wreck too had been left alone for a good while.
My confidence was soon shattered and after a half dozen drifts across it we had only taken half a dozen fish!
I’d been chatting to a fellow skipper on the VHF who was working a few miles North of us and he said he thought he water looked very green and cloudy.
It was the same where we were, so move number three was in order directly!
We slithered back into some ground for a change of scenery and the marks on the sounder were very encouraging indeed.
Plenty of feed marking and even a couple of Whales in the area too.
The lads dropped in, and the first drift over a 2m ledge produced a couple of fish straight away.
A nice Codling and a Ling of around 7lb too.
The Codling clean and fair on a Shad too.
We picked away on the ground marks for the rest of the day and the lads gathered around 30 fish there, which kind of saved the day for us.
Nice to see more fish falling to the Shads again too. Some clearer water there for sure.
A really great day out with great customers.
Cheers
Rich.
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14/08/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
14 Aug 2024 by Rich Ward
Great to get back out there yesterday after a few days off work with the “Springs”
Forecasts and conditions were perfect and the tides are ideal now for a few days of inshore wreck hopping.
The Mackerel are still in full swing at the bouy and after two short drifts we had ample for the days bait supply.
We headed South using the bit of flood tide that was running and dropped on our first wreck which lays in two pieces.
The lads picked away on those bits until turned midday which resulted in a decent show of fish.
Ling to just over 10lb for rookie first timer Jack Wright who was on his first ever trip sea angling with his Dad Dan.
He showed his old man how to go on properly!!
No bigger fish to mention but around 50 fish off those two bits.
On the change of tide into the Ebb the fishing slowed up considerably and we probably only took another 10 fish from the next three wrecks, so we headed on back to the bouy to try and gather some fresh Mackerel for the lads to take home with them.
Plenty there still so we rounded the day off nicely.
A blood bath for young Ferg and me to clean down, but after a cracking days sport and banter, washing down in the sun and prepping for the next day was a pleasure.
Cheers lads and thanks for a great day aboard. A real pleasure.
Rich
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05/08/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
5 Aug 2024 by Rich Ward
The fishing has been so slow over the last three trips (2nd, 3rd & 4th) that I’ve decided to combine them all in this one report!
Not much point in going into in-depth detail about each of the days, aside to say that the average catch per day has been between the 15-25 fish in total to keep.
The artificial lures are clicking a few fish, but a good number of those have been foul-hooked, indicating either murky waters or they just aren’t playing.
The bait rigs obviously catching fair and square.
The Mackerel are running ok at the moment and giving some real good sport on the lighter gear. Some fish going nearly two pounds in weight and when that stamp of fish are coming up in 3’s, 4’s and even 5’s, it really is great fun!!!
The Spring tides are on us at the moment so a bit of time for maintenance and relaxing.
Looking forward to the smaller neaps from next weekend, where (weather permitting) we will start seeing a bit better result in the catch rate.
Sun is shining, temperatures are great, so enjoy yourselves guys and we’ll see you all soon.
Cheers
Rich.
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29/07/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
29 Jul 2024 by Rich Ward
It’s been a while since we’ve compiled a report. Primarily because of the big Spring tides recently which thankfully have left us for a while.
Today we had a mixed group on board with some new faces which was good to see.
The Mackerel fishing is well and truly alive now, and with some “clonking” fish around we really don’t need that many in numbers to have enough for the bait stocks for the day.
One drift of just a couple of minutes and we had enough!
First stop offshore this morning was a wreck around an hours steam from the harbour.
The lads picked just half a dozen from that one.
A short 5 minute hop to the next one where they picked up just 2 fish.
We moved into the West a few miles then and tried a few wrecks in close proximity to each other. A poor result from those with just 4 fish off 3 wrecks.
I decided to move to some ground /reefs next and we found a little “nest” of fish where the lads picked around 8 fish up (6 of them being Ling) with one slightly better fish of just under 10lbs.
The last drop of the day was on a tiny piece of wreckage that seldom gets touched, and we rounded the day off with half a dozen from that one.
A request was made to have a stop back at the bouy on the way back to port to try for some fresh Mackerel to take home and, after just a couple of short drifts, the boys were well and truly stocked up with them.
A cracking calm and warm day on the water, which resulted in around 35 keepers for the lads which isn’t great I know, but combined with lovely Summer weather, made for a lovely day.
Cheers
Rich.
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23/07/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
23 Jul 2024 by Rich Ward
The 2024 Summer angling competition effectively came to an early end on Saturday, as we decided as an association to cancel the last day for inclement morning weather.
A NW breeze on the increasing tides would have made it nigh on impossible to fish.
We had a mixed group on on the penultimate day and we didn’t fish very well at all to be fair.
The Mackerel fishing to start the day off for the bait stocks was great but after that we literally picked a few fish up here and there.
First stop was the 9 mile area where we had taken a couple of decent fish the day previous.
We only managed a couple of fish there.
We tossed the coin and voted to run out to a wreck which has historically thrown a few competition winners out over the years.
We took just 8 fish from it and none of them were anywhere close to being contenders.
The next wreck was just a half hours steam away and we hit it at a perfect slack water.
Lines straight up and down for the first few drops and the lads picked a half dozen from it.
As the tide bent through and the boat started to cross it on a more natural drift, we took another half dozen or so and that was it. Again, no contenders for the prize sections.
After another 3 of 4 moves towards end the day off we only saw another couple of fish boated and we called it.
Tally of just 30 fish for the day.
Best fish for us on Saturday, a Ling for Henry of 9lb 10oz.
A lovely day out on the water with great lads and we thank you all for joining us.
I’d like to congratulate my lifelong friend and skipper Kev Marsden on winning this years Summer competition on his boat the Jean-K, with a cracking Ling of 15lbs 11.5oz.
Well done mate!!
Some Seriously big Spring tides now so a few days off for jobs and some motorcycling! ����️��️
Cheers
Rich
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Ivan Davey is pictured inset with our best fish in the competition, a nice Ling of 13lb 11oz. -
20/07/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
20 Jul 2024 by Rich Ward
Paul Hough and his two mates Mark and Andy chartered the boat yesterday for their annual 12 hour trip.
We decided to give them a run out to the “Wall” for the day and play around on the rough ground.
The picking was only steady to be fair but rather than chasing around all day we chose to stick and pick.
A couple of fish a go and up to 4 some drifts gave the lads a reasonable show at the end of the day.
Fergus’s filleting skills were required on the return back home and he reckons they’d had a couple of full boxes between them so around 150lb of fish.
A nice few different species too yesterday with Codling, Coaley, Haddock, Acadia redfish, Ling and of course the usual pest fish in Whiting and Pouting.
The majority of the fish falling to the artificials with the 4” shads and sidewinder lures doing the business.
Great to see you lads and we’ll see you again next year.
Cheers
Rich
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18/07/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
18 Jul 2024 by Rich Ward
Blimey! Two days on the trot!! ��
Most unusual this year.
Yesterday we had a good mixed group of lads on board, six of them regular Shy-Torque customers and two pairs of newcomers who were made most welcome aboard the boat.
We gathered the bait for the day with a steady 10 minutes Mackerelling and headed out NE to a couple of the more offshore wrecks which, like yesterday’s, hadn’t been touched for over a week.
The first one kept us busy for a nice steady couple of hours or so until at slack water, things slowed up and the fish went off the feed. 30-35 keepers though, which was a decent enough start for the lads.
Everything falling to the fresh Mackerel and squid.
We had a short move then to the next bit of scrap which to be fair, only chucked around 4 fish out.
Back to the first one then for the start of the flood tide and with the breeze holding the boat off it nicely, we picked another 8 fish from it.
By this time the pesky SE breeze was drawing down and we decided to finish off on a couple of inshore marks where, on the second drift, Ivan Davey hooked into something a bit better. A Ling which was nudging around 14lbs which we thought might have had a chance for the daily prize.
It missed by about an ounce at the weigh-in!
Unlucky Ivan!
Another nice day on the water with the lads and a real pleasure meeting Shaun and Wayne from Nottingham and Ed and Adam from Scarborough.
Hopefully see you all again soon.
Cheers for now,
Rich.
07733 233352
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