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17/07/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
17 Jul 2024 by Rich Ward
Such a great feeling getting back to sea yesterday after a week off for rubbish weather.
Cliff Atkinson and his four mates from Cumbria had the boat booked for the day.
Just love those light crews. Oodles of space!
We stopped off for some Mackerel first where the lads picked around two dozen fish which was plenty for the five of them for the day, along with the squid bait they’d brought.
We then marched out to a nice big wreck North of the harbour to start the work.
After a weeks rest out there I was really hoping for some good results but we only took around a dozen fish there, Shaun taking four of them himself. He was off to a reasonable start.
Cliff took a nice Codling, a shade over 9lbs.
The fish only had half a tail and we wondered if it had escaped the clutches of a seal maybe sometime.
The next wreck we dropped on was in to the West a few miles.
This one produced a similar result for the five.
Shaun managed to a Ling just over 7lbs from this one along with another couple of fish.
Everything so far on the baited rigs.
We then dropped back South a couple of miles and tried a small wreck which lays in some ground.
Again, just a handful of fish from it and again, Shaun taking the most! He really was on it today!
The last drop we had was just three miles East of the harbour where, yet again, Shaun took the only fish from it! A couple of Pollack. Someone was certainly looking down on him yesterday!
Total tally for the day was around thirty five fish, with the usual returns, of which I reckon good old Shaun would have had fifteen of them. A lovely day for him on the fish.
No big fish to contend with the leader in this year’s Summer competition but a cracking day afloat with great banter and some fabulous sunshine for a change!
Great to see you lads,
Until the next one.
Rich
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08/07/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
8 Jul 2024 by Rich Ward
A couple of reports from us from our last two trips.
Sorry for the late one from 24.06 (the day before we left for Norway)
Must have been a bit giddy and forgot!
Nabeel Ismail, his Dad Zahim and family, joined us for a distance run out to the “Wall”
By no means a top drawer day but not too bad in the end.
Every drift over the grounds producing fish for the boys and enough for each and everyone to take some home for the table.
Young Fergus filleting all their catch on the way home.
A huge thanks to “Nabs” for the home made Biryani with Samosas etc. Absolutely stunning food. Can’t wait till next time mate!
I’m salivating already!!
Yesterday saw our first day back at sea after our epic trip to Norway for a week of the most incredible fishing!
We chose the offshore route again as the tides were still running fairly high on a 5.3M
First couple of stops were for Mackerel with poor results. Just a dozen or so, so we headed off.
The first couple of wrecks produced poorly with around 8-10 fish from each of those.
We then had a run South East to some ground where there were a few more fish to be had for the lads, but again, not many.
Baited rigs proved the most effective on the day.
As the heavy rain showers approached we decided to chop the trip and headed back to port to catch the high water bridge opening.
Not a brilliant day on the fish, but as ever on the Shy-Torque, the banter was superb and everyone enjoyed their day on the water.
Kaspar taking the best fish of the day on the boat, which also won him the daily prize of £50.00 in the competition.
Well done to him!
Cheers for now.
Rich
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24/06/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
24 Jun 2024 by Rich Ward
Our regular crew of Chinese lads, Alex Choy and his mates joined us yesterday for their fourth trip of the season.
The lads just love to fish the distant grounds in search of the Acadian redfish.
So far this year they have dropped lucky with the weather and the fish and yesterday was just the same for them. Flat calm and plenty of them.
I would guesstimate around thirty Acadian were boated, coming onboard in two’s at one point.
The light rods and light traces with smaller hooks, tipped off with small pieces of bait, are ideal for this style of fishing.
Alex was targeting them all day and on occasion pulled a few Codling up too and also landed a nice Ling of 8lb 8oz.
I honestly didn’t think he would get it to the surface on such light gear, but fair play to him, he played it well and was rewarded. One hell of a scrap on
Even though we were working back side of twenty miles, the tide was still running harshly and made things a bit tricky on the top of the tide but the boys kept working hard and were rewarded for their efforts.
Baited rigs worked the best today but a few fish also fell to the shads.
I’m away to Norway for a weeks fishing after tomorrow’s trip lads. Hopefully the weather stays like this for you all whilst Fergus and me are away and you have success wherever you’re fishing.
Cheers for now,
Rich
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23/06/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
23 Jun 2024 by Rich Ward
Well, as the tides have lifted, the fishing has become more patchy day on day throughout this week for us.
Yesterday we ran South to try some inshore marks where my mate had had a few the day prior.
We didn’t see a fish!
The tide had started rushing through on the ebb after half an hour on the first mark so we ran out a few miles to try a couple of wrecks to see if we could click a Pollack or two. Just four fish from these and as the drift speed increased to well over a knot things progressively became more difficult.
Rough ground it was then until the tide slowed up a bit for us.
The lads took just a half dozen to keep.
When the tide eased back just after lunch, we dropped on three or four wrecks to finish the day. The baited Hokkai rigs taking a few small Ling and Codling and the Shads taking a few Codling too.
If the weather had been wet and miserable I’d probably have been running for home a bit earlier but as it was a glorious, sunny, Summery day, we stuck it out to the end.
No fish over four pounds for us yesterday but to be fair, I always reckon that Codling around that size are the best eating anyway.
Not much work for young Fergus’s filleting knife, with around 20-25 fish to process.
Cheers lads and hopefully we will see a bit better fishing next time on the smaller tides.
Rich.
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22/06/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
22 Jun 2024 by Rich Ward
Yesterday we decided to run to a few wrecks in Tees Bay for a change of scenery.
We stopped a couple of times on the way for a few Mackerel first and gathered around 15 under a flock of feeding birds.
Not many, but nice to have a bit of fresh bait on board.
There is virtually no hard ground offshore up that way so it was wrecking to start the day. A bit less tide up there too.
We dropped on a wreck called “Husky” to start off and on the first drift we took a couple of Codling and a couple of Pollock.
That was it! Nothing else from it!
We tried a couple more bits of scrap in the area for very little and decided to steam back South 4 miles to another one.
First drift, 4 fish, then 3, then 2 and here we were again!! By this time, the devils SE breeze had pepped up and the drift was a bit swift at 1.7 knots.
I guess we did well to get what we did.
Off to some ground then, where we might have a better chance. Just a handful of juvenile throwbacks there.
I’d spoken to a mate earlier and he’d told us that he had clicked a few in the shallow inshore marks so we chose to finish off there. 3 Codling first go and again, that was it! No consistency at all for us today and no bigger fish either.
Tally for the day, a mere 20 fish with the ever present throwbacks. A struggle yes, but as ever, 100% effort given from myself and the anglers.
Rich.
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20/06/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
20 Jun 2024 by Rich Ward
It’s looking like Summer is trying to make an appearance at last and what a cracking day at sea it was yesterday.
Jamie and his mates joined us along with my mate Derek who’s been staying all week.
The day was far from spectacular fish wise but my, we had some laughs!
Derek fished at the front of the boat as always and managed a half reasonable 15 fish or so for himself again. The rest of the lads probably keeping around 20 fish between them.
It’s really great when we get teams who aren’t “freezer fillers” and just come out for a relaxing break from work and everyday life.
It makes our time out there more relaxing too.
A few more fish falling to the jigs and shads yesterday too, showing the water is clearing nicely now.
A pleasure sailing with you all lads.
Until next time…….
Rich.
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20/06/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
20 Jun 2024 by Rich Ward
After the trips on Monday and Tuesday, we decided to have a complete change in direction and scenery yesterday and we ran North.
The plan was to end up on a bit of scrap towards Tees-Bay which I know doesn’t get touched too often.
We dropped on a couple of wrecks en-route and picked a few fish up, but no real great shakes, probably around a couple of dozen between them.
Fish yesterday were starting to take the artificial lures once more and the shads and jigs were working again which was great to see.
My old mate Derek who always fishes the front of the boat was alternating between the baited rigs and jigs and probably had an equal number with both methods.
He ended up with around a dozen fish for himself off those two wrecks.
The other lads taking fish too with Kev doing ok with a half dozen reasonable Codling. Odd other fish dotted around the boat.
We finished off on a small piece of wreckage 22 miles from the harbour and took another dozen or so there.
Mark, who I hadn’t met before had a good Cod to the surface which looked like a double figure fish. I had the equipment ready to board the fish and at the last second it flicked its head and swam free.
It hadn’t shook the hook out, his main line parted!!
On inspection we saw that his line had been grating in the wreck and had weakened it.
The one that really did “get away!”
A nice day on the water with a great mixed bunch of guys. The weather was also fantastic too and actually started to feel like Summer at last!
Cheers Rich
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18/06/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
18 Jun 2024 by Rich Ward
Compared to Saturday and Sunday, it was a much slower day on the fish yesterday for our 3 lads from Coventry.
Paul Burgoine and his mates Gary and Joe chartered the boat for themselves for the day so plenty of space for them!
The day didn’t start out too bad with an odd fish here and there wherever we stopped, but as the day progressed we found the fish didn’t seem too interested wherever we were.
Paul fished the best out of the 3 of them with around 10 fish for himself including a nice double up on one of the wrecks.
Tally for the day was probably around the 30 keepers mark, but the lads didn’t want the Ling we caught and they were safely returned, leaving around 20 Codling to keep.
Certainly not your red letter day but a very enjoyable day out non the less.
Another day where barely any fish were taken on the shads and everything falling to the baited rigs.
Great to meet you lads and hopefully see you again sometime in the future.
Cheers for now
Rich.
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17/06/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
17 Jun 2024 by Rich Ward
It was my full intention to run to a few wrecks inshore to the South yesterday with our mixed team of regular anglers. It didn’t happen!
We kicked the day off looking for a few fresh Mackerel around the 2-3 mile stretch to no avail, so decided to have a go at a bit of scrap just 2 miles from the bouy.
4 Codling the first drift, then 3, then 2 and yes, 1 more!
10 fish to start the day was ok I guess, especially as we were only a stones throw from the harbour!
Next stop was another bit of wreckage a couple of miles East of there.
A poor show from that one with just a couple of fish. I think it had been fished the day before.
I asked Fergus my crewman to toss the coin as to which way next. That way we could all blame him if it went wrong!
He suggested somewhere I hadn’t thought of and off we went.
Good shout young Ferg!
A couple of wrecks located very close to each other just a few miles further on made for some steady sport for the team for the rest of the day, with Ling to 11lb 7oz caught by our most regular angler on the boat, Paul from Brid and Codling to around the 7lb mark by Dave Shay.
Glenn Stocks and his son-in-law Nick enjoying some decent sport between them. Glen having a nice “double up” of Codling on one of the wrecks too.
A long time angler of ours, Chris Wake from Kilnsey Cragg in the Yorkshire Dales and his mate Dave, also doing well with a slack box of fish between them.
Nearly every fish today was tempted by the rigs baited with squid and frozen Mackerel. Very little on the artificial stuff.
Aside the Bangladeshi style cloudbursts throughout the day, it was a great trip with great banter as always!
Cheers lads and see you all soon.
Rich.
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16/06/2024
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
16 Jun 2024 by Rich Ward
After a fantastic two weeks away on the I.O.M at the TT races with our Charlie and our mate Mick Jones, it’s back to work again.
Some lovely calm conditions yesterday although rather wet at times, gave Daryl Machant and his mates a decent chance on the fish.
Nice neap tides too for the lads, making for some easy fishing.
We ran to a couple of wrecks North of the harbour to start the day, using the remaining ebb tide.
First one produced just a handful of fish, but the second one kept us going for a couple of hours. The lads plucking an odd fish or two each drift.
Cod, Ling, Pollock,Coaley and a few Haddock coming off that one. Bono taking a double hook-up of Haddock.
Good to see fish coming up on the artificial lures again, as well as the bait obvs.
After we had picked that wreck clean, we decided to trot back into another small wreck inside and took ten more keepers from that one.
To finish the day off we dropped on a strip of ground and were very pleased to see a large amount of feed on the ledges.
We dropped in full of excitement and expectation but sadly not many bigger fish feeding there yet. Just ten or so more fish off the ground over the last three drifts.
I’m thinking it won’t be long before this area starts fishing really well.
John (Sped) having the best catch on the boat with around a dozen fish with Codling to just over 5lb.
The rest of the team taking half a dozen to ten fish each.
Daryl taking the heaviest fish, a nice Ling just over 11lbs (although Fergus’s picture doesn’t do it justice ��)
Young Fergus filleted the fish for the lads on the way home and reported in that we’d had around sixty fish to keep which wasn’t a bad days work at all for the six of them.
Cheers lads, always a pleasure sailing with you guys.
Looking forward to the next few days where we will be trying some more inshore wrecks. A mate of mine tells me the water is clearing nicely inshore too so fingers crossed.
Cheers
Rich
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