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31/01/2011
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
31 Jan 2011 by Rich Ward
The last 4 days here at Whitby have been excellent both weather wise and fish wise. The settled spell began last Thursday afternoon and come Friday we had near perfect conditions which lasted up to todays trip. The weather allowed us to tear off to the "wall" ( 27 mile ) on each of the last 4 days which produced some cracking fishing. Plenty of cod and ling for the table with the best fish coming aboard today. A couple of bull seals pestered us for a couple of hours the last 2 days but hey they have to feed as well !! Pictured with a lovely cod of 12lbs is John Ashton from Anglesey. ( Best lures have been the shads and the best bait has been squid tipped on the hokkai )
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25/01/2011
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
25 Jan 2011 by Rich Ward
Here is a list of the competition dates from the Whitby Charter Skippers for 2011.
Spring competition :- April 2nd - April 17th Inc.
Summer competition :- June 18th - July 10th Inc.
Late Summer competition :- September 10th - 25th Inc.
All the competitions at Whitby are fully sponsored and offer the angler a great chance of winning some BIG cash prizes.
Spring comp 1st prize :- £1000.00 cash plus various daily cash prizes too.
Summer comp 1st prize :- £5000.00 cash plus other HUGE cash prizes.
Late Summer comp 1st prize :- £1000.00 plus various daily cash prizes too.
For any information on any of the competitions here at Whitby please don't hesitate to contact myself or any of the skippers at Whitby.
Here's hoping for another 3 cracking competitions this year.
Pictured is Guy Wrightson from Pontefract, winner of cod section in 2010 summer comp with his 17lb 5oz fish caught aboard the Shy-Torque III
Cheers
Richard 07733 233352 www.shy-torque2000.com -
18/01/2011
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
18 Jan 2011 by Rich Ward
A break in the weather today at last ( or so we thought ! ) A mixed group of lads again on the Shy - Torque today aiming to try and gather some nice winter cod had to work their socks off to achieve success ! A fresh N Westerly hindered us somewhat and limited us to the 9 mile ground, however towards slack water and into the change of tide we saw a good few cod come to the shad. Best fish being that of Ian Pilkington from Accrington at just over 7lbs ( pictured )
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28/12/2010
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
28 Dec 2010 by Rich Ward
Our last trip of 2010 proved to be a cracker with a mixed group of lads from as far afield as Southport. A near perfect forecast on the 28th December enabled us to wizz out to the wrecks on the 20 mile where we found plenty of lovely cod to 13lb and ling to a similar size. Pictured are Guy wrightson from Pontefract and "BIG" Sam Anderson from Beverley.
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13/12/2010
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
13 Dec 2010 by Rich Ward
The dates have now been set for all the angling competitions here at Whitby for 2011. Below are the list of dates.
Spring comp - April 2nd - April 17th inc.
Summer comp - June 18th - July 10th inc.
Late Summer comp - Sept 10th - Sept 25th inc.
Prizes for the Spring comp range from 3 x daily prizes totalling £100.00 in cash every day to a 1st prize of £1000.00 in cash for the heaviest overall fish caught !!!!
Prizes for the Summer comp range from 3 x daily prizes totalling £100.00 in cash every day to various bigger prizes. The 1st prize being £5000.00 in cash for the heaviest overall fish caught !!!!
Prizes in the late Summer comp range from 3 x daily prizes totalling £100.00 in cash every day to a 1st prize of £1000.00 in cash for the heaviest overall fish caught !!!!
All competitions are sponsored.
It is highly recommended that bookings for the competitions are made sooner than later to avoid any disappointment. They are very popular indeed !!!
The Whitby Charter Skippers would like to wish all our anglers both old and new a very Happy Xmas and prosperous New Year !!
For any enquiries please email me at richardward384@yahoo.co.uk or visit the site at
www.shy-torque2000.com
Regards Rich. -
30/11/2010
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
30 Nov 2010 by Rich Ward
The biting N/ Easterley continuing here at Whitby but there is light at the end of the tunnel. The forecast is to get better by Saturday or Sunday this week and with the winter inshore competition starting Saturday lets hope the forecasters have got it right!!! With this sea running for a week now it should make for some very good fishing inshore. Pictured here is Graham Stansfield from Leeds with a nice 9lb cod caught inshore at anchor a couple of weeks ago. Our winning competition fish which won the £1000.00 last year was just a couple of ounces better than this. Still time to book on with us lads!
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19/11/2010
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
19 Nov 2010 by Rich Ward
Friday 19th saw the weather break for the better and we had a very pleasant days fishing on the 9 mile ground. Simon Haley and his mates joined us from Barnard Castle. 8 of the 10 had never fished before but that didn't affect them from catching the codling which is plentiful out from Whitby at the moment. Simons best fish of the day was a nice ling of 10lbs along with plenty of codling. Simon is pictured.
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16/11/2010
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
16 Nov 2010 by Rich Ward
A cracking forecast for today allowing us to stretch our legs a bit. Using the tide we decided to have a go at a couple of wrecks some 25 miles North of the harbour. One of our regular crews had the boat booked today. Gin clear water out there with all the fish taking the shads and the pirks. The " motley " crew pictured are from left to right : Paul Pantellerisco ( Southport ) Guy Wrightson ( Pontefract ) John Purvis ( Whitby ) Gary Snaith ( Whitby ) Kev Sixsmith ( Whitby ) and Jim from Southport. Rich Simpson took the helm whilst I got the picture. Cheers Richy !! Winter fishing so often better than the summer here at Whitby as these lads can vouch for !!
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13/11/2010
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
13 Nov 2010 by Rich Ward
A bit of a blustery start to the day today (13.11) but by lunch time the wind eased and it turned into a lovely day. Worked the 9 mile ground all day with a good number of cod and ling to around the 8lb mark. All falling to the bait. Mainly squid baited hokkai rigs. Sadly forgot the camera so no pics today !!
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07/11/2010
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
7 Nov 2010 by Rich Ward
Last Sunday saw our first inshore ( anchored ) trip of the season. Plenty of codlings running at the moment after a number of fresh North / North East winds. Pictured here are 4 of the lads aboard last Sunday with just a few of their catch. Pictured left to right are Tim Reynolds, Martin Catley, Alistair Watson and my crewman John Wilcock. These are the best of the cod caught with fish to 9.5lbs.
The inshore ( anchor ) fishing is often termed as " uptiding " To catch fish at anchor it is not always necessary to launch your bait uptide like a lot of people think. All the cod in this photo were in fact taken downtide of the boat ( NO CASTING ! ) Simply lowering your bait down away from the boat can work as well, as these lads proved. I believe that the term "Uptiding" puts a lot of anglers off because they think that there is a certain specialist skill required for it. NOT SO! Anyone can do it ! A lighter rod can better for the job but we have lads who fish with us with 20 -30lb class gear and catch perfectly fine with it!
The Whitby Charter Skippers are holding their winter inshore competition from the 4th December - 12th Dec inc. With a 1st prize of £1000.00 and various daily cash prizes too it's well worth a go !! Nice to grab a grand for Xmas!!!!
To make a booking for the comp please contact me on 07733 233352 or 01947 601233 or mail me at richardward384@yahoo.co.uk
Happy fishing !!!
