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26/08/2023
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
26 Aug 2023 by Rich Ward
Yesterday’s crew consisted of mainly regular Shy-Torque anglers who always take advantage of the easier neap tides.
As always we started out on the hunt for the Mackerel which were in good supply at the bouy for the lads. One drift did the job.
I decided to try a few marks further out for a change as I reckoned on nobody being out there for some time. Also a nice change of scenery!!
We started on a small piece of scrap just over 8 miles from port and the lads picked around 20 fish from that. A nice start to the day.
Once the wreck dried up on us we dropped on to one of my favourite little marks. A small ledge rising just a couple of metres which runs West to East around 50 yards.
A great little mark as you can often pick away at it in different parts.
The lads were really on the cod, bringing some nice fish up, when 4 huge seals decided to gate crash and spoilt the party instantly!
Another move then.
We steamed a bit further out to try and escape from the seals and tried what is normally a good wreck to us but today it proved fruitless with just a handful of fish coming aboard.
We still had time to run to a couple more bits of ironwork so we ran back in towards a small wreck split into two pieces.
It fished okay where the lads took another couple of dozen fish from it.
Cod coming aboard to just a shade under 10lbs.
My old mate Paul from Bridlington, who normally beats everyone, fished like a handcuffed crab today and lost many more than he landed!!
Chris Siddle on the other hand had a lovely day with a dozen nice fish to take home.
Another great day with the lads with Fergus getting the usual ear bashing from them!!
At least he managed to get out of bed and made it on time!
Cheers for now,
Rich
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25/08/2023
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
25 Aug 2023 by Rich Ward
Old customers, new customers, customers who I haven’t seen for 10 years and a
m/cycling mate aboard the boat yesterday.
The weather was certainly on our side today with very light breezes.
The Mackerel were still playing at the Bouy too so we took just enough for what we needed for the group and headed off to start our day.
Rough ground to start off which was rubbish to be fair!
Onwards then to a few bits of scrap which only produced a few fish each.
The fresh Mackerel certainly played its part with the Shads and artificials struggling to attract much at all.
Waldek and his mate Bruce (two of our new customers) fished the best out of the group, taking around a dozen fish between them. Valdek also taking the heaviest of the day with a nice Ling a shade over 10lbs.
Not the best of days for numbers of fish boated but a very pleasant day at sea for one and all.
Tally for the day around 40 fish.
Cheers
Rich
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23/08/2023
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
23 Aug 2023 by Rich Ward
Yesterday’s team from Cumbria, organised by Cliff Atkinson, enjoyed a good day on the water with us. The fishing was good until the Westerly breeze freshened after the change of tide at lunchtime.
We struggled to find the Mackerel on the inshore marks but were soon hammering them out on the 3 mile stretch. I think the last set of “booling” tides has spooked them hard ashore. Enough in one drift to keep us in bait for the day.
The drift was just over a knot to start the day so we had a few runs across a strip of ground to start off.
Very few fish there with just a half dozen to keep.
As the tide eased off at 9.30am we dropped the lads on the first wreck of the day where they picked off 15 or so fish. Everything coming up on the baited rigs.
The second wreck we touched produced a few more, around 30 fish.
Some doubles coming off that one too.
Freddie the landlord taking a nice double from it, a Cod of 7lb 5oz and a Ling of 5lbs. A nice drop!
Freddie also taking the best fish of the day (which won the sweep) a lovely Cod at 9lb 8oz. Well done to him.
With the breeze being against the ebb in the afternoon, things were awkward for the team and they only managed another half dozen fish or so.
We called it at 3.30 and returned to the harbour.
99% of the days fish coming up on the baited rigs.
A great day with the lads as ever.
Cheers
Rich
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16/08/2023
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
16 Aug 2023 by Rich Ward
Report 15.08.23.
The Mackerel were back on the inshore marks again yesterday and with just one drift next to the bouy we were good to go.
However, it was a very slow start to the day, mainly down to the amount of seals we had on the grounds and after three or four drifts for nothing much at all we decided to run away from the black beasties!
The next stop was seal free thank goodness and the lads enjoyed two or three decent drifts with some nice Cod and Ling boated. A couple of doubles boated there too which is always good to see. Some nice Cod to just shy of 9.5lbs off that bit of ground.
That strip of ground did dry up on us eventually so we moved to another small ledge on the 8 mile ground.
It fished well too with no seals insight at all.
The baited rigs fished the best without a doubt. The Shads struggling in comparison.
Two of our very regular anglers Bill Barraclough and Paul Mawson fishing the best on the boat.
Before yesterday’s trip Paul was holding the fish of the month for August with a nice Ling of 12lb 2oz.
Bill overtook him at lunchtime with a nice Ling that was nudging 14lbs and went into the lead!
At 1.0pm Paul took hold of a fairly heavy looking fish and when boated, I figured it looked heavier than Bill’s! It was actually longer too.
We had to wait until we returned to harbour for some calm water to verify who’s was the better fish.
At the dockside, Fergus our crewman weighed the pair and they both topped out at 13lb 15oz!
Twins!! Unbelievable!!
I suggested that if no one took a better fish before the end of the month, they could share the free trip to which they both agreed.
Well done lads. Some excellent fishing from you both as ever!!
Fantastic day with constant banter and giggles!
The September competition is creeping up on us fast. 9th - 24th inc.
If you fancy a go at the £1000.00 first prize in that, drop me line via the text, Watsapp or mobile. Email too.
Cheers
Rich
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13/08/2023
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
13 Aug 2023 by Rich Ward
Report for yesterday’s trip.
In a word, crap!!
A very similar route to the past 4 days where the fishing has been ok but for some reason the little critters weren’t interested at all.
We even struggled with the Mackerel yesterday with only 25 or so for the bait stocks (which is enough to be fair) but a few more would have been nicer.
The white fish were very lethargic and being finicky, almost like they weren’t in the least bit interested. Nibbling the Shad tails and letting go all the time. The baited rigs being taken and let go too. The mad world of angling!
Nevertheless, the lads had an enjoyable ride out and as always the banter was on top form!!
Thanks to Glenn, Andy and Nick for making my lazy (can’t get out of bed!) crewman’s day, a miserable one! LOL!! Kids eh!!
Tally for the day, around 15 white fish to keep and the chuck backs.
Nick Ball taking the heaviest of the day with a Ling a shade under 7.5lbs.
Cheers
Rich
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12/08/2023
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
12 Aug 2023 by Rich Ward
A proper day of two halves yesterday for the lads and our regular angling lass Lucy.
The day started out with perfect calm conditions which always makes the fishing easier.
Mackerel for the bait stocks first as usual and then out to the grounds we have worked for the last couple of days with reasonable results.
Today it was slow! Ha! The roller coaster fishing continues!
We decided to leave the grounds and dropped on a small piece of scrap towards slack water at 10.0am. Result!
We fished it steadily for a good two and half hours and the lads dragged 40-50 fish off it whilst the conditions were perfect.
When we had picked it clean the wind started freshening from the West so we ran back inshore a bit to try a couple of bits of scrap. No results there with just a few small chuck backs and maybe two Codling to keep.
The lads had said on the morning that they would like some fresher Mackerel to take home so we ended the day back at the ground we started on this morning.
As many as they wanted! One drift to finish the day with strings of the things coming aboard. Fergus’s favourite part of the day! Not!!!! ��
A great day aboard with great company and humour all day long!
Cheers
Rich
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11/08/2023
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
11 Aug 2023 by Rich Ward
Yesterday’s group were a mixed lot of regulars and newcomers to us.
Condition wise, the sea state was great compared to the day previous making the fishing much easier.
The Mackerel were abundant again although the stamp was a few sizes down on Wednesday’s catch. Plenty again in just the one drift.
With nearly all our fish coming off the ground on Wednesday, we chose to do the same run as then. A different day altogether with a mere 15 or so Codling coming aboard in the first couple of hours.
We had a chat and young crew man Fergus and the lads agreed we should have a run off to a couple of wrecks. No the best move ever but we did find a few.
For some reason I thought that the grounds back inside would fish on the change of tide onto the ebb and it did.
We finished the day off nicely there and some nice plump Codling were boated.
Tally for the day, 50-60 keepers with the usual juveniles to throw back.
Regular angler with us Paul Mawson landing the heaviest of the day with a nice Ling of 12lb 02oz. His fish taking the lead in the Shy-Torque III fish of the month competition where the heaviest of the month wins a fee trip. Good luck to him.
Cheers for now,
Rich
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10/08/2023
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
10 Aug 2023 by Rich Ward
After due deliberation, we decided to give it a go yesterday.
There was a NW swell running which made the run out a very steady one.
First stop was the 3 mile area to see if the Mackerel were still running after a week off for the big Spring tides and they were there all right. Strings of them and enough in one drift to give us the fresh bait for the day!
Our next move was to some ground on the 5 mile and we picked a few Codling up there. Baited rigs better than the artificial lures there for sure.
Our next stop was a short strip of ground on the 7 mile where we picked away on the Codling for a few hours. The fish falling to the Shads there too, indicating the water was a lot clearer a few more miles out.
Good sport.
There were a couple of green bellies on board today, but as I always do, if some are feeling queasy and fall to the old “mal de mer” I always give them some fish which my crewman Fergus and I catch.
Tally for the day, around 35 keepers, which, in challenging conditions at times was a fair result.
Mark Konowski taking the best bag. 8 nice fish home with him.
Cheers lads,
Rich
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03/08/2023
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
3 Aug 2023 by Rich Ward
The July “Heaviest fish of the month” on the Shy-Torque III was won by one of Chinese customers from Leeds.
Henry and his three mates fished with us on Tuesday 25th July and had a really good day on the Cod.
Henry’s Cod of 13lb winning him a free trip which he can use anytime in the next 12 months.
Well done to him!
The 2024 calendar is now fully updated with all the information including tide sizes etc and we are taking bookings from now.
The competition dates for 2024 are yet to be announced but as soon as we know them I will adjust the calendar accordingly.
Henry is pictured inset.
Cheers for now,
Rich
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30/07/2023
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
30 Jul 2023 by Rich Ward
Regular angler with us Darryl Machant and the lads joined us for the day yesterday.
We started out trying for the Mackerel at the bell bouy as I’d seen a couple being landed on the West extension as we left harbour.
Straight away the lads were pulling a few in and after a couple of short drifts we had gathered plenty enough for the day.
Slack water ebb was just after 10.0am so we used the last of the ebb and steamed to a small wreck 12 miles North of the town.
The lads picking around 15 Codling from it.
I think there were a few more on the wreck but as the cross tide drift was making things awkward and as I was missing it as much as hitting it, we chose to run South to a bigger bit of ironwork.
Straight away they were into the fish again and after an hour or so the lads had gathered another 20+ keepers along with usual throw backs.
When we had “milked” that one we finished the day off on the ground and again they were knocking the Codling out.
Old Stevie who’s in his late 80’s out fished everyone on board with 9 nice Codling to around 6.5lbs. Great to see and well done mate!! You’re a star.
It’s really great when you get a few fish at every stop visited. Makes the day so enjoyable. Tally for the day, 40-50 takers.
Thanks lads. Excellent day with you as ever with cracking banter as always!
See you all again on your next trip.
Rich
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