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20/02/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
20 Feb 2017 by Philip Higgins
Last weekend saw February temperatures rise to be able to fish in shirtsleeves and flat calm conditions allowing us to venture out to the mid channel wrecks for the 1st time this year, not knowing if they were holding fish we set of in thick fog which is always challenging navigating Poole Harbour but once we cleared the main channel the fog disappeared leaving beautiful sunny conditions. Our 1st stop produced 2 Pollack on the 1st drift and continued to average 1 per drift then on, nothing big all around the 8-9lb mark, as we moved to another wreck we were rewarded with a bonus Coalfish of 9lb 12ozs. As we had now caught our target species and with the tide due to ease soon we choose to try some new bank marks I had come across last year, once anchored we were immediately into Blonde Rays with the best going 25lb 4 ozs in 1 hr 15 mins we had landed 16 Rays. A good days fishing. On Sunday the anglers choose to stay local, our 1st mark only produced 1 Ray and a few small whiting so we moved to a gulley mid Poole Bay and were rewarded with lots of Congers to 62lb, Pollack to 10lb and our usual friends the Dogfish.
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23/01/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
23 Jan 2017 by Philip Higgins
The inshore Whiting fishing has continued to be outstanding this winter, last weekend we managed to land our 1st set of 5 Rays in 1 trip, Blonde, Thornback, Small Eyed, Spotted and Undulate. Conger Eels are still providing plenty of sport on the lighter tackle. Keith Humphreys of Sea Fishing Poole fame caught his 1st cod of the winter during a 'boys' day out along with plenty of big whiting. Saturday we ventured out to sea to chase the Spurdogs but only managed more Eels, rays and Whiting, yesterday the freezing fog which did not lift all day meant a change of plans so we fished a little closer to shore landing plenty of Whiting,Congers and the 1st Plaice of the year.
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14/12/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
14 Dec 2016 by Philip Higgins
The Flounder fishing from Poole is very patchy with the best being towards the upper reaches of the Wareham Channel, today we landed several fish up to 2lb the bigger fish are still eluding us along with plenty of small Bass. The Bay marks are fishing well for Whiting, the Cod fishing will be at its best over the next couple of weeks.
If you wish to go fishing as an individual or group I am operating trips daily exc 25th and 26th Dec.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year -
01/12/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
1 Dec 2016 by Philip Higgins
Yesterday the 1st Flounder trip of the winter series was fished in below zero conditions to start with and small ice patches catching the lines, as the tide eased and with the sun getting stronger a few Flounders were landed over the turn of the tide more Flounders were landed with Terry Vye getting the biggest. The conditions and scenery were so good and peaceful that fishing seemed to take 2nd place. Tomorrow we go looking for Cod and Whiting.
If you would like to join us on any of these trips please check the calendar schedule on CBUK / www.mistresslindacharters.com or call direct 07860794183 -
19/11/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
19 Nov 2016 by Philip Higgins
The sea fishing trips from Poole have been hampered by the weather - well it is that time of year, when we have managed to find a weather window the fishing has been slower than I would expect but it is good to see the increase in Channel Whiting numbers each trip, the usual dogfish have been hammering the baits in amongst a few Congers, Rays and the odd Cod each trip. A quick last couple of drifts of the day on the way home from the deep sea marks produced a surprising Plaice haul of 23 fish to 2lb which for mid November was quite an achievement.
All the best
Phil -
06/11/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
6 Nov 2016 by Philip Higgins
The weather has certainly taken a dip and with the wind coming from the north the temp has dropped but the fishing remains top class, yesterday we caught a beautiful Allis Shad weighing in at 2lb 6ozs (weighed and returned) along with lots of Plaice Dabs and Dogfish, today with strong winds and rain forecasted we opted to go for Plaice in sheltered waters, with light winds and bright sunshine we had a brilliant trip with Linda (not my boss) and her staff landing plenty of Plaice to 2lb 10ozs Dabs Gurnards and a bonus 4lb Brill. The Cod catches are increasing in numbers and this is your chance to bag one of those winter heavyweights, please check the website for spaces or give me a call 07860794183.
Tight lines
Philip Higgins -
30/10/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
30 Oct 2016 by Philip Higgins
The last few days have been very rewarding in experience and catches, we started off this week testing drones then went Plaice fishing with catches of up to 50 per trip then over to the Isle of Wight winter marks and landed lots of small eels along with channels dogs and 2 nice Cod for Dave Colcough and Ian Napier, today we fished a bank in Poole Bay catching lots of dogs 2 nice Undulates weighing in at 16lb and 14lb along with a 1st for Ron Hawkins from Thatcham a cracking Turbot of 14lb 4ozs along with some more Plaice and Dabs. Please check the trip schedules for forthcoming availability on Cod trips.
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22/10/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
22 Oct 2016 by Philip Higgins
The Albion SAC usually fish on a Sunday but this year have also done a few Saturdays and thankfully they did as Sunday's forecast was 20kt + easterly winds. The fishing was as predicted plenty of Plaice, Dabs, Gurnards and for Keith Trim another nice Brill this followed one caught last weekend, earlier in the week Mackeral had returned and were caught in good numbers only to disappear quickly. As dark descends Squid can be caught near the Piers. Good to see a few Channel Whiting making an appearance as well
The IOW Cod marks are starting to produce so now is the time to check the Mistress Linda availability schedule and book a trip, during Nov Dec and Jan I will be running a few Flounder trips for those enthusiasts so if you would like to join please call.
look forward to seeing you soon
Phil -
15/10/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
15 Oct 2016 by Philip Higgins
The forecast was giving high winds and lots of rain but the anglers wanted to go fishing so the only option was to fish Poole Harbour, many other boats cancelled their trips but we decided to go. On the morning before leaving home the heavens opened but as I got into the car there was in the distance blue skies and NO wind for once the BBC had got it wrong in my favour. We proceeded to venture out of the Harbour to find a flat sea with a slight swell, once fishing we were immediately into Plaice this continued all day with at the last count around midday of over 70 Plaice and other species, as the trip went on the wind started to arrive and as the rain came we called it a day lots of Plaice, Bream, Gurnards, Mackeral , Bass A great days fishing
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09/10/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
9 Oct 2016 by Philip Higgins
Poole Harbour is producing some quality fish Plaice up to 4lb, plenty of Bream and Gurnards and some big Wrasse not everyone's favourite but when in the 6lb class on light tackle they provide fantastic sport. Along the beaches Plaice dominate the catches although the fish are in the small to medium class the quantity provides plenty of action mixed in are Bream, Gurnards, small Hounds, Trigger fish and the occasional Cod. We tried the deeper Cod marks towards the Isle of Wight but were plagued with very small Congers and the 1st nice haul of Whiting this season. Several decent sized Rays were landed making it a good day but sadly no Cod ( always next time)