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14/10/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
14 Oct 2017 by Philip Higgins
Poole continues to enjoy some excellent Plaice fishing in and outside of the Harbour with fish being caught to 4lb along with plenty of Garfish action, local angler Keith set a new PB when he landed an Octopus in very shallow water. Last weekend we ventured out to the wrecks in search of big Black Bream and hoping to see a Red Bream, drifting over the wrecks proved fruitless but once at anchor the fishing took off with Bream to 5lb 4ozs coming aboard all day until the tide got going again, over slack water Tope came on the feed. Sadly we did not see a Red Bream. Soon we will be heading out seeking those big winter Cod, if you would like to join me on one of these trips please call.
all the best
Philip Higgins -
04/10/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
4 Oct 2017 by Philip Higgins
Rays still dominate the inshore fishing on the outer banks with plenty of Undulates and Small Eyed Rays being caught closer inshore along the piers Plaice ,Gurnards, Bream and the sought after Trigger Fish remain the main focus and if your are lucky a Turbot or Codlng can be landed, towards the eastern marks of the beaches good size Bream are being caught in good numbers.
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18/09/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
18 Sep 2017 by Philip Higgins
Hi
After the success of the weekend Trigger fishing the planned trip to head west for Rays, Tope and Congers it was decided as these species would still be around in a couple of weeks time to take advantage of the superb Trigger fishing available so the Christchurch Angling Centre team geared up for mega light fishing and were soon rewarded with Plaice after Plaice, England shore angler Toby did not have the best of starts as he stood watching everyone else landing fish while he could not buy a bite. As the fish kept coming the time was fast approaching to put the anchor in for Triggers as they would start to feed soon. Julian was 1st to land a Trigger quickly followed by another double shot of Triggers ( not seen before this weekend now have 2 for the record) this was special for Julian as he had never caught one before then not to be out done Toby found his mojo landing lots of bream and finally his 1st Trigger and as a bream was lifted out of the water another Trigger followed the bottom bait which we left just below the surface and the Trigger swam around the bait mouthing it and just playing to our amusement before swimming off. Some good tides coming up for those big big Bream on the offshore marks this time of year so come and join us for some out of the box fishing.
All the best
Phil -
16/09/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
16 Sep 2017 by Philip Higgins
Instead of doing Ray fishing during the slack tides we gambled and choose to hunt for the illusive Trigger Fish as the Marden Edwards group had not landed any between them, after a slow start Chris landed a new boat record of a Trigger double shot then Graeme not to be out done landed 5 Triggers on the trot, the organiser Pete Evans got in on the act followed by Simon Rushent in total we had 11 Triggers, lots of Plaice Bream and Gurnards.
In all it was a great days fishing and as the tides build for next week more Trigger action to follow (hopefully) -
02/09/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
2 Sep 2017 by Philip Higgins
The last few days have all been tailored to the Bournemouth International Airshow and for 3 days we had glorious weather some fantastic flying displays great fishing and 3 eat as much as you can BBQs. Although the fish were small they were very playful and added excitement between aerobatic displays. Over the event we must have taken thousands of pictures of planes, seagulls and clouds as just when you think you have a perfect photo the boat rolls and another seagull gets his pic taken. If you enjoy airshows the only place to get the best views and pictures are from the sea with the sun behind you and nothing in front of you.
Looking forward to next year already.
all the best
Phil -
23/08/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
23 Aug 2017 by Philip Higgins
There is some great inshore Plaice fishing to be had at the moment along the beaches, today the M&J team landed over 35 in a couple of hours along with Bream, Gurnards, and a small Turbot. More updates to follow at the weekend.
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14/08/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
14 Aug 2017 by Philip Higgins
Last weekend saw us venture offshore to go after the sporting Bass and from the 1st drift quality Bass came aboard in good numbers of which in line with current regs all bar 1 per person were returned. As the tide eased we moved inshore to target Trigger fish and as the day started we were immediately into them with the 1st being landed within 2 minutes of anchoring.
I have several singles dates targeting Triggers in Sept check the website www.mistresslindacharters.com for more details
all the best
Philip Higgins -
11/08/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
11 Aug 2017 by Philip Higgins
This week we landed our 1st Trigger fish of the season and it fell to young Charlotte who went on to land 2 more much to the annoyance of her father, the fishing has been steady with some good Rays and Tope caught when you can get to the banks. Plenty of Plaice and small bream are being caught along the beaches and in the swash channel. One big surprize whilst fishing the Poole Harbour entrance just 100m from the ferry Tom who was fishing for Plaice thought he had hooked the bottom until 'it moved' after struggling to move it on his light tackle an Undulate Ray of 16lb 6ozs came aboard. This is one of the biggest fish I have heard of being caught in the entrance for many years.
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23/07/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
23 Jul 2017 by Philip Higgins
Poole July 2017 Report
The weather has seen some unseasonal highs and lows ranging from record high temperatures to excess rainfall and lightning storms which has affected the fishing dramatically. Mackeral were being caught in reasonable numbers have become very hard to find and we are having to rely on frozen baits as back up, at this time of year we should be catching enough to put some by for the winter months not draw down on our stocks. The wreck fishing has been very poor this month with a few Pollack being caught and hardly any Cod. Now the Bass ban has been lifted allowing an angler to retain 1 fish per day some very good Bass have been caught, Carl Hurren landed a PB Bass of 10lb 2ozs in the Swash Channel on very light spinning tackle whilst Plaice fishing. Ray fishing has continued to be excellent and working in conjunction with the Undulate Ray Project we are now seeing repeat landings of the same fish in the same areas. Further inshore and within the Harbour some very good Plaice fishing has been experienced with up to 50 in one session most are on the small side but for one angler from Romsey fishing on board Mistress Linda using a tiny bit of worm as small Bream were devastating the baits landed a Plaice of 4lb. Along the beaches there are lots of small Bream and Gurnards and as a bonus the 1st Trigger fish has been caught by Martin Bailey near Durley Chine weighing 3lb. One species for the boat this year was a fine Cuckoo Ray caught during a Lymington Club comp the fishing was very hard.
Philip Higgins
Mistress Linda -
09/07/2017
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
9 Jul 2017 by Philip Higgins
After a good week catching Rays and some of the best Mackeral fishing I have seen for a couple of years last Sunday the crew opted to go out of the box, it was originally planned as a wrecking trip but due to the low numbers of fish caught offshore we decided to drift for Turbot and Tope in new areas to us, 1st drift produced a fine Brill of around 5lb and a few Tope so we ventured further south to a flat open mark that produced another Brill of 6 lb and more Tope. This was a gamble that we all think with a little time invested would produce more 'flats' closer to Poole than people imagine.
All the best
Phil
