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16/10/2024
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
16 Oct 2024 by Scott Belbin
That's us finished at Plymouth now. It's been great fun down here the last few weeks. The weather has been kind to us, the fish have been amazing and the people have made it. Thanks to those who joined us this year for your support. You will get first refusal on next year's dates. Thanks to those who helped me set the boat up, and cart everything around. Stephen Charles particularly as well as Steve canham, Martin and dad.
Also thanks to the locals who made us feel very welcome you were all very approachable and friendly.
I've got dropped the hammers on The Galloper and we're currently heading back to Essex to make the most of the autumn bass fishing.
Stacey and the boys have gone ahead of me so I can't wait to see them soon.
I also owe Stacey a big thanks for letting us spend a fortune, drag her and the boys across the country to satisfy my obsession with fish.
Now for the long steam home. Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for breakfast! -
30/09/2024
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
30 Sep 2024 by Scott Belbin
Just a quick update, the tuna fishing continues to be great down here in Plymouth. We have fished a variety of conditions over the last week to put it lightly but the tuna have been obliging regardless. Everyone who has fished for tuna aboard galloper has now caught a tuna if not several which is all I can ask for. With the amount of fish showing we should be able to keep this up too.
I have individual spaces and possibly room for a boat booking this week aboard galloper from Plymouth yacht haven marina.
Next spaces
01/10- spaces @ £250pp
02/10- spaces @ £250pp
03/10- spaces @ £250pp or full boat booking
08/10- 1 spaces @ £250pp
10/10- 1 spaces @ £250pp
Please call 07956411528 for more information -
24/09/2024
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
24 Sep 2024 by Scott Belbin
It's hard to believe that we could just casually pop out for a few hours in the afternoon and get Stacey our first tuna from Plymouth this year. It was also our first in the chair which works a treat. Fishing has been good so far with everyone catching at least one tuna each if not two or three in a day. Theres been quiet spells and mad spells with multiple hook ups (no matter how hard we tried to avoid them). We have caught them on stand up gear as well as the chair and lots of the lads prefer the chair.
I have a single angler booked the boat for himself for the next few days so Stacey and the boys are coming to help me. I think I can boast the best looking crew in the fleet at least! I have spaces for individuals and boat bookings next week for tuna ideally though we can mix it up if you want.
Currently the boat is available for groups or individuals on 30/09-04/10 from Plymouth. Please call 07956411528 for more information -
19/09/2024
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
19 Sep 2024 by Scott Belbin
We have been really enjoying our time down here in Falmouth. It's been everything we hoped for and in general the weather has been kind to us. After several years of bad weather on our south coast adventures it's been very welcome. We even managed to sneak offshore for a long trip which requires a lot of ducks to line up. The conditions were far from perfect but they were good enough and the fishing was amazing. From the first drop we were catching decent fish and getting bites non stop. While we were still getting settled there were double and treble shots of spurs dogs coming out as well as a cracking haddock for Steve hill. One of the big rods took us by surprise as it arched over having been down just minutes. The one unrolled and spat the hook which was a shame but as it turned out not the end of the world. We quickly discovered that blue sharks were very plentiful despite having no chum out! We nicked a couple here and there but only put a rod over as pest control every now and then when they were becoming a nuisance. Steve hill posed for a picture of the smallest against his will but there were several 50-80lb fish there too. The k were on the baits pretty quickly to be honest and for a while it was a fish or bite or dropped fish every drop. They varied in size a fair bit and we only measured the wingspan of biggest which was 48 inches and pretty deep too. Nick had this one as one of many firsts for him on the trip. As darkness fell the sea was alive with saury on the surface which would scatter as a shark passed by. We also had a saury jump in the boat. We managed a porgie pup to finish the trip too. We had 8 skate to the boat and lost another 4/5 probably skate or maybe bigger fish. This was well worth the trip, far more life than I expected and I can't wait to head back when I can.
I was surprised that we didn't see any tuna, that's probably because most of them are back inshore where we have been catching them! In fairness we tried lives for them while we were offshore but we couldn't get through the blues. I wish I had that problem at home!
Please call 07956411528 for tuna availability over the next few weeks from Plymouth -
11/09/2024
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
11 Sep 2024 by Scott Belbin
The rest of the lads joined us for their first day in Falmouth today. The weather wasn't amazing so we planned an easy day inshore.
We started off looking for mackerel and reef fish. After a few Pollock, poor cod, cuckoo wrasse, scad, mackerel and a john dory we could see birds and tuna working very close in and couldn't resist having a go for them. Luckily we put some basic gear aboard just in case.
So we had a quick tidy up of the deck and got things organised. I wasn't long before the first tuna was making the accurate scream. This was a powerful fish and a handful on stand up gear and a rocking boat. After leading us on a pretty good dance we had it alongside the galloper to be measured, photographed and released. It was a nice fish of 75 inches and pretty plump too. Not bad for Steve's first one.
The fish had gathered again and we had another run through hooking up straight away. This fish was determined to empty most of the reel as we got the other gear out of the way. Unfortunately this one didn't want to hang around and so Stephen had to bring several hundred yards of line back in with no fish attached. He did say this was probably easier than having a tuna attached though. The fish broke up a bit after this and we decided not to get distracted by tuna and concentrate on the other species. We anchored a wreck and had a nice long to start with, some congers, whiting and pouting before heading home. We are meant to be general fishing the next few days but the tuna fishing is pretty hot at the moment so we might try and sneak one or two more out before starting our proper tuna trips.
We have the following availability for tuna fishing from Plymouth currently
20/09- full boat available
24/09- 2 spaces
30/09- boat available
01/10- boat available
02/10- boat available
03/10- boat available
08/10- boat available
10/10- 2 spaces
11/10- 1 space
14/10- boat available
Boat bookings £1000 and individual spaces £250pp please call 07956411528 -
05/09/2024
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
5 Sep 2024 by Scott Belbin
With our journey south and tuna trips getting closer we've been getting Galloper ready this week. The outriggers suddenly make her look more like a big game boat. We have individual spaces and boat bookings available tuna fishing from Plymouth from 20/09. Please get in touch if you want to join us on 07956411528 for more information
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23/08/2024
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
23 Aug 2024 by Scott Belbin
Sorry I haven't posted much lately. To be honest I've been very busy and didn't want to turn more people away. There's been some lovely variety coming out over the last week or two. We've seen some more stingrays and our biggest by far the other night. Mark had a plaice on a general trip and we've seen a few small thornback rays. Stanley had one just the right size for him. The bass fishing has been good inshore and offshore lately depending on the tides and there have been some nice hounds too. I have a few spaces over the next couple of weeks before I head south for tuna and more. If you want to join us here in brightlingsea or for tuna in Plymouth please get in touch.
Next spaces are
25/08- 2 spaces @ £60pp
27/08- offshore bass trip 4 spaces @ £100pp plus bait
29/08- 4 spaces @ £60pp
I also have individual spaces and boat bookings available for tuna in Plymouth
Please contact me on 07956411528 for more information -
18/08/2024
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
18 Aug 2024 by Scott Belbin
Sorry I haven't been on here much this week or so but I have been very busy on the boat and at home.
We have been making the most of the good weather and catching some nice fish. There have been a few different species although most trips are made up with bass and hounds.
Our offshore trips are mainly targeting bass from now until December and we have seen some great shoals of fish working at times (though not always that easy to catch) and the bait fishing has been good at times too.
I have spaces this week on general trips and next week offshore bass trips and general trips. Please contact me to check availability by phone
Next spaces
20/08- 4 spaces @ £60pp
27/08- offshore bass trip 5 spaces @ £100pp
29/08- general trip 8 spaces @ £60pp
Please call 07956411528 for more information. Not all dates advertised -
05/08/2024
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
5 Aug 2024 by Scott Belbin
Bobby made the most of the lovely weather and the lads had a cracking day for an offshore bass trip. We were into fish from the off and had steady fishing throughout the day trying several marks at different states of the tide. The fish were were of mixed sizes but there were some really chunky fish mixed with them. We have been doing well on the bass lately, particularly on the offshore trips. These will continue until the end of November. I have spaces this week for offshore and general trips.
Next spaces
07/08- 5 spaces @ £60pp
09/08- offshore bass trip 1 space @ £100pp
10/08- offshore bass trip 2 spaces @ £100pp
16/08- evening trip 4 spaces @ £60pp 4pm-midnight
17/08-4 spaces @ £60pp
20/08- 8 spaces @ £60pp
22/08- Clacton air show 5 spaces @ £60pp
25/08- 3 spaces @ £60pp
27/08- offshore bass trip 5 spaces @ £100pp
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information -
02/08/2024
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
2 Aug 2024 by Scott Belbin
I thought I'd share some of the less common species we have had lately. Mostly offshore but some more colourful fish like tub and red gurnard, greater weaver fish and even some black bream. Of course the bass are our main targets offshore from now until December but it's nice to see the other fish too.
The general trips are still producing hounds and bass inshore as well as some other bits and bobs. I have spaces in the next week on general and offshore bass trips
Next spaces
07/08- 5 spaces @ £60pp
09/08- offshore bass trip 3 spaces @ £100pp
10/08- offshore bass trip 1 space @ £100pp
11/08- offshore bass trip 1 space @ £100pp
Please call 07956411528 for more information
