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25/03/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
25 Mar 2015 by Rich Cope
We managed our 2nd day of the of the year wrecking yesterday, the weather here at whitby played ball with us giving us very little wind and glorious sunshine all day.
We had a good steam offshore the wrecks on the 20 mile looking for clearer water, I was absolutely shocked to see that a there looked to be traces of the dreaded algae in the water,
we plucked away at a couple of wrecks until slack water, then moved again, we hit it with virtually no drift on at all, then BANG, every single rod went into fish, we had a great mad half hour with cod after cod smashing our shads, one lad fishing hokais managed a two treble shots of fish, then as quickly as the madness started it finished with the arrival of the ebb tide.
everybody had raked up a good few fish, i was a bit disappointed we hadn't done better, but the lads were all beaming with the result, we had a rod average of 8 or 9 cod per man.
we dropped on an a few marks on the way in for next to nothing, before we finished on a bit of scrap as the next slack approached, we raked another half a dozen fish to squid baits.
A very enjoyable day for us -
23/03/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
23 Mar 2015 by Rich Cope
We had a fairly steady day yesterday (23/3/15), here on the uptiding grounds at whitby.
With the tides being a bit on the big side we headed to spot where we haven't been in a while in the hope for a few better fish, we found a few too. we moved as we needed to, but were a bit hampered by the wind over the tide,
we still found fish for everyone on board. some doing better than others, a few lads managed over ten fish a piece, returning anything under 40cm, we were surprised by the stamp of the fish though as quite a few were over 4lb the best going around 7lb.
prospects for the next week as the tides drop away look good for wrecking, so if you fancy a trip out to wrecks give us a call on 07977 436903,
tight lines, Rich
Pictured is the best best fish of the day -
19/03/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
19 Mar 2015 by Rich Cope
With a lift in tides, I decided to play it safe and stay inshore, knowing we would be able to get among a few fish. It can be a bit hit and miss sometimes offshore if the water isnt quite right.
Needless to say, we took a steady picking all day long really, moving if nothing was happening in any one place, a couple of the shots we stopped at saw a good bit of action, with Mistress regular Tony Barret nailing two on the same pennel rig!
The lads managed to boat around 70 codlings today, returning a good few under 40cm, they all left happy,
Plenty of fish in the 2-3lb bracket with the a few bigger ones thrown in, the biggest going 5/6lb for Ken from Malton, well done mate!
Pictured is Ken with his Biggest fish -
17/03/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
17 Mar 2015 by Rich Cope
Absolute Red Letter Day Wrecking - 17/3/15
We put to sea today with the soul intention of going wrecking, the tides are just starting to lift so today was really the last window until the neaps come round again next time,
As soon as we arrived at my chosen wreck, just looking on the sounder I knew it was going to be one of those days!
I set up the drift and wallop, every rod was into fish, we even got a second drop and second helping of fish, this continued trough slack water until the tide got away, then the fishing slowed a bit as the water clarity wasnt fantastic but clear enough for the shads.
we were still managing a fish a piece a drift.
by 1pm the lads had pretty much had their fill each with a level box of fish a piece, with some really nice fish boated into double figures and we called it a day stopping at a couple more bits of scrap on the way home.
The lads were delighted, The prospects are certainly looking good for the upcoming season, if you fancy a trip give me a call on 07977 436903
Tight Lines, Rich
Pictured is Colin from Nr Burton on Trent with the best cod of the day easily into double figures -
13/03/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
13 Mar 2015 by Rich Cope
We put to sea yesterday morning as planned, with a view to going wrecking, when we nudged out the pier ends it was a bit shabby to say the least!
so we plodded out to the 4 & 5 mile where we had a few drifts on some wrecks, the drift was a bit too quick tbh BUT we managed to get a few codlings on board upto 5lb, and dropped others off so the signs are there,
We waited and went back inside for the edd tide and got the anchor down. Even on the small tide we managed to take a steady picking of fish, finishing up with 30-40 cod for the boat,
Tony Barret took 15 himself, using the NashBaits big squid attractor aditive, well done mate. The stamp of fish was generally good, most in the 3lb bracket with a few more upto 6lb
Pictured is Martin Hoole, with one of his better fish of the day -
10/03/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
10 Mar 2015 by Rich Cope
Absolutely Belting Evening Uptiding
We fished yesterday as planned 2pm till 8pm, the weather fell away perfect for us fishing the flood tide,
We got set up on our first spot just as the tide got away, it was steady a hour or so we must have taken a good 20 or so fish there including a double hook up on my pennel rig!,
I moved again and it was slow in this spot we lost a few and bagged a few,
So I picked up for the what turned out the be the final move, dusk was just setting in as we settled in, and the fishing went ballistic!
The rods were just nodding non stop, it turned out the best lad,Gary Arkle from Newcastle, had landed the best part of 30 cod himself! giving Gary credit, he returned most of his fish even though they were size, as did the others on board, plenty returned to fight another day,
Tallying up on the way in we had had a belter session taking between 70 & 80 cod in around 5 hours fishing!
Pictured is Charles from Harrogate with one of his fish -
08/03/2015
Fishing Report by Colin Johnson
8 Mar 2015 by Colin Johnson
A great first day out with Rich Cope and Mistress.
Slow start but once the tide turned the sport picked up quickly.
Good trip with Rich and crewman Alex, whose 7 year son Kai took the top spot on the day.
Great bag of cod, including a 7 pounder put us all to shame. Top man Kai, a star in the making.
Watch out Rich he'll be after your job next
My first trip with this skipper but definitely not the last
Colin (Northampton) -
08/03/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
8 Mar 2015 by Rich Cope
We managed to get to sea on Sunday again this weekend,
we got off to fairly slow start in the morning, but I knew things would improve once the tide turned, the fishing came on with a bang once it did.
even though it wasnt a hectic day we managed between 45 & 50 Codlings for the day, a few of the lads managed close on double figure bags to mostly worm and squid cocktail baits.
Top rod Kai Leadley (7) managed the biggest bag and biggest fish of the day, a cracker at 7lb 2oz, beating his PB, well done mate, top fishing!
Pictured is a very proud Kai, with his new PB Cod -
05/03/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
5 Mar 2015 by Rich Cope
We managed another successful day at sea again today here at Whitby aboard Mistress .
Everyone got among the fish with them taking mainly squid / worm cocktails.
The best lad landed well over 20 fish himself today, throwing many back just keeping enough for the table. we saw a good few fish in the 5-6lb region today, and as always everything under 40cm went back alive.
With the tides building I expect we will continue to enjoy sport inshore to Uptide tactics.
We have space available on sunday if youre interested give us a shout on 07977 436903, tight lines, Rich
Pictured are the lads at the end fo the day with a few of their fish! well done men! -
20/02/2015
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
20 Feb 2015 by Rich Cope
The end to the half term holidays finished with two families each with three generations of angler on board Mistress Both regulars with us, we managed put a trip together last minute as a gap in the weather allowed us to get to sea.
It was a very cold, fresh, crisp morning, but by 10am, it was a lovely day with bright sunshine all day, flat seas, what more could you want from a winters day uptiding at whitby . a few fish? yeah we well and truly covered that one too!
With, Andy, Phil & Matthew on one side of the boat, and Rich, Mike, Will & Hanry on the other side, both families set about taking a steady picking of fish all day. It was great to see all the family banter between them all, we only had to move a few times through the day to keep us on the action.
The majority of the fish were all in the 2-3lb bracket, a few smaller and a few bigger. As always I try to encourage putting anything back under 40cm unless its gut hooked, and the lads did a sterling job with the catch and release effort.
With a count up of around 70 codlings for the day the lads were all as pleased as punch with their day at sea. well done men!
If you fancy a trip with us, give me a call on 07977 436903, Tight Lines, Rich
Pictured are the lads at the end of the day with a few of their fish
