Latest Fishing Reports: TROT- ON
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23/07/2016
Fishing Report by Carl Farrar
23 Jul 2016 by Carl Farrar
Saturday saw us joined by the boys from Hull, Due to the big tides fishing was going to be hard work, However the boys were in good spirits with plenty of banter. We started off fishing for Mackerel as fresh bait was going to be order of the day. After finding the bait we moved onto the first wreck where the fish were coming a few each drift. Skipper Paul "Dolly" Eddon decided to move to find better fishing for the lads we tried 7 or 8 wrecks with only a picking of fish showing off each one so a move to the ground was in order. The boys did better at the turn of tide with coddling, Pollack, Pouting, Whiting and Ling to 7lb all being caught. The boys enjoyed it so much they re-booked for a trip in September in the W.C.S.A late summer festival where Trot On has an enviable record of finding the £1000 BIG FISH. Great to meet you boys and see you in September
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13/07/2016
Fishing Report by Carl Farrar
13 Jul 2016 by Carl Farrar
Tuesday saw us joined by Trot On regular Big Andy Pendlebury from Goole fishing in the W.C.S.A summer festival.
Due to looking for the "Festival winning fish" Fresh Bait was the order of the day. We first started of looking for the Mackerel as we were going to need plenty of bait .
Paul "Dolly" Eddon was the man to find them. Out on the 3 mile mark we had a manic 15 mins and must have had over 10st aboard. Arriving at our 1st wreck just in time for Slack water everyone was on fresh mackerel flappers trying to tempt a big Ling. We did manage coddling and Ling to 10lb but no "monster crocs" as the tide started running. Dolly suggested Big Andy try a jigger / baited Jigger. Always one to take the skippers advice Andy swapped from bait to baited jigger. On the 2nd jig he connected to a very nice cod of 15lb 6.5 oz which took the daily festival win. Well done on the win Andy and Sound advice from Top Whitby skipper Paul Eddon -
03/07/2016
Fishing Report by Carl Farrar
3 Jul 2016 by Carl Farrar
Sunday saw us joined by a mix of anglers hoping to be in with a chance of winning the W.C.S.A summer festival and the £5000 1st place prize. Fishing was hard today due to the big tides and a stiff breeze in the aftetnoon did not help. However Martin from E. Yorks managed to tempt a Ling of over 10lb to win the daily prize of £50 we had a varied selection of fish with Cod, Ling, Whiting, Pollack, Coalies and Pouting as well as the odd few mackerel which are starting to show up. Fish were falling to Shads, Bait and hokki"s
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11/06/2016
Fishing Report by Carl Farrar
11 Jun 2016 by Carl Farrar
Saturday saw us joined by the boys from CSSC who were fishing the Yorkshire qualifier for the CSSC national boat fishing species comp. With only the top 3 going through to the Finals competition was rife. We started off on the ground at 9 miles with a mixture of Codling, Haddock Whiting, and Pouting falling to rag, squid and mussel baits. We had a move to a wreck for slack water hoping to pick up some Ling and skipper Paul Eddon was spot on the money with several of the boys picking up more Cod and Ling ALL were point scoring fish. When the tide started to run again lines up was called for a move onto more ground that Paul said would produce a varied mixture and once again he proved why he is Whitby's most successful skipper. 25 years experience showed in the way he put us onto Gurnard, Dab, Plaice, Herring and Mackerel. By the end of the day we had managed over 90+ fish of 10 different species, All fish was returned except for a few deep hooked ones that were kept for the table.
After totting up the results John, Graham and Steve Ivers won the all expenses paid trip to the National finals to represent Yorkshire WELL DONE boys. Also a big well done to John for being selected for the England boat fishing team -
20/05/2016
Fishing Report by Carl Farrar
20 May 2016 by Carl Farrar
Friday saw us joined by a party of novice anglers from the Worksop/Mansfield area. The boys were VERY impressed with the NEW Sonic hire rods coupled with the NEW Shimano and Penn reels for them to use. After a quick instruction in the use of multiplier reels the lads were keen to get fishing.
After a steam out to the first wreck for slack water the fish soon started to arrive aboard. A mixture of codling, Strap Ling and Whiting taken on bait and baited hookki's.
After slack water we had a move to some ground on the 9 mile where we had Codling, Pollack, Whiting and Pouting.
With the change of tide we were back on the wrecks where the Big lad caught the best fish of the day a nice cod of about 7lb. Now the Algae bloom is clearing by the day the fishing is set to improve vastly and the Shads will be coming into play. The Bigger Ling are also starting to show their heads.
With the W.C.S.A festival starting on the 25/6/2016 Will Super Skipper Paul Eddon and Trot On make it 4 wins in a row???? -
04/2016
Fishing Report by Carl Farrar
Apr 2016 by Carl Farrar
Trot on takes the HAT- TRICK of wins in the W.C.S.A spring festival with a winning fish of 16lb 5.5oz . A cod caught by Dave Makins from Lancs who nets £1000 for this very good fish at this time of year. The fish was taken on a hookki tipped with worm on a small wreck Paul had not fished for a while. Paul "Dolly Eddon is the only skipper in the history of the W.C.S.A who has managed a hat-trick of consecutive festival wins proving TROT ON is Whitby's premier charter boat.
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08/04/2016
Fishing Report by Carl Farrar
8 Apr 2016 by Carl Farrar
A difficult weekends fishing this week. With MASSIVE tides and a mixture of weather we had several novice anglers on board this weekend, Some like John from leeds who was a member of a stag party whose ages ranged from 20-70. John had never caught a fish before but with a little tuition on the tackle managed to catch his first ever fish which made him a very happy chappie. The lads enjoyed themselves and re-booked to go with Whitby's Premier Charter Boat "Trot On" again.
Friday saw us winning the WCSA daily prize in the W.C.S.A. spring festival with a ling of 6lb+ caught by Whitby local P. Franklin
Trot On is at time of posting this report still leading the festival with a 16lb+ cod that could land the winner £1000 winnings This was Trot On's 3rd day at sea in this years spring festival and the 3rd daily win.
Oskar from Castleford was also aboard with us on Friday.
He caught his first ever fish, A Pouting which was returned Showing Anglers of all abilities, Catch fish when aboard with Paul Eddon at the helm.
Trot on and her sister boat Alliance are running a monthly heaviest fish award with the winner getting a free trip so you have a chance of 2 trips for the price of 1 -
03/04/2016
Fishing Report by Carl Farrar
3 Apr 2016 by Carl Farrar
Neville and the lads travelled over from Carlisle to fish with Whitby's Premier charter boat Trot On today.
With the day starting out with a little light drizzle we headed out to one of skipper Paul Eddon's favourite wrecks out on the 18 mile mark. After a steady steam out arriving just as the tide was slowing to slack water.
Time to fire bait down was the call. and as usual Paul was right on the money.
Fish were falling to Squid baits as soon as it hit bottom. mainly coddling to 6 - 7lb. The pollack were not to be left out and we had several in the 6-8 lb bracket. Until Whitby local Perry Franklin hooked into a Very, Very good fish that fought like the devil. When the fish finally broke the surface he realized why. It was foul hooked in the tail. A point Perry was reminded of ALL day with some great light hearted banter. The fish was still not to be sniffed at weighing in at the Whitby Charter boat Skippers Association Spring festival at 11lb 7oz and taking the daily 1st place, Fishing was consistent with several fish being boated each drift. a change to shads when the tide started running also produced fish but bait was the main call of the day. A day that was spoiled when Sammy the seal decided to make an appearance. One lad had what looked to be a very very good fish on until his rod bent a little more and his line came screaming off when Sammy decided it was lunch time. This quietened the fishing so a quick move was in order . We also had a steady picking of fish from the next wreck. We ended the day with over 100 fish between us and loads of the smaller coddling returned to fight another day. If you are fishing at Whitby there really is only 1 boat to fish with. Nobody works harder for the angler than Paul he has a certain knack of putting you on the fish.
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26/02/2016
Fishing Report by Carl Farrar
26 Feb 2016 by Carl Farrar
The weather has not been very kind to us in Whitby so far in 2016, However, Friday saw us venturing offshore for the first time this year, We were joined by Trot On regular "BIG ANDY" and his friends Martin, Jim and Ollie from Doncaster. While Jim has "done" shore fishing in the past it was his first time boat fishing and he was not disappointed, After a 2hr steam we arrived at one of skipper Paul Eddon's favorite wrecks which has produced Very, Very well for us in the past. We had arrived just at the back end of slack water so it was down with bait first, The fishing was steady with 2 or 3 fish each drift, However when the tide started to pick up a quick change to shads was the order of the day. The water although not gin clear was clear enough for the shads to be working well, With the anglers taking codlings to 5-6lb we also had a few strap ling, Fishing died off when Sammy the seal appeared and decided to take a fish one angler was reeling in. So it was time for a move, We tried some ground on the way back in and Martin decided to have a drop with a string of hookki's and caught a nice plump codling of about 5lb We ended the day with approx 40-50 fish between the lads, Not a bad result really for the conditions and time of year,
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23/10/2015
Fishing Report by Carl Farrar
23 Oct 2015 by Carl Farrar
With a rare day off Dolly decided to have a few hours uptiding to try a few marks for the up coming Uptide festival Nov 7th - 22nd and what a few hours it turned out to be. As soon as the anchor was set and from the first cast the fish were attacking the baits which were a mixture of Cart, Worm, Squid cocktails. the fish ranged from 1lb to 5lb The fishing was mental with over 30 fish boated by 4 anglers in just over 2 hours. Most of the fish were returned except the deep hooked ones all in all it was a very enjoyable and informative few hours. If you fancy a trip uptiding with a chance of winning the £1000 first place prize in the W.S.A forum uptide festival then give Paul Eddon a call on 07766995847
