Latest Fishing Reports: Dorset
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22/10/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
22 Oct 2019 by Colin Penny
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Some nice weather with small tides it was good to be able to get out on the Deep water Reefs and Banks. The sport was lively with Blonde Rays, Tope, Congers, Bull Huss, Black Bream, Turbot etc.
Drew Goble was a Blonde Ray virgin, but not any more with Drew catching several and breaking his Personal Best which has now settled with the biggest weighing 15Ib which is pictured. The Rays were all returned alive.
The rays were caught on mackerel and squid baits on Sakuma Manta size 6/0 hooks.
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22/10/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
22 Oct 2019 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
Some nice weather with small tides it was good to be able to get out on the Deep water Reefs and Banks. The sport was lively with Blonde Rays, Tope, Congers, Bull Huss, Black Bream, Turbot etc.
Chris Roberts was a Blonde Ray virgin, but not any more with Chris catching several and breaking his Personal Best which has now settled with the biggest weighing 16Ib 8oz which is pictured. The Rays were all returned alive.
The rays were caught on mackerel and squid baits on Sakuma Manta size 6/0 hooks.
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22/10/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
22 Oct 2019 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
Some nice weather with small tides it was good to be able to get out on the Deep water Reefs and Banks. The sport was lively with Blonde Rays, Tope, Congers, Bull Huss, Black Bream, Turbot etc.
Pictured are Drew Goble, Tim Goble, Ian Slater with their Blonde Rays that they all had on the end of their tackle at the same time. The Rays were all returned alive.
The rays were caught on mackerel and squid baits on Sakuma Manta size 6/0 hooks.
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22/10/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
22 Oct 2019 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
Some nice weather with small tides it was good to be able to get out on the Deep water Reefs and Banks. The sport was lively with Blonde Rays, Tope, Congers, Bull Huss, Black Bream, Turbot etc.
Pictured are Tim Goble,Ian Slater, Drew Goble with their rods bent over into Blonde Rays.
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22/10/2019
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
on Mistress Linda / San Gina3 (Poole, Dorset)
22 Oct 2019 by Philip Higgins
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After a prolonged period of bad weather we are having fantastic catches of Plaice with some anglers catching up to 40 a day, the size is very random with medium and small fish coming on the same trace. The best we have had in the last few days may just touch the 3lb mark but definitely no bigger they are in excellent condition and punch well above their weight with many anglers thinking they have a much larger fish only to be surprised by the actual size of the fish. The winter Whiting have started to appear along with plenty of boot lace congers.
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20/10/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
20 Oct 2019 by Colin Penny
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The Flamer IV re arranged Bream Competition was won by 77 year old Peter Gould, Joint Runner ups were Kevin Clark and Earl Cotes, The biggest Bream prize went to Russell Salmon. Peter Gould landed his Personal Best Undulate Ray weighing 13Ib 8oz (pictured) during the competition. Steve Gill caught a bonus catch with a 2Ib 8oz Lobster.
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16/10/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
16 Oct 2019 by Colin Penny
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The last month the awful weather has seen lots of trips cancelled but when we have managed to get out we have caught lots of different species ie Turbot,Brill,Black Bream,Bass,Tope,Rays,Congers,Bull Huss, Wrasse,
Scad ,Pollack,Mackerel, Garfish and many more. In fact the Flamer IV species count for 2019 now stands at 42 different species.
On my latest trip we anchored and drifted two different banks catching Turbot,Brill,Rays,Tope,Whiting,Congers,Bull Huss,Scad,Mackerel along with the usual Dogfish and Pouts.
Pictured is Denise Youngs with her 4Ib Brill.
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17/09/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
17 Sep 2019 by Colin Penny
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Chris Harris and friends joined Flamer IV for their annual 5 day Angling Break, we managed to fish 4 out of the 5 days because the last day was cancelled because it was just too windy. We did sessions on Reefs and Banks at anchor and drifting and despite a nagging easterly wind on most of the days the group managed to catch some good fish and plenty of species - Black Bream, Turbot, Brill, Bass, Undulate Rays, Thornback Rays, Blonde Rays, Spotted Rays, Gurnards, Tope, Congers etc. Special mentions for Mark Cooper who caught three Undulate Rays in one session and Bruce Dellow caught a hat trick of Brill. The guys returned the majority of the fish they caught including the 6Ib Bass, just keeping a few Black Bream and one Turbot to eat,"Well Done Guys". Of course the social side of their Angling Break is always important, with good banter on the boat and the guys frequenting pubs and restaurants in the evenings, all adds to the fun of the few days away. The group have booked again for 2020.
Pictured is Paul Costello with his 13Ib Undulate Ray and new Personal Best.
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A few days away fishing out of Weymouth along with the social side is a nice trip to do.The variety of fishing and the amount of different species caught at Weymouth is probably second to none. There are plenty of places to stay which are angler friendly and some excellent places to wine and dine around the harbour and in Weymouth Town centre.If you want to try a Weymouth Angling Break then contact me, I cater for whole boat charters and individuals. View Boats Page
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17/09/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
17 Sep 2019 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
Chris Harris and friends joined Flamer IV for their annual 5 day Angling Break, we managed to fish 4 out of the 5 days because the last day was cancelled because it was just too windy. We did sessions on Reefs and Banks at anchor and drifting and despite a nagging easterly wind on most of the days the group managed to catch some good fish and plenty of species - Black Bream, Turbot, Brill, Bass, Undulate Rays, Thornback Rays, Blonde Rays, Spotted Rays, Gurnards, Tope, Congers etc. Special mentions for Mark Cooper who caught three Undulate Rays in one session and Bruce Dellow caught a hat trick of Brill. The guys returned the majority of the fish they caught including the 6Ib Bass, just keeping a few Black Bream and one Turbot to eat,"Well Done Guys". Of course the social side of their Angling Break is always important, with good banter on the boat and the guys frequenting pubs and restaurants in the evenings, all adds to the fun of the few days away. The group have booked again for 2020.
Pictured is Wayne Hobbs with his 13Ib 12oz Undulate Ray which was his first ever.
Weymouth Angling Breaks - Book Now, Don't miss Out, *** NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR next year ***
A few days away fishing out of Weymouth along with the social side is a nice trip to do.The variety of fishing and the amount of different species caught at Weymouth is probably second to none.There are plenty of places to stay which are angler friendly and some excellent places to wine and dine around the harbour and in Weymouth Town centre.If you want to try a Weymouth Angling Break then contact me, I cater for whole boat charters and individuals. View Boats Page
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09/2019
Fishing Report by Sam Cumming
on Silver Spray II (Poole, Dorset)
Sep 2019 by Sam Cumming
Report on-board Silver Spray II
After a brilliant run of weather over the last 4 weeks I’m actually quite glad to have a day off to be writing this and catching up with all the maintenance jobs. As mentioned in the last report we had quite a few shark trips planned for this season. After some success late on in the year last October I really got the bug for this sort of thing and it spurred me on to invest in some new rods reels and tackle and have more of a go this time around. With a decent bit of weather it’s been possible to have a good look around in some new areas. Thankfully they didn’t take much finding and as I write this we haven’t had a blank trip yet. The porbeagle sharks have been up to 250lb which is 7 feet in length. Once alongside the sharks are brought onboard to be unhooked safely and re-oxygenated using the deck hose ensuring they are in the best condition for a quick release. Our circle hooks always hook the fish just in corner of the mouth which means we never have to cut any of them off and leave the metal behind in the sharks. The biggest highlight was getting 2 enormous thresher sharks within a week of each other. The first run you get when they take the bait is breathtaking followed by some brilliant acrobatics as they jump clear out of the water several times. This really is a big game fish and the adrenaline rush from being hooked up to one of these for a couple of hours is awesome. The one we were able to measure was 9 feet long from nose to the fork of the tail, using the size estimate charts this puts it at over 450lb. After catching 3 porbeagles in the morning my angler was well and truly shattered by the end of the day. Only a few individual spaces left for shark fishing this year but 2020 is starting to take shape so get booked up quick. Over the other side of the channel our last two Alderney trips have gone well despite challenging weather conditions. Such seems to be our luck this year as we have just cancelled the final one for the end of September. The bream fishing has been great with both black and couches turning up in good size and numbers. On our trip last week we were pleasantly surprised by a nice hit of brill, all between 4 and 7lb 8oz, a bit of a shocker considering how late in the year it is. In August we were going about our business on the turbot banks when we were treated to thousands of tuna breaking the surface and chasing a bait ball around. An amazing sight which carried on for the entire trip as the massive bluefin tuna kept popping up everywhere we went chasing their prey and crashing around on the surface. I’ll always have be keeping more of an eye on the horizon from now on when fishing around the island as you never know. We are know taking booking for Alderney and Guernsey 2020.
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Silver Spray II
View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 24/11/2024 2 Spaces £100.00pp Purbecks - bream rays bass squid shark etc £100 7 anglers max. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Bull Huss / Porbeagle / Blonde Ray.View details Thu 28/11/2024 6 Spaces 9 Hours £100.00pp Whiting blonde rays congers bass etc at anchor £100 6 spaces 7 anglers max. Bass / Cod / Blonde Ray.View details Fri 29/11/2024 2 Spaces 9 Hours £100.00pp Whiting blonde rays congers bass etc at anchor £100 2 spaces 7 anglers max.View details Sat 30/11/2024 2 Spaces 9 Hours £100.00pp Whiting blonde rays congers bass etc at anchor £100 2 spaces 7 anglers max.View details Sun 01/12/2024 1 Space 9 Hours £120.00pp Bass fishing with floats maybe some whiting - £120 7 anglers max. 1 space Bass.View details Mon 02/12/2024 6 Spaces 9 Hours £120.00pp Bass fishing with floats maybe some whiting - £120 7 anglers max. 6 space Bass.View details Tue 03/12/2024 4 Spaces 9 Hours £120.00pp Bass fishing with floats maybe some whiting - £120 7 anglers max. 4 spaces Bass.View details Fri 06/12/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £100.00pp Whiting blonde rays congers bass £100 6 spaces 7 anglers max.View details Sun 08/12/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £100.00pp Whiting blonde rays congers bass £100 6 spaces 7 anglers max.View details Fri 13/12/2024 5 Spaces 9 Hours £120.00pp Bass fishing with floats maybe some whiting - £120 7 anglers max. 5 spaces Bass.View details
