Latest Fishing Reports: Dorset
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05/04/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
5 Apr 2019 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
Hi, the Flatty season is under way for Turbot, Brill and Plaice. My next Flatty Trip with places available is on April 9th - 5 places Left.
LOOK - Anglers needed for these Flatty Competition dates - please book your place(s) and support these events , (as I don't really want to cancel any of them due to insufficient numbers),
April 16th - Flamer IV Plaice Competition - 5 places left,
April 17th - Flamer IV Flatty Competition - 5 places left,
May 1st - Flamer IV v Meerkat annual Flat Fish Competition - 8 places left,
May 2nd - Flamer IV v Supanova II annual Flat Fish Competition - 6 places left,
May 3rd - Weymouth Turbot and Brill Competition - 3 places left,
Don't Miss Out - contact me asap
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04/04/2019
Fishing Report by Malcolm Collins
on Just Mary (Christchurch, Dorset)
4 Apr 2019 by Malcolm Collins
Report on-board Just Mary
As I sit at my desk in the Office looking out on a cold, wet and windy day here on the South Coast my thoughts turn to the coming season. 'Just Mary' is currently moored in the River Stour at Tuckton, birthplace of my paternal Grandfather and a man who unfortunately passed away before I was born. He had fought, as a very young man, in the First World War in Salonika against the 'Slavs' and in the Middle East against the 'Turks' whilst in the Royal Horse Artillery, he sent postcards back home from Jerusalem as a Sergeant in a truly local Regiment based in Christchurch. When the Second World War erupted in 1939 he tried desperately to enlist again but his age (43) and an injury from the Great War prevented him from doing so. Determined to 'do his bit' and get involved he joined the Volunteer Force which became the Home Guard known later as 'Dads Army'. At this time he lived with my Nan and his five children, with my Dad being the youngest at only 5 years old, in the Coastguard Cottages in Wick Lane at Christchurch. As he lived on the River Stour he was given the job of organising the defence of the Harbour, the Rivers and local beaches as the local Sergeant. On Tuckton Island, where I keep my dinghy to access 'Just Mary' there is a hidden pill box which my Grandfather used to man with his squad of mates, there is another one in Elkins Boatyard. The family named the Island at Tuckton as 'Ted's Island', the pill box was there to overlook the River and prevent German Commandos from coming up the River and blowing up Tuckton Bridge close nearby. Every time I use the dinghy on 'Ted's Island' to access 'Just Mary' I walk in the footsteps of my Grandfather, a man who I sadly never got to meet, but a great man nonetheless. We will be running trips from Christchurch this year, 2019, eighty years on from the outbreak of the Second World War, in honour of my Grandfather, Edwin 'Ted' George Collins, of the Royal Horse Artillery, Barrack Road, Christchurch. Ta Malc.....
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03/04/2019
Fishing Report by Ryan Jones
on Ocean Runner (Poole, Dorset)
3 Apr 2019 by Ryan Jones
Report on-board Ocean Runner
Some great plaice fishing in Poole bay today we managed over 30+ with some quality fish.A few bream starting to show so will be looking to target the bream in the next week or so.
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Ocean Runner
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 26/11/2024 8 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75pp 8 spacesView details Fri 06/12/2024 10 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75ppView details Sun 08/12/2024 9 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75ppView details Tue 10/12/2024 9 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75ppView details Sun 15/12/2024 9 Spaces 8.5 Hours £90.00pp Bass and whiting fishingView details Sun 22/12/2024 10 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp 10 spaces Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays etcView details Mon 23/12/2024 10 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp 10 spaces Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays etcView details Sun 09/03/2025 9 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp Anchoring the banks for Blonde rays and spursView details Mon 10/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £135.00pp Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135pp Max 9 on the boatView details Tue 11/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £135.00pp Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135pp Max 9 on the boatView details -
03/2019
Fishing Report by PAUL HARRIS
on Aries 3 (Poole, Dorset)
Mar 2019 by PAUL HARRIS
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A few from yesterday 30/3/19 Not a bad day Spurdog to 17lb, conger to 25lb, smoothhound to 12lb
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28/03/2019
Fishing Report by Ryan Jones
on Ocean Runner (Poole, Dorset)
28 Mar 2019 by Ryan Jones
Report on-board Ocean Runner
Some great fishing offshore on the small tides with good numbers of blonde rays and spurdogs being the main catch along with tope and bullhuss. Also some great fishing for plaice inshore on the bigger tides with the best day seeing 55 plaice in total.
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Ocean Runner
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 26/11/2024 8 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75pp 8 spacesView details Fri 06/12/2024 10 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75ppView details Sun 08/12/2024 9 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75ppView details Tue 10/12/2024 9 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75ppView details Sun 15/12/2024 9 Spaces 8.5 Hours £90.00pp Bass and whiting fishingView details Sun 22/12/2024 10 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp 10 spaces Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays etcView details Mon 23/12/2024 10 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp 10 spaces Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays etcView details Sun 09/03/2025 9 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp Anchoring the banks for Blonde rays and spursView details Mon 10/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £135.00pp Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135pp Max 9 on the boatView details Tue 11/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £135.00pp Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135pp Max 9 on the boatView details -
24/03/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
24 Mar 2019 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
The Flamer IV Champion of Champions Pairs Competition took place with two sessions at anchor on marks to the east of Weymouth. Species caught were Smooth Hounds, Spurdogs, Tope, Congers, Thornback Rays, Spotted Rays,Small Eyed Rays, Blonde Ray, Pouts, Dogfish.
Results - Winners - Peter Collings and Andy Collings with 286 points, Runners Up - Paul Milkins and David Hawker with 232 points. (Pictured are "Team Collings" with their trophies.
The Flamer IV Champion of Champions competitions are open to any one who has won or been runner up in any competition on Flamer IV, Next years date for this competition will be announced soon.
Every year Flamer IV does several competitions, some are annual events, some are one off competitions. With Trophies,Prizes,Vouchers,Cash etc to be won.
2019 Competition Dates - with places available
April 1st - Weymouth Pollack Competition (Wrecking Trip)
April 16th - Flamer IV Plaice Competition
April 17th - Flamer IV Flatty Competition
May 1st - Flamer IV v Meerkat annual Flat Fish Competition
May 2nd - Flamer IV v Supanova II annual Flat Fish Competition
May 3rd - Weymouth Turbot and Brill Competition
June 9th - Flamer IV v Supanova II v Meerkat - Biggest Cod Competition (Wrecking Trip)
June 21st - Flamer IV Red Gill lure Competition (Wrecking Trip)
June 24th - Flamer IV v Top Cat III annual Plaice Competition
September 5th - 12 hour 30 Species Challange, Species Hunt
September 27th - Flamer IV Bream Competition
October 4th - the "Old Gits Competition" - Age 60 and over
October 18th - Weymouth Bream Competition
October 25th - Annual 1 Day Species Hunt /Competition
October 26th and 27th - Annual 2 Day Species Hunt/Competition
Flamer IV Festival Trophy awarded to the top scoring angler who fishes all three days - October 25th, 26th,27th
November 10th - Wrasse Competition for Big Ballans
December 28th - Winter Whiting and Cod Competition
December 29th - Winter Reef/Bank/Species Competition
NOTE: The Chris Caines Memorial Heaviest Shambles Bank caught Turbot Shield and trophy are there to be won up until September 22nd each year.
NOTE: The Flamer IV Fish of the Month Competition is there to enter your best catch with the monthly winner prizes again being sponsored by SAKUMA.
NOTE:All competitions are "Two Hook" maximum
2020 Competition Dates -
January 5th - Sakuma/Flamer IV Fish of the Month 2019 Winners Final Competition
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Pollack Competition(Wreck)
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Champion of Champions Singles Competition
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Champion of Champions Pairs Competition View Boats Page
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23/03/2019
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
23 Mar 2019 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
The Flamer IV Champion of Champions singles competition took place and was fished at anchor with a session on a Reef and then a session on a Bank. These two sessions produced Congers, Spurdogs, Thornback Ray, Small Eyed Ray, Spotted Ray, Undulate Ray, Smooth Hounds , Pouts and Dogfish.
Results - Winner - Ben Prosser 126 ponts, Runner Up - Paul Milkins 107 Ponts - Pictured
The Flamer IV Champion of Champions competitions are open to any one who has won or been runner up in any competition on Flamer IV , Next years date for this competition will be announced soon.
Every year Flamer IV does several competitions, some are annual events, some are one off competitions. With Trophies,Prizes,Vouchers,Cash etc to be won.
2019 Competition Dates - with places available
April 1st - Weymouth Pollack Competition (Wrecking Trip)
April 16th - Flamer IV Plaice Competition
April 17th - Flamer IV Flatty Competition
May 1st - Flamer IV v Meerkat annual Flat Fish Competition
May 2nd - Flamer IV v Supanova II annual Flat Fish Competition
May 3rd - Weymouth Turbot and Brill Competition
June 9th - Flamer IV v Supanova II v Meerkat - Biggest Cod Competition (Wrecking Trip)
June 21st - Flamer IV Red Gill lure Competition (Wrecking Trip)
June 24th - Flamer IV v Top Cat III annual Plaice Competition
September 5th - 12 hour 30 Species Challange, Species Hunt
September 27th - Flamer IV Bream Competition
October 4th - the "Old Gits Competition" - Age 60 and over
October 18th - Weymouth Bream Competition
October 25th - Annual 1 Day Species Hunt /Competition
October 26th and 27th - Annual 2 Day Species Hunt/Competition
Flamer IV Festival Trophy awarded to the top scoring angler who fishes all three days - October 25th, 26th,27th
November 10th - Wrasse Competition for Big Ballans
December 28th - Winter Whiting and Cod Competition
December 29th - Winter Reef/Bank/Species Competition
NOTE: The Chris Caines Memorial Heaviest Shambles Bank caught Turbot Shield and trophy are there to be won up until September 22nd each year.
NOTE: The Flamer IV Fish of the Month Competition is there to enter your best catch with the monthly winner prizes again being sponsored by SAKUMA.
NOTE:All competitions are "Two Hook" maximum
2020 Competition Dates -
January 5th - Sakuma/Flamer IV Fish of the Month 2019 Winners Final Competition
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Pollack Competition(Wreck)
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Champion of Champions Singles Competition
Date to be announced - Flamer IV Champion of Champions Pairs Competition View Boats Page
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03/2019
Fishing Report by Sam Cumming
on Silver Spray II (Poole, Dorset)
Mar 2019 by Sam Cumming
Report on-board Silver Spray II
This year’s wrecking has got off to a solid start with the spring pollack arriving at the end of February in good numbers. Longer traces seem to be working better than regular length and also smaller lures, like the 4 inch redgill evo, have been catching some of the better fish around slack. Biggest fish so far goes to Jed with a fine pollack of 17lb caught on a sidewinder. Due to poor weather conditions and large tides we haven’t done a great deal of anchoring. Last day spent targeting rays and spurdogs was at the end of February and was pretty full on with 28 spurs coming to the net, all returned, along with tope, smoothound, blonde rays, congers and bull huss. A large tope at this time of year is usually a freak occurrence but we have managed 4 in as many trips this year. We aren’t sure what’s brought them on but they are a most welcome bit of sport on the 12lb class gear. Over the next few weeks we should see the first cod of the year, hopefully, and our first trips to target plaice, turbot and brill.
Sam Cumming
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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 -
03/2019
Fishing Report by Ryan Jones
on Ocean Runner (Poole, Dorset)
Mar 2019 by Ryan Jones
Report on-board Ocean Runner
Some great plaice fishing in the bay on the big tides with 45 being the best day so far. Will be looking to go offshore in search for the spurs and blonde rays on the next set of neap tides.
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Ocean Runner
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 26/11/2024 8 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75pp 8 spacesView details Fri 06/12/2024 10 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75ppView details Sun 08/12/2024 9 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75ppView details Tue 10/12/2024 9 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays and congers £75ppView details Sun 15/12/2024 9 Spaces 8.5 Hours £90.00pp Bass and whiting fishingView details Sun 22/12/2024 10 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp 10 spaces Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays etcView details Mon 23/12/2024 10 Spaces 8.5 Hours £75.00pp 10 spaces Fishing at anchor for Whiting, Rays etcView details Sun 09/03/2025 9 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp Anchoring the banks for Blonde rays and spursView details Mon 10/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £135.00pp Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135pp Max 9 on the boatView details Tue 11/03/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours £135.00pp Wrecking for Pollock and Cod £135pp Max 9 on the boatView details -
20/03/2019
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
on Mistress Linda / San Gina3 (Poole, Dorset)
20 Mar 2019 by Philip Higgins
Report on-board Mistress Linda / San Gina3
As the spring equinox is upon us and the tides are massive we choose to go Plaice fishing and what a result that was with everyone catching lots of small to medium sized Plaice, we decided that we would only have 4 drifts in anyone spot to see if there were any better concentrations of plaice but everywhere we stopped we were immediately into the same sized fish. It was also the start of our season long barbless hook experiment in conjunction with a local authority and the initial feelings are it went well with 16 fish landed and no fish lost all with easy release even when deeply hooked. Next test will be Bream and over the season all species will be targeted and recorded.
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