Latest Fishing Reports: Scotland
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08/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Aug 2019 by Kevin McKie
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[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
As the old saying goes, when the wind is in the west the fish bite the best, when the wind is in the east the fish bite the least.
That sums up the fishing from Plymouth during the last week, there is never two days the same in the fishing game.
Sharking is definitely not a patch on previous years, ebb tide has been much more productive than the flood tide for the sharks and we have only had blues to 60lb and Porbeagles to 20lb this week.
Fishing at anchor for Conger to 55lb and Ling to 24lb has been good when the conditions are right, but every wreck we have fished this week has had lost wreck nets on and we have been having to pull the fish through the nets, this is a nightmare when trying to land big Conger.
Thanks
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Plymouth)
07999628511.
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16/08/2019
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
16 Aug 2019 by dominic wilson
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This report covers period 19th july - 16th August
When the wind allows,we have been getting out and the fishing has been good with some days being great.I have lost track of how many spurdogs over the 20lb mark we have landed with the best at a whopping 23lb....these sharks are getting bigger each year and more prolific and I don't doubt that some will top 25lb next year!....the best tally for spurdogs in the reporting period is 38 landed with all being 12-17lb with a few bigger ones mixed in. we have had mixed results with the huss with the best going 18.5lb in the past month.The tope are more numerous this year and we have had 5 in a day twice last month which is well up on last year and we have lost a good few through biteoffs!...more common skate continue to show with the last 2 at 185lb and 188lb.The pollack fishing in the weeds has improved vastly with floatfished mackerel belly being very productive...there was also a good run of codling and haddock during the big spring tides where we were fishing closer in out of the tide run.
The mini mackerel have now arrived in plague proportions and strings and strings of them are possible....at less than 6" long they make great bait!
Species landed this month : cod ,haddock, whiting, pouting, pollack, coalfish, poorcod , ballan wrasse, cuckoo wrasse, common skate, tope, spurdog, huss, smoothound, LSD, mackerel, herring, launce, red/grey/tub gurnard, dab( 22 species)
bookings still being taken for this year but first available weekend date is sunday 13th October
the boat is staying afloat this winter so uptiding for cod is on the agenda
bookings now being taken for 2020 (mobile 07739231331)
photo is 188lb common skate View Boats Page
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11/08/2019
Fishing Report by DEREK ANDERSON
on Oceanic & Sagittarius (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
11 Aug 2019 by DEREK ANDERSON
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Been a tuff few weeks with sea winds & lots of mackarel , cod & pollock rare but some better size fish
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 23/11/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 07:15 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 24/11/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 07:15 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sat 30/11/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 7:30 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 01/12/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 7:30 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details -
08/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Aug 2019 by Kevin McKie
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[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
We managed to get out for a few days after nearly a week of bad weather.
We had a group of anglers on from South Wales and Bristol who fish with us each year, the plan was to go for Conger.
The water was like pea soup up to three miles out after all the bad weather and the mackerel where very hard to find, it took four hours to catch 50 pin mackerel, Pouting and Whiting for bait to put the anchor down.
When we got the anchor down the lads where straight into Conger after a few hours the lads started to run out of bait so I fished for Whiting and Pouting on baited feathers.
The lads done well considering the bait shortage, Conger to over 50lb, odd Ling and Cod.
The lads pulled the hook on some nice Conger and lossed a few in the wreck, but that’s Conger fishing.
Then I had a group of regulars on from Peterborough, they booked a four day Guernsey trip, but the with the weather forecast the only option was to fish from Plymouth for two days.
We decided to stick to the reefs and we got quite lucky considering the way the weather has been and we where fishing neap tides.
The lads caught plenty of Pollack to 8lb most where 4lb to 5lb, odd Bass to 5lb, odd Cod to 3lb and the first John Dory of the year.
The weather looks quiet bad now for a few days, let’s hope it settles down quickly so we can get back out and try and make a few dreams come true.
Thanks
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Plymouth)
07999628511
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08/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Aug 2019 by Kevin McKie
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We are now just 11 weeks away from starting our winter season in our home city of Liverpool on the mighty Mersey.
From the end of October to mid November we mostly try to target the off shore wrecks up to 60 miles out, the weather plays a massive factor for these trips.
If we get lucky enough to get out Wrecking you can catch Pollack, Cod and Ling most are 3lb to 6lb with the odd double figure fish every now and again.
If the weather is not so good we can fish the mighty Mersey as a back up, targeting Thornback Rays up to 60+ in a day, Cod in to double figures, but most are 3lb to 5lb, Whiting, Dabs and odd Conger.
From mid November to the end of February we fish the sheltered waters of the mighty Mersey, targeting Cod in to double figures but most are 3lb to 5lb, Whiting and Dabs.
Every season is different and the biggest issue when fishing a tidal estuary is too much fresh water can be a bad thing for sea fish.
We have over 2000 packs of top quality frozen black lug and 96 x 1lb frozen boxes of calamari squid in storage, this is only available to anglers fishing onboard Size Matters.
We also have a full range of top quality Shimano fishing tackle available to use free of charge.
If you would like to join us, check out our calendar, check out our Facebook page, give us a call or email.
Thanks
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Liverpool).
07999628511.
mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com
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08/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Aug 2019 by Kevin McKie
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[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
From hero to zero in just a week, that’s the life of a charter skipper, we are only as good as our last charter and if last week is anything to go by it’s time to sell the boat ha ha.
After our amazing three day Thresher trip, we had Sefton Sea Anglers with us for a few days, the plan was off shore wrecking.
We thought we knew where there was some quality fish, but after traveling over 200 miles and trying 16 wrecks over the two days we had very little to show for our efforts, just Conger to 30lb, Ling to 15lb and Pollack to 8lb.
Then I had two brothers down from Stoke who book the whole boat each year for sharking.
They managed 11 Blues to 110lb (released in the water) and only boated a few small ones for photos, so it was a welcome boost we needed, well done lads.
Then I had The Ship Fishing Club from the Wirral with me for there annual few days each year.
They wanted to go Wrecking but I advised them it was extremely poor, so we hit the inshore reefs and caught plenty of
Pollock to 7lb, Ling to 16lb, odd Bass to 3lb and odd Cod to 3lb.
At the end of the week I had Heartcliff Sea Anglers onboard for there first sharking trip of the year, conditions where perfect, plenty of bait and chum.
Hopes where very high after our last sharking trip but it was very slow we only managed one small Blue about 35lb.
After speaking to a few other skippers in Plymouth and other ports along the south west coast they where struggling on the sharks too some boats catching up to 5 a day and some none.
What we have noticed is the water is very clear now, all the algae has started to die off and is sinking to the sea bed.
When sharking the deepest rod was getting lots of red slime on the line this is the algae dieing and from passed experience the fish don’t feed to good when this is about.
There is some good news though, the Mackerel have turned up in massive shoals, good size too some over 2lb.
I was even catching them out side the lock gate while waiting for it to open each evening.
I have had family down to visit me and I took them out for an evening mackerel fishing, they all loved it.
If you ever want to get anyone into sea fishing then take them mackerel fishing for the first time.
We caught our first Chub Mackerel this week that’s now 64 species caught on Size Matters so far.
This coming week we had some very serious anglers booked in for our first proper go at some big Conger, the lads where traveling from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England.
Sadly the weather forecast is terrible so we have had to cancel, the big Conger will have to wait now till the net set of neap tides.
I personally think this bad weather we are going to have this week will do the fishing some good, it will get the sea stirred up and get the fish on the move and feeding again.
We are no fully booked for Plymouth till 2021, massive thanks to everyone who has booked onboard Size Matters, you all know how hard I work and love the job I do.
Thanks
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Plymouth)
07999628511
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26/07/2019
Fishing Report by DEREK ANDERSON
on Oceanic & Sagittarius (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
26 Jul 2019 by DEREK ANDERSON
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Well another testing weekend with easterly swell all weekend with a PB for this year by George Gilmore & a 10ld 2oz cod & Big John his PB pollock
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 23/11/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 07:15 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 24/11/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 07:15 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sat 30/11/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 7:30 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 01/12/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 7:30 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details -
24/07/2019
Fishing Report by DEREK ANDERSON
on Oceanic & Sagittarius (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
24 Jul 2019 by DEREK ANDERSON
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Great day today on Sagittarius 12 miles west from Eyemouth nice cod to 5lb & pollock to 7lb west was best
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 23/11/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 07:15 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 24/11/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 07:15 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sat 30/11/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 7:30 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 01/12/2024 10 Spaces 6 Hours £50.00pp Need 10 more for trip go-ahead. 7:30 start Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details -
07/2019
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
Jul 2019 by dominic wilson
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This report covers the period 4/7/19- 21/7/19.....
As per last year,we are now starting to rack up the cancelled bookings due to strong winds and the consequent rough seas...
We are landing plenty of species when we find the clear water...the size and numbers of cod and haddock are increasing,whiting are plentiful(for flappers),mackerel, herring, launce, dab, grey & red &tub gurnard, spurs, huss, tope, pollack, pouting, coalfish, thornback ray and (finally!) common skate.
The larger of the skate had 4 hooks in it....the guy who landed it,richard had 2 hooks in it(from the same day) and an unknown hook ...it shows that they aren't put off feeding by being hooked and when feeding,they don't travel far away!
4th july….huss to 14lb / spurs to 16.5lb
5th july…..9 huss(16lb)
6th july….3 huss (15lb)
7th july …****JACKPOT DAY****….49 Spurs(all doubles) (best at 19.5lb/20/20.25/20.5/21/21lb) with 5 others lost and a 2x17lb spur hookup + 3 huss to 9lb
9th july….7 spurs to 16.5lb
14th july….2 common skate(171lb & 193lb) (8 hook-ups)
15th july...1 huss at 19.5lb(best yet!)
19th july...spurs to 16.5lb.small huss, thornback (4.5lb) 2 x 33lb tope View Boats Page
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07/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jul 2019 by Kevin McKie
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[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
After doing 30 straight days of charters, it was a relief to take time off last week when the weather turned bad.
This give me chance to see the family and recharge my batteries, as soon as the weather settled it was back to work as usual and putting our anglers on fish.
The lads from Bristol who fish with me every month where kept busy catching Pollack and Ling in to double figures.
They also managed to catch some monster Tub Gurnard and a surprise Red Mullet.
After catching the Red Mullet I totalled up how many species we have caught on Size Matters and it stands at 63 so far.
The best news of all is that the Shark fishing is in full swing, the lads today managed 19 Blue Sharks to 105lb, long my it continue.
Here are the last few dates available for 2020 from Plymouth onboard Size Matters.
INDIVIDUALS PLYMOUTH 2020.
APRIL
Saturday 4th 12 hour wrecking trip
1 place available.
Sunday 12th 12 hour wrecking trip
1 place available.
MAY
Friday 22nd 12 hour wrecking trip
2 places available.
JULY
Thursday 23rd 12 hour sharking trip
places available.
Thanks
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters Plymouth.
07999628511
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