Latest Fishing Reports: Scotland
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08/2018
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Aug 2018 by Kevin McKie
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Size Matters will be back in Liverpool around October 17th for the winter season on the mighty river Mersey.
We will be fully kitted out with all new Shimano fishing tackle for you to use free of charge, any damages or losses must be pay for it full.
Last winter season the Mersey was not the best because of all the extra flood water.
The previous seasons where excellent, with catches of up to 70+ Cod per trip.
If you like catching Thornback rays the Mersey is definitely the place for you.
From October to the start of December the Mersey is paved with them and it’s not uncommon to catch 60+ to over 12lb per trip.
The wreck fishing from Liverpool last October and November was fantastic, with over 80+ Pollack to 10lb per trip.
As always each Autumn we get a delivery of top quality frozen black lug, our bait digger has 1400 packs ready for our winter season.
Available dates for Liverpool this winter season.
OCTOBER,
Tuesday 23rd Mersey £45 pp
7 places available 10.30am sailing.
Sunday 28th 23 hour Wrecking trip £160 pp
1 place available 1am sailing.
Wednesday 31st Mersey £45 pp
11 places available 5am sailing.
NOVEMBER,
Saturday 10th 23 hour Wrecking trip £160 pp 4 places available 1.30am sailing.
Tuesday 13th Mersey £45 pp
10 places available 3.30am sailing.
Wednesday 14th Whole boat available 4.30am sailing.
Friday 16th Whole boat available 5am sailing.
Monday 19th Whole boat available 8.30am sailing.
Tuesday 20th Mersey £45 pp
5 places available 9am sailing.
Thursday 29th Whole boat available 5am sailing.
Friday 30th Whole boat available 5.30am sailing.
DECEMBER,
Wednesday 12th Whole boat available 3am sailing.
Thursday 13th Mersey £45 pp
10 places available.
Friday 14th Whole boat available 4.30am sailing.
Sunday 16th Mersey £45 pp
1 place available 5.30am sailing.
Monday 17th Whole boat available 6am sailing.
Tuesday 18th Whole boat available 7.30am sailing.
Wednesday 19th Whole boat available 8.30am sailing.
Thursday 20th Mersey £45 pp
8 places available 9.30am sailing.
Saturday 29th Mersey £45 pp
10 places available 5am sailing.
Sunday 30th Mersey £45 pp
7 places available 5.30am sailing.
Thanks
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Liverpool).
07999628511.
mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com
#Shimano
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08/2018
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Aug 2018 by Kevin McKie
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[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
Shark fishing from Plymouth is the best it’s ever been, over 4 days we caught a total of 194 Blue Shark to 130lb!!
We also smashed the boat record for most sharks in one day with a total of 80 blues between 4 anglers!!
The wreck fishing is pretty standard for this time of year, averaging 60+ Pollack to 8lb and a few Cod to 6lb on the drift using artificial lures per trip.
I have had a few cancellations so here are a few available dates this season.
September.
Monday 10th Wrecking £75 pp 1 place available.
Sunday 30th Whole boat available.
October.
Monday 1st Whole boat available.
Monday 8th Whole boat available.
Tuesday 9th Whole boat available.
Wednesday 10th Whole boat available.
Thanks
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters Plymouth
07999628511
mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com
#Shimano View Boats Page
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08/2018
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Aug 2018 by Kevin McKie
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[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
It was great to have last weekend off due to the strong winds, it’s not often a charter skipper prays for bad weather just so he can have a day or two off.
This week we have been wrecking and sharking.
Catching,
Blue Shark to 86lb 8oz,
Conger to 40lb,
Ling to 24lb,
Pollack to 16lb 8oz,
Cod to 6lb,
And a whole list of smaller species.
Best day wrecking we had,
93 Pollack to 16lb 8oz,
3 Cod to 6lb,
1 Ling 5lb,
Best day sharking was,
10 Blue Shark to 86lb 8oz,
I have had a few cancellations due to a fishing club folding.
Friday September 7th,
Saturday September 29th,
Saturday October 6th,
If you follow our reports you will see just how good the fishing is from Plymouth.
Thanks
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Plymouth)
07999628511
mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com
#Shimano
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07/2018
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jul 2018 by Kevin McKie
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[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
Just steaming back to Plymouth from Guernsey after another cracking trip.
I had a group of regulars on from Bristol who fish with me every month.
This time they brought with them a load of Jonny Sadler home made plonker lures.
They looked like a type of slow jig with a mackerel shrink wrap on them, they weighed 7oz to 10oz with two assist hooks on.
Over slack water they where deadly especially on the inshore reefs around Jersey.
Andy Cottle caught a monster 7lb 4oz Ballan Wrasse on the plonker lure!!
The photo doesn’t do it justice it was 22 inch long and as fat as a rugby ball, by far the biggest Wrasse I have ever seen and a fish of a life time.
The next drift seen Andy catch his first ever John Dory and the following drift Dennis and Sean both caught John Dory!!
Three John Dory’s in two drifts, the plonker lure was doing the business.
Each day for about an hour over slack water the lads used the plonker lure over the inshore reefs accounting for, Ling to 25lb, Pollack to 13lb 8oz, Cod to 12lb.
The Banks produced, Blonde Ray,
Undulated Ray, Turbot,
Gurnard and the dreaded Dogfish.
At times the Gurnard and Dogfish where a big pain stealing our Turbot baits.
The Bream fishing was very good especially on the smaller tides, most where around 1lb but there was good numbers of fish to 2lb.
The wrecks on the way over and on the way back produced, Ling to 20lb, Pollack to 12lb and Cod to 6lb.
Every time we go to Guernsey we are always trying to find new marks to fish to give our anglers the best opportunity to catch there dream fish.
Sadly all our Guernsey trips for 2019 are fully book by very wise anglers who know that,
Size Matters is the boat that lets the fishing do the talking.
Thanks
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Plymouth)
07999628511
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24/07/2018
Fishing Report by Shayne MacFaull
on Sceptre (Lerwick, Shetland)
24 Jul 2018 by Shayne MacFaull
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Todays species hunt went down a hit. Flounder, Mackerel, Cod, Ling, Haddock and Skate all caught.
Barn Door Skate tag and release system in operation. View Boats Page
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15/07/2018
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
15 Jul 2018 by dominic wilson
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covers period 21/22 july....
Matt White brought a team down to see what portpatrick had to offer and it didnt disappoint!
At a conservative estimate we landed 110 spurs with only a couple under 10lb and the vast majority being 12-15lb and quite a few in the 16-18lb range with the best at 22lb! (an inofficial scottish record).
We also landed around 30 huss over the period with the best being 15lb... alot were dropped on the saturday and more were landed on the sunday.we had lots of mackerel and small whiting(flappers of which accounted for the better sharks).we also managed to prise some pollack from the weeds with the best going 5.5lb to skipper Dom.2 tope were also landed on the sunday at 30 & 32lb with a much bigger one(it snapped 200lb mono!) being lost on the saturday.
Over the weekend we caught: cod,haddock,whiting,grey gurnard,red gurnard,pollack,coalies,launce,tope,spurs,huss and Lsd and mackerel /herring
picture is of Willy with his 22lb spur(an unofficial scottish record) View Boats Page
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07/2018
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jul 2018 by Kevin McKie
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[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
It’s been all about the species lately,
Blue Shark,
Conger,
Ling,
Blonde Ray,
Cod,
Pollack,
Small Eyed Ray,
Plaice,
Mackerel,
Pilchard,
Red Band Fish,
Scad,
Poor Cod,
Pouting,
Whiting,
Cookoo Wrasse,
Ballan Wrasse,
Corkwing Wrasse,
Lance,
Gray Gurnard,
Red Gurnard,
Dogfish,
Fishing has been tough at times but as always we have managed to put the lads on quality fish.
Available dates for individuals 2018.
September,
Monday 10th Wrecking 1 place available £75 pp.
Thanks
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Plymouth)
07999628511
#Shimano
#Mckiesfishingcharters View Boats Page
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14/07/2018
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
14 Jul 2018 by dominic wilson
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period 14/15 july.....
big spring tides hampered the search for shark with only a small window around slack tide to get leads and bait down.....saturday saw 10 huss in 6-10lb range and a lone spurdog at 17lb.there were also plenty of pollack in the weeds with the best going 3.5lb.sunday was a day of drifting mainly and saw lots of small haddock and codling along with a bonus 1.5lb red gurnard and then we drifted the weeds with flowing traces and mackerel silver belly and it produced quite a pollack with the best at 7.5lb
over the weekend we landed....cod,haddock,whiting,pouting,pollack ,coalies,scorpion fish,red/grey gurnard,mackerel ,herring,doggies,huss,spurs View Boats Page
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07/2018
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jul 2018 by Kevin McKie
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[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
Pollack’s, Pollack’s and more Pollack’s!!
But this wasn’t the case a few days ago, we steamed over 100 mile round trip for just 30 Pollack.
It was one of them days where nothing would work and as a skipper it’s hard going when you get a day like that.
At one time or another all skippers have bad days and if any skipper says they have never had a bad day then they are just kidding them self.
Thankfully we found where they where the next day, Ebb tide was the best and since then it’s been like shelling peas.
Best Pollack was 14lb and lots around the 7lb to 10lb mark, perfect eating size.
We have got a very interesting week starting tomorrow, a group of 5 anglers from the Wirral have booked the boat for 5 days.
The plan is to target every type of fishing on offer from Plymouth, they have definitely got the weather for it so watch this space.
I have a cancellation on Monday September 10th 1 place available 12 hour Wrecking trip £75.
Thanks
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Plymouth)
07999628511
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06/2018
Fishing Report by David Mcquiston
on BeeCool (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
Jun 2018 by David Mcquiston
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Nice ling caught on bee cool, top skipper. Never came off wills boat with out a fish or 5
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