Latest Fishing Reports: Scotland
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07/08/2017
Fishing Report by john keggie
on Yell Rebel (Cullivoe, Shetland)
7 Aug 2017 by john keggie
Report on-board Yell Rebel
Oberon has just reached the midway point in our second season in La Gomera. We had a great start to the season with many species caught. During March & April we caught a number of Bluefin with many around 700 lbs. Two of our best went over 800 lbs on the measurement charts. We also caught a number of Big eye tuna with the best at 271 lbs for Dave Wilson.
In 28 days on the Blue Marlin we have had 17 marlin with 8 captured to the boat. All nice fish with a number around 500 lbs.
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07/2017
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jul 2017 by Kevin McKie
Report on-board Size Matters
ATTENTION ALL ANGLERS..
Size Matters will be in Liverpool for the winter Cod season on the 20th October and will be available for charters from October 23rd to April 9th. Kevin will be fishing neap tides in the Mersey and Spring tides over the banks and channels in Liverpool Bay. Size Matters will be sailing from Liverpool Marina and most charters will be 9 to 10 hours depending on lock times each day. It has also been known for Kevin to stay out for up to 13 hours at no extra charge!!
ABOUT THE SKIPPER..
Kevin has over 30 years fishing experience and is a mad keen angler who lives for fishing.
He is so passionate about what he does,
to him it's not work it's a way of life.
Kevin is also a fishing guide for one of the UK's leading fishing holiday companies Sportquest and has been involved in many magazine articles both home and abroad.
He gets job satisfaction from putting his anglers on big fish and helping them catch their personal best fish.
LIVERPOOL..
Kevin is a born and bread scouser and he knows the Mersey like the back of his hand.
The best things about fishing in the winter from Liverpool you are fishing within 10 minutes of leaving the lock gates, you are fishing in well sheltered areas from the strong winds, you have the view of the world famous Liverpool water front just a few hundred yards away and best of all is the fishing. Last year our best day on the Cod was 64 keepers to 15lb 8oz, our best day on the Thornback rays was 56 to 13lb 5oz!!!
THE VESSEL SIZE MATTERS..
Please note Size Matters is 45ft in length and is 16ft wide. This provides a massive deck space and can easily accommodate 12 anglers in comfort, some anglers even bring fold out camp chairs there is that much room.
Cost for the whole boat charter is £450 maximum 12 anglers and individuals are £45 per person. All charters include top quality rod and reel hire, all your rigs, weights and hot drinks. Bait can be arranged if you need it, black lug is £3 per pack of 10, squid is in 1lb boxes and costs £4 per box.
ONBOARD FACILITIES..
We do not do food just quality fishing charters but there is a microwave and kettle onboard if you would like to use them.
The wheelhouse can seat up to 10 anglers and is fully heated; perfect if it's a wet cold winter day or night to dry out and warm up.
There is heated and spacious toilet facilities you can use at your convenience, but must be kept clean at all times.
If you want to keep your catch for the table Kevin will professionally fillet it so you don't have to do it when you get home after a long day at sea.
AVAILABILITY..
Here is a full list of available dates for individuals or small groups.
October
Thursday 26th 8 places available 5am sailing.
Sunday 29th 1 place available 7am sailing.
Tuesday 31st 11 places available 10am sailing.
November
Monday 13th 11 places available 9am sailing.
Sunday 26th 1 place available 5.30am sailing.
Monday 27th 11 places available 6.30am sailing.
Wednesday 29th 11 places available 8.30am sailing.
Thursday 30th 6 places available 9.30am sailing.
December
Monday 11th 11 places available 7am sailing.
Thursday 14th 2 places available 10am sailing.
Friday 15th 10 places available 11am sailing.
Saturday 16th 4 places available 11.30am sailing.
Saturday 30th 2 places available 10am sailing.
If you would like dates for whole boat bookings please call or message me.
Cheers
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Liverpool)
07999628511
mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com
www.mckiesfishingcharters.co.uk View Boats Page
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07/2017
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jul 2017 by Kevin McKie
Report on-board Size Matters
[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
The weather has put a stop to the fishing again! We have had some very good days this week catching Cod to 20lb 8oz, Pollack to 14lb and Ling to 10lb. First off I had Crediton SAC onboard for there monthly trip they totalled 62 Cod, Pollack and Ling. Then I had a group of individuals onboard for two days first day was the hardest day I have had this year they only managed 20 Pollack all day. There was lots of fish showing on the sounder but would not feed at all and the fish we caught where coughing up tiny sandeels. The worst part about it was some of the lads onboard had never been to Plymouth before and I wanted to show them what's on offer. I also had some old boys on telling me what the fishing was like in Plymouth 30 years ago, that didn't help either.
At the end of the first day I said to all the lads onboard that's the worst day I have had this year so tomorrow we are sailing at 6am and we won't be back in till you fill the boat with fish.
Next morning we set off, the first two marks we fished where very slow, then I hit my third mark of the day when the tide was just right. The old saying goes ( it's like shelling peas) for the next 3 hours the lads boated over 80 Pollack and Ling, just what I had hope for and most of all the lads got to sample the fine fishing on offer from a Plymouth. If you would like to read more about the fishing onboard Size Matters from Plymouth check out the Sea Angler Magazine page 62, Dave Lewis had done a five page article and it's well worth a read.
Here is a full list of dates available for the rest of the season from Plymouth.
August,
19th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 1 place available.
22nd Wrecking £75 pp 1 place available.
SEPTEMBER,
4th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 3 places available.
11th Sharking £110 pp 4 places available. (6Max)
13th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 2 places available.
16th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 1 place available.
19th Whole boat available.
20th Whole boat available.
21st Wrecking £75 pp 6 places available.
27th Whole boat available.
28th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 9 places available.
29th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 6 places available.
October
4th Conger/Wrecking £75 pp 8 places available.
5th Wrecking £75 pp 6 places available.
6th Wrecking £75 pp 10 places available.
11th Whole boat available.
13th Wrecking/Conger 3 places available.
Pick up points are Sutton Harbour PL1 2LR or
Mount Batten PL9 9SJ (free parking).
If you need accommodation ask for our discount code for the Jurys inn Plymouth £75 per night and can sleep up to 3 in a room.
Cheers
Kev
Size Matters Plymouth.
07999628511.
mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com View Boats Page
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25/07/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
25 Jul 2017 by dominic wilson
Report on-board Dawn Venture
period upto 28th july......
the wind has caused cancellations and on top of that,all the rain has coloured the water considerably making the flood tide unfishable.However,once clear water was found we have caught a variety of species.
mackerel are prolific at the moment with some herring mixed in.Plenty of cod upto 3.5lb and plump haddock to 2.5lb.spurdogs and tope remain elusive with the best huss going 12.5lb.all 3 gurnard species have been caught with the best tub at 2.5lb.
this week we havent fished for the pollack in close.
species caught.....doggies ,huss,mackerel,herring launce,cod,haddock,whiting,pouting,coalfish,grey/red/tub gurnard,horse mackerel,dab,small ling ,small conger,ballan wrasse View Boats Page
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07/2017
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jul 2017 by Kevin McKie
Report on-board Size Matters
[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
Just got back from what was planned to be a 5 day Guernsey trip, but Mother Nature had other ideas. The forecast for the 5 days was looking very good, we set off on Monday trying a few new wrecks catching plenty of Pollack to 12lb 8oz, most where 8lb to 10lb with the odd Ling to 10lb. On the Tuesday the plan was to try for Black Bream and what ever else was on offer, the lads caught lots of small bream to 1lb, Huss to 10lb and Gurnard. Then I suggested trying a different mark on the first drift we where into Bream to 2lb+ then from out of know where a thunderstorm hit, there was fork lighting just to the south of us and it rained so hard the lads couldn't fish in it. Bearing in mind they all had hold of carbon rods, so I said to the lads we best get away from this storm. So we headed east away from the storm then as it was clearing we headed back to Guernsey. I would not like to experience getting hit by lightning at sea!! On the Wednesday morning the plan was to go on the banks chasing Turbot and Brill, I got the forecast at 6am and it had totally changed. The only chance to get home was Wednesday or Sunday, I called the lads and told them the news. They didn't fancy getting stuck in Guernsey for an extra two days so we headed back to Plymouth. I said to the lads I am going to try a few wrecks I haven't been to this year so it might fish or it might not.
All I can say is thank god the fish gods where on my side again, the lads totalled 50+ fish Cod to 16lb 8oz, Ling to 15lb and Pollack to 10lb.
It was good to see Cod making an appearance in numbers for the first time this year, the lads returned the smaller ones and also lost 2 big Cod as they got back into the wreck. It's just good to know they are there now in numbers and we can target them as well as the Pollack and Ling. Maybe the Cod are just starting to show and the season is getting later each year, that seems to be the trend with most other species now days.
Here are a full list of the last remaining date from Plymouth this season.
AUGUST,
Thursday 3rd Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 4 places available.
Friday 11th Wrecking £75 pp 3 places available.
Saturday 12th Whole boat available.
Friday 18th Sharking £110 pp 2 places available (6Max).
Saturday 19th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 1 place available.
Sunday 20th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 2 places available.
Tuesday 22nd Wrecking £75 pp 1 place available.
SEPTEMBER,
Monday 4th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 3 places available.
Monday 11th Sharking £110 pp 4 places available. (6Max)
Wednesday 13th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 2 places available.
Saturday 16th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 1 place available.
Tuesday 19th Whole boat available.
Wednesday 20th Whole boat available.
Thursday 21st Wrecking £75 pp 6 places available.
Tuesday 26th Whole boat available.
Wednesday 27th Whole boat available.
Thursday 28th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 9 places available.
Friday 29th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 6 places available.
October
Wednesday 4th Whole boat available.
Thursday 5th Wrecking £75 pp 10 places available.
Friday 6th Wrecking £75 pp 10 places available.
Saturday 7th Wrecking 24 hour £150 pp 1 place available.
Wednesday 11th Whole boat available.
Friday 13th Wrecking/Conger 3 places available.
Pick up points are Sutton Harbour PL1 2LR or
Mount Batten PL9 9SJ (free parking).
If you need accommodation ask for our discount code for the Jurys inn Plymouth £75 per night and can sleep up to 3 in a room.
Cheers
Kev
Size Matters Plymouth.
07999628511.
mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com View Boats Page
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09/07/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
9 Jul 2017 by dominic wilson
Report on-board Dawn Venture
period 9th til 17th July.......
the wind has been kind and has allowed us out to fish the offshore banks and holes,drift the reefs and fish in the weeds for pollack.
the mackerel were scarce at the early part of the reporting period but now seem to be present in good numbers with strings of 4-6 the norm instead of the occasional.There has been a plague of mini grey gurnards with some red and tubs thrown in.doggies are ever present but the huss and spurdogs remain elusive with only a couple here and there.lots of flapper size whiting around with coalies,the odd dab,small ling and pouting thrown in.
the haddock are around in good numbers upto 2.5lb,codling the same but slightly larger.
plenty of pollack in the weeds to mackerel strip or ragworm with the Paisley boys taking over 100 pollack upto 4.5lb in two 1hr sessions at either end of the day last sunday.
some nice ballan wrasse are showing and the one in the photo weighed 4lb and was caught close in at the harbour entrance View Boats Page
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07/2017
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jul 2017 by Kevin McKie
Report on-board Size Matters
[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
If you want to know what the fishing is like onboard Size Matters from Plymouth then here is a summary of the last week.
Drifting the wrecks has produced over 50 Pollack a trip to 9lb along with Ling to 28lb odd Cod to 7lb and a nice John Dory. Wrecking at anchor is producing plenty of Conger to 90lb along with Ling to 21lb, targeting these big Conger you need fresh bait, good tides, good weather and lads who are keen to fish for them!
On one of the days I had a small group of anglers onboard who wanted to go for Conger and Sharks so we fished the flood tide for the Conger at anchor. Then at slack water we went on the drift for sharks, the lads caught 30+ Conger to 40lb and 9 Blue Sharks to 105lb. That's the good thing about a small group hiring the whole boat you can do two types of charters in the one day.
Here is a full list of available dates from Plymouth this season.
JULY,
25th Wrecking £75 pp 1 place available.
AUGUST,
3rd Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 4 places available.
11th Wrecking £75 pp 3 places available.
18th Sharking £110 pp 2 places available (6Max).
19th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 1 place available.
20th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 2 places available.
22nd Wrecking £75 pp 1 place available.
SEPTEMBER,
4th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 3 places available.
11th Sharking £110 pp 4 places available. (6Max)
13th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 2 places available.
16th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 1 place available.
19th Whole boat available.
20th Whole boat available.
21st Wrecking £75 pp 6 places available.
26th Whole boat available.
27th Whole boat available.
28th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 9 places available.
29th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 9 places available.
October
1st Wrecking £75 pp 4 places available.
4th Whole boat available.
5th Wrecking £75 pp 10 places available.
6th Wrecking £75 pp 9 places available.
7th Wrecking 24 hour £150 pp 3 places available.
11th Whole boat available.
13th Wrecking/Conger 3 places available.
Pick up points are Sutton Harbour PL1 2LR or
Mount Batten PL9 9SJ (free parking).
If you need accommodation ask for our discount code for the Jurys inn Plymouth £75 per night and can sleep up to 3 in a room.
Cheers
Kev
Size Matters Plymouth.
07999628511.
mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com View Boats Page
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07/2017
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jul 2017 by Kevin McKie
Report on-board Size Matters
[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
Just returned from a three day Guernsey trip, the weather was as good as it gets warm sunny days with just a light breeze each day. The lads where planning on fishing the banks for Turbot and Brill, after a few phone calls we found out it was not worth fishing the banks due to very poor catches. So the lads decided to target the Bream, they caught plenty to 2lb along with Tope to 20lb, Huss to 10lb, Pollack and Gurnard. The other two days they targeted the wrecks catching lots of Conger to 50lb, Ling to 20lb, Pollack to 7lb and just a single Cod about 5lb. The lads all enjoyed the trip and have booked a 5 day Guernsey trip next July, it's a shame the banks where not fishing but that could all change in just a day.
I have been let down for this weekend July 8th and 9th perfect tides and the weather forecast looks amazing. The boat is available for Sharking, Wrecking or Reefing.
Here is a full list of available dates.
JULY,
7th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 1 places available.
8th Whole boat available.
9th Whole boat available.
10th Wrecking £75 pp 7 places available.
AUGUST,
3rd Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 5 places available.
11th Wrecking £75 pp 6 places available.
22nd Wrecking £75 pp 3 places available.
SEPTEMBER,
4th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 2 places available.
11th Sharking £110 pp 5 places available. (6max)
12th Sharking £110 pp 1 place available. (6max)
13th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 3 places available.
16th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 1 places available.
19th Whole boat available.
20th Whole boat available.
21st Wrecking £75 pp 6 places available.
26th Whole boat available.
27th Whole boat available.
28th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 9 places available.
29th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 9 places available.
October
1st Wrecking £75 pp 4 places available.
4th Whole boat available.
5th Wrecking £75 pp 10 places available.
6th Wrecking £75 pp 9 places available.
7th Wrecking 24 hour £150 pp 8 places available.
11th Whole boat available.
13th Wrecking/Conger 4 places available.
Pick up points are Sutton Harbour PL1 2LR or
Mount Batten PL9 9SJ (free parking).
If you need accommodation ask for our discount code for the Jurys inn Plymouth £75 per night and can sleep up to 3 in a room.
Cheers
Kev
Size Matters Plymouth.
07999628511.
mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com View Boats Page
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04/07/2017
Fishing Report by GRAEME MACPHERSON
on Silver Sky (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
4 Jul 2017 by GRAEME MACPHERSON
Report on-board Silver Sky
Fantastic day's fishing, plenty of good Cod caught, plus loads of mackerel, great company, well looked after as always, thanks Jim. Graeme and Bob MacPherson
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04/07/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
4 Jul 2017 by dominic wilson
Report on-board Dawn Venture
period 28th june - 4th july.....
over this period we have caught...codling(4lb),haddock(2.5lb),whiting,coalfish,pollack(5.5lb) pouting,lsd,huss(15.5lb),spurdog (18lb),mackerel,herring,launce,dabs,grey gurnard(1.5lb) and tub gurnard(3.5lb)
notables....
28th june: 60 pollack on floatfished ragworm and biggest huss 14lb
29th june ...atrocious weather but a 2.5lb tub and 13.5lb huss landed
1st july biggest spur 16.5lb and best huss 15lb
2nd july....19 spurdogs caught ,all over 12lb and biggest at 15.5lb. also 10 huss to 8.5lb
3rd july....big tub gurnard at 3.5lb and 1st tope of year,seen at boat side and then it smashed rod.reel and trace(estimate at 5ft long/35lb)
4th july...17 spurs with biggest at 18lb and 8 huss ,biggest 15lb
plenty of mackerel everywhere in the clear water but biggest fish are taking whiting/haddock/cod flapper....not particularly interested in mackerel flappers View Boats Page
