Latest Fishing Reports: Scotland
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07/2013
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jul 2013 by Kevin McKie
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Species caught – Cod, Dabs, Dogs, Flounder, Gurnard (Red, Tub & Gray), Herring, Huss, Mackarel, Plaice, Pollack, Poor Cod, Pouting, Scad, Smooth-hound (Common & Starry), Thornback Rays, Tope, Weaver and Whiting.
The hot weather persisted into July; the algae was clearing up and we saw a reduction in Jelly Fish….. the Mackarel had arrived en mass!
Notable Charters:
The 1st of July brought us a surprise catch in the River Mersey, two Cod were landed, one of 5lb 8oz and the other 4lb. Although we caught Cod in June, these were found on the off-shore wrecks. Its unusual at this time of year considering the Cod don’t usually arrive in the River until around October.
On the 6th of July we had a bumper day! On the same off-shore mark as on June 13th, we caught 27 Bull-huss (up to 12lb) and 11 Rays (up to 15lb) – its good to see the big Rays returning to the bay!
Later in the month, July 21st, saw Brigand’s first Tope! The charter was booked by a group of lads from the Mondeo Center in Speke who had never fished before and what a first catch! The Tope weighed in at 40lb. The Tope have been thin on the ground lately, roughly six weeks behind schedule, and this seems to coincide with the late arrival of the Mackarel.
(NOTE: All Tope are weighed correctly by being placed in a sling which is then attached to the scales).
All fish caught were returned to the water alive.
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06/2013
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jun 2013 by Kevin McKie
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Species Caught – Cod, Dabs, Dogs, Gurnard (Red, Tub & Gray), Herring, Huss, Mackarel, Plaice, Pollack, Poor Cod, Pouting, Scad, Smooth-hound (Common & Starry), Thornback Rays, Weaver and Whiting.
Although the water seemed abundant with Jelly Fish and algae, the Mackarel being scarce, Brigand’s first Month on the sea as a Charter Vessel still saw some good catches.
Notable Charters:
In-shore fishing for Smooth-hounds was on form. On June 4th we had 43 Smooth-hounds between six anglers, the largest tipping the scales at just over 10lb, the average being 3lb to 5lb.
On the off-shore marks, we saw plenty of Rays and Huss. June 13th saw 17 Rays (up to 10lb) and 25 Huss (up to 13lb) between nine anglers.
All fish caught were returned to the water alive. View Boats Page
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24/07/2013
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
24 Jul 2013 by dominic wilson
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6hr trip today with big spring tides thrown in!
fished the rough ground at runswick bay and had bags of jumbo whiting,pout,gurnard and mackerel along with 3 cod all about 4lb.
2 hour trip from 3-5 was spent at the pier end and 3 anglers must have had in excess of 250 mackerel View Boats Page
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22/07/2013
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
22 Jul 2013 by dominic wilson
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short trips day today...3 in total and all produced masses of whiting and mackerel.....caught the majority of the mackerel 100yds off the pier end along with coalfish and massive sandeels(greater launce)
everything is stuffed to the gills with tiny sandeels.....perhaps the cod are pre-occupied with them??? View Boats Page
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21/07/2013
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
21 Jul 2013 by dominic wilson
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had kirk and his boys out today and fished the 5 mile reef and caught jumbo whiting,strap ling ,3 codling...largest 7lb and then wrecked it at slack tide and took a 12lb,8lb and 6lb ling on a jigger+ baited hokkai rig
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18/07/2013
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
18 Jul 2013 by dominic wilson
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brief summary of the week going back to wednesday 10th july......
mackerel are now being caught in such numbers on evening trips that it is easier to measure them in stones! an average evening trip of 5 anglers for 3 hours is producing around 15 stone (around 300 fish) with most over the 1.5lb mark and plenty over the 2lb mark......for those that want and like mackerel,they are here in abundance,late to arive but making up for it in sheer volume and size!
whiting have reached plague proportions and are everywhere coming up 4 at a time on feathers with some over the 2lb mark.
codling are present on the ground but elusive off the wrecks....biggest over the past days is about 8lb
ling are feeding on the wrecks at slack tide with a party of 4 taking 10 upto 8lb off the wreck on the 5 mile reef
haddock are still showing upto about 2lb
gurnard,pout,plaice,dab and herring are also evident but there is no size to these fish
hope to see you soon
Dominic View Boats Page
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07/07/2013
Fishing Report by Graham Slack
on Oceanic & Sagittarius (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
7 Jul 2013 by Graham Slack
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I recently enjoyed a great day out with Derek on the Oceanic, this new boat has it all loads of deck space, an on board toilet deck hands to help an advise and as much tea and coffee as you can drink. The boat is easy to access from a pontoon so no climbing down ladders and dropping your gear with ropes etc.
The fishing was fast and furious with plenty of Cod for all and a few good Pollock and Ling, as we moved closer to the shore at the end of the drift we also managed to pick up some nice wrasse.
I finished the day with 9 cod and a Pollock to name, the combination of great fishing a comfortable boat lovely weather and excellent company made this a day to remember.
Thanks Derek for a great days fishing, I will definitely be back for some more, I would recommend this boat to anyone, you are in the heart of cod country hear and you wont be disappointed. View Boats Page
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12/07/2013
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
12 Jul 2013 by dominic wilson
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2 trips out today.....1st trip was 10am - 2pm and produced 6 mackerel,boxes of whiting(some at 1.5lb and over!) and a couple of gurnard.
next trip was 5.30pm - 9pm......whiting 4 at a time(some pushing 2lb!) on the feathers and anywhere from just subsurface to the bottom but all are full of very small sandeels......also 15 stone (210 lb) of mackerel between 4 anglers,coming up in 4's,5's and 6's at a time.....hectic was an understatement!!....crates and crates of them.
we were also getting mixed hook-ups on the feathers....not just whiting or mackerel but both View Boats Page
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10/07/2013
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
10 Jul 2013 by dominic wilson
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poor day weather wise with the cold front passing thru' and the initial plan to go to the 5 mile reef was shelved due to sea state.....took 10 anglers to the rough ground off runswick bay and it was thick with mackerel...must have had over 200 over the boats side with them coming up in 4's and 6's! loads of whiting with some over 1.5lb. pouting and gurnard thrown in as well along with 8 codling upto 4.5lb and a 3lb black jack(1st this year!)
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08/07/2013
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
8 Jul 2013 by dominic wilson
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6hr trip this one....back out to the top end of the 5 mile reef.....loads of whiting,pout,gurnards,small(8" codling) and a 16lb ling for George Cope who is 80 years old!...it was 2/3rds the length of him! no mackerel offshore but plenty at the bell buoy....100 maybe more in 30 mins and a 3lb codling.went for a drift off the pier end,just out of spinner casting range and the mackerel were even thicker...4 or 5 at a time and 2 drifts produced over 80 fish!.....the mackerel are close in at early doors and last thing at night/dusk and plenty of them.
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