Latest Fishing Reports: Argyll & Bute
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09/2015
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Sep 2015 by Kevin McKie
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Hi everyone, just to let you all know as of March 17th 2016, I will be skippering one of the uk's top charter boats the 45ft Size Matters out of Plymouth. Graham Hannaford the owner has been skippering boats out of Plymouth for over 40 years and is regarded as one of the best skippers in the UK. I have personally fished with Graham as an angler for the last 18 years, catching conger to 86lb, ling to 28lb, cod to 21lb, pollack to 17lb plus many more. He is going to pass down all his knowledge of fishing and skippering to me. This will be a very good challenge for me and anyone who has met me or knows me will know I am a mad keen angler as well as a skipper. We will work the boat together for the spring and summer of 2016, the boat will then move to Liverpool on October 17th 2016 for the winter cod season. Each year from then on I will be operating from Liverpool October to March and from Plymouth April to October.
Operating from Plymouth I will be mostly targeting Cod, Coalfish, Pollack, Ling, Conger and Sharks.
I will also be running 5 day charters to Guernsey for bass, turbot and brill.
If you would like more information on available dates for 2016 please let me know and I will send you a list of available dates.
You can see the boat and the catches at
www.plymouthcharter.co.uk
I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has already booked with us up to now for 2016!
Regards
Kevin Mckie
Brigand Charters
07999628511
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09/2015
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Sep 2015 by Kevin McKie
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Managed to get out Sunday and Monday, the plan both days was to fish for tope for the last time this year.
On Sunday I headed to a tope mark that has produced well for me this year, but the fishing was poor not one tope run and only a few bullhuss to 10lb, dogfish, tub gurnard, mackerel and whiting to show for our efforts.
On Monday I decided to go well off shore to some deep water, where I thought the tope mite be as they migrate for winter.
First drop a small tope 24lb and then the rays moved in lots of them up to 11lb 8oz followed by some nice bullhuss to 12lb. There was plenty of mackerel off shore as well, this is why the fishing was much better than the day before. The summer is coming to an end now, I have one last set of neap tides to fish off shore then I will start to fish the Mersey in October for the winter cod and rays.
Here are my last available dates to fish off shore for this year.
Tuesday September 22nd 5 places
available. Conger/wrecking fishing.
Wednesday September 23rd 1 place available. Wrecking.
Thursday September 24th 2 places available. Conger/wrecking.
Friday September 25th 2 places available. Conger/wrecking.
If you would like to book any of these dates please get in touch.
Cheers
Kev
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09/2015
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Sep 2015 by Kevin McKie
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Well the week long charter in the Isle of Man has come to an end, what a cracking time we have had with most lads catching personal bests.
Plenty of Tope to 28lb, Spurdog to 18lb, Bullhuss to 12lb, Ling to 8lb, Pollack to 7lb, Cod to 5lb, Coalfish to 4lb, Ballan Wrasse to 4lb, Cockoo Wrasse, Tub Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Gray Gurnard, Whiting, Pouting, Dogfish, Dab, Launce, Mackerel and Blackmouth Dogfish!!
Never seen one before, what a strange but a nice looking fish.
Big thanks to all the lads for all there help who booked to make the week possible.
Brigand is now back in Liverpool ready for charters this weekend.
Here are dates available this month!
Monday 14th 5 places,
Tuesday 22nd 2 places,
Wednesday 23rd 3 places,
Friday 25th 3 places,
Cheers
Kev
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09/2015
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Sep 2015 by Kevin McKie
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They say lighting never strikes in the same place twice, well it did today on Brigand.
After that monster tope yesterday of 67lb 3oz caught by Tony, he starts the day off with a tope of 43lb followed by another big tope length 67 inch, girth 25 inch = 52lb 3oz very good fish. I then got my fishing head on and landed the biggest tope I have ever seen. At one point we had to let over 300ft of rope out on the anchor just to keep up with it. After an epic fight we had it on deck it was a team effort with the net it just about fitted in. It tipped the scales at 72lb in the net, the length was 67 inch and girth was 29 inch = 70lb 4oz!!! The photo does not do the fish justice!! I am made up with the size of the tope we are getting!!! Big thanks to tony for his help.
Now that's the boat record!!!
Cheers
Kev View Boats Page
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09/2015
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Sep 2015 by Kevin McKie
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Tony had never caught a tope up until yesterday when he caught a 40lb tope after a bit of guidance (shouting) from me. Today he fished his socks off catching pollack to 6lb,
spurdog to 16lb tope to 26lb and in the last 15 minutes of the trip he hook and landed a monster tope. We weight the tope in the net and it bottomed out my 60lb scales, then I got my other set out that go to 250lb but they hadn't been used for a few years. It tipped the scales at just over 68lb in the net, so we measured the length and girth because it was so big 64 inch length x 29 inch girth = 67lb 3oz!!! New boat record, well done Tony Mcquillan. View Boats Page
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08/2015
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Aug 2015 by Kevin McKie
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Managed to get a charter out yesterday, I took 9 novices Tope fishing. They landed three Tope 45lb, 42lb and 35lb, they losed four and caught plenty of Bullhuss to 10lb, Gurnard, Dogfish and Mackerel.
I have availability this
Thursday 20th,
Friday 21st,
Monday 24th,
Wednesday 26th,
Thursday 27th,
Friday 28th,
Give me a call if you would like to book any of these dates.
07999628511.
Cheers
Kev View Boats Page
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08/2015
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Aug 2015 by Kevin McKie
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Just finished 9 charters in a row, the weather gods have been on our side for once. It's been a very strange few days, we had to call the coast guard for assistance as one of my customers had a suspected hart attack. The rescue helicopter come to the rescue and took the man to Aintree hospital, thank god he is ok and a big thank you to all the lads onboard for your help. On a brighter note I had a customer a few days ago telling me he had the best bait in the world for sea fishing, now this man has been fishing for over 40 years. When he showed me the bait it was wood pigeon breast, I had fresh crab, lug, mackerel, squid, rag and he still insisted on using it all day to catch nothing. The same man was using a pirk and muppets in the Mersey!!! God give me strength ha ha!! On the fishing, we have caught Tope to 49lb, Bullhuss to 14lb, Thornback ray to 13lb, Ling to 8lb, Pollack to 7lb, Cod to 6lb, Ballan Wrasse to 3lb and many more.
Here is a list of all the available dates I have in August.
Friday August 21st, 8 places.
Monday August 24th, 6 places.
Wednesday August 26th, 7 places.
Thursday August 27th, 2 places.
Friday August 28th, 9 places.
Call me on 07999628511.
Cheers
Kev. View Boats Page
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08/2015
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Aug 2015 by Kevin McKie
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As we all know the weather this year is very bad, you get out one or two days then you can not get out for over a week. When you do get out there is some good fishing to be had, catching 12 to 18 species a day. Here is a list of dates I have available this month.
August 6th 2 places available,
August 11th 9 places available,
August 12th 6 places available,
August 13th 2 places available,
August 20th 3 places available,
August 24th 7 places available,
August 27th 4 places available,
August 28th 9 places available,
Give me a call or text if you would like to book any of these dates.
Cheers
Kevin Mckie
Brigand Charters
07999628511 View Boats Page
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25/07/2015
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
25 Jul 2015 by Kevin McKie
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The weather this year is the worst I have ever known, just cancelling charter after charter due to the constant west and north west winds. When we can get out, the fishing onboard Brigand is very good at the moment.
Tope to 48lb, Thornback ray to 12lb, Bullhuss to 11lb, Smoothhound to 8lb, Pollack to 8lb 6oz, Cod to 7lb 9oz, Ling, Whiting, Pouting,
Tub Gurnard, Gray Gurnard,
Red Gurnard, Scad, Mackerel, Herring, Launce, Waver, Flounder, Dab, Plaice, Silver Eel and Dogfish.
Here is a list of available dates in August,
5th 5 places available.
11th 24 hour wrecking trip depart at 10pm return at 10pm on the 12th,
4 places available.
13th 8 places available.
17th 9 places available.
20th 9 places available.
24th 4 places available.
27th 7 places available.
Call me on 07999628511 or send me a message.
Cheers
Kevin Mckie
Brigand Charters View Boats Page
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06/2015
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jun 2015 by Kevin McKie
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The fishing onboard Brigand in Liverpool Bay has been very good over the last few weeks, plenty of Cod to 8lb 4oz, Pollack to 7lb 8oz, Bullhuss to 15lb, Thornback ray to 14lb 8oz, Smoothhound to 13lb 12oz, Bass, Ling, Gurnard, Plaice, Flounder, Dab, Scad, Mackerel, Whiting, Pouting, Dogfish and pack Tope.
Here is a list of available dates,
July 21st 1 place available.
July 23rd 4 places available.
July 24th 1 place available.
August 5th whole boat available.
August 7th 7 places available.
August 10th 8 places available.
August 13th 8 places available.
Give me a call on 07999628511 if you would like to book any of these dates. View Boats Page
