Latest Fishing Reports: South of Scotland
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24/03/2018
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
24 Mar 2018 by dominic wilson
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I had 2 trips out last week and try as we might,couldnt find anything decent,perhaps the water is too cold at 7c.we did catch whiting and doggies and 2 herring(early!)
nothing worth a photo though
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11/2017
Fishing Report by steve stringer
on Lucky Dip II (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
Nov 2017 by steve stringer
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The weather has made getting the boat out fishing really difficult, but when we do get out the fishing has been of the wall!!! Lots of large Spurs were around until September with several over the 20lb mark and at least three of nearly 25lb ( the current Scottish record is 20lb 6oz ), lots of big tope are still showing as are large numbers of large skate with a very large one lost today(8/11/2017) . Plenty of other fish are still around for the catching so we just need the weather to sort itself out.
We are putting the price up next year from Jan 1st to £45 including free hot roll plus any number of cuppas!! View Boats Page
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11/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
Nov 2017 by dominic wilson
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Hi all,well that confirms the end of the season as the boat was lifted out at Girvan yesterday for 5 months in the shed.Looks like a new starboard gearbox required plus oil cooler and (potentially) a new shaft.
I am aiming to be back in the water for the week starting the 5th march 2018.
bookings are now being taken for next year,telephone 07739231331
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The best of the year were:
common skate...204lb
spurdog....19.5lb
bullhuss.....17.5lb
tope,,,,,35lb
red gurnard ,,,4lb
haddock,,,3lb
cod,,,,4lb
pollack,,,,6.5lb
the mackerel arrived late april and as I write this are still here in the deeper water View Boats Page
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28/10/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
28 Oct 2017 by dominic wilson
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The final trip of the year saw plenty of fish and a variety of species.......huss were hooked and dropped(apart from 1),there were 4 good tope runs (1 landed).we caught: tope,huss,doggies,mackerel,herring,scad,whiting,haddock,coalies,grey gurnard,pouting.
The largest fish of the day was a 32lb tope caught by myself and a 17.5lb bullhuss by a customer.there was also an 8lb tope View Boats Page
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14/10/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
14 Oct 2017 by dominic wilson
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managed to sneak out with a gap in the weather! we caught loads of small whiting,about 40 mackerel,some grey gurnards and a couple of huss.we also caught 2 tope at 24/34lb and a super tub gurnard at 4lb.
pictured is the best tope at 34lb View Boats Page
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09/10/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
9 Oct 2017 by dominic wilson
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period 8th & 9th Oct.......
finally the wind eased and we managed to put to sea.On the sunday we had a few mackerel,some plump cod and haddock,loads of bait sized whiting which we flappered ,about 15 huss,all doubles with the best at 14lb and over 70 spurdogs that ranged from 12oz to 8lb.....never seen such small spurdogs! and they were coming up 2/3 at a time! we also had 3 common skate hooked and one landed at 54lb.
On the monday,the quantity of fish was less but the size was bigger.we landed about the same amount of huss upto 14lb,we landed 15 spurdogs in the 12-14lb range with the best at 18lb and a couple around 16lb.we also hooked 3 commons but landed only one at 84lb.again,the preferred bait was whiting flapper.
the boat is coming out of the water during early november til the beginning of march.
bookings are now being taken for 2018 please ring on 07739231331 View Boats Page
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28/09/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
28 Sep 2017 by dominic wilson
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Had charlie dunn and the boys on on the 28th and we managed nearly a full day but a strengtening wind cut us short.
the boys got whiting,haddock,mackerel,all 3 gurnards(best 3.7lb tub),tope,huss and spurdog.
the tope was tiny at 5lb,the huss averaged 14lb and the 2 spurdogs weighed around the 12lb mark
most fish caught on whiting flapper but salmon fillet(!!!!) also worked as did the mini mackerel.
pictured is vinny with his tiny tope View Boats Page
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26/09/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
26 Sep 2017 by dominic wilson
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period 22nd sept to 26th september......
the wind continues to blow and the water remains the colour of chocolate(until the very last of the ebb!)
thursday 22nd saw us put to sea on a blustery day with big spring tides and coloured water so we had to fish tight in to the cliffs...doggies and small whiting were constant and bull huss were taking hold and wrestling with the bait but getting away...finally (after changing to circle hooks) ,in the last 20 mins we hooked and landed 2 x 14lb bullhuss and tope at 25/31lb with a much larger one lost
monday 26th...tides had eased and we had the first of the flood with a few mackerel showing on a distant bank...we caught 10 spurdogs in the 9-12lb range and a couple of huss at the first mark.Then a move and we caught around 15 huss ,all doubles and the best at 13lb
......again,whiting flapper was the most successful bait View Boats Page
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19/09/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
19 Sep 2017 by dominic wilson
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reporting period 16th to 19th september 2017.....
finally we managed to get to sea since the 3rd september because of the windkeeping us in harbour!
species caught: cod,haddock,whiting,pouting,mini- ling,mackerel,herring,launce,pollack,coalies,huss,spurs,tope,lsd,common skate,red/grey/tub gurnard,dabs
saturday; 60+ spurdogs all into double figures(12-14lb) with best going 17lb 10oz.Also 6 huss with best at 14.5lb,5 common skate hooked but only 1 landed at 65lb and a single 12lb tope.
sunday; 20 huss with biggest at 14lb 10oz,no spurdogs,2 tope at 18lb and 11lb and 3 skate hooked and all lost.plenty of pollack in the weeds with some 40 fish caught with average size around 3lb and a single ballan wrasse
monday: 2 spurdogs,some huss and 1 common skate at 118lb,also plenty of pollack in the weeds to mackerel strip with biggest at 4lb
tuesday: 1 spurdog at 14lb,1 spotted ray,several huss with best at 14lb and 2 common skate at 22lb and 64lb
whiting flapper is the preferred bait for the sharks and common skate View Boats Page
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30/08/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
30 Aug 2017 by dominic wilson
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Had Charlie Dunns boys on yesterday and they had a fair catch of cod and haddock,plenty of mackerel with a good number of larger ones mixed in.They also caught 7 spurdogs,all over 10lb with the biggest at 16.5lb and Pegg caught a common Skate weighing 184lb
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