Latest Fishing Reports: South of Scotland
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01/12/2013
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
1 Dec 2013 by dominic wilson
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uptiding.....managed to sneak out after Fridays storm on the back of a swell forecast that was 50/50. however juris and his guys came up from derby for uptiding. early on with wind against tide made it nigh on impossible to fish with the boat swinging on the anchor but a move into 38ft of water and the first push of the flood saw 15 fish landed,biggest 9lb.
then it was a case of hunting for the fish!
we were out 7.30 til 4.30 and we managed 32 cod,biggest 9lb,3 at 7lb and the rest in the 1.5 - 3lb bracket.we also got a box of whiting,some the size of "bin lids"(about 2-3lb) and 3 jumbo whiting(2.5lb+)
no single bait was overly productive but calamari squid with a black lug "wrap around" seems to be taking its fair share...always handy to have some crab cart in your "back pocket"
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09/11/2013
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
9 Nov 2013 by dominic wilson
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uptiding is well established and this weekend we had 3 local lads out for uptiding under the cliffs at robin hoods bay and the lighthouse at hawsker.
squid and crab cart was the killer combination with nicky from Whitby having 10 cod for 36lb
this was the third of my "proper uptiding trips and by far the most productive....19 fish for the day with biggest at 8lb 7oz and it was a 5 hour trip.
all fish were hooked on the top hook of the pennel rig and the hook of choice is a 3/0 circle hook View Boats Page
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07/10/2013
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
7 Oct 2013 by dominic wilson
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summer summary.....a bit late in the year,but better late than never!
cod were scarce this year but the whiting made up for it in numbers and size(biggest 3lb!).mackerel turned up late and then in their thousands and then became sporadic...the latest I caught them in the boat was the 7th October and then poor weather finished them off.
ling came in vast numbers off the rough ground in late august til early autumn with a trip averaging 50 ling,mostly 5-8lb lots in the 10-14lb and the largest went 21lb 7oz (caught on a chrome Norwegian pirk with muppet and mackerel on the bottom....pirk was dragged! not worked,a favourite method of my Latvian customers)...we are now well into uptiding.....reports to follow.
fish statistics: largest of species caught
ling 21lb 7oz
cod 14lb 7oz
haddock 4lb 10oz
whiting 3lb
dab 1lb
mackerel 2lb 12oz
red gurnard 12oz
and all of these fish were caught inside 5 miles offshore!
less travelling,more fishing 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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