Latest Fishing Reports: Wales
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22/06/2009
Fishing Report by Steve Andrews
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
22 Jun 2009 by Steve Andrews
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we had the efsa english section hold its comp from rhyl this weekend unfortunately the saturday was cancelled for bad weather but we did get away on the sunday fishing was steady with plenty of species caught in all an exellent day.a couple of pics phil delaney with a nice tope of 33 lb.
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06/2009
Fishing Report by Steve Andrews
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
Jun 2009 by Steve Andrews
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we are now well into june and when the weather allows the fishing has been exellent plenty of large gurnard biggest one this week so far 4lb 11 oz.There are plenty of smoothhound showing these are being taken on crab or prawn the picture shows 4 that were all hooked at the same time part of a 21 haul caught in just over 1 hour all fish were returned to fight another day
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01/06/2009
Fishing Report by Steve Andrews
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
1 Jun 2009 by Steve Andrews
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now June is here the fishing has improved a great deal,with plenty of big mackeral,dabs,whiting,coddling,big tub , red and grey gurnard ,smoothhoumd both common and starry ,a few bass have also been caught check out the pics,thornback rays have started to show more being caught this year than in the previous 3 years ,there are a lot of big bullhuss being caught biggest so far 15lb 3oz,there have been a few small tope caught but nothing over 5lb but they wont be far away if the weather settles down again
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06/2009
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Jun 2009 by Gethyn Owen
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As May drew to a close our attentions turned to the influx of quality sized smoothhounds on offer.
For what we lack in numbers aboard My Way (a normal day averaging 15) they certainly make up in size, with the catches to date averaging the 12lb mark, with the best fish landed topping the scales at 19lb. that said, 2 definite 20lb+ smoothies were dropped on the surface – too light hook lengths or simply me too slow with the net.
I argue the first case!
The smoothie fishing however has slowed down the last week with the change in the weather. Hopefully the NE east blow we are currently experiencing will help bring them back on the feed, that said, armed with hundreds of quality welsh fresh peeler, a smoothie assault is on the cards fairly soon.
Fishing has continued to be brisk, with additional to the smoothies, ballans plus plenty of cuckoo wrasse, huss, dabs, whiting, pollack etc and the wonderful north Wales Tiger Shark, aka the dogfish all in abundance to add to a trip.
Ray numbers are on the up however seeing boxes being landed at the marina yesterday may soon put paid to that, some people have no shame; never the less we’ll strive to put our guys on to the fish.
Fingers crossed for coming weeks and settled weather and great fishing for you all. View Boats Page
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10/05/2009
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
10 May 2009 by Gethyn Owen
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As the season progresses the fishing is continuing to hot up nicely.
Pollack are still being caught on the inshore rock marks; with an average stamp of 3lb, we’ve had a few coalies thrown in but mainly on the small side. Mackerel are now inshore in relatively good numbers, which is in all honesty early for us. We usually see a good run of the mackerel appearing around the end of this month.
Another early starter is the number of tope around, not in the great numbers or sizes as is witnessed later on in the year, but averaging 25lb and up to half a dozen in a few hrs fishing has been a pleasant surprise to some of our fishing trips.
Smoothies and rays are showing slowly as the month continues, Mike Green from Hindley Hare and Hound SAC struck gold with an excellent Thornback ray of 16lb 2oz to take his clubs pool money on a recent trip.
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02/05/2009
Fishing Report by Jon Shaw
on Seekat C (Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey)
2 May 2009 by Jon Shaw
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Good weekend fishing top carrick was seven pounds with many around te three/ four mark also coalies codling and pouting to two pounds
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02/05/2009
Fishing Report by Jon Shaw
on Seekat C (Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey)
2 May 2009 by Jon Shaw
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Fishing the wrecks this weekend was good Saturdays best was seven pound Carrick one of many and a good feed of coalies
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19/04/2009
Fishing Report by Carl Davies
on Gwen-Paul-M (Conwy, Conwy)
19 Apr 2009 by Carl Davies
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Plenty of pollack to 10lb on offshore wrecks on April 18th and 19th. Taken on a variety of jelly worms, sidewinders and shads.
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04/2009
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Apr 2009 by Gethyn Owen
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The weather over the Easter period has certainly been a god send to many of us involved within the angling industry. Friends with boats, shops and a few in the wholesale trade have all reported brisk business, with many grateful for the fairly settled spell of calm seas and sunshine giving many the warm glow required to get 2009 off to a flier.
As reported previously the fishing has been gathering momentum with an almost daily basis, although I must add that the spurdogs are still eluding me in any great number.
Our inshore pollack fishing continues to improve, with many crews enjoying a few nice fillets to take home for the family.
The wrasse family have been surprisingly obliging over the past fortnight. Usually they are a little hit and miss until we are well into May. The warmer calmer weather experienced over recent weeks has seen many ballans come to the side of the boat. Nothing monstrous but fish to 3lb on fairly light gear certainly put up a fight.
Rough ground marks out in the deeps have in general been slow, few huss, spurs and congers, but a boundless amount of doggies infuriating most anglers with the 180ft haul up from the sea bed. With nothing to lose, a change of tact was required earlier this week and a search for new ground was thought fit – after all, with the elusiveness of double figure quarry in the deeps, there was nothing much to lose.
A good nose through the charts and an series of 170ft rocks in and around a 240ft bed seemed like a nice holding point for a variety of species. A few miles off my usual haunts it was going to be an interesting few hours afloat.
Well, the move proved successful, no spurs sadly, but this mark produce more dogfish than huss with most specimens topping double figures with many around the 15lb mark, add these catches to 2 dropped tope (early season for us, so not geared for them), this is mark that is without doubt going to be re-visited when tide and wearther allows a little offshore venture.
Last line – if you’re looking forward to a days fishing, stay off the booze the night before.
It doesn’t suit everyone, and if you’re not sure how you’ll react – a stomach full of pints and whiskey chasers is not the way to find out. View Boats Page
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04/2009
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Apr 2009 by Gethyn Owen
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With the winds settling down for the Easter break it was with nervous anticipation that I planned the fishing trips for the coming week or so.
Since returning My Way to the water after her winter maintenance period, the fishing could only be best described as slow. Even the old faithful dogfish, the one fish that could help turn a slow day into an entertaining ‘how many dogs have you had?’ adventure appeared to have left for warmer climates. Catches were unbelievably slow with just a few dogs, whiting and dabs to mention. If we were lucky a bull huss would come to the party.
During the first few weeks of April we tend to see the fish starting to move inshore. This can range from more dogs, bigger huss and also some pollack and coalies. I’m glad to say that this year has followed the trend and that the catches are now on the increase with signs of summer in the wrasse caught over recent days - cuckoos, corkwings and ballans.
Offshore the fishing has been a little hit and miss, we now turn our attentions to big spurdog and eels on the wrecks, however as I write this the numbers are remaining a little elusive.
This time of year we usually get a good influx of sizeable pollack , nothing of back breaking size, but drifting in 25 to 50 foot of water, pollack to 6lb and averaging 2 to 3lb give a great account for themselves on light tackle. They've been feeding well over the last 2 weeks, with plenty coming to the boat with the odd double hook up on standard paternoster rigs. The bigger fish falling to those prepared to work baits or jellies on flying collar rigs.
There you go for a first report of the year.
Hopefully the fishing will continue to improve throughout 2009. View Boats Page
