Latest Fishing Reports: Wales
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07/2016
Fishing Report by Aaron Smith
on Bad Boyz VI (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Jul 2016 by Aaron Smith
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Bad boyz 2 takes overall fish of the month on Charter Boats UK with the fantastic Welsh record braking Spurdog landed at 21lb 6oz!
This was the first of a long stream of 100 + Spurdogs over the last 2 weeks to hit the back of our net including 4 within 1lb of the current record and this 1 smashing it.
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08/07/2016
Fishing Report by Roy Smith
on SWN Y MOR (Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey)
8 Jul 2016 by Roy Smith
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Hi out today with some local lads mackerel starting to show but big tides clouding water. Plenty of bullhuss whiting wrasse flatfish. Let's. Hope wind dies down to get back to the wrecks. 10 hours wreck fishing midweek £350. Large 40 foot aqua star loads of room. Good fishing roy
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06/2016
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Jun 2016 by Gethyn Owen
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In 2008 and following years we were heavily involved with the University College Dublin (UCD) Ph.D researcher Edward Farrell in his study of Starry Smoothhounds.
Eds research was studying the seasonal migration of smoothhounds but also to show that Starry Smoothounds only and not the Common Smoothhound visited the UK and surrounding waters. Ed had an article published in the ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) Journal of Marine Science in January 2009 showing his findings on Starry & Common hounds
In a nutshell, not one Common Smoothhound was recorded from Holyhead or any other participating area. Follow this link to Phill Williams excellent article on Eds research.
Fast Forward to 2016 and it's smoothhound season aboard My Way once again, Holyhead and in particular My Way, is famous for putting anglers on to some of the best hound action the UK has to offer. With hundreds caught many of which go double figure, My Way also has a pretty enviable Gallery of hounds recorded over 20lb.
Local angler Pete Williams, with another 20lb hound caught mid May 2016. The first of 12 so far recorded aboard My Way this season. When space allows I like to fish with the crews aboard My Way, smoothhounds a favourite time of year. My smoothie fishing in 2016 has so far been fairly good, with numeorus fish caught and the odd day session returning over 10 double figures to me. One day recently I caught a small hound, that was sporting a tag.
The tag was identical to the ones we had been using to tag hounds nearly a decade ago, the tag and tag site were in good condition with barely a sign of having been at sea for such a long time, could it be one of us. After a few photographs the smoothie was released again. Naturally I didn't have the tag details to hand, so was going to have to wait a while till I could found out if smoothhound R00150 was indeed previosly tagged by us.
Once back, I emailed Ed with the details and soon learned that the male smoothie was originally taggeg by us in Holyhead bay on the 29/05/2008. When tagged it was almost a fully grown male, so hadn't really grown much. But had been at liberty for over 8years. Had it passed through Holyhead before and simpy avoided being caught? We'll never know, but we do know it did return.
After a quick weigh, 6lb 2oz and a few photographs, the hound was released once again, it swam away at an incredible speed ... maybe to return once more in another 8years time!
Once again in 2016, we have been involved with data collection and the tagging of smoothhounds. We were joined aboard My Way in June by Laura Bond from the Shark group Wobby Shark Savers and her father Paul, tagging smoothhound on behalf of the SSACN (Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network)
For the story with plenty of photographs, please copy and paste the following link into your browser
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07/2016
Fishing Report by Aaron Smith
on Bad Boyz VI (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Jul 2016 by Aaron Smith
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So we're well into July, our wrecking season so far has been far from successful thanks to the lovely low after low after low through the back end of June and continuing so far...... We did however make it out through the rear of May and start of June to large hauls of Pollack & Coalie to sub 10lb.
This Weekend see's the small tides return for around a week, there's the wrecks we went hunting for back in march/april that I believe to be unfished in over a decade that I still haven't made it too with a group of anglers....could this week be the week?? Fingers, toes, sidewinders crossed ��
Could it be Pollack..... Cod..... Coalie...... Ling that is the question that only a nice high pressure can answer!! View Boats Page
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06/2016
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Jun 2016 by Gethyn Owen
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June is one of our favourite months to be afloat. There is no secret that tackling smoothhounds inshore on light tackle is a style of fishing that we look forward to each year. So much that as soon as we hang up our smoothhound rigs for any given year, thoughts and ideas on how to improve catches are already floating around.
After a great season in 2015, this year June had a lot to live up to, particularly as it is considered by our own theory to be the year were the caches are predominantly smallish fish in the 8 to 10lb bracket.
With the Smoothhound Challenge having just finished another successful week aboard My Way, June was looking to be on the money with the hounds, and it didn’t disappoint with most people bagging hounds and numerous new personal bests being set.
Early June we had a group from up the NE of Wales, looking to enjoy sport aboard My Way with smoothhounds. The hounds obliged with numerous being caught and Wrexham angler Tom Jones setting a new Personal best with a superb specimen of 20lb.
Every fish has its magical weight, double figures always a plus and with smoothhounds a 20lber ensures you join the elite club. Next day after Toms success, we managed another 20lber
Mikee Thrussell jnr caught his first 20lber with us last year and then repeated the capture with a 2nd 20lber this year. You can read his account on the website of our Fishing Partner Tronixfishing.
During smoothie time we run many evening trips, 4 hours in the eve targeting these hard fighting sharks. The photos below showing that girl power often wins through
The following four days, were filled with a plentiful number of hounds including 20lb plus hounds each day, again some truly fantastic fishing. Early June and we were joined by Paula and Laura from Wobby Shark Savers. Laura was tagging smoothhounds on behalf of the SSACN. Only tagging hounds over a certain sixe we tagged 39 in a couple days, and both Paula nd Laura managed to land themselves 20lbers.
When space allows I like to fish with the crews aboard My Way, smoothhounds a favourite time of year. One day mid June I caught a small hound, that was sporting a tag. Read the fascinating story & photographs.
Not to be outdone by his son earlier in the month, Mike Thrussell snr, managed to break his own longstanding smoothhound personal best with us this June with a fantastic specimen of 23lb.
With a few missing over recent years this year saw the full compliment of Adults With Problems for the 2016 tour. An annual event of merriment consisting of hounding, laughing, eating drinking and reeling up all manner of unexpected items!
The weather never stops Adults With Problems. A slight change towards the end of our three days, a small species hunt. With many years angling behind him, Peter Hamilton-Tangler- Hutchison still needed to catch his first ever Tompot Blenny, he caught two!
We were on and off the hounds all month, with someday only a few hours on the right state of tide, others the whole days moving and following the feeding patterns learned over the years fishing the bay .
Unlike previous years were June really has been the jewel in the crown of the years weather, we lost the majority of the end of the month to the weather. I even had a busmans holiday booked fishing elsewhere myself, sadly that also fell foul to strong winds
Cancelling trips is never an easy thing to do, you ponder of the conditions for so long, knowing that you could scupper peoples long awaited trip, but also cancel the potential to earn. It’s a hard call, but one that is taken with safety and enjoyment the main contributing factors for most skippers.
My Way sails regularly from Holyhead Marina, our reports and numerous photographs we hope help to tell the tale of our season and how fishing with us progresses through one year
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03/07/2016
Fishing Report by Julian Smith
on Four Reasons (Conwy, Conwy)
3 Jul 2016 by Julian Smith
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Another great day out aboard the Four Reasons with stand in Skipper Pete and the as ever knowledgeable and dependable Lewis. Pity you couldn't make it Ritchie it was a great trip with plenty of fish caught ! Shame the mackerel didn't show but Whiting, Dab, Doggies and Bull Huss up to ten pounds were great sport. Once again nobody drew a blank and we were all pleased with the day out. Looking forward to getting back there sometime in August. Thank you Lads !!!!!
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02/07/2016
Fishing Report by Roy Smith
on SWN Y MOR (Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey)
2 Jul 2016 by Roy Smith
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Hi unfortunately weather been too rough to get at the cod again. But plenty of spurdogs Tope Huss inshore if you want them ( no good for the freezer) if weathers ok fill your freezer with edible fish I have a proven record of doing this. The wrecks are now fishing superbly get the weather I,ll get you the fish offshore. REMEMBER 10 hour offshore wrecking WHERE NO ONE ELSE GOES WITH ME MIDWEEK £350 unbeatable. SEE RECENT BOAT PHOTOS NO ONE HAS CAUGHT THIS MANY COD RECENTLY IN NORTH WALES. POLLACK NO PROBLEM
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07/2016
Fishing Report by Aaron Smith
on Bad Boyz VI (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Jul 2016 by Aaron Smith
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Another break in the weather which means another chance to head south...... What more do I need to say?
Enough mackeral coming in for bait and for the table which is always a big bonus.
30 Skate to 9lb
10 Spurdogs to 18lb 8oz
9 Huss to 14lb
1 3lb turbot
1 small tope, Pollack to 5lb, Grey/Red Gurnards, Doggies, Mackeral and Launce
Not a bad species count considering the guys were fishing tope traces most the day other than a short spell for mackeral at the start and half an hour on a wreck for Pollack at the end.
Once again Bad Boyz 2 using her speed to get to new grounds and the only boat from Anglesey fishing these areas so don't miss your chance on a day of fantastic fishing -
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06/2016
Fishing Report by David Axtell
on Seren y Mor (Swansea, Vale of Glamorgan)
Jun 2016 by David Axtell
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June has been a really good month for us here in Swansea. The weather at the start of the month was good, which always helps !!! The smoothounds arrived in good numbers, by the middle of the month these were of a decent size with the best so far going over 18lb. The tope fishing has been good with these also being numerous. Also starting to catch all the usual summer fish and the mackerel have moved up into the bay in the last week, so fingers crossed we`ll have some decent weather next month.
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06/2016
Fishing Report by Aaron Smith
on Bad Boyz VI (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Jun 2016 by Aaron Smith
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Well another good haul of fish yesterday thanks to the weather man being wrong once again.....Surprise surprise there!!
Ian and his crew's first out on board Bad Boyz 2 and decided on a Caernarfon bay trip which this time of year can fish very well indeed although small fish was not on the days menu.
The trip was extended to stay out longer as we were on some superb sport with a shoal of large spurdogs which the crew had never caught before so it was a shame to leave when there was a bucket of prime fresh mackerel just sat there from earlier on in the day.
Totally for the day was around 35 Spurs 7 over 15lb biggest 19lb 6oz, 10 thornbacks, 1 tope, 13 huss + mackerel, dogs, red/grey/tub gurnards.
So in 4 days we've smashed the Welsh record Spurdogs with a fish of 21lb 6oz and had another at 19lb 6oz which is 6oz short not a bad week at all.... View Boats Page
