Latest Fishing Reports: United Kingdom
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05/2012
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
May 2012 by Gethyn Owen
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For a number of years now, April has always seen us bask in a mini heat wave, as a a few ridges of high pressures role over the country and reward anglers with settled seas and a good number of species and double figure fish, firmly wetting the appetite for the year ahead.
2012 however, has bucked this modern day trend well and truly, wind and rain has scuppered many days out for anglers throughout the United Kingdom, especially in our small corner of north Wales. With the harsh weather never quite going away, we appeared to be cancelling far more trips than we were actually managing to get afloat.
As reported a month ago, April was off to a flying start for us, with settled seas and a trip to the southern half of Holyhead deep rewarding the crew with huss & spurdog, the majority of both well into double figures. The weather turned foul the following morning, putting any thoughts we may have had of fishing the deeps on hold once more.
The fishing when we have been able to get out has been difficult to say the least. Inconsistent weather patterns have in a way been reflected in the fishing we have had. Inshore marks that have come up trumps one day with an early season haul consisting of dogfish, bull huss, spotted and thornback rays along with codling, coalfish, whiting tub gurnard etc. have the next day, struggled to offer even a dogfish.
Regardless on most occasions the anglers have all caught well, the struggle has really been locating the fish at times and putting a finger on any form of feeding pattern.
The weather cancelled one of our Easter children’s trips, but we did manage to get one day afloat, reduced prices, plenty of fish and certainly smiles and wonderful experiences for our young shipmates.
Mid April and the wind abated for a day and allowed a brief sortie into Holyhead Deep, sadly I’d forgotten to inform all the marine life. A hand full of huss, plenty of dogfish and a solitary spurdog for Tash, who stole the bragging rights from the male crew was all the reward for our efforts.
The rest of the month saw us venture out into the bay on a few more occasions, fishing large tides for a variety of inshore species inshore.
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Hopefully the weather will start to sort itself out now as we prepare ourselves for a major highlight in the season aboard My Way - the influx of quality smoothhound. We have only a handful of spaces available for a normal day time sail, but do offer anglers the opportunity of fishing for these hard fighting small sharks during our popular evening trips. Sailing from 5.30 pm we return to port usually for 10pm. Please call or email if interested.
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10/05/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
10 May 2012 by Rich Ward
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For the next 6 months we are running a monthly free trip competition on the Shy Torque (May to end October) The heaviest fish at the end of each month will receive a voucher for a free trip.
Entry is just 2.00 per person.
Come and have a go, you never know what you might catch here at Whitby!
Good fishing lads.
Rich. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Shy-Torque III
View Full Charter AvailabilityThu 28/11/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. Will sail with just 3 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sat 30/11/2024 3 Spaces 8 Hours Uptiding trip. John Price 1. Rich Wallen 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sun 01/12/2024 5 Spaces 8 Hours Need 2 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. Will sail with just 3 anglers. Si England 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Tue 03/12/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. Will sail with just 3 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Wed 11/12/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. Will sail with just 3 anglers Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Tue 17/12/2024 4 Spaces 8 Hours Shy-Torque Uptiding Competition. Cash prizes! Room for 4 anglers. Olly 1. Lawrence Byrne 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Wed 18/12/2024 8 Hours Shy-Torque Uptiding Competition. Room for 1 angler. Cash prizes! Big Sam 2. Andy Davies 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Thu 19/12/2024 4 Spaces 8 Hours Shy-Torque Uptiding Competition. Room for 4 anglers. Cash prizes! Brian Warrior 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Fri 03/01/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.35m. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sat 04/01/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.35m. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details -
22/04/2012
Fishing Report by Dave Builth
on Upholder (Amble, Northumberland)
22 Apr 2012 by Dave Builth
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The Fishing in April was poor compared with previous years with most of the charters being cancelled due to the winter like conditions the best fish was caught by Billy Keans on his first boat trip.
The 6lb Codling won the sweep on the 22nd of April with Mark Flowers and his pals catching 5.5lb and 5.0 lb Codlings And a small Ling of 5.5lb the anglers had 16 size fish to Keep on the day. View Boats Page
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06/05/2012
Fishing Report by David Hancock
on Excel 2 (Whitstable, Kent)
6 May 2012 by David Hancock
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Bass catches are getting better and better by the day. Remember the Thames Estuary is the home of the British Record boat caught bass.
One of our popular evening trips recently produced this 9lb whopper for Alex, aged 12 1\3, from Sevenoaks.
I hope to see you soon either for fishing or sightseeing,
Regards,
Dave. View Boats Page
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07/05/2012
Fishing Report by carl porter
on Hard Labour (Wallasea Island, Essex)
7 May 2012 by carl porter
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big tides and an easterly wind did not help this bank holiday weekend however we managed to get offshore monday with asmall group of regulars bass being our quarry and bass we got 25 in total mostly schoolies but with a few keepers amongst them loads of dabs small hounds and the lovely doggies
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05/2012
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
on Supanova II (Weymouth, Dorset)
May 2012 by Lyle Stantiford
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Just returned from the first trip to the channel Islands. Fantastic fishing, great weather and a great bunch of lads made it a lovely week.
Plenty of TUrbot and some lovely Pollack and Cod on the way home.
Returned to some north east breeze so the weekends trips through up some nice bream so hopefully things continue in what has proved to be a fantastic season from Weymouth so far.
Thanks to all that continue to make Weymouth what it is.
Tight lines! View Boats Page
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05/2012
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
on Supanova II (Weymouth, Dorset)
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06/05/2012
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
6 May 2012 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
MAY 2012 - Mark Laker and friends from Kent joined Flamer IV for a two day angling break.The first day was spent offshore wrecking and numerous Pollack were caught along with a cod and some monster pouts.The fish came on a variety of lures but the rhubarb and custard sidewinder again proved to be the best one.Unfortunatley for Mark he was a blanker on the day not catching a fish all day.Matt Hayes landed the best Pollack which weighed 12Ib with the lucky lure being a pink red gill.Matt is pictured with his Pollack.Day 2/ was breezy with a few showers about,first a session at anchor produced plenty of Bull Huss,Dogfish and Pouts,even Mark caught plenty of these.Then we drifted the Shambles Bank for Turbot but on this occassion the Turbot were not hungry,such is fishing,I'm sure we will have them next time.The lads enjoyed their stay in Weymouth and their trips out on Flamer IV.
FANCY AN ANGLING BREAK ABOARD FLAMER IV then give me a call.I cater for groups and also individuals.
NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR 2013 - SO think ahead and book a few days fishing out of Weymouth on Flamer IV with a local knowledgeable skipper. View Boats Page
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06/05/2012
Fishing Report by Gareth williams
on Spindrift New Dawn (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
6 May 2012 by Gareth williams
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THE HOUNDS ARE IN ON SPINDRIFT First trip in may on the smoothhounds and one off the anglers had a hard fight on his hands with this double figure specimen 15lb starry smoothhound
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05/2012
Fishing Report by Carl Davies
on SeaGem2 (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
May 2012 by Carl Davies
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having not been out for couple of weeks due to the weather we managed an 8 hour trip sunday 6 th may and 7 th may 5 hour trip all the lads had been before so knew what they were doin ,we started off slow a couple of moves later plenty of nice sized whiting , nice dabs , some big bullhuss , our first small tub gurnard this season and a couple dozen maceral so things are looking up summer fish starting to come in lets hope the weather plays ball for us carl
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