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06/08/2011
Fishing Report by Gary Flint
on Discovery (Liverpool, Merseyside)
6 Aug 2011 by Gary Flint
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Saturday 6th August
Kingys Party
We left the marina at 5:45am to head offshore. We stopped for some mackeral on the way out and filled a bucket. We then proceded out 2 and a half hours, to the first mark. We immediately started to haul in Pollack to 8lb 8oz.
We then moved to another mark and had fish straight away after having a few hours on the second mark, we moved to a 3rd mark and were into fish from the first drop. On the way in we stopped for some more mackeral. We arrived back into the marina at 4:45pm. All in all a cracking day with a cracking group of lads. We look forward to welcoming Kingy and the gang back in the winter for some Mersey Cod fishing.
Gary Flint
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04/08/2011
Fishing Report by paul sykes
on Trojan Warrior (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
4 Aug 2011 by paul sykes
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Just a bit of fun on a nice half days fishing
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27/07/2011
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
on Mistress (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
27 Jul 2011 by Rich Cope
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Today was the 1st day we got back to sea following a week of high winds and swell like we'd expect in winter!
Venturing out I expected we might have to run a fair distance to find some clear water, but stopping at the 5 mile ground on the way produced a few fish, so the water wasnt as coloured as we first feared. We continued working our way out to 9 and 10 mile ground taking fish each drop. The fishing wasnt fantastic but the lads took a steady picking throughout the day. The last couple of hours saw a change in tide and with it we saw an increase in activity taking many fish each drift, even though we were fishing a reef mark we were taking ling into low double figures each drift with a few coddling chucked into the equation too. The best fish was a ling around 11 1/2lb, we also saw pollock to 7lb, monk fish to 6lb and cod to 6lb, whiting, pouting and the usual summer mackerel. View Boats Page
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28/07/2011
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
28 Jul 2011 by Colin Penny
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JULY 2011 - LUKE Lands a Whopper.Luke Bickford from Bristol on his first trip aboard Flamer IV landed his first ever plaice which weighed in at a whopping 7Ib 8oz and the second biggest plaice ever caught on Flamer IV.Luke was using 10Ib class tackle with a single hook flatty trace with lots of attractor beads on.The successful bait being ragworm,Ammo black lug and squid strip.Luke is pictured with his whopping plaice.Lukes dad John landed a 5 pounder.The rest of the group caught some smaller plaice in the 3 to 4Ib range.They also caught Turbot and Brill later in the day.
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22/07/2011
Fishing Report by Luke Rees
on Celtic Wildcat (Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire)
22 Jul 2011 by Luke Rees
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A full boat of 12 eager Danglers boarded Nick O'Sullivans Celtic Wildcat for an 8am departure from Neyland. Today we were reefing, out to catch some Cod and Pollack, plus whatever else came along. With the weather forecast to drop through the day and a NW wind the journey down the Haven was pleasant. The Wildcat made mince meat of the journey down the Haven and before we knew it the engine was off and quite literally every colour of lure hokkai and worm was dropped over the side, it must have looked like Christmas down there....
Any way fishing was good to start, I personally hooked into a couple of Codling and Pollack that where just shy of the keeping mark but it was nice to feel the rod bouncing. First into a nice fish was Mike Middleton, who, on most trips seems to bag a nice Wrasse. This trip was of course to be no exception and he boated this beauty of 4lb. It was that exited to see him it was foaming at the mouth!!!
What a scrap it put up on his white/red hokkais lures.
The first part of our day continued to fish well, a few Cod and Pollack has come aboard of a keep able size, none worth taking the camera out for... mustn't forget the shed loads of Mackerel that plagued users of lures and hokkais small enough for the rabid mackerel. The first Pollack worthy of a snap was the biggest of the day. At a boats weight 4lb 10oz for Andy caught on the ever impressive and reliable Rhubarb and Custard Sidewinder.
Now by this point our trip co-ordinator for the day was slyly baging up on nice Codling, using Silver Blue Dreams that only seemed to be picking up Pollack for me. He posed with this brace of fish that were a beautiful plate size. Nice one Wayne.
John Codd pulled up surprise number one (of three...each more amusing than the last) for the day. A Ling, weighing 4lb. My what teeth you have.
All was quiet then for a while, when the fish where hard to find ( I shan't bore you with that pish pash) . But the weather settled that little bit more and the tide turned and BOOM, fish back on.
Keith was persistent after a slow start but connected with the fish using a pink Sidewinder and bagging the biggest Cod of the day at 5lb 8oz. He also took some other good Cod on this lure and bagged up well on the Cod for the day. His advise that the fish were feeding well up in the water saw me switch to a shad and flying collar rig that I worked a good way of the bottom and bagged a 2 Codling and a Pollack. Keith also landed a very pretty male Cuckoo Wrasse.
Joe had a nice double shot of Pollack...
Ian then caught surprise number two of the day. A velvet swimmer crab on a Sidewinder. EH?
Now, a wee tale between the fish for you. Joe Barnikel went and caught himself the bottom. Being snagged he wanted to get rid of it so decided to go and make for his fish hittin' stick to wrap the line around and snap it off. In the mean time his rod had other ideas and ....SPLASH. "Who's rod was that"...uh-oh. Joe's rod and reel had been pulled in by the boats drift and the snag. How gutting ey....but oh no wait. John Codd went and reeled in surprise number three of the day, and possibly the catch of the day... Joe's rod and reel! It was incredible, how lucky can you get!!!! Joe's luck didn't stop there though... no no. Keep reading..
The next nice fish of the day was a nice Cod.... I mean Wrasse! Ian who was dying for a nice Cod fell victim to disguise as his Wrasse nodded and thumped the whole way up. He was not amused, but on the plus side a lovely 4lb 8oz Ballan Wrasse...
Yours truly had my biggest Pollack of the day at a nudge over 4lb caught on Berkley Mounted Sandeel... mid water.
As in true fashion the best is always saved for last, and as I said that Joe's luck had yet to run out he went and caught him self this stunning Ling and the biggest fish of the day at 6lb 10oz. What a cracker.
Sadly after that we headed for home, thanks to Nick for the extra 15 minutes out there. Joe wouldn't have had his Ling without it. The lighter colour Sidewinder (4inch) where the order of the day and the Hats later in the day definitely out fished the Barrels earlier in the day.
The drop in wind made for a quick and smooth journey home, and time to reflect on a great day out. Gorgeous conditions on a great boat and the fish where biting. Things are looking good out there for later in the year. Today we had Coley, Codling, Pollack, Mackerel, Cuckoo Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Pouting, Launce and Ling.
Thanks to Nick for a great day out.
Cheers, Luke@westwalesfishing. View Boats Page
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03/07/2011
Fishing Report by Luke Rees
on Celtic Wildcat (Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire)
3 Jul 2011 by Luke Rees
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The forecast was exactly as it was predicted for the last few days. Part of a weekend of fine fine weather, and breathless winds made for a very nice day out on board Celtic Wildcat with skipper Nick.
The 18 mile journey to our destination, which for today was the Shoals sandbank off St. Govans were we would target Bass, but probably pick up a few other species as well. Now given that the trips for Bass are done in very fast tides, to give every different type of bait or lure the best action to attract fish, Nick had to work hard to ensure there were no tangles on the boat. He did this by managing which side of the boat dropped first, second and when to wind in. This worked well all day and there were very few tangles considering the tide rip...
The fishing, well the Bass fishing started slow. The first fish in the boat was a Turbot, not just any Turbot... a Turbot caught on a small white Redgill. This raised eyebrows around the boat as Turbot normally feed on sight as well as scent. It was a very welcome sight for Dangler Barry.
The drifts were fast, again because of the tide and the best part of the drift is short we were back and for over the bank a lot. Being new to using braid, I was amazed at how bumpy the sand bank is, I was told that the ripples in the sand were much bigger out here than conventional beach sand ripples. This paired with the sensitivity given by the braid and light rod made it difficult to distinguish bites.
Paul didn't have to much trouble spotting the first Bass of the day engulf his Sidewinder Lure and go like stink... up it came, a healthy looking Bass and the first of the day for the boat.
The next Bass to come on board fell to Ian, who was fishing a rubber sand eel on a flowing trace. Another perfect plate size Bass.
Shortly after Ian had landed his Bass, I hooked into a Bass using my new 440 Sakuma Circle hooks which I were very impressed with as per the hook up in the picture below. The lure I used was a Kiddy Holographic Sandeel. It was a perfect size Bass for the pot, which I filleted and skinned shortly after boating it.
Meanwhile, as I was playing my fish Janice had hooked into one much bigger than mine. It was caught on the same setup Ian was using, again a lure similar to the one I had mine. Janice sure showed the guys how to fish today, bagging the biggest Bass of the day at 4lb 4oz.
The action on the sand bank had appeared to dropped off. I had a Gurnard, and there were a few Weevers caught around the boat as well as some Codling on the bank. We moved off to some rougher ground, and on went the hokkais and jelly worms in an attempt to pick up some Pollack and Cod. There was plenty of action on the water with Dolphins and Gannets going after fish that weren't to far below the surface. The action wasn't too bad on the boat either. A few Pollack came on board, as well as a few undersize Codling but they were welcome for sport.
I missed a cracking take on my Blue Silver Dream hokkai's. But had a few small Pollack of my own to keep the fishing ticking over. Also on the rough ground we managed too hook into some fairly sizeable Launce. These were kept alive until we went back over the sand bank where we could try for more Bass.
I think we managed maybe one or two more Bass, all keepers that I didn't manage to get pictures off. But we did however boat a few more Turbot. Barry had another one, again a keeper this time caught on squid strip.
Yorkie also managed one, as did I on fresh Launce fillet. I fished mine on a long flowing trace made of 20lb Fluro Carbon with a 440 Circle Hook. Its a new species for me and boy did it taste great!!!
Shortly after our return to the sand bank we made for home, reflecting on a day that could have been better on the Bass front but with spectacular weather, a few Turbot, good tea and coffee (Ma's Drizzle Cake again) and hard work from skipper Nick we had a cracking day. A total of 8 species too... Bass, Launce, Turbot, Pollack, Codling, Coalfish, Gurnard and Weever.
Luke@westwalesfishing
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03/08/2011
Fishing Report by Aaron Smith
on Bad Boyz VI (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
3 Aug 2011 by Aaron Smith
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Its been a while since my last post but as the phone is off the hook and the boat off the berth fishing this year has seen some of the best sport in years.
The Cod and Pollack are averaging 6-10lb off the channel wrecks.
The Tope are about in big numbers in Holyhead Deeps.
Plenty of Bull Huss, Whiting, Dabs, Dogs, Gurnards, Codling, Spotty, Thorny, and Blonde rays are coming off the inshore banks.
The inshore reef fishing has gone a bit quiet with only a few Pollack and Mackeral appering but still plenty of Wrasse to 5lb and Codling from 2-6lb showing.
Congratulations to a group of lads from Teighnmouth with there success of weather over a 5 day trip allowing us to get out every day which is a first, and to adding a new speices to CBUK ( once approved ) of a 6oz Tadpole fish.
Some great fish were caught on there days out including Blonde rays to 18lb 12oz, Cod 12lb, Pollack 13lb, Tope 30lb and a species count of 28 over the 5 days but with only 3 being inshore days !
Smoth-hounds are still around with an average of 10-15 in a couple of hours.
There are still a few days available for midweek tope trips through august and september.
2012 Diary is open with already many weekend dates taken for Coding onthe wrecks and the june Smoth-hound run so hurry up and get booking to aviod dissapointment.
Tight lines Guys! View Boats Page
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07/2011
Fishing Report by Steve Andrews
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
Jul 2011 by Steve Andrews
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Well what can I say about July started really well with the tope and has finished with all manner of species .The inshore wrecks have been producing plenty of coddling ,pollack ,ling to 10lb ,conger to 30lb pouting,ballan wrasse.
the general fishing has also been spot on .
The inshore smoothound fishing has also been very good with Shrewsbury deep sea angling club catching 22 in just 2hrs
Lets hope August continues in the same vane. View Boats Page
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31/07/2011
Fishing Report by brian poppy
on Cleveland Princess (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
31 Jul 2011 by brian poppy
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Last day of July forcast was very good for Colin and the boys we tried for Mackerel for a couple of hours but with a 2.5 tide they did not want to know,so we came inside about 4mile off the e/barnard we got there just as the tide was easing in came the first rooker then two more all between 5lb&6lb a few s/hounds and dogs were all so caught well done boys see you all soon,Lee if by chance we do get the rod back i will give you a call,Brian/Paul.
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30/07/2011
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
30 Jul 2011 by Rich Ward
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The dates have just been set for next years angling competitions ( 2012 ) for the Whitby Charter Skippers Association.
They are as follows : Spring comp : 14th April - 28th April inc.
Sumer comp : 16th June - 8th July inc.
Autumn comp : 8th Sept - 23rd Sept inc .
Get these dates in your diaries lads as they do tend to go fast once the word is spread !!!!!
Pictured is John Wilcock ( winner of this years £5000.00 summer comp ) with his winning ling of 26lb 8oz. caught aboard the Shy - Torque III. View Boats Page
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