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30/03/2011
Fishing Report by Paul Kilpatrick
on Sea Otter 2 (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
30 Mar 2011 by Paul Kilpatrick
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Had a team of lads on from preston today shawn glovers party the lads are now regulars aboard sea-otter 2 and they just seem to hit it right but i must say these lads can catch fish and today they proved once again when the fishing is good they take full advantage.
Shads was the lethal weapon today squid fished with 1lb lead was ok but it was shads that give the boys all the glory we hit a few wrecks on the 4 mile stream the fishing was steady but it was the afternoon when the flood tide came through when the fishing really came on the lads were knocking cod out on the shad upto 10lb but most of the fish were between 5-6lb not a bad stamp of fish the lads had a great day and are back in two weeks time for hopefully some more fun.
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26/03/2011
Fishing Report by Gary Flint
on Discovery (Liverpool, Merseyside)
26 Mar 2011 by Gary Flint
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26 MARCH 2011 Franks trip
We fished the River Mersey today,We tried some of our winter marks and still managed codling to 3 lb plenty of dabs,and a thornback ray of 8lb overall a good day. View Boats Page
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30/03/2011
Fishing Report by stuart belbin
on Razorbill 3 (West Mersea, Essex)
30 Mar 2011 by stuart belbin
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Over the last week we have seen a fair mix of weather, From bright sunny hot days to cold wet and windy day's but the fishing has been better than you would expect, even on the cold day,s we were still able to get in to the fish, With good bag's of CODLING to 5lb, THORNBACKS to 13lb and WHITING to 2lb 8oz the fishing has picked up but with every good bit of news there has to some bad news and , well , i don't know how to break it to, so here we go.................. The bloody dog's are back !!!!!!!! Sorry to spoil the good fishing.
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27/03/2011
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
27 Mar 2011 by Scott Belbin
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today we had 7 individuals out with us and quite a varried crew. paul,steve and bart are well seasoned anglers and kev,greg and john are just getting into it and then ed who normally beach fishes and was out on his first boat fishing trip today. we headed out into a fair swell left over from yesterday but it was forecast to drop through the day. we started in search of some thornbacks and were catching from the first cast. by low water we had managed 10 thornbacks a few whiting and an under sized cod. it was much calmer now and we had a move over slack water in search of some cod on the flood. as we arrived the first trickle of flood was starting and the lads were getting bites from the first chuck. it wasnt long before we started to catch some codling and by the end of the day we had managed 15 codling with nine of them being sizable fish and the rest thrown back. we also saw lots of whiting, a few dogs and a couple of pout. on the last nockings we saw another thornback too which put the final tally at 11 thornback,15cod and lots of bits and pieces. it was also a pleasure to finish the day in sunshine, it wont be long before were catching summer species. for more information available dates and a weekly fishing update please visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk
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30/03/2011
Fishing Report by Aaron Smith
on Bad Boyz VI (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
30 Mar 2011 by Aaron Smith
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MARCH - with 11 trips including 6 offshore trips in march between our 2 boats we have seen some good fishing and not so good fishing ( when people bring chub for bait ! ).
Over the last couple of years the number of rays coming to the boat has been an improvement on recent years and with 2011 well on its way it is looking to be yet again a spectacular year, with anglers coming out with us and working for CEFAS targeting fish to tag we have seen 41 rays in our 11 trips all returned to fight another day with 1 blonde ray at 13lb from Holyhead Deeps and the rest being thornbacks with a spectacular PB for me with a 21.6lb thorny thrown in from one of our most northern marks we fish.
March 25th-29th we had one of our boats working for CEFAS tagging Spurdog to try and find out what they get up to and source any new information to help protect this fantastic fish. We covered nearly 150miles and succesfully tagged around 20 spurdog, with all being returned alive, hopefully one day these will feed information back to CEFAS.
Summer is almost upon us now with the mackeral expected in the next 2-3 weeks and the inshore reefs are producing better fishing everytime they are visited.
There are still a few dates available to fish the almost famous Holyhead Deeps, and still a few tides left for us to get further down the coast then any other boat off Holyhead, to try and beat the boat record of 48 rays and 5 turbot in one session.
There are two tides left for the fun 10hr boat match out with Aaron on Bad ladz to try catch as many species as possible in one day.
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30/03/2011
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
30 Mar 2011 by Colin Penny
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FLAMER IV - MARCH REPORT - during the month an array of trips were done including inshore reefs and banks,mussel beds and offshore wrecks.The inshore reefs and banks produced smooth hounds,rays,congers,pouts,dogfish and spurdog.Plaice up to 4Ib plus turned up on the mussel beds and the Shambles Bank.Turbot have also appeared on the Shambles Bank along with mackerel and sandeels.The offshore wrecking was ok most of the time for pollack and the occassional ling and cod.16 different species have been caught on Flamer IV so far in 2011.Flamer IV Fish of the Month Winner for March is Phil Harrison with his 13Ib 12oz Pollack (pictured).The New Flamer IV has been approved by all who have been on her so far.
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03/2011
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Mar 2011 by Gethyn Owen
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With the moon closest to the earth for over 20 years last week helping produce some of the largest spring tides for a long time, we looked forward to the next set of neap tides that would allow us to push offshore and see if spring was working its way to Holyhead in the shape of big huss, spurdog and if lucky a tope or two.
I know I shouldn’t continually whinge about the weather, but being such a critical part of a days boat fishing, we cannot help but moan when things go against us. That said, I should try to remember that we are still only in March and traditionally it is not a month known for calm winds and flat seas! So back to the whinge, similar to the last set of neap tides, the wind gods kicked up a stinker for the vast majority of the neaps just gone, restricting our movements on all but one of the days to marks inshore or on the edge of Holyhead Deep.
Inshore the fishing was once again consistent, with a variety of fish coming over the gunnels of My Way. Most marks consisted of numerous dogfish, small codling and whiting. Other marks also gave us numerous small and also large bull huss along with small ling, sea scorpions and also a few nice plaice once again. The thornbacks have continued close inshore along Holyhead Bay, nothing out of this world but acceptable at around 6lb average.
On our first deep water anchor for 2011, 26th March, just at the edge of Holyhead deep, we only managed an hours fishing, thanks to the strong 7mph wind slamming into the boat! Ok it was a little more, it was actually 18mph gusting over 20mph, so we didn’t hang about too long and as soon as the tide showed signs of turning we upped anchor and retreated into the bay. For our efforts, we were though rewarded with a few huss, dogfish and 1 spurdog, we did lose a few other big fish – spurs or huss I cannot say.
The following day, the sun was up high and we had no wind, not even a breeze, not the slightest of puffs! Big fun in deep water was the plan; before then though we set sail to load My Way with some fresh bait and fodder for the dubby bag to help bring the bigger targets to us. We managed to hook into a fair number of small pollack and herring over various marks on our travels around to Trearddur Bay, the herring were to prove extremely useful for both additional dubby and hook bait. Their extremely oily bodies can prove a major attraction for many species around our shores.
We managed a very happy 3.5hrs in the deeps, catching continuously huss, dogfish and some cracking spurdog. Many of the spurs were released outside of the boat with only a handful of cracking double figure specimens coming aboard for a quick photograph
More often than not when looking at attracting fish or shark to your boat you need to lay down a 'rubby dubby' trail. This usually consists of mashed up fish bits and blood. This mixture is poured into a bag and can be tied off onto the anchor before it is despatched to the sea bed.
As the oils and particles get washed out of the bag they are pushed down tide and help attract predators into the area in which you are fishing.
I have already heard a rumour that a new welsh record spurdog has been set in south Wales, although I am waiting to hear a little more, please note that the WFSA allows fish to be weighed aboard a boat and then released.
It looks like this could be another good season for spurdogs, thats if you can locate them!!!
It is certainly nice to see the hard work carried out by Save our Sharks and the SSACN in obtaining the ban on lining proving successful with increasing numbers of spurs as the years go by, hopefully this can be succeeded with correct future management. View Boats Page
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03/2011
Fishing Report by Paul Fitch
on She Likes It Rough 2 (Shotley, Suffolk)
Mar 2011 by Paul Fitch
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27/28/29 March
Three very different trips to end the month. With the tides dropping away this weekend we were looking for the bigger fish offshore. Saturdays trip was hindered by bad weather and limited us to inshore nether the less we managed 9 Roker to just over 9lb and a few spring codling well done Dave and your group for still fishing hard in bad conditions.
Sundays Individuals trip the weather was still not ideal but we pushed off in the hope of some bigger Cod, Fishing a mark which has normally produced better fish this time of year for us, saw us land codling up to 5lb but no Lunkers unfortunately, but everybody got amongst the fish and the afternoon turned out to be a cracker weather wise.
Monday was our first trip out to the offshore wrecks where we found the cod more than obliging to take our jelly worms and twin tails offered on the drift. Nothing huge but with well over 90 fish landed in just two hours fishing, everyone was happy and glad to get out on the distant wrecks again after the dull winter break.
The signs are there for a good wrecking season with the wrecks holding fish already and from now on the wrecking will improve steadily as the week’s progress.
If you fancy a go at the offshore wrecking off the Suffolk coast this season please get in touch. View Boats Page
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29/03/2011
Fishing Report by Paul Kilpatrick
on Sea Otter 2 (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
29 Mar 2011 by Paul Kilpatrick
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Had a mixed group of lads on today and decided to have a look out on the 20mile the forcast was supposed to be spot on but as usuall we had a good breeze from the northwest first thing just make things a bit bumpy.
We had a nice steady ride out i said to the lads the wind would drop away soon when we arrived out on the 20 mile the wind did just the opposit and freshned even more white water everywhere i was thinking this cant last for long anyway i set the boat up over the wreck and told the lads to drop down most of the lads had shads on a mixture of hollowbellys and storm shads the first drif most of rods were bent over as the cod attacked the the lures more or less instantly for the first dozen of so drifts it was cod which were showing in the back of mind i was thinking pollock they cant be far away no sooner had the thought entered my head and one of the lads was shouting for the gaff a cracking pollock was on the surface when isaw the fish i new it was another double figure pollock a lovelly fish going just under 12lb then the next drift up came another cracker this one was one just over 10lb by now the wind had all but gone the sea had dropped more or less flat overall the really nice day with some really nice cod and once again those double figure pollock.
2 of the lads with the best pollock of the day and a couple of cod out of there catch . View Boats Page
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27/03/2011
Fishing Report by Pete Rose
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
27 Mar 2011 by Pete Rose
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Brian and his huge Pollacks
Had Brian Cope on and his partner Sunday along with 9 lads from sheffield the weather was perfect for a run off to the distant wrecks and the long journey proved worth while plenty of cod but the best sport was with the pollack which are showing more and more this time of the year here in Whitby Brian managed a cracking fish of just over 15lbs along with a few more well over 10lb the 15 lber is a new pollack record for sea urchin II over the last few years they seem to be getting bigger our previous best was 13lb last year lets hope this is the future because the sport they offer is absolutely fantastic View Boats Page
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