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19/03/2011
Fishing Report by Asa Beaumont
on Lead Us (Lowestoft, Suffolk)
19 Mar 2011 by Asa Beaumont
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A slight south westerly breeze and a perfect blue sky was the backdrop for an amazing days fishing for a land lubber used to drowing worms from the beach. We started fishing on the end of the flood tide and my companions started to get to some knocks and it wasn't long before the first fish of the day was caught. We fished all day, Colin supplied excellent tackle and quality bait. I can't thank Colin and Paul enough for making this a really excellent day out, the quality of our catch on the day was equally matched by the friends that I made and Lead Us is a sound vessel that sits well in the water.
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24/03/2011
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
24 Mar 2011 by Colin Penny
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FLAMER 4 FISHING NEWS - March has seen plenty of pollack along with some ling and early cod on the the offshore wrecks being caught on mainly sidewinder lures.The reefs and banks fishing at anchor has seen species like conger,rays,smooth hounds,spurdog etc being caught.The spring flatty fishing for plaice and turbot has now got going so if you want to catch a big plaice and turbot then book your place/s now,Don't MIss Out.Pictured is Jason Hart from Portland,Dorset with a 4Ib 2oz plaice,Jason caught two 4 pounders in as many drifts.Jason was using 10Ib class tackle with a trace that had a silver vibro spoon and attractor beads on.The successful bait was ragworm tipped with squid strip.
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23/03/2011
Fishing Report by Paul Kilpatrick
on Sea Otter 2 (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
23 Mar 2011 by Paul Kilpatrick
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Well we have had some monster tides this last week and once again an early agie bloom is well under way the cod fishing today wasnt brilliant due to the algie bloom but there was still cod coming aboard we still have very big tides which are on there way down but it was pollock which showed there hand today with some really nice fish.
The lads started with shads for the cod but it was obvious they werent attacking them but we still manged a few nice fish so i got the lads on on worms and sidewinders then the fun began the pollock came steady and the best going just over 13lb a cracking fish mick hollingworth came out on top with his personal best pollock all in all the lads really enjoyed the pollock fishing and cant wait for another bash small tides this weekend the cod fishing could explode.
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19/03/2011
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
19 Mar 2011 by Scott Belbin
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scince december its been hard work fishing around the thames estuary. due to many factors including cold snaps,sprats and general lack of fish! but despite all of that we knew the fish would come back on the feed at some stage as the commercial lads were seeing good numbers of cod. over the last 4-6 weeks the fishing has been slowly building with the odd boat having a noteable day. however last weeks spring tides have seen the fishing improve a vast amount with good numbers of everything. saturday the 19th saw us steaming out on a flat calm day bathed in glorious golden sunshine. we had one of our regular groups aboard and as the lads are fairly laid back and enjoy the day as much as the fishing i planned on a mixed bag targetting thornbacks and cod. the first mark i stopped on was a mid-range mark with hopes for thornbacks and a few better sized cod. as tide got up we had plenty of bites producing lots of whiting and two thornbacks to 10.8lbs but i was hoping for more and we still hadnt seen any cod. i was keeping in contact with the other boats as usual and my father ( stuart on the razorbill 2) kept us up to date. the cod were on the feed in a different area a short steam away so we moved at high water and arrived in time for the ebb.
as the abb started to run we started picking up the codling, these can be frustating as they often bump off the hook but there were plenty there to keep the lads happy. we fished here from 12 untill 15.30 and managed 35 codling over all. about half a douzen were under sized and the lads threw back several sizable fish but still had 19 between 3 ans 5.5lbs to take home. not forgetting countless whiting and a couple of pouting. a good day was had by all.
there are lots of very small codling inshore wich is worth making a note of as these should provide us with a good run of fish over the next few seasons.
we saw our first double figure cod of the year last week so fingers crossed they will hang around like last year when they were still showing into may! not forgetting that there are also good numbers of thornbacks to be caught now too. for a weekly fishing update and available dates please visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk or phone scott on 07956411528 View Boats Page
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20/03/2011
Fishing Report by Peter Everett
on Amino (Shotley, Suffolk)
20 Mar 2011 by Peter Everett
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The cod appear to have made a return-FINALLY! Sunday 20th March, customer Gary Ward and crew had 16 Codling to 4lb and plenty of Whiting to 1lb 8oz and some big Pout. Good days fishing and great banter as usual! Cheers fellas :-)
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20/03/2011
Fishing Report by Jack Thompson
on She Likes It Rough 2 (Shotley, Suffolk)
20 Mar 2011 by Jack Thompson
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Want to say a big thanks to Paul and Steve of She Likes It Rough 2 for a great trip last Sunday the 20th March.
We've been waiting for the Spring Cod run in East Anglia for weeks as the herring and Sprats have been causing havock.
Paul had recommended this weekend a couple of months ago and he was right - we went south from Shotley to fish off Frintonand had a great day with over 40 fish caught, 30 plus were keepers.
Three of our party were novices and Paul and Steve rose to the challenge with sympathy and expertise - and here's a pic of Dave the butcher with the first fish he's ever caught. View Boats Page
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19/03/2011
Fishing Report by stuart belbin
on Razorbill 3 (West Mersea, Essex)
19 Mar 2011 by stuart belbin
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After Thursday and Friday's catch of THORNBACKS i thought i would start of going for some COD and try from some ThORNBACKS later, The fishing was slow to start but as the day went on we started getting more fish, By high water we had around 20 keepers and i asked the anglers if they wanted to go for some THORNBACKS and they wanted to stay on the COD the day's total was 46 CODLING to 5lb with good bags of WHITING to 2lb 8ozs.
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17/03/2011
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
17 Mar 2011 by Colin Penny
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FLAMER IV - The first trip aboard the New Flamer IV was a wrecking trip which saw several good size pollack caught along with ling,cod and some monster pouts.Robin Amor caught the first fish to be landed on Flamer IV which was a mackerel.Bill Oliver and Mick Nunn caught more than their fair share of good fish using flying collar rigs and white sidewinder lures.Mick Nunn is pictured with his pollack of the day which weighed in at 14Ib 8oz.Mick is also proudly wearing his new Flamer 4 Fishing cap,Every one aboard said how pleased they were with the New Flamer IV and how spacious she was and well kitted out to suit their angling needs.
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20/03/2011
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
20 Mar 2011 by Gethyn Owen
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With neap tides again upon us last week and everyone chomping at the bit to throw off the small fish shackles and get to grips with the monster of Holyhead deep, in blew gales to put an end to those ideas. With a couple trips cancelled we managed to sneak out into Holyhead Bay on Sunday 13th.
The strong westerly wind restricted our movements, and the small neap tide restricted the flow of water required to help get the fish around on the feed this time of year, we really did struggle. Despite many moves around the bay, locating a sufficient amount of fish to make the day an overwhelming success was very hard work. That said, all the anglers on board My Way that day, knew what the day may, or may not hold! It’s a day out, we’re fishing and we’re also catching – what more could you ask for, ok admittedly a little more than the dogs, whiting and small codling …. the warm chilli certainly helped that day for sure though.
My Way regulars Carl & Annie, know only too well how things can pan out both for the good and sometimes the bad. Undeterred they returned the following weekend in the hope of more fish to pull their lines. But how would they and the other anglers fair this weekend fishing on top of the biggest tide for 20years.
The Moon's gravity pulls more strongly on the near side of the Earth than it does at its centre. It does though pull more strongly on the centre than on the far side. This 'differential' causes the tides that we see daily. Essentially, the water on the near side is pulled up and away from the Earth. Since the Earth turns on its axis, the bulge moves around the Earth, causing the level of the ocean to rise and fall, forming the tides. Spring tides at Holyhead are normally big at the 32 to 33ft mark, we were looking this weekend at battling the elements with tides over 34ft, this meant the water would move fast.
Saturday saw a crew of My Way regulars along with 2 guys new to fishing and 2 new to My Way. Despite the previous night giving a wind speed under double figures all day, our revised forecast before sailing was for winds of F4 to 5 from around lunchtime. With monster ebbing tides, Trearddur Bay was out of the question on that forecast as if the wind blew up early, we would be unable to find safe passage through north stack, and hence Holyhead Bay it was.
The morning started in 50ft of water a few miles north of Holyhead. The broken ground always throws up a variety of species for early season, but equally as important, a consistent supply of fish. We were not disappointed, straight into fish were the newcomers Dave and Chris pulling in dogfish and small codling, this trend then continued around the boat as many fish, including the odd double and triple shot came aboard. A My Way first for 2011 fell to Carl Burns’ fishing rod in the shape of a small plaice. Carl also pointed out that this was his first ever plaice whilst aboard My Way. We’re not renowned for our plaice fishing in this part of north Wales and sadly those we do get are rarely the dustbin lids you see in the magazines; still a great catch.
Mixed in with the codling, dogfish we were also pulling in many small bull huss. This area whilst it is accepted you can catch the odd huss, is not famous for numbers of the smaller huss we were catching today. Other parts of our fishing grounds, Trearddur Bay for example are often ear marked for competition fishing, were the reliability of small bull huss to boost a points tally is second to none; today though it was Holyhead Bay that was throwing up numerous small to miniscule sized bullies.
Why, well, I’m not too sure however we were anchored around 300yards off our normal mark. Where I had originally planned to drop anchor was out of bounds to us thanks to lobster pot markers. Never one to opt for the ‘near enough’ option, we had a little look around the area for a spot of broken ground that …. looked fishy ! Using the down-looking imaging on our new Lowrance HDS system, we were able to isolate a patch of ground that appeared to have fish holding capabilities; anchoring uptide, so that our baits could trot back nicely over the broken ground, the rewards where very quickly upon the boat. Could this be the reason for the sheer number of small huss coming aboard the boat today, brilliant broken kelp covered ground, ideal for small fry to shelter and small huss to feed on them?
True to the forecast the wind was steadily increasing throughout the day, a quick check at the weather station at RAF Valley and the wind was higher than forecasted. Inshore though, the tide had already turned to start flooding and now running in the same direction as the wind, our day was as comfortable as it was with the slight breeze of the early morning.
The following day, once again the weather gods had outwitted the forecasters and delivered a few more mph, uncanny how they continually do this really!!
With a forecast of around 20mph from the south, I arrived at the marina to a constant 26mph with gusts of 32mph. Not fancying the day too much, March stuck in close cannot always be the best - I called the lads around 90mins before we were due to sail. Mike the organiser greeted me with, is it safe and will we get a few fish, erm, oh yes we could do it I suppose, so off we went.
Rewards came in the way of dogs, codling and some small huss for the first few hrs. Great fun alongside the tea, coffee, biscuits and sausage butties. As the day went on and the tide ebbed away, the wind slowly decreased, as if with every 5mph decrease we managed to sneak further out from our shelter.
Our day eventually ended up on a small patch of mud around 1 mile outside the harbour, here the lads were rewarded with far more fish than in the morning and additionally 2 thornback rays, both firsts for the anglers including trip organiser Mike himself.
As I finish writing this now, the wind outside, or should I just say the puff of air outside is 9mph! Oh for 9month of 9mph. The light winds are forecasted to continue, we have individual spaces available for this coming Weds 23rd March sailing at 9am. Still a big tide, but plenty of fish and a good selection of species to have fun with for the day. View Boats Page
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20/03/2011
Fishing Report by David Hancock
on Excel 2 (Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire)
20 Mar 2011 by David Hancock
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A few Lunker cod reported inshore over the weekend and a few skate.
Noteable catches were a cracker of 23.5 lb on Pace Arrow and a 15lb`er on Duke IV.
Ramsgate is Rockin !
We went offshore and continued the run of outstanding catches of cod and pollock.
It may be hard graft but the results are worthwhile, over 100 quality eating fish on Saturday and an exhausted crew !
Dave.
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