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27/09/2010
Fishing Report by stuart belbin
on Razorbill 3 (West Mersea, Essex)
27 Sep 2010 by stuart belbin
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The weather was against us again last week, with only one trip out it's hard to say how the fishing is, We are starting to get some good numbers of larg WHITING, DOGFISH, DAB'S and i am glad to say most boats are starting to see one or two CODLING, As the tides drop away i think we will see more (if the weather let's us get out) over the next few weeks,
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25/09/2010
Fishing Report by Ian Pratt
on Celtic Wildcat (Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire)
25 Sep 2010 by Ian Pratt
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You have to be keen to go shark fishing. Well that's what I told myself anyway when the alarm went at 0350 and I drove down to Neyland for an 0700 departure.
Anyway, a great group of 8 lads onboard for the last Danglers shark trip of the 2010 season - last chance saloon for this year.
I was really looking forward to the day - I've already had a PB 130lb shark this year so was pretty relaxed - one under the belt; just have fun.. A few of the lads were virgins though and so the pressure was really on them to boat the big blue of a lifetime....
It's stunning motoring down the Haven on an Autumn morning. Nothing better. Good company, a day at sea, and a glorious Pembrokeshire sunrise. We rounded St Ann's and the swell picked up a little but nothing too horrendous. The northerly airflow made the air crystal clear and you could see for miles and miles.....right up to Grassholm and beyond
We stopped off at the Barrels to load up with mackerel. It took a little longer than usual as there was plent of small stuff. We also pulled in a few codling and pollack. Anyway, boxed up with chum, we motored way offshore to the shark grounds 28 miles from nowhere. The water was inky black and clear and soon the slick was oozing its oily summons to the ocean predators.
We didn't have to wait long - not even a boiling kettle length. First up we saw the shark dorsals patrolling around the boat right on the surface, taking in the heady mix of yummy, chummy mackerel. Then, the first shark headed toward one of the outside floats and made a dive. Moments later, the ratchet screamed off with the first run of the day.
After a good account of itself, Jason boated the first blue - so we knew it was going to be a good day. Well done fella.
We then had quite few really good runs which were lost - either through a dropped bait or through a combination of equipment failure and poor technique! The sharks also happily ploughed through everyone's lines as they made off with their free lunch causing a couple of small tangles and lost end tackle.
In between the runs, we watched the dolphins and gannets and some of the lads entertained themselves with the garfish - I think we had a round 20 all of a good size. These also proved by far the best bait for the blues as well as for tea!
The old shark-meister himself, Cpt. Pennar Pointer then demonstrated how it should be done. A text book handling of the run and playing the fish to oscar performance standard.
Now shark virgin Paul is normally the calmest and most placid man on the boat. However, having lost two very good fish earlier in the day, he was having to count to 10 quite often. Sharking does that to a man. Finally, he had a third run and this time, the fish stayed on.
Paul took his time and let the fish tire out, playing the clutch like a pro. This was a young male blue and boy did he go like a train - or maybe a lift: up and down; up and down; up and down
Well done Paul. A virgin no more. Congratulations
Huw Nash and Clive share another blue - in all I think we boated 5 and lost at least as many.
SkipperNick gave us a superb day out. Sharking on Celtic Wildcat is excellent fun with plenty of deck to space out - and to safely land and unhook the fish and take a quick photo. Thanks Nick for looking after us on the sharkers this year and we look forward to the ones we've already booked with you for next year. Great value for a 12 hour trip so far offshore and always bang on the fish.
Finally got home around 2130 and more than ready for a quick beer! What a day. Happy but tired.
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09/2010
Fishing Report by Steve Eastman
on Kittiwake 111 (Gosport, Hampshire)
Sep 2010 by Steve Eastman
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During August we caught good amounts of tope and smoothound with decent size rays in abundance.In September the inshore fishing has produced many Rays and the Bass fishing has been active.We have had a few Plaice and now look forward to our winter Cod and Whiting fishing. Bring it on !!!!
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09/2010
Fishing Report by paul sykes
on Trojan Warrior (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
Sep 2010 by paul sykes
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its Blowing like fury here on the east coast, but it SHOULD be falling away after the weekend.
Last week of the Whitby festival so watch out for the calm after the storm and get your lines down. View Boats Page
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08/2010
Fishing Report by Keith Wells
on Ruby-D (Portishead, Somerset)
Aug 2010 by Keith Wells
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My son Josh and I set off from home early on Sunday morning and met up at Portishead with the same lads we used to fish with on Castaway last year.
Castaway was sold last year before the new boat had been completed so we've had a long wait for the new boat to be built, but at last we got the word that it was up and running and received our invite to join the old crew.
We arrived in plenty of time, bought some bait from the local tackle shop `Reel Fun` and loaded our gear on board the Ruby D.
Ruby D looked quite similar to Castaway, the deck size is about the same but apparently it's a lot faster.
We set off in glorious sunshine and a flat calm sea and quickly noticed the difference between the two boats.
The skipper Paul opened the throttle and the boat quickly settled into a comfortable 22kts, he said, “it's top speed is about 28kts” then with a big grin on his face he took his hands off the wheel and sat back in his seat, "Autopilot", he said.
I left him to playing with his new pride and joy and set up my gear.
We soon reached our first mark and started fishing. Josh was quickly into the first fish of the day a conger of about 6lbs.
He received the usual abuse from the other lads for being the first to catch a fish again.
He caught another conger then a thornback in quick succession just to rub it in then the rest of us started to play catch up with him.
Conger, dog and thornbacks came aboard steadily throughout the day, including a 16lb conger. The chap who caught it was reluctant to pick it up for a photo to be taken as it wasn't very happy and thrashed about on the deck, so he left it to Paul to sort out.
Paul gave him a bit of light hearted stick and told him that one of the anglers he'd taken out the day before had landed a conger of around 40lbs, this was just a baby one.
We had a great day out, everyone really enjoyed the trip and it was good to meet up with the old crew again.
Paul took us to several marks during the day actively following the fish and as usual kept us well supplied with tea and coffee on demand.
I'd like to say a big thank you to Paul for a great day out.
The RubyD is a fantastic boat, very fast and stable with plenty of room on deck.
Due to the increased speed (and range) Paul says that he is going to be traveling further afield next summer, down to the North Devon and South Wales coastlines which will provide a much wider variety of species to fish for, which is something we're all looking forward to.
In the meantime we're really looking to our next trip out from Portishead when the cod season should be well under way. View Boats Page
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23/09/2010
Fishing Report by paul sykes
on Trojan Warrior (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
23 Sep 2010 by paul sykes
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Well thats it for the week end fishing. Yet another northerly gale tomorrow. Good job we were able to get the lads off during the previous few days. If this is summer, roll on winter!
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23/09/2010
Fishing Report by David Hancock
on Excel 2 (Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire)
23 Sep 2010 by David Hancock
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Autumn Treats,
Big bass showing in amongst a few early codling and the usual doggies, whiting and pouting.
2 nice ones so far today for Brian No2 from Bexleyheath. Both to lug baits meant for codling.
Dave. View Boats Page
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15/09/2010
Fishing Report by Sam Cumming
on Silver Spray II (Poole, Dorset)
15 Sep 2010 by Sam Cumming
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The bass fishing on the offshore bass has been patchy but on the best days there have been plenty of fish in the 5-10lb region with both live mackerel and sidewinders working well. Our “Big Fish Days” when we fish a wreck and then move to a bank have proven to be very popular with congers to 50lb, tope to 30lb and some nice blonde rays which have just appeared in numbers. The shambles is fishing well with 12 flats on our last trip with the best turbot going to 14lb. Plenty of mackerel and sandeels for bait. The sharking has been frustrating with choppy conditions almost every day. 2 hook ups while wreck fishing but neither fish brought along side.
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09/2010
Fishing Report by Glen Milligan
on Wight Huntress III (Portsmouth, Hampshire)
Sep 2010 by Glen Milligan
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With a couple of settled evenings we finally managed to get out after some Sole. These trips are extremely popular with anglers in with a realistic chance of taking home a superb eating fish. So far the biggest Sole was caught last night by Mike York, a great fish at 2.5lbs!
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18/09/2010
Fishing Report by Alex kweller
on Predator (Poole, Dorset)
18 Sep 2010 by Alex kweller
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The weather & fish gods were smiling on us as we headed west towards Dancing Ledge. Although we struggled to find the mackerel we eventually got enough for the day. A total of 20 rays were boated with the biggest falling to Gary at 14lb. All fish were returned alive after a quick photo.
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