Latest Fishing Reports: United Kingdom
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02/05/2022
Fishing Report by Lee Brown
on Kelsey Leigh charter (Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
2 May 2022 by Lee Brown
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For hour Evening beginners smashed the codling to 5 lb call lee for spaces
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05/2022
Fishing Report by Paul Timoney
on Seadog charters (Oban, Argyll & Bute)
May 2022 by Paul Timoney
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With some good weather continuing so has the fishing. A couple of slower days and 3 days of much more productive fishing with the fish coming fast. On Sunday we had to stay out much later than usual to ensure 6 fish made it to the deck. Bait pests a plenty, crunchers, seals, spurs and starfish today!
We’ve had some great laughs with old friends returning to the boat year on year �� and of course good to meet new people too.
Skate up to 199lbs recently with only 2 smaller fish mixed in giving an easy 170lb average size.
We’re almost fully booked for this month with only one day to spare. Looking forward to returning to our highly productive fishing grounds at the end of the month �� View Boats Page
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05/2022
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
May 2022 by Scott Belbin
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A quick update on our offshore trips so far this year aboard the Galloper. We have been lucky enough to get lots of trips offshore so far this year. Unfortunately many were cancelled or changed to inshore trips due to weather but that is the nature of this kind of trip. We started off well with numbers of spurs and hounds from our very first trips. Although most of the hounds were small to start with they make a welcome change from the whiting and dogfish that eagerly robbed our baits throughout each trip. We had spurs on all but two trips and they varied in size and numbers from trip to trip. I often say that I am relieved when the first spur comes aboard the boat each trip as I know many other local boats don’t catch them at all or have just happened upon one or two here and there. So once the first one is aboard I can breath a sigh of relief. With consistent numbers showing early in the season and seeming to built it was a good reminder not to take them for granted when we had a couple of blanks on them. This is why I call them offshore trips rather than specifically spur trips. thankfully there were smooth-hounds, bass and thorn-back rays off there too to keep us busy. There were several ‘Spurgins’ who joined us this year and broke their ‘spurginity’ aboard the Galloper. Their new personnel bests are something to try and beat next year now. As ever there were lots of big pregnant female spurs showing. The biggest of which fell to Wayne Bennet at 18.8lbs and was one of 30 spurs we had that day. we were kept busy in between with lots of dogfish and whiting as well as a few thorn-back rays and smooth-hounds too.
As I mentioned earlier although it’s great to catch them, its not just about the spur dogs. These trips can produce all sorts of surprises and that’s what keeps it interesting. One set of tides they were off the feed so we had a look around to see what else was about. We tried one of our offshore bass marks and could see loads of fish showing on the fish finder. We only hoped they were feeding. We sent down an array of lures although feathers seemed to be the most productive as it turned out most of the marks were herring. We had several long drifts here and filled two buckets with them. We didn’t just catch herring though as several bass did show as well as some launce, whiting and pouting and least expected were the 15 or so mackerel that were either very early for this year or late for last year! We did manage to get some fish at anchor too towards the end of the day. Dave had a nice sizable bass, a few small smooth-hounds and a roker showed too. Wayne also pulled a spur out on the last cast too. Happily the next time we got off there the spurs were playing ball again. Stephen Clarke started us off nicely with one of 17.8lbs. several more spurs came out as the day went on. Barry Wood stole the lime light that trip though with a lovely blonde ray of 14.8lbs. these are pretty rare off of the Essex coast so it was notable that this was the second blonde Barry has caught aboard the ‘Galloper’ in the last two years. he must be doing something right! This set of tides also produced some more nice bass too. These are always a welcome sight and hopefully a sign of things to come. I am currently arranging and offshore bass trip for this week (06/05) if you fancy joining us please get in touch.
That’s about it for the spur dog trips this year. We will have to look forwards to next years trips. If you fancy joining us then please get in touch and I will put you on the list for next years trips.
As I mentioned I am running an offshore bass trip this week but after that we are looking forwards to the tope fishing for our next run of offshore trips. These are for experienced anglers only and I don’t offer hire rods for this fishing. I only have a few suitable tides left for tope fishing this year. Spaces as follows
21/05/22-2 spaces @ £100pp
23/05/22-7 spaces @ £100pp or full boat hire from £700
25/05/22-7 spaces @ £100pp or full boat hire from £700
18/06/22 2 spaces @ £100pp
19/06/22-4 spaces @ £100pp
22/06/22-7 spaces @ £100pp or full boat hire from £700
05/07/22-7 spaces @ £100pp or full boat hire from £700
06/07/22-7 spaces @ £100pp or full boat hire from £700
07/07/22-7 spaces @ £100pp or full boat hire from £700
18/07/22-7 spaces @ £100pp or full boat hire from £700
19/07/22-7 spaces @ £100pp or full boat hire from £700
20/07/22-7 spaces @ £100pp or full boat hire from £700
22/07/22-7 spaces @ £100pp or full boat hire from £700
23/07/22-4 spaces @ £100pp
Please call Scott on 07956411528 if you fancy an offshore or a general trip
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Galloper
View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 23/11/2024 12 Hours £115.00pp Bass.View details Sat 07/12/2024 12 Hours £100.00pp Bass.View details Sat 14/12/2024 View details Sat 21/12/2024 View details -
01/05/2022
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
1 May 2022 by Andy Savage
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We had a belated Happy Christmas today, as Bob Nichols had booked the whole boat as a Christmas present for his Son-in-Law, Matt Collins.
With there only being the four of them they had acres of room on deck. Three were very experienced wreck anglers and Matt was on his first fishing trip, using my hire tackle. We had a run off to the 20 mile area again, where the fishing has been pretty consistent of late.
First stop and the experienced lads got stuck straight in. I went through the technique for drifting a wreck with Matt and away we went. The first wreck wasn’t heaving with fish, but the boys picked off a few Codling around the 3-4lb mark. After half an hour, we headed off to try another one. Good decision; as we stayed there for the next 3 hours picking off fish every drift.
The biggest fish competition was touch and go until the “new boy” Matt pulled up a nice Codling of 6lb 5oz, which won him the trophy and bragging rights over the “old timers”!! Credit to Matt; he was a very fast learner and got things sussed quickly. We had a decent stamp of fish again, and the lads threw back the smaller 2-3lb fish, keeping a few better sized ones for dinner.
Squid on bait traces dominated, although frozen Mackerel and Squid together did a fair few bites; as did Gummymacks.
I thoroughly enjoyed the day, which was spent in great company. Thanks lads. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 19/11/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.50 David Craine - x 2 Joe Clough - x 1 Ian Hepworth - x 2 John Ditchfield - x 1 Damian Walker - x 1View details Tue 26/11/2024 1 Space Available Good Wrecking Tide - 4.67m Paul Stone - x 2 Steve Ralphson - x 2 Chris Chatham - x 1 Rob Stevens - x 1 Bod - x 2View details Tue 03/12/2024 2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.22m Dave & Del - x 2 Neil Kennedy - x 2 Stephen Austin - x 2View details Fri 06/12/2024 4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.97m Ian Purdom - x 1 Joe Clough - x 1 Craig Henshaw - x 2View details Sat 07/12/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 4.83m Jimmy Yeung - x 1 Steve & Ryan Martin - x 2 Waldek Myśliwy - x 3 Marc Smith - x 1View details Mon 09/12/2024 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.88m Will sail with 4 anglers. Joe Clough - x 1View details Sat 14/12/2024 3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.46m Jeff Mosey - x 4 Oliver Venus - x 1View details Tue 17/12/2024 5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.48m Will sail with 4 anglers. Ian Purdom - x 1 Shaun Marchington - x 2View details Thu 19/12/2024 4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.15m Stan Matthews - x 1 David Craine - x 2 Greg Ince - x 1View details Sat 21/12/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 4.71m Pawel Rojek - x 4 Tim Albright - x 2 Jimmy Yeung - x 1View details -
01/05/2022
Fishing Report by Lee Brown
on Kelsey Leigh charter (Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
1 May 2022 by Lee Brown
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Smashed the cod all day long getting bigger now cod to 6lb loads of wrass as well none stop sport call for spaces
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30/04/2022
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
30 Apr 2022 by Andy Savage
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Back out to the 20 mile wrecks again today, hoping for a few better sized specimens.
We had a mix of experience, from brand new to “old hands” and we found a few fish on the first wreck; but as it was a bit “chewy” it was only the experienced lads that managed to get through and catch fish. The other’s kept getting stuck.
We persevered for half an hour, then I moved us on to a more friendly wreck, where we picked away for a couple of hours. The wreck was marking a lot of fish on the sounder and we got 2-3 fish a drift, but today the bigger fish evaded capture.
Our biggest Codling of the day fell to the only lady angler on board at 5lb 8oz. (The old pheromones at play again ��). Unfortunately, the flood tide spoiled things today as it pushed against the Southerly wind and gave rubbish fishing conditions during the afternoon.
It wasn’t the best day ever, but that’s fishing for you…….thanks to everyone for a nice day out. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 19/11/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.50 David Craine - x 2 Joe Clough - x 1 Ian Hepworth - x 2 John Ditchfield - x 1 Damian Walker - x 1View details Tue 26/11/2024 1 Space Available Good Wrecking Tide - 4.67m Paul Stone - x 2 Steve Ralphson - x 2 Chris Chatham - x 1 Rob Stevens - x 1 Bod - x 2View details Tue 03/12/2024 2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.22m Dave & Del - x 2 Neil Kennedy - x 2 Stephen Austin - x 2View details Fri 06/12/2024 4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.97m Ian Purdom - x 1 Joe Clough - x 1 Craig Henshaw - x 2View details Sat 07/12/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 4.83m Jimmy Yeung - x 1 Steve & Ryan Martin - x 2 Waldek Myśliwy - x 3 Marc Smith - x 1View details Mon 09/12/2024 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.88m Will sail with 4 anglers. Joe Clough - x 1View details Sat 14/12/2024 3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.46m Jeff Mosey - x 4 Oliver Venus - x 1View details Tue 17/12/2024 5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.48m Will sail with 4 anglers. Ian Purdom - x 1 Shaun Marchington - x 2View details Thu 19/12/2024 4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.15m Stan Matthews - x 1 David Craine - x 2 Greg Ince - x 1View details Sat 21/12/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 4.71m Pawel Rojek - x 4 Tim Albright - x 2 Jimmy Yeung - x 1View details -
30/04/2022
Fishing Report by Allan Skinner
on JFK TWO (Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
30 Apr 2022 by Allan Skinner
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saturday 30th april
was a very canny day with the fishing more or less none stop for about 5 hours, nothing bigger than 5lbs. but certainly plenty of codlings
with anglers getting over 20 fish each, keeping everybody busy
and the weather cooperating for a change
very promising signs of the spring run of codlings
we still have some weekend dates still available for may please ring or txt allan 07808684358 View Boats Page
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30/04/2022
Fishing Report by Jason Parrott
on Lady Ann (Ramsgate, Kent)
30 Apr 2022 by Jason Parrott
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With the weather limiting spots where we could fish comfortably and with a couple of newbies from London .fishing was slow with few small hounds then a bit of seasickness forced us to move inshore we knew the chance of any good hounds was slipping away so we tried for a skate straight away they played ball ended up with a good session on them with our skate virgins getting in on action. Now 1 of the crew is Captain while I prepare fish Happy Days .Taking bookings inbox Dawn on Facebook or message on 07854772314
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29/04/2022
Fishing Report by Lee Brown
on Kelsey Leigh charter (Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
29 Apr 2022 by Lee Brown
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Cracking day none stop fishing lads smashed the cod all day. Long look me up on face book aswell Kelsey Leigh charter call for spaces cod to 5 lb only getting bigger ��������������
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29/04/2022
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
29 Apr 2022 by Andy Savage
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Beautiful weather conditions for a run out to some wrecks in the 20 mile stream today.
With only a few Codling from the first three wrecks, the doubts started to creep in; until we landed on a wreck just at the end of the Ebb Tide, and first drift we had eight of the rods in at once!
Slack water was unproductive today, but we stuck it out until the flood tide got away, and the fish started to feed again. We finished off the day picking nicely and certainly left plenty of fish behind for another day.
The average size of the fish was much better today, with Mat Rodgers taking his biggest ever Codling at 9lb 4oz, with quite a few in 5-6lb range. Squid on bait traces dominated, but Gordon Yates did manage a few on the Shads as the water continues to clear out.
It was a beautiful day out at sea, in great company. Hopefully things continue in the same vein for the coming days. I’ve got spaces available on Tuesday, Wednesday next week, if anyone fancies a run out. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 19/11/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.50 David Craine - x 2 Joe Clough - x 1 Ian Hepworth - x 2 John Ditchfield - x 1 Damian Walker - x 1View details Tue 26/11/2024 1 Space Available Good Wrecking Tide - 4.67m Paul Stone - x 2 Steve Ralphson - x 2 Chris Chatham - x 1 Rob Stevens - x 1 Bod - x 2View details Tue 03/12/2024 2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.22m Dave & Del - x 2 Neil Kennedy - x 2 Stephen Austin - x 2View details Fri 06/12/2024 4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.97m Ian Purdom - x 1 Joe Clough - x 1 Craig Henshaw - x 2View details Sat 07/12/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 4.83m Jimmy Yeung - x 1 Steve & Ryan Martin - x 2 Waldek Myśliwy - x 3 Marc Smith - x 1View details Mon 09/12/2024 7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.88m Will sail with 4 anglers. Joe Clough - x 1View details Sat 14/12/2024 3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.46m Jeff Mosey - x 4 Oliver Venus - x 1View details Tue 17/12/2024 5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.48m Will sail with 4 anglers. Ian Purdom - x 1 Shaun Marchington - x 2View details Thu 19/12/2024 4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.15m Stan Matthews - x 1 David Craine - x 2 Greg Ince - x 1View details Sat 21/12/2024 1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 4.71m Pawel Rojek - x 4 Tim Albright - x 2 Jimmy Yeung - x 1View details
