Latest Fishing Reports: United Kingdom
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10/2017
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Oct 2017 by Kevin McKie
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[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
The summer season has come to an end for Size Matters in Plymouth, tomorrow we will be sailing 360 miles to Liverpool for the winter Cod season. Looking back over the summer we had some fantastic catches, Bluefin Tuna to 300lb+, Blue Shark to 105lb, Conger to 90lb, Sunfish to 40lb, Ling to 38lb, Porbeagle Shark to 35lb, Cod to 20lb, Blond Ray to 20lb, Pollack to 18lb, Undulate Ray to 17lb, Bass to 8lb 8oz, Coalfish to 8lb, John Dory to 6lb 8oz, Small eyed Ray to 6lb, Tub Gurnard to 5lb 8oz, Turbot to 5lb, Brill to 4lb, Whiting to 3lb, Garfish to 2lb 8oz, Cuckoo Wrasse to 1lb 12oz, Black Bream to 2lb, we even caught a few Red Band Fish and a Top Knot.
Best day drifting the wrecks we caught 134 Pollack. Best day anchoring the wrecks we caught 109 Conger, best day sharking we caught 28 in a day. The Black Bream fishing in the channel island was pretty good with 60 to 70 in a day, sadly the banks didn’t produce like they have in previous years. Also the Cod Fishing in the English Channel this summer was not a patch on previous years.
On the bright side there are more Bluefin Tuna in the English Channel than Mackerel believe me, most days Wrecking I will do 100 mile round trip. Since July through to October we see shoals of Tuna daily, some are just a few fish and in some shoals there are over 200 on the surface. It’s a sight to behold when you see fish from 80lb to 500lb jumping clear of the water only 30 meters from the boat. If the day comes when we can target them on a catch and release basis it will boost the UK charter fleet and put hundreds of thousands of pound in to local businesses.
There will be no need to travel half way around the world spending thousands of pounds on big game fishing, you could do it in your own country no that’s a dream come true for all anglers in the UK.
Here is a full list of available dates for individuals and small groups for 2018. Please note these are the only dates available for individuals and small groups for next year when they are gone that’s it.
May
Thursday 3rd Wrecking £75 pp 4 places available.
Friday 4th Reefing £60 pp 2 places available.
Monday 21st Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 3 places available.
Tuesday 22nd Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 4 places available.
June
Monday 4th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 8 places available.
Tuesday 5th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 9 places available.
Wednesday 6th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 10 places available.
Thursday 28th Wrecking £75 pp 9 places available.
Friday 29th Wrecking £75 pp 5 places available.
July
Sunday 1st Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 10 places available.
Wednesday 11th Wrecking £75 pp 9 places available.
Thursday 12th Wrecking £75 pp 9 places available.
Tuesday 31st Wrecking £75 pp 1 place available.
August
Thursday 2nd Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 7 places available.
Wednesday 8th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 9 places available.
Thursday 9th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 10 places available.
Friday 17th Wrecking £75 pp 11 places available.
Monday 20th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 6 places available.
Friday 31st Wrecking £75 pp 9 places available.
September
Monday 10th Wrecking £75 pp 9 places available.
Tuesday 11th Wrecking £75 pp 5 places available.
Friday 21st Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 10 places available.
October
Friday 5th Wrecking/Conger £75 pp 10 places available.
Cheers
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Plymouth)
07999628511
mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com
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10/2017
Fishing Report by Aaron Smith
on Bad Boyz VI (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Oct 2017 by Aaron Smith
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So the long awaited day has finally come around where I took delivery of my new boat....
Welcome to the mighty Evolution 38 soon to be named Bad Boyz 3, She has seating inside for 6 anglers plus more than enough standing space to fit everyone in shelter and speed along at 16-18knts.
Time for a good clean over the next week after being sat for the last 18 months, Surveying starts tomorrow for the license.
Already looking forward to getting her in the water and seeing what everyone thinks.
We still have a few midweek dates available for the winter Cod fishing from Liverpool, don't leave it to late to book. View Boats Page
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13/10/2017
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
13 Oct 2017 by Rich Ward
Report on-board Shy-Torque III
12.10.17.
Bradford SAC joined us yesterday. Just 4 of the club turned up due to others having work commitments etc.
Because we had a nice light boat I was hoping to get a good run in and treat them to some offshore wrecking. Unfortunately the weather wasn't quite good enough to do that so we made a day of it working the more inshore marks. Nothing much to report inside 5 miles apart from stacks of Mackerel of which some were monsters!! As we moved a little further off we found the bottom fishing got better and better.
The ground on the 9 mile was fishing really well as we approached slack water. The majority of the fish were coming up on the bait, primarily Mackerel. Nice to see the Cod are starting to show up in stronger numbers at last. As I said before, once the "feed" starts depleting from the water the Cod fishing usually does start getting better and the signs are that that is happening now. Really looking forward to the Winter fishing. It is very often as good, if not better than the Summer fishing.
Steve Adams had the best day out of the group with some 15 fish for himself with Cod to 10lb 5oz.
Richard Spencer from Skipton had the heaviest fish of the day, a Ling of 12lb 4oz. He also bagged a couple of nice Cod as well to around the 10lb mark.
The lads ended up with around 50 white fish between them for the day and are pictured inset with some of their catch. Look forward to seeing you again soon lads.
I'm away on holiday now until next Sunday. The calendar is, as always, completely up to date so have a look if you fancy joining us for a trip after that.
Tight lines as ever.
Rich View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Shy-Torque III
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 12/11/2024 6 Spaces 10 Hours Need 1 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. 5.0m tide. Room for 4 anglers. Arthur 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Wed 13/11/2024 5 Spaces 9 Hours Uptiding trip. Arthur 2. Ali Ball 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Thu 14/11/2024 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. Excellent 5.6m tide. Will sail with just 3 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Fri 15/11/2024 4 Spaces 8 Hours Uptiding trip.Excellent 5.8m tide! Room for 4 anglers. Si England 1. Daniel Evans 2. Dmitrijs Lobanovs 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sun 17/11/2024 8 Spaces 8 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. Will sail with just 3 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Tue 19/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Uptiding trip. Will sail with just 3 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Thu 21/11/2024 8 Spaces 8 Hours Uptiding trip. Will sail with just 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Fri 22/11/2024 8 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Room for 8 anglers. Good wrecking tide. 4.7m. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Mon 25/11/2024 7 Spaces 9 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Room for 7 anglers. Excellent wrecking tide. 4.4m. Will sail with just 4 anglers. James 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Tue 26/11/2024 7 Spaces 9 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Room for 7 anglers. Excellent wrecking tide. 4.6m. Will sail with just 4 anglers. James 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details -
12/10/2017
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
on Mistress (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
12 Oct 2017 by Rich Cope
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Another great day uptiding yesterday on-board Mistress here at Whitby, around 60 codlings kept to 6/7lb between 5 of us, all keepers were 40cm + with many under that thrown back. Top bait was again crab cart, worm and squid also taking fish.
Currently we're taking booking from Friday 20th October onwards, I'm currently on my annual holiday until then, if you have any enquiries please text me and I will call you back or text within 24hrs
The Whitby uptide festival is taking place from the 4th - 19th November. We still have places available. 1st prize is £1000 for the heaviest cod plus cash prizes for top ten heaviest cod, any other species, juniors and heaviest bag plus daily prizes
Tight lines Rich
Pictured is Mistress regular Ken Wood from Malton with a couple of his better fish from his 12 bag catch View Boats Page
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09/10/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)
9 Oct 2017 by dominic wilson
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period 8th & 9th Oct.......
finally the wind eased and we managed to put to sea.On the sunday we had a few mackerel,some plump cod and haddock,loads of bait sized whiting which we flappered ,about 15 huss,all doubles with the best at 14lb and over 70 spurdogs that ranged from 12oz to 8lb.....never seen such small spurdogs! and they were coming up 2/3 at a time! we also had 3 common skate hooked and one landed at 54lb.
On the monday,the quantity of fish was less but the size was bigger.we landed about the same amount of huss upto 14lb,we landed 15 spurdogs in the 12-14lb range with the best at 18lb and a couple around 16lb.we also hooked 3 commons but landed only one at 84lb.again,the preferred bait was whiting flapper.
the boat is coming out of the water during early november til the beginning of march.
bookings are now being taken for 2018 please ring on 07739231331 View Boats Page
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11/10/2017
Fishing Report by Malcolm Collins
on Just Mary (Christchurch, Dorset)
11 Oct 2017 by Malcolm Collins
Report on-board Just Mary
Hi All, as we head swiftly into Autumn and beyond into Winter I would urge my Anglers to watch www.windy.com to see the constant low pressure systems that are thrown at us from across the Atlantic. In my humble opinion it will become a case of taking every opportunity that is offered to us to get out to Sea, there will be many days when we are to remain on the mooring unable to venture out. So if the Skipper says, 'There's an opportunity to go fishing'..... then get off your backside and go ! You cannot plan ahead for good days and your booking may well stand a good chance of being cancelled and rebooked.....maybe several times. So my message is simple, if an opportunity arises then get on 'Just Mary' and come fishing, the good days are sure to be outnumbered by the bad days when it comes to the opportunity to get out to Sea.....ta Malc.
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10/2017
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Plymouth, Devon)
Oct 2017 by Kevin McKie
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Here is the first ever Bluefin Tuna caught from Plymouth on rod and line. Back in July while we were fishing for Sharks we caught a 300lb+ Blue Fin Tuna, the fight lasted just on two hours. What happened during that time I could write a book about, it was truly a dream come true for all five of us onboard that day. The bite was just insane no warning, the reel drag went from 0 to 100 mph in a split second. On the first run it stripped over 350 yards of braid off the reel in seconds, then it went deep down and stayed close to them sea bed. It made three more long runs and at one point I had to chase it in the boat just to keep up. After the first hour with only a butt pad on Barry’s arms give up and he passed the rod to me, as I got the Tuna closer to the boat it started to try and go under the boat making big pin wheels. There was a chance we could lose it so I passed the rod to Tony while I got back in control of the boat.
As we started to win the fight the Tuna kept hanging under the boat about 50ft down so I asked Bernie take control of the boat, bearing in mind he had never took control of Size Matters before he did a cracking job. I was now the wire man as none of the lads onboard had ever wired a big fish before so I had to be on that wire if we had any chance of catching this Tuna. Four or five times I had the wire in my hand and each time with a kick of its tail it shot off and hung under the boat. Finally we got him boat side I got Barry to hold the wire while I put a gaff in the bridge of its lower jaw then I got a second gaff and carefully placed it next to the first gaff. Gaffing a tuna in this part of its jaw results in no blood loss, the welfare of the Tuna was paramount. It took three of us to slide it through the stern door, as soon as it was on the deck we put the deck wash hose in its mouth to keep it oxygenated and kept pouring buckets of water over it to ensure it’s survival. We removed the wire trace and circle hook from its jaw, took some photos and measurements then released it. As the Tuna slipped back into the sea it give two kicks of its tail and was away. The five of us onboard where screaming with joy it was like we had won the World Cup, we all decided to stop fishing and go the pub to celebrate.
Even weeks after, the lads where calling me to say that was one of the best experiences of their lives catching the first ever Blue Fin Tuna from Plymouth and the team work that took place from all five onboard that day.
The Tuna measurements where length 79 inch x 54 inch girth, I have checked all different Tuna length to weight calculations and most are different. The Tuna was easy 300lb+, I have been lucky enough to catch them in Canada to 850lb and I have seen them to 950lb.
(PLEASE NOTE I DO NOT OFFER BLUE FIN TUNA FISHING CHARTERS AND THIS TUNA WAS CAUGHT BEFORE THE BAN WAS PUT IN PLACE BY THE GOVERNMENT).
If you are lucky enough to hook a Tuna while fishing for Sharks onboard Size Matters, we will not bring the fish onboard and it will be released at the side of the boat.
The only reason we are making this public now, is because we are at the end of our summer season at Plymouth and I did want this catch to affect my charters in the middle of a very busy season. Truth of the matter is I have seen Tuna feeding near the surface most days from July to October last year and again this year. I hope one day we will be able to target Bluefin Tuna in the UK on a very strict catch and realise system just like they have in Canada and Ireland. If this was to happen it would be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds to the UK charter fleet. The sad thing about this is commercial fishing boats from EU countries that have quota for Bluefin Tuna can come to the UK and catch thousands of tonnes, while our own commercial boats are not allowed to catch them because they have no quota. What a joke but that’s the UK government all over, look after everyone apart from it’s own people.
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Plymouth)
mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com
07999628511 View Boats Page
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10/10/2017
Fishing Report by Paul Kilpatrick
on Sea Otter 2 (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
10 Oct 2017 by Paul Kilpatrick
Report on-board Sea Otter 2
The downtiding on the cod has explode here at whitby yesterday had over 80 cod on the boat the some great sport non stop action windy Tommorow some spaces on Thursday and Friday so if you fancy getting some cod for the freezer here is your chance .
Tel 07748705695 . View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Otter 2
View Full Charter AvailabilityFri 15/11/2024 6 Spaces Uptide fishing 8 anglers maxView details Sat 23/11/2024 2 Spaces View details Sat 05/04/2025 9 Spaces View details Thu 17/04/2025 View details Sun 11/05/2025 View details Fri 23/05/2025 9 Spaces View details Tue 10/06/2025 9 Spaces View details Sat 28/06/2025 View details Wed 09/07/2025 9 Spaces View details Sat 12/07/2025 4 Spaces 10 Hours View details -
08/10/2017
Fishing Report by Roy Smith
on SWN Y MOR (Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey)
8 Oct 2017 by Roy Smith
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hi weather a bit better today to get better fishing although large spring tides plenty of fish about the mackerel are still off amlwch with loads of whiting some of good size. plenty of bull huss to 14lbs and a 40lbs tope they are feeding on the whiting. usual wrasse and Pollack on reefs.the smaller tides next week should improve the fishing further. I have availability in October and November and if weather suitable will get you offshore after the cod.please ring for details for a reel bargain deal cheers Roy
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07/10/2017
Fishing Report by Karlton Ward
on Wave Dancer (Liverpool, Merseyside)
7 Oct 2017 by Karlton Ward
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Big tides today made fishing the Mersey very challenging today but we persevered and caught plenty of good sized whiting and for the second trip I a row we caught cod.
Weekday fishing on wave dancer during the winter cod season this year. £300 for an 8 hour weekday fish, we take a maximum of 10 so the more you bring the cheaper it is. Any trip departing or arriving between 22:00 & 05:00 are subject to an £50 surcharge for an out of hours lock.
October’s weekend availability is only 21st departing 02:30-10:35
Weekdays are fully available please contact me for lock times.
November’s weekend availability:
Saturday 4th 14:00-21:50
Sunday 19th 14:00-22:30
Weekdays are fully available please contact me for lock times. All 8hour trips include rods, tackle, tea, coffee and breakfast or lunch.
Bait can be purchased onboard on the day, we sell frozen squid,lug,and mackerel. View Boats Page
