Latest Fishing Reports: United Kingdom

  • 09/2016 Fishing Report by Kevin McKie on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)

    Sep 2016 by Kevin McKie

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    [This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]

    As the summer end's the weather is starting to get more un settled, this can be one of the best time's of the year for sea fishing from both boat and shore.
    Over the last week we have managed good numbers of Conger to 58lb, Pollack to 14lb 8oz and Ling to 15lb on the deep water wreck's. The shark fishing still continue's to be on top form with bigger fish showing in number's, the best we have caught this week was 110lb blue shark.
    Size Matters will move to Liverpool on October 17th so here is a list of the last few remaining dates available in Plymouth until April 2017.

    Sunday 2nd 2 places available,
    Friday 7th 4 places available,
    Thursday 13th whole boat available,
    Friday 14th whole boat available,
    Sunday 16th 4 places available.

    Over the last month we have been taking booking's for 2017 Plymouth season April 1st to October 16th, we are already 60% fully booked so if you would like to fish with us next year you need to book soon.

    Cheers
    Kevin Mckie
    Size Matters Plymouth
    07999628511.

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  • 23/09/2016 Fishing Report by trevor sturt on Brigand (Brighton, East Sussex)

    23 Sep 2016 by trevor sturt

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    V.f.money,cracking days fishing with a very knowledgeable skipper. Three blonde rays over 20 lbs ,an8lb turbot plus many other decent turbot and brill .If you want to fish on tidy decent boat then get your arse in gear because there won't be many spaces up for grabs on this boat

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    UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Brigand
    Thu 21/11/2024 12 Hours
    6 SPACES OFFSHORE LONG DISTANCE & LONG DAY 12HRS BIG BREAM & BIG SQUID - STOCK UP THE FREEZER!
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    Wed 27/11/2024 8 Spaces
    8 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECK FISHING INDIVIDUALS DAY
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    Sun 01/12/2024 6 Spaces
    6 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECK FISHING
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    Sat 14/12/2024 8 Hours
    6 SPACES BASS FISHING OFFSHORE - 8hrs
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    Sat 04/01/2025 8 Hours
    8 SPACES OFFSHORE BASS FISHING
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    Thu 09/01/2025 10 Hours
    7 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECK FISHING - 10hrs
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    Sat 25/01/2025 10 Hours
    8 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECK FISHING
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    Mon 10/02/2025 8 Spaces 10 Hours
    8 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECKING
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    Tue 18/02/2025 10 Hours
    8 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECK FISHING
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    Tue 25/02/2025 10 Hours
    8 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECKING
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  • 25/09/2016 Fishing Report by Ray Martin on PLAN B (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)

    25 Sep 2016 by Ray Martin

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    Having a real treat when the weather is kind.
    Friday we got to my favourite hound spot but weed was a problem , we moved a few times and found the weed was not so bad closer in, the hounds bass and skate soon appeared and remained pretty much all day.
    Best hound was 18lb loads snapped off.
    Sunday was windy but we managed a few hours on the same mark. Hounds again to 14lb and as the tide dropped we saw gulls working so had a go and found bass and mackerel.

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  • 25/09/2016 Fishing Report by Trevor Crawley on Girl Mandy (Southend-On-Sea, Essex)

    25 Sep 2016 by Trevor Crawley

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    To all fellow skippers be aware of another arse that thinks its funny to book up as three individuals and then not bother to show up his name is ( David phone number 07754828930 ) and then to not answer the phone or texts i think people that do this should be taken to court and fined then they would feel how it is to loose money.And apologies to Jay that had his group either not going or having to pay a bit more we did a deal instead of the full amount but he was not happy even to the point he blamed me for the other group.We have a business to run Jay and if we went to work for no money it would not take long to go bust once again the arseholes name is ( David 07754828930 ) you are now in the black book and hopefully not be able to rip other skippers off

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  • 09/2016 Fishing Report by Jack Thomas on Incentive (Colwyn Bay, Conwy)

    Sep 2016 by Jack Thomas

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    This time of year always produces fish but can be a guessing game of species. Yesterday fishing close inshore saw plenty of mackerel and whiting with dogs huss pup tope,codling,dabs,gurnards and a run and snap off of a bigger tope. Today was similar but further offshore we saw plenty of gurnards, and black bream which was a surprise for the time of year. If you fancy a trip get in touch.

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  • 09/2016 Fishing Report by Scott Belbin on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)

    Sep 2016 by Scott Belbin

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    Yet again it has been far too long since my last report on here so I must apologise. It has been a busy summer aboard the ‘Galloper’ with some good fishing and weather to match it meaning we had to cancel very few trips. The main target of our summer trips have been the smooth-hounds which were around in good numbers and decent size yet again. the bass were in good numbers in the blackwater estuary its self. This occupied us on many evening trips and provided some great sport on light tackle. There were vast numbers of undersized bass in here and on most occasions a few decent fish too. Once the water had warmed up the rays and dogfish moved further offshore for the summer. We didn’t spend a lot of time fishing for them through out the summer months as the hounds were such good sport. now the summer species are on their way out we have turned our attention back to the thorn-back rays and thankfully they have started to move back in on numbers. Last weekend was quite windy which is when the blackwater comes in to its own. Many of the boats sought shelter in the estuary its self and were rewarded with some respectable catches. My party had 14 aboard the ‘Galloper’ on Sunday but some of the other charter boats had getting on for 30 rays. along with thorn-back rays several other species came out of the estuary over the weekend such as whiting, dogfish, silver eel, bass and gurnard. Ive no doubt over the coming months we will be back in the estuary which (as I often bang on about) is one of our biggest assets. The sheltered fishing it provides often saves a cancelled trip and the fuss of trying to re-organise so if your cancelled else where then it can be worth calling one of the mersea, bradwell or brightlingsea boats. We should see some cod mixed in too over the next few months both in the blackwater and further afield on our usual marks. I write regular reports on my website and Facebook page and the calendar is usually as up to date as It can be. For more information, available dates and reports please visit www.essexseafishing.co.uk or call 07956411528

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    UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Galloper
    Sat 09/11/2024 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp
    Offshore bass fishing Bass.
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    Sat 23/11/2024 12 Hours £115.00pp
    Bass.
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    Sat 07/12/2024 12 Hours £100.00pp
    Bass.
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    Sat 14/12/2024
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    Sat 21/12/2024
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  • 25/09/2016 Fishing Report by Nick Gough on Skylark (Scarborough, North Yorkshire)

    25 Sep 2016 by Nick Gough

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    Well thats the end of the 2016 Scarborough Angling Festival and we have had a great time taking part and have had a few anglers who have been lucky enough to win some fantastic prizes and trophies throughout the week.

    Special awards we have received this week on the Skylark

    JUNIOR BOAT ANGLER OF THE WEEK
    - Tom shipley

    THE HEAVIEST SINGLE CATCH OF FISH TAKEN IN ANY BOATING EVENT
    - Nick Gough

    AGGREGATE WEIGHT FROM WEEK (JUNIOR FROM BOAT)
    - Tom Shipley

    GREATEST AGGREGATE WEIGHT FROM BOTH BOAT AND SHORE BY DISABLED ANGLERS
    - KEVIN MARPLES

    THE HEAVIEST SINGLE FISH (Boats) - TAKEN BY A JUNIOR
    - Tom Shipley

    And i would like to thank all those who have made this festival possible as they have put huge amounts of time and commitment into making this festival possible they know who they are as they have done us all proud for yet another year.

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    UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Skylark
    Sun 17/11/2024 9 Spaces 08:00-16:00
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  • 10/2016 Fishing Report by Paul Bowden on Off The Hook (Watchet, Somerset)

    Oct 2016 by Paul Bowden

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    Off The Hook has had a lot of interest since putting the add up about coming to the famous port of Brixham. The calendar is filling up so now would be the best time to start booking your trips up for the up and coming pollock season. Call today to book a trip.

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  • 09/2016 Fishing Report by Paul Smith on Rapid Fisher (Poole, Dorset)

    Sep 2016 by Paul Smith

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    COD season off the Needles is fast approaching these are the dates offered will go with minimum of 5 anglers and Maximum of 12 ONLY £45 per person 8hr trips

    Also if enough interest Poole sea angling centre hold the annual Poole Cod boat open on the 20th November with a great prize table and cash winnings, this trip only will be
    £60 per person as £15 of this goes to Poole sea going centre as entry fee.
    So other dates at £45 are as follows.

    Call or text me 07836717055

    October 29th & 30th

    November
    5th 6th 12th 13th 19th 20th 26th & 27th

    December
    3rd 4th 10th 11th 17th 18th 27th 28th 29th 30th

    January 2017
    7th 8th 14th 15th 21st 22nd 28th 29th

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  • 17/04/2016 Fishing Report by bernard medhurst on Malaki (Hayling Island, Hampshire)

    17 Apr 2016 by bernard medhurst

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    Me and a few friends deciced to have a days wreck fishing so we booked up wiith Barry Handley on Malaki . We were told to be at sparks marina for 7am start.Well we all met up at 6:30am,loaded the tackle on the boat ,then we left the marina at 7 sharp. The weather was great, the sun was out and the sea was flat,so we were all looking at each other hoping for a good day.Little did we know what was in store.We made our way out to the first wreck which took about 2hrs,which we took a few fish off,then we moved to the next wreck with the same result. Barry then said lines up we are going out further to the next wreck. When we arrived barry lined the boat up and gave the call to drop our lures down,then we were all into big Pollock.on each drift we were taking double figure fish. Sreve harber on the back had 5 fish up to 15lb 9ozs, Stuart had 9 fish up to 16lb, Brains biggest 11lb and Jason the skippers son after mixed start had fish up to 12lb 6ozs. When we had enough fish we upped lines headed for home. what a great days fishing with most fish into double figures. Thanks barry for putting us onto the fish and the rest of the crew for making it such a good day. Some of catch can be seen on the web site

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