Latest Fishing Reports: United Kingdom
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20/06/2016
Fishing Report by Phil White
on Chinook 3 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)
20 Jun 2016 by Phil White
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Great fishing over the weekend with hounds up to 16 lb, some nice bass and thornbacks, also mackerel starting to show again, best reported tope at 71 lb.
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06/2016
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Jun 2016 by Kevin McKie
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[This report was written when Size Matters was operating from Plymouth]
The thing I love about sea fishing is you never know what you are going to catch next. Today we boated a 48lb sunfish, I have only ever seen three of them on my travels but never seen one up close before. They are a very deceiving fish, they weigh a lot more than you think. The body structure is like bone and muscle, with a beak like mouth. Over the last few day's the fishing has been very hard I think this was due to my girlfriend being my deckhand ( you have to blame someone ha ha) but we have managed some very good Ling to 23lb 8oz, Pollack to 8lb and cod to 7lb. There is still very few mackerel about I hope they turn up soon so we can start targeting some big conger.
If you would like to join us for a day's fishing give me a call on 07999628511.
Cheers
Kev
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19/06/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
on Mistress Linda / San Gina3 (Poole, Dorset)
19 Jun 2016 by Philip Higgins
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On a wreck fishing Albion SAC club comp local angler Les Jones had his 'red letter' day 1st landing a fine 12lb Turbot whilst drifting at 3kts then a new PB Ling followed by Pollack, overall the quantity was below expectations the quality was excellent, the catch included Cod, Pollack, Ling, Turbot and to finish the day Angling Trust member Neil Wilson landed a good size Bass which with tears in his eyes he returned.
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19/06/2016
Fishing Report by Great Escape
on Great Escape (Hartlepool, Durham)
19 Jun 2016 by Great Escape
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The fishing is picking up with some good size ling and cod coming on board and loads of makeral showing now
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18/06/2016
Fishing Report by Lee Fox
on Lady Helen (Liverpool, Merseyside)
18 Jun 2016 by Lee Fox
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Great day again lady Helen yesterday 7 on board lots of smoothies to 8lb lots of dabs to 2/5 lb still plenty of places over the summer weekdays weekends check out our calendar for available dates thanks..
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06/2016
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Jun 2016 by Gethyn Owen
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In 2008 and following years we were heavily involved with the University College Dublin (UCD) Ph.D researcher Edward Farrell in his study of Starry Smoothhounds.
Eds research was studying the seasonal migration of smoothhounds but also to show that Starry Smoothounds only and not the Common Smoothhound visited the UK and surrounding waters. Ed had an article published in the ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) Journal of Marine Science in January 2009 showing his findings on Starry & Common hounds.
In a nutshell, not one Common Smoothhound was recorded from Holyhead or any other participating area.
Fast Forward to 2016 and it's smoothhound season aboard My Way once again, Holyhead and in particular My Way, is famous for putting anglers on to some of the best hound action the UK has to offer. With hundreds caught many of which go double figure, My Way also has a pretty enviable Gallery of hounds recorded over 20lb.
Local angler Pete Williams, with another 20lb hound caught mid May 2016. The first of 11 so far recorded aboard My Way this season.
When space allows I like to fish with the crews aboard My Way, smoothhounds a favourite time of year.
My smoothie fishing in 2016 has so far been fairly good, with numeorus fish caught and the odd day session returning over 10 double figures to me. One day recently I caught a small hound, that was sporting a tag.
The tag was identical to the ones we had been using to tag hounds nearly a decade ago, the tag and tag site were in good condition with barely a sign of having been at sea for such a long time, could it be one of us. After a few photographs the smoothie was released again. Naturally I didn't have the tag details to hand, so was going to have to wait a while till I could found out if smoothhound R00150 was indeed previosly tagged by us.
Once back, I emailed Ed with the details and soon learned that the male smoothie was originally taggeg by us in Holyhead bay on the 29/05/2008. When tagged it was almost a fully grown male, so hadn't really grown much. But had been at liberty for over 8years. Had it passed through Holyhead before and simpy avoided being caught? We'll never know, but we do know it did return.
After a quick weigh, 6lb 2oz and a few photographs, the hound was released once again, it swam away at an incredible speed ... maybe to return once more in another 8years time!
Once again in 2016, we have been involved with data collection and the tagging of smoothhounds. We were joined aboard My Way in June by Laura Bond from the Shark group Wobby Shark Savers and her father Paul, tagging smoothhound on behalf of the SSACN (Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network) View Boats Page
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18/06/2016
Fishing Report by Gareth williams
on Spindrift New Dawn (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
18 Jun 2016 by Gareth williams
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Nice Pollack on the stacks up to 8lbs so far and smoothes up to 21lbs in the Holyhead Bay the fishing in june has been v good Tope up to 30lbs spurs Big Huss as well in the Deeps .
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18/06/2016
Fishing Report by Roy Smith
on SWN Y MOR (Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey)
18 Jun 2016 by Roy Smith
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hi out on wrecks again some bottom fishing on slack huss whiting mackerel. wrecks not as prolific as last few trips but nevertheless some decent Pollack caught brian had two one 8 lbs and one 8lbs 2 onces with quite a few others. some anglers did ok but a few others not so many. the reasoning for this is beyond me as most using rhubarb and custard lures but everyone had a good day. remember 10 hours offshore wrecking with me £350 UNbeatable price on a large boat for good offshore fishing. good fishing Roy.
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06/2016
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
Jun 2016 by Rich Ward
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Hi all,
Sorry it's been a while since we reported in but it has all been rather hectic for the Shy-Torque anglers of late and I've been suffering from a really nasty Kidney infection so not been on top form really.
I won't go into too much detail about the catches but on the whole the fishing has been very acceptable indeed. As always, we have had a few days where they have been a little illusive too. That's fishing!!
We had one of our association sponsors on board the other day. Bob Ellis from "Focus Training" his son Sam and a friend who helps Bob run his own private boat here at Whitby, Richard.
The trip was initially booked as a sharking trip, but because the Mackerel are running a little late again this year and the first couple of shark trips have proved negative we decided that a general days bottom fishing for Cod was going to be in order.
We kicked off the day a little slow working a few wrecks off shore. No great shakes, so we started making our way back towards Whitby dropping on various bits of scrap and ground. The day ended on the 9 mile rough where we had a lovely picking of Codling and Ling to round the day off.
Bob and the lads have re-scheduled their sharking trip for a day in August when, hopefully, we will be catching plenty of Mackerel and be having more success.
Bob, Sam and Richard are pictured.
Check the catches updates for Shy-Torque here on CBUK
The Summer competition is just a week away now starting 25th June. We still have a few dates during the 3 week event with places, so if you fancy a crack at the big money prizes give me a ring or contact me via the computer. We kindly ask that you remain ever loyal to our sponsors. The Skippers Cafe is our main sponsor this year and is open every morning now from 6.0 am. A great range of breakfast food before your trip. Hook, Line and Sinker tackle shop are also sponsoring this Summer competition and is open every morning from 5.45 am. Malcolm and Paula will welcome you warmly and have all your terminal tackle in stock including bait for the day.
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Shy-Torque III
View Full Charter AvailabilityThu 07/11/2024 8 Spaces 10 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Room for 8 anglers. Good wrecking tide. 4.8m. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Chris Roberts 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Fri 08/11/2024 2 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 2 anglers. Excellent wrecking tide. 4.6m. Chris Wake 3. Chris Roberts 1. Slawek 2. Derek Coulson 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Mon 11/11/2024 8 Spaces 10 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Room for 8 anglers. Good wrecking tide. 4.75m. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Arthur 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Tue 12/11/2024 4 Spaces 10 Hours Uptiding trip. 5.0m tide. Room for 4 anglers. Arthur 2. Cliff A 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 -
06/2016
Fishing Report by Stuart Denman
on Ebony May (Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire)
Jun 2016 by Stuart Denman
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Tope fishing season is now in full swing. The Ebony May has been landing large numbers of tope averaging between 35 and 45 lbs, for the past 4 weeks (One up to 55 lbs). See picture gallery. Looking forward to the bass fishing in July. Still some places available for Tope fishing, last week of July.
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