Charter Boat: Skylark
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Boat and Skipper Details
Skylark is a spacious 35ft Vessel, Powered by a 6 cylinder Diesel engine. which cruises comfortably at 8 Knots. made from wood, she is of sturdy design able to cope with all weather conditions.
Skylark Has a code of Practice for 12 anglers and 2 crew and can travel 20 miles from any Port.
Skylark is equipped with a Many chart Plotters one on two large screen, GPS, Sonar, Side Scan sonar, and Stucture scan sonar (Giving pin-point accuracy when locating wrecks or prominent fish holding features) DSC radio with AIS, Radar, and full safety equipment.
THE FISHING
Renowned worldwide for it's quality sea fishing heritage, Scarborough on the beautiful Yorkshire coast is the ideal port to charter a boat for an angling trip.
Luckily for Scarborough there is many places to fish, most of these places we fish are Natural scars of rock, kelp beads, And generally really rough ground ideal for Cod and Pollock Fishing. there are many marks we fish some are only a few minutes away from the harbour and others can span up to filey brigg or ravenscar again two very good Cod and Pollock grounds.
Also close to Scarborough are many old ship wrecks, mainly ships that were sunk in the war, and some old trawlers. these wrecks can produce good Cod, Ling, Pollock, and Many other fish.
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If you wish to hire the boat for Diving, Filming, Survey, Scattering Ashes and Sightseeing please feel free to give us a call and I am sure we could be of service to you.
WE ARE THE ONLY CHARTER BOAT THAT OPERATES ALL YEAR AROUND FROM SCARBOROUGH.
Nick is a keen match angler fishing from the boat and the shore. Over many years he has fished in several Scarborough Clubs that he has gathered many trophies and prizes. As well as fishing Nick also enjoys gathering and digging his own bait to ensure he has the best possible bait.
Nick has worked aboard Skylark since 2012 taking passengers out, before then Nick fished on private angling vessels out of Scarborough harbour starting with his uncles boat the " Clare Louise a tremlett 21"
Whether you are a beginner or an expert, Nick with his lifelong knowledge of the area will take you to the best spots for a successful day’s fishing.
First and foremost Nick is an angler and admits to having a passion for bait fishing from the shore and the boat for Cod. During the summer Nick feels there is not any type of better fishing than catching Pollock on light tackle using lures. Obviously cod is the main target species of all the charter boats and we have had some excellent fish with both quality and quantity coming aboard
In 2015 Nick also started Skylark Tackle expanding the buissness into tackle and bait sales and also fabricating fishing equipment.
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Upcoming Individual Spaces on Skylark
| Fri 27/09/2024 | 1 Space |
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| Sat 26/10/2024 | 4 Spaces |
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Reviews
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Adam Little (13/08/2024)
We booked the 3hr trip for a family of
4. It was a bit delayed heading out but we weren’t disappointed. We shared the boat with 6 others and Nick kept us all informed. Within 2 mins we caught a fish which was great. It went a little quiet (as is the nature of fishing…no guarantees) so we moved somewhere else. Nick was a great skipper (who is also involved with RNLI), and the time flew by. My eldest caught two and my wife (who has no interest in fishing) caught a cod!!!! Nick shared lots of interesting stories and we stayed out longer to give us more chances to catch stuff as well as letting the kids skipper the boat. We LOVED it. Thanks to Nick!!!Skippers Reponse: Many thanks for your time writing a review and hope to see you again
Many thanks Nick Gough
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Sharon W (31/08/2024)
Had a great 3hr fishing trip this afternoon. Everyone caught loads of fish and Nick was a great skipper and very friendly and informative. He also filleted all our fish for us and we have just eaten it with some chips from the chip shop! Would definitely recommend this boat trip. Thanks again.
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Dave Lakin (30/08/2024)
I would just like to say a massive thanks to Nick ive stuck whith him for some years and aways given 100 percent and made me safe . Yesterday was defo a red letter day for me catching the biggest fish aboard skylark and i also had the best brace of fish ive ever had .
Ive fished with loads of skippers over the years but i recon Nick gough on skylark is one of the best at his job and defo the top skipper in scarborough .all the best for the future NickSkippers Reponse: Many thanks for your time writing a review and hope to see you again
Many thanks Nick Gough
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Debra Watson (20/08/2024)
Booked the 3hr fishing trip for myself and my son. Neither of us have done any fishing before. We were immediately greeted and made to feel really welcome.
It was very exciting actually catching some fish. We had a lovely time on there. A good laugh and a tasty tea of freshly caught Mackerel.
I would definitely reccomend this trip. We will be doing it again next time we are in Scarborough.Skippers Reponse: Thanks for the review. It's great to hear you enjoyed the trip.
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Abi Hunt (20/08/2024)
My son and I went on the 3 hour trip on 20th august. I was worried about being sea sick and/or getting bored. Well I needn’t have as the time flew by and we had a great time! We caught a dozen mackerel between us and really enjoyed ourselves. Would highly recommend Nick and his crew. We will be back!
Location
Bait & Tackle
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At HOOK, LINE & SINKER
WHITBY, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
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SKYLARK TACKLE WAREHOUSE
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
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Anglers Choice
Middlesborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 39 Species have been caught onboard Skylark, including: Ballan Wrasse | Bib (Pouting) | Blonde Ray | Brill | Bull Huss | Butterfly Blenny | Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) | Cod | Conger Eel | Cuckoo Ray | Dab | European Squid | Flounder | Grey Gurnard | Haddock | Herring | Lesser Spotted Dogfish | Lesser Weever | Ling (Common) | Lobster | Mackerel | Octopus | Plaice | Pollock | Poor Cod | Red Gurnard | Sand Eel | Scad | Shore Rockling | Short-spined Sea Scorpion | Smooth-hound (Common) | Spotted Ray | Sprat | Thornback Ray | Three bearded rockling | Topknot | Tub Gurnard | Whiting | Wolf Fish
Latest Catches 1,211 photos uploaded
Latest Fishing Reports and News
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18/09/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
18 Sep 2024 by Nick Gough
As the tides had dramatically built up in the last few days up to 6.4m we decided to give uptide and downtime fishing ago at anchor.
Withing minutes we the customers started getting bites and a good amount of dogfish and Ballen wrasse made a appearance.
We did manage to get a few codlings aswel then fishing tried up as the tide slowed down so we relocated and fishing picked back up producing a few more cod.
As the tide completely slackened off inshore we tried a few inshore wrecks over slack water which produces more pouting a few more codling and a lonely strappy Ling. -
17/09/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
17 Sep 2024 by Nick Gough
8 hour trip
We don't normally like wrecking on a ride so big but as the customers really wanted to try for a bigger fish we gave it a go.
Fishing was very slow from the start with us fishing the strongest part of the tide drifting at a good 2 knots
The anglers did manage to pick up a few whiting and pouting.
As the tides eased back fishing improved with the anglers managing to catch a few strappy ling around the 5 to 11lb area.
Slack water was the most productive time which we expected
While out fishing we had a lot of gannets diving around us with porpoise surfacing with the odd seal popping it head. We had several minki Whales also passing us.
As we travelled back to the harbour we managed to find a pod of approximately 60+ bottle nose dolphins passing us. -
16/09/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
16 Sep 2024 by Nick Gough
Well what a day with lots of smiley customers
Mainly ling and mackerel caught today with 5 ling over 19lb
Apart from the skippers 33lb ling
The next heaviest fish was 24lb 9oz
Not the greatest conditions for it we had wind against tide for the first few hours then as slack water came on so did the ling fishing
Then when the tides built up fishing became impossible on the wrecks so we drifted down the sides with the anglers getting a good amount of strappy ling, whiting and mackerel still in good numbers
Great bunch of customers on today and thank you for letting the skipper join in -
15/09/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
15 Sep 2024 by Nick Gough
With the neap tides we ventured offside like the day before.
Overall on both trips the anglers had a mixed bag of fish
With many species making an appearance
For cod, ling, pouting , whiting, haddock, coalfish, and mackerel
Heaviest fish today was a Cracking cod for Steve weighing just over 15lb
No rigs seemed to be preference today with shads occasionally working and baited traces and hokkais also.
Not the greatest weather today with torrential rain but the anglers seemed to enjoy themselves regardless
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14/09/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
14 Sep 2024 by Nick Gough
With the neap tides we ventured offside where fishing was nothing special just steadily plucking at fish all weekend.
Overall the anglers had a good mixed bag of fish
With many species making an appearance
For cod, ling, pouting , whiting, coalfish, mackerel and a gray gurnard.
Heaviest fish was a ling around 12lb but what was nice to see was a good few codling showing
Baited hokkais and flowing traces seamed to be most productive.
