Charter Boat: Brigand
Boat and Skipper Details
We are a serious angling boat catering for the needs of serious anglers. No rod hire, no stag/hen parties, no sightseeing trips...... Just good honest fishing on a top boat with a top crew.
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Incredibly stable 10m Blythe Workcat with a massive 5m beam powered by twin 280hp Iveco engines.
Cruises at 15kn and sprint speed of 26kn
Upgraded Raymarine Navionics running lighthouse software
Acres of space onboard, vacuum flush toilet, inverter, microwave, tea boiler
3/4 canopy to keep you dry whilst fishing
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We are very fortunate to have a huge variety of great fishing off the Sussex Coast and target different species depending on the time of year. A broad overview of more common species;
COD - Winter from October - Feb inshore
BASS - Spring & Summer May - September inshore
BREAM - Spring/Summer April - July inshore
TURBOT - Summer June - October offshore
PLAICE - Spring & Summer May - September inshore
POLLACK - Nov - Jun Offshore
CONGER - All year offshore wrecks and inshore marks
Feeling Adventurous? Read on........
We run 2 and 3 day trips to France fishing the mid & far channel banks for Turbot & Brill in the Summer months (June-Sep) and when weather permits hitting those offshore wrecks that are just that little too far off to exploit on a days charter trip (Oct - May). These trips offer EXCELLENT value starting at £200 for two 12hr days. Our best 2 day trip in 2018 saw us boat over 100 Turbot & Brill and we averaged over 50 per trip. Whether you want to book the whole boat for your party or come along as a small group or even if you are an individual, you will receive the same warm welcome.
Our aim is to make your trip safe and successful. Whether you are a seasoned expert or a novice it is our job to do the best we can for you...... it's a commitment we take seriously.
Deposits
Before making a payment, please ensure that you have called first to confirm availability. If you make a payment without doing this we cannot guarantee that there will be spaces on the day you require. When making your payment ensure that you select the date of your trip and accept our terms and conditions, so that that there will be no confusion as to what days deposits are for when booking multiple trips.
Individual Bookings
£30 Deposit OnlyFull Boat Bookngs
£250 Deposit Only
Boats and fishing have been a fixture of my life. Learning to sail at the age of 11 racing lasers and 420's moving up to bigger boats and competing in International regattas from Sardinia to Cape Town as professional race crew, culminating in winning the Rolex World Cup. I have several transatlantic crossing under my belt on Superyachts (both sail & power) and have logged over 40,000 miles at sea.
My father taught me to fish and my skills were honed spending summer holidays on my Uncle's charter boat out of Portrush, Northern Ireland. I had the benefit of 40 years charter skipper knowledge handed down and my uncle continues to fish on Brigand regularly. I have fished out of most ports from Folkstone to Weymouth over the last 30 years and have first hand experience of some excellent and some not so excellent skippers, I have learnt something from them all.
Yachtmaster Ocean (unlimited)
Commercial Yachtmaster offshore Sail
Commercial Yachtmaster offshore Power
MCA Approved Engineering Course
Advanced Medical care
Advanced Ships Firefighting
All STCW elements
The most highly qualified and experienced skipper operating out of Brighton
July 2024
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N.B. Not all Skippers keep this dairy up-to-date. Always check with skippers before making any plans. Last calendar update: 10-May-2024 |
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Upcoming Individual Spaces on Brigand
Tue 14/05/2024 | 4 Spaces |
4 SPACES
12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & COD
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Mon 03/06/2024 |
8 SPACES
12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & COD AND BANKS
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Wed 26/06/2024 | 1 Space |
1 SPACE
12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & COD AND BANKS
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Mon 08/07/2024 | 4 Spaces |
4 SPACES
OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILL
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Mon 15/07/2024 | 5 Spaces |
5 SPACES
ANCHORED WRECK FISHING FOR CONGER EELS
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Fri 26/07/2024 | 3 Spaces |
3 SPACES
OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILL
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Wed 07/08/2024 |
2 SPACES
OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILL
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Wed 04/09/2024 |
2 SPACES
12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/LOMG DAY OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILL
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Mon 16/09/2024 | 2 Spaces |
2 SPACES
12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/LOMG DAY OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILL
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Fri 04/10/2024 |
2 SPACES
OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILL
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Sun 06/10/2024 |
8 SPACES
12 HOUR LONG DAY OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILL
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Tue 08/10/2024 | 6 Spaces |
6 SPACES
BIG BREAM OFFSHORE WRECKS
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Sun 20/10/2024 |
5 SPACES
OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILL
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Tue 22/10/2024 |
5 SPACES
OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILL
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Reviews
Summary:
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Andrew Harvey (19/06/2023)
Most enjoyable 2 days fishing
Didn’t catch as much as we’d have like but that’s fishing
Skipper Steve did not stop trying to find fish
Was very friendly and knowledgable
Asked what we’d like to catch and done his utmost to
Find the fish.
Great boat plenty of room , plenty of ice for what we did catch
Definitely will be planning a return trip -
paul hardy (17/10/2020)
7 of us went out with Steve, really nice bloke, was a good laugh, really knowledgeable, got us exactly where the banks and wrecks(and fish!) were.
He made sure the novices knew what was going on and we were all looked after (we booked the whole boat so we weren't messing anyones fishing trip up.
Definitely going to book him again, can't wait!!
Good on you Steve, personally my best days fishing this year
Thanks Steve!!Skippers Reponse: Hey Paul, thank you for taking the trouble to post a review. An absolute pleasure sharing the day with you all; great angling, comedy banter and interesting discussion - look forward to getting out with you again.
All the best Paul
Steve -
Sayyam Tekle (22/09/2020)
Amazing day , first time bank fishing . The skipper Steve is an amazing individual with lots of experience and disciplined gentleman . Felt very safe on boat as it’s huge and very stable . Caught 4 turbot First time . U need to be quick to get a date on this boat as always booked up
Thanks Steve For a great day !!!Skippers Reponse: A pleasure having you aboard Sam and thank you for taking the time to leave a review (and for the tips on Turbot preparation).
Hope to see you again soon.
Best wishes
Steve -
Matthew Hake (25/06/2020)
Thanks Steve, Great days fishing. The boat was excellent and we had plenty of room. Steve worked hard all day to put us on the fish, Brigand is my No1 choice for a days fishing in Brighton.
Skippers Reponse: Hey Matthew,
A real pleasure having you aboard and thank you for taking the time to leave a review, very much appreciated.
I have a plan for your next trip out - just give me a weeks notice.
Best wishes
Steve -
Daniel Canaan (15/11/2018)
I normally do Lure fishing with Brighton Inshore fishing but fancied doing some turbot fishing and Robin Howard recommended Steve who owns and runs Brigand. Due to the weather not playing ball Turbot got cancelled and ended up doing offshore wreck fishing, to tell you the truth I was a bit apprehensive as I have never done this type of fishing but Steve communicated with me throughout from my booking to advising on gear and what not to get. On the day Steve and fellow anglers made sure I had right rigs and if I did’nt have I was given rigs. Steve works hard to put you on the fish ,watching him work shows his passion because he Grafts . I throughly enjoyed myself and will be booking again with Brigand Brighton Charters. Thank you for a wonderful Experience
DannySkippers Reponse: Hi Danny, it was a pleasure having you aboard and thank you for taking the time to post a review. Looking forward to getting you amongst the double figure Pollock as wrecking builds, sure to put a big smile on your face
Best wishes
Steve
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Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 19 Species have been caught onboard Brigand, including: Bass | Black Sea Bream | Blonde Ray | Brill | Bull Huss | Cod | Conger Eel | Greater Weever | John Dory | Mackerel | Monkfish | Pollock | Red Gurnard | Red Mullet | Scad | Thornback Ray | Tub Gurnard | Turbot | Whiting
Latest Catches 86 photos uploaded
Latest Fishing Reports and News
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08/05/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Green
8 May 2024 by Steve Green
Bream session again yesterday. Slow fishing to start but a little tweak to our approach resulted in an immediate and very positive outcome! Lost count of fish but there were plenty of Bream, a few hounds, eels & of course the obligatory Dogfish!
Great to catch-up with some old friends and to welcome so new ones aboard.
A beautiful day out there made all the better by the wonderful company. Not the most challenging of days fishing, those lay ahead when we start the serious Offhsore trips in the coming weeks venturing out to some of our favourite areas.... always an exciting time of the year!
Due to a cancelled dive trip we have whole boat available this Sunday for either 8hr or 4hr trips.
Best wishes
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05/05/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Green
5 May 2024 by Steve Green
It's not all about charging over the horizon in search of specimen fish off the wrecks & banks.
We also enjoy running shorter, inshore trips for novice anglers who book the whole boat for a 4hr session.
Today's lovely guests caught Dabs, Plaice, Thornback Ray, Dogfish and a whole load of Bream!
We supply a selection of baits, all equipment, flaked ice and 2 crew to assist on these trips so guest just have to turn up with a coolbox for their catch. -
29/04/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Green
29 Apr 2024 by Steve Green
2 day fishing report for this week, both challenging days on the weather front!
Monday - we welcomed Clint and his fabulous crew from Essex aboard for a spot of wrecking. We have had some fantastic wrecking trips this year filling the boxes with high quality fish .... it wasn't like that on Monday! With a stiff Northerly looking like it was fading throughout the day we pushed out pretty far to a group of wrecks where we have had excellent fishing the last few trips ....and we struggled. Worked a number of wrecks before heading down the coast with just a few fish onboard. Clint & co. Toiled away and as the sea calmed we finally hit a wreck with a good head of fish and were in business.
A below par day on the fish front, a wonderful day on the crew front. Sorry you guys had to work away all day and that you didn't get the bounty that previous trips have had, hope you all got back safely and look forward to seeing you in the Summer.
Today - it was time to have a proper go at the Bream and we had just the people to do that! Again a challenging day for shallow water fishing with light gear with a stiffer than anticipated SW wind. Tough getting the anchor to hold with the bow bucking around on the flood but when it hooked up (12x scope out!) we settled down the guys were into good fish from the off..... what a relief! That remained the case for the whole of the tide but when the ebb kicked in it was always going to be a challenge holding the boat into the wind. Short drifting individual marks meant we continued to land fish right up until the end of the day with a respectable tally of 87.
Again, a fantastic crew today who never lost focus and fished extremely well in difficult conditions - well done all .
Long range forecast looks like we finally have a settled period heading our way - what a treat that will be after what feels like a relentless bashing!
Best wishes
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03/03/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Green
3 Mar 2024 by Steve Green
Not often that we get the weather that enables us to get where we want to go at this time of year out of Brighton, today with near perfect conditions we had our pick of wrecks and the guys onboard made the most of it.
Pete Stotesbury was top rod (that's not unusual!) with a personal tally of 13 high quality Pollock, the best nudging 13lb but everyone got in on the action with 40+ fish kept, plenty into double figures and no fishing trip is complete without a few of "The one that got away" tales! We had quite a few today including bite-offs on 25lb leader with some very hard fighting fish lost.
A beautiful day to be out on the Ocean with a wonderful crew, glorious sunshine , calm sea and plenty of high quality fish..... wreck fishing at its best, a huge thank you to all for a wonderful day.
Best wishes
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14/01/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Green
14 Jan 2024 by Steve Green
2024 brigand 1st trip
First trip of 2024 for ustoday and the target species was Pollock.
Always exciting to be heading out for the first trip of a new season so with a fantastic crew onbaord, full tanks of fuel, a determination to keep our 8 year, 100% catch rate intact we headed South in near perfect conditions.
Water clarity is vital when targetting Pollock with lures and we could see the colour changes from 3 miles away, really stark .......and really positive as inshore clarity was poor to extremely poor.
The first fish aboard was not particularly inspiring, a rather surprised looking Pouting! Then the guys got into it - 3 double figure fish on the bounce with probably the deepest Pollock that we have ever seen expertly boated by Max..... looked more like a Cod with a hugely distended belly, very unusual. A smattering of smaller Pollock in the 4-7lb range as we worked out around the wrecks before heading in before the forecast F5 on the nose kicked in.
All in all, a solid start to the season with a wonderful crew and plenty of valuable intelligence gathered.
Huge thanks to all who fished with us today, was an absolute pleasure sharing time at sea with you all.
Best wishes