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  • 14/11/2022 Fishing Report by Andy Savage on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    14 Nov 2022 by Andy Savage

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    I’ve waited a while….but today was one of the few times this year that I’ve actually fished all day on wrecks and rough ground. The group of anglers were all friends and experienced anglers who know how to look after themselves, which is what’s needed for me to be able to relax a bit and fish properly.

    We started the day on a few wrecks a couple of miles from the pier ends. With it being wind against tide, we had a decent drift speed and managed to pick up a fair few Codling each run through, along with a few inevitable tackle loses!! Martin Novo took a lovely Codling of 7lb 12oz off the first wreck, which was the biggest Codling of the day.

    Everyone fished very similar, with rigs and baits we all know work well. Muppet bait traces (tied on 100lb mono) with pennel hook arrangements 8/0 - 6/0 hooks) using whole Squid. Or alternatively a set of baited Hokkai’s on rough ground. After a couple of hours of steady fishing, sport really slowed down through slack water. We tried a couple of different wrecks, but the tide was obviously key to getting the fish feeding.

    Once the Ebb tide was away we moved to some nearby rough ground, which has been pretty kind to me this year. Thankfully, once the Ebb was at full speed we were back in business, with plenty of bites and fish. Having set up one particular drift, I had to take a phone call from a customer wanting to make a booking. When I came out of the wheelhouse, the only rod not playing a fish was mine!! Ian Kellock had a 12lb Ling, Jim Lister had a 10lb Ling and the others had nice Codling…..at least I was on hand to play “gillie” …..as usual!! ��

    In a similar pattern to yesterday, once the best of the Ebb Tide had run through, bites tailed off quickly for us. The lads weren’t keen on flogging a “dead horse”, so we decided to take an early bath and headed back in to Whitby by mid afternoon. A big thanks to the boys from me. They’re all brilliant company, good anglers and allowed me to scratch my fishing “itch”. As it turned out, I had ten nice Codling to take back to Sea Urchin HQ. What a fantastic day! Thanks everyone.

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