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  • 06/05/2024 Fishing Report by Andy Savage on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    6 May 2024 by Andy Savage

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    Two day report aboard Sea Urchin……

    Sunday was a 14hr trip and we planned to run offshore to try a couple of wrecks which are rarely visited. I had a great bunch aboard who understood the high risk strategy and were prepared to potentially run out there for nothing, but hoping (as I was) that we may contact a couple of bigger than average fish due to the lack of pressure.

    After a 4hr steam with loads of banter we arrived at the first wreck, which was the smaller of the two. We ran four drifts for one small Codling and I moved us on. With an hour of the Ebb tide to go until slack water, we started drifting the next wreck. Pleasingly there were some fish present and some drifts saw a couple of fish, whilst others gave four or five. A mix of Codling and Ling kept us entertained until slack, when it quietened off.

    We held out until the Flood came through and started catching again, with similar frequency as before. Unfortunately the wreck seemed to have some old net or rope through it as we lost quite a lot of gear. Pawel Perczynski had a good day taking a fish most drifts on baited Hokkai’s, whilst Ian Kellock won the sweep with a small Ling of only 5lb 8oz.

    We rode it out for the remainder of the day, but it was a bit disappointing/frustrating that we didn’t find a fish over 5lb 8oz all day. But; as they say…..nothing ventured nothing gained.

    Today we had a group of mixed experience anglers and a bigger tide. We planned to spend the day exploring the rough ground; running out to the five mile to start off. We took half a dozen Codling, then we pushed out a couple of miles and managed to find a few fish every drift and everyone was getting regular bites on the baited Hokkai’s. We took mainly Codling, some small and a few around the 4lb mark. We also had, Ling, Pollock, Coalie’s, Pouting, Whiting, Dab’s and a Cuckoo Wrasse!

    With only eight anglers aboard, I had a go with the Shads and managed to pick up fish regularly all day. The water is definitely clearing out.

    Star of the show was Charlotte Clough who tried hard all day and had a couple of lovely Codling. Thanks everyone, you were great company and fished really well.

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    2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.41m Raimondas Zokas - x 5 Aaron Curnow - x 1
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    Tue 05/11/2024
    4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.17m Carl Williams - x 2 Chris Chatham - x 1 Nigel Hughes - x 1
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    Wed 06/11/2024
    2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.01m Ian Purdom - x 1 Keith Pickering - x 1 Carl Williams - x 2 Chris Bateman - x 2
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    Thu 07/11/2024
    4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.82m Stan Matthews - x 1 Jim Bailey - x 1 Jeff Turner - x 1 Craig Henshaw - x 1
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    Thu 14/11/2024
    2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.57m Dave Fowls - x 3 Dave Worsfold - x 1 David Bunting - x 1 Andrew Warren - x 1
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    Fri 15/11/2024
    5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.78m Chris Chatham - x 1 Jeff Mosey - x 2
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    Tue 19/11/2024
    1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.50 David Craine - x 2 Joe Clough - x 1 Robert Wojnarowicz - x 2 Ian Hepworth - x 2
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    Tue 26/11/2024
    3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.67m Paul Stone - x 2 Steve Ralphson - x 2 Chris Chatham - x 1
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    Thu 28/11/2024
    5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.94m Will sail with 4 anglers. Ian Purdom - x 1 Dave Alexander - x 2
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    Sat 30/11/2024
    1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.15m Mairis Bennison - x 7
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