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  • 06/08/2024 Fishing Report by Andy Savage on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    6 Aug 2024 by Andy Savage

    Report on-board Sea Urchin IIl

    It’s been an enjoyable but busy couple of weeks since I last did a report.

    The first week was spent fishing in Norway with my good friend Ian Kellock. The fishing I experienced in Torsvag was just brilliant. I wasn’t bothered in the slightest about bait fishing for monsters and spent the majority of the time fishing with light lure rods and slow-pitch jigs.

    We didn’t encounter anything enormous by Norwegian standards but the sport was excellent. I had hoped for a few nice Haddock (which I got) and a 20lb Coalie (which evaded me); so we’ve got unfinished business next year.
    The real enjoyment came from exploring the massive areas of rough ground and working things out for ourselves. We both think and fish similarly, so it was a recipe for an epic week. Cheers Ian.

    Arriving back in the U.K. I was straight back at it with three trips over Friday and the weekend. Unfortunately for the lads I had aboard, the fishing was a real struggle. There’s masses of feed on the ground and the fish just don’t seem to be dialled in to feeding. We picked up odd fish here and there, but unless you were after big-dog Mackerel, it was a tough gig.

    Today was a Lure Fishing competition, with £150 for first place and £50 for second. No bait was allowed at all and the lads got stuck in with the lures all day. It wasn’t the easiest of fishing conditions and the more experienced lure anglers shone through in the end. Ian Kellock taking first place and Tony Firman second.

    It’s looking like a couple of days off again with the current forecast, but hopefully things pick up with the next set of neap tides. Thanks to everyone who has made the trip over and fished hard. I really appreciate the support.

    Cheers, Andy

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    1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.96m Rob Waterworth - x 1 Jamie Britton - x 1 Jason Shields - x 1 Calvin Dipper - x 3 Allan Knaggs - x 1 Iain MacMillan - x 2
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    Mon 26/05/2025
    1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.37m Luke Staniland - x 2 Alan Lawson - x 3 John Hutchinson - x 3
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    Wed 11/06/2025
    5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.09m Ali Clelland-Ball - x 1 Derek Coulson - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1
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    Thu 19/06/2025
    3 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.93m Ian Kellock x 1 Dave Sharp - x 1 Dan Evans - x 2 Jamie Britton - x 2 Ray Malik - x 1
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    Fri 20/06/2025
    2 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.94m Stan Matthews - x 1 Jeff Turner - x 1 John Hutchinson - x 2 Derek Hopkinson - x 4
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    Fri 27/06/2025
    4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.51m Toby Plotzitzka - x 1 Joe Clough - x 1 Dave Kent - x 3
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    Mon 30/06/2025
    4 Spaces Available 12hr Offshore Trip - 5.29m £75 per Angler Ian Kellock - x 1 Dave Sharp - x 1 Mal Ruff - x 1 Steve Milnes - x 1 Pete Goddard - x 2
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    Tue 01/07/2025
    Summer Festival 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.11m Andy Burrell - x 1 Alan - x 5
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    Summer Festival 5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.92m Ian Kellock x 1 Stan Matthews x 1 Charlie Hewitt x 1 Chris Chatham - x 1 Dave Sharp - x 1
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    Summer Festival 2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.52m Alan - x 7 Steve Whitaker - x 1
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