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  • 15/01/2025 Fishing Report by Andy Savage on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    15 Jan 2025 by Andy Savage

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    I was really looking forward to today’s trip, as it was one of the days where I get to fish. Winter Uptiding is one of my favourite things to do, as I know that if I work hard with good bait, there’s every chance of catching some beautiful clean Codling.

    We ran South again today, pushing the 5.3m tide a few miles towards Robin Hoods Bay. With only five of us fishing, we all went with two rods each, which gives a bit more scope to experiment with baits.
    I only usually take three different baits for Uptiding and today was no different. Dirty Squid, Frozen Black Lugworm and Crab Cart. First stop and before I’d even had chance to cast in, I spotted some rod tips tapping. In next to no time Dave Sharp had a healthy curve in his rod and we slipped the net under a plump Codling of 7lb, which set the benchmark of 65cm for the longest Cod sweepstake.

    The breeze lifted mid morning making us swing on the anchor a bit and as we lost tide on the run into slack water, the bites really slowed up, so most of us stopped fishing and had a cup of tea and a sandwich…..very civilised!!

    I moved us close in to catch the very first sniff of the Flood Tide and no sooner than it came through, we were back in action for the remainder of the day. With the exception of a 30 minute period where a pack of Doggies moved in, we caught Codling all day. The average stamp wasn’t too bad either, with the majority of them being 3-4lb and only a handful of chuckbacks.

    Interestingly, there appeared to be little appetite for the Squid and Lug combo today. Crab Cart was what they really wanted and that’s what I ended up fishing on both rods during the afternoon.
    With the sweepstake still up for grabs, I connected with a better sized fish after dinner and after a spirited fight netted something of similar size to Dave’s fish from earlier. It was going to be close, so first we weighed it at 6lb 8oz, but it was long and lean and on the measure went 69cm which was the “longest” Cod of the day, even though Dave’s was heavier.

    Loads and loads of banter and mickey taking today, and a fantastic day out fishing for me with some great mates. Cheers boys, thanks for making an awesome day.

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