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  • 14/04/2021 Fishing Report by Roger Eaton

    14 Apr 2021 by Roger Eaton

    UPDATE 14-04-2021

    AFTER A LONG WAIT BLUE FIN CHARTERS IS RE-OPENING AGAIN FROM THE 26TH APRIL. DATES STILL AVAILABLE THROUGH REST OF THE YEAR.

    TIGHT LINES AND STAY SAFE.

  • 19/04/2017 Fishing Report by zygmunt szwajkowski z70t

    19 Apr 2017 by zygmunt szwajkowski z70t

    Fished with Roger Eaton on Blue Fin this year as I enjoyed the experience so much last year , 3 people fished this year including Ken who is 80 years old with Rogers help and assistance he managed a 168lbs skate we had a total of 17 skate best 199lbs over a 3 day period for a total weight of 1971lbs Thank you Roger for a brilliant experience and would recommend Blue Fin charter to anyone who loves fishing.

  • 02/03/2017 Fishing Report by Roger Eaton

    2 Mar 2017 by Roger Eaton

    A new season ahead.

    The boat is coming on with most of the winter refit completed. Lots of work has been done but I won’t bore you with that here and will instead talk about fishing as I am looking forward to the start of a new season.
    Last year the fishing proved to be a very good with some of the best skate fishing so far. Several fish topped the magic 200lb mark with plenty in the high hundreds. I will admit though that there were a few days when the fish were not interested but that’s fishing for you!
    The general fishing in Loch Etive also had its moments with some very good days, even had a tadpole fish! It was a first for this boat but I expect we will see another at some point.

    For 2017 I have treated the boat to a complete new set of rods and reels. The old 6/0 114H Penn reels have done their time and have been replaced with modern 2 speed reels. Also the Penn Ally rods that were showing signs of wear have been upgraded. The general fishing gear has also been upgraded with new tackle, so we will be starting the season with all new Penn tackle. All this is with grateful thanks to Pure Fishing UK Ltd.

    The bookings are starting to roll in, with more so far than this time last year, so perhaps a good idea to make your booking now rather than risk disappointment later on.

    With the hope of a good weather ahead I’ll sign off for now and wish you all good fishing for 2017.


    Tight lines to all.

  • 15/05/2016 Fishing Report by Roger Eaton

    15 May 2016 by Roger Eaton

    That's us well into a new season now and there's been the usual mixed weather, but on the whole the fishing has been showing a lot of promise for the season ahead. The skate have been there in good numbers on the marks and the cold spring up till now should help to hold the skate in the deep water for a good while yet. Even the general fishing in Loch Etive has been reasonable considering it's still quit early on. A days fishing currently producing around six species.

    This year see's us with a new toy on the boat in the shape of a state of the art echo sounder. This new unit is capable of down imaging, side scan sonar and taditional sounder with CHIRP. I'm still getting the hang of this new peice of kit as there are so many different modes of operation, but all in all it seems to gives a very clear picture of what's happening below the boat. Will it help us catch more fish ? I'll make no promises about that ! We will wait and see, time will tell.

    I would also like to say a big thank you to all customers who have been out with us in the past and also those who have booked but are still yet to come out on Blue Fin. Judging by the feedback I get I must be doing something right !

    Tight lines to all.

  • 09/05/2015 Fishing Report by Roger Eaton

    9 May 2015 by Roger Eaton

    Blue Fin Charters took part in the SFSA West of Scotland Open on Saturday 9th May.
    The boats departed from Oban and made for a deep bank in the Firth of Lorn. After a slow start fish started to be boated with a total of five species landed on Blue Fin. All fish caught were released and Billy Murry who was aboard Blue Fin won the competition with 176 points. Blue Fin also turned out to be top boat for the day with a total of 93 fish boated by the six anglers on board.

  • 09/04/2015 Fishing Report by Roger Eaton

    9 Apr 2015 by Roger Eaton

    We were delighted to have Dave Lewis the well known sea angling writer aboard with us last Thursday 09/04/15. He and his friend Terry Thomas spent the day with us fishing for common skate with the top fish weighing in at an impressive 202lbs. Full details of this great days fishing along with awesome photo's will be appearing in the June issue of SEA ANGLER magazine.

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