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05/2019
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
May 2019 by Lyle Stantiford
The Year So Far
A busy year so far when the weather has let us out, Early wrecking trips produced steady fishing but as last year as March progressed and the Pollack began to spawn the fishing dropped away. April things started to Pick up again on the wrecks, with the odd Cod starting to make an appearance but the Ling non existent which has been a shame.
The inshore fishing has been superb. Fantastic catches of Blonde Rays and Spurdogs on the smaller tides throughout feb, March and April has been brilliant sport. Ito April saw the first run of Plaice but it has been a case of conditions having to be absolutely perfect on the right tides to be successful. Turbot fishing has been good with good numbers of fish and the number of keepers up on last year. However at the time pf writing today was atough day yet yesterday and the day before were very good! That's fishing!
Early run have Bream have been smaller than the norm but very plentiful with a little look for Bass producing fish.
The coming months will hopefully bring more of the same inshore along with the arrival of the mackerel and subsequently the Tope. Wrecks should hopefully improve in numbers of Pollack and increased numbers of Cod. The first runs to the Channel Islands will be happening in May so fingers crossed for some nice flatty action.
Cheers to all that continue to support the port of Weymouth.
Tight Lines,
Lyle -
03/2018
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
Mar 2018 by Lyle Stantiford
Well well well.......... It never snows in Weymouth!! Well we have had more snow this month than I have ever seen before. A sign of the times hey! The wind has been relentless this winter and has been one of the worst for a while but that's why we put our pennies aside in the summer because you never know how long the wind will blow. When we have managed to steal a day from the weather gods the fishing has been fantastic mid channel with great catches of Pollack, with a decent stamp and fish touching 18lbs. ***** SPACES WRECKING IN MARCH AND APRIL 28TH MARCH, 2ND, 6TH, 11TH, 26TH APRIL*****
Thanks to all that have ventured down often short notice to make the most of the weather.
Tight Lines,
Lyle -
01/2018
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
Jan 2018 by Lyle Stantiford
Well 2018 is hear!!!
As is the case for this time of year it's all about stealing a day when the weather allows. We have managed a couple of days and the fishing has been fantastic. Brilliant Blondes to 30lb and Huss inshore on the banks along with a steady run of tasty whiting has proved great sport for those not wanting to travel miles. Add into that Undulate, Thornback, spotted and Small eyed Rays, congers even a late or early Bream have made an appearance here or there!!
The wrecking is showing fantastic signs compared to last winter, Steady runs of decent fit Pollack have been around coming to a vast array of lures keeping all on board busy with rod bending action. When I have been filleting the fish on the way in they have showed little signs of Roe inside which means the best is still to come. On the weekends trip Terry Hickman managed a nice stroke of luck when a 16lb Turbot snaffled his sidewinder. As you can tell by the pic what a cracking fish!!
We have spaces over the next month on the following trips;
27th Jan Big Blonde Rays £55pp
28th Jan A mixed inshore day £55pp
8th Feb Wrecking Pollack £75pp
11th Feb Wrecking Pollack £75pp
18th Feb Wrecking Pollack £75pp
25th Feb Wrecking Pollack £75pp
26th Feb Wrecking Pollack £75pp
2nd March Wrecking Pollack £75pp
Many thanks to all that support Weymouth through the tough old winters! See you soon!
Tight lines,
Lyle -
11/2017
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
Nov 2017 by Lyle Stantiford
Well the season is beginning to wind down from here on in as the weather begins to beat us a little more frequently than we'd like.
It's a big shame as the fishing has been superb the last month or so with the stand out, the absolutely phenomenal Bream fishing. On a couple of marks when the tide comes right sport has been bonkers with double and even treble shots common place and not small fish either with the best in the last month 4lb 7oz for Southampton angler Andy Hayden. The Blonde Ray fishing has been fantastic on the small toes with up to 50 fish coming to the net and all released to fight another day. Best the last month was 28lb. A bit of squid fishing will often feature in the last hour of trips this time of year, with many people never having targeted them let alone caught one it is great fun! They fight like mad and great eating too.
We have a bit of time off in December but a few trips with place still remain.
29th November Inshore £55pp 7 spaces
16th December Inshore £55pp 3 spaces
17th December Wrecking £75pp 7 spaces
27th December Wrecking £75pp 10 spaces
28th December Inshore £55pp 8 spaces
30th December Wrecking £75pp 2 spaces
Thanks to all that have made this month fun and continue their support to Weymouth.
Tight Lines,
Lyle
Pictured is Lib with a gurt big Weymouth Squid!!! -
11/2017
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
Nov 2017 by Lyle Stantiford
Well I have been hopeless with reports this year, it's been manic old year, please accept my apologies.
How has it been i hear you ask?????? Well in all honesty its been a pretty tough season all in all, expectations were high but at times it has been disappointing. Little glimmers of Brilliance but they didn't seem to last long enough to be reliable.
The early wrecking season was good with good catches of Pollack and then a fantastic month of ling on the small tides, the best I have seen for in excess of a decade. At the end of the Ling we would expect the Cod to arrive but they just didn't seem to appear in any great numbers, they are one of those cyclical species so we weren't too perturbed as usually the lack of competition for food means the Pollack will home back in on the wrecks for the summer months. Unusually they didn't which made for a tough old time wrecking wise in June and July.
As the summer rolls on our usual attentions turn to the inshore fishing and this has been our saving grace this year that's for sure. Fantastic sessions on the anchor have seen ungulates to 18b, Blondes to 28b, Toe to 50lb, Huss to just under 15lb, More congers than you can shake a stick at and the real saving grace for the summer Autumn has been the outstanding Black Bream fishing both inshore and on the Wrecks. I don't think I have ever seen a year with more Bream over 4lb than this year.
The Banks have fished steadily for Turbot and Brill throughout the summer/autumn but the majority have been small with a few better Brill of late. I have been focussing some time on a little Mark I have been fishing the last few years for Turbot and Brill and while you don't see loads of fish the quality has been good so I hope to spend a bit more time at it next summer.
The Channel islands has been very poor on a whole. A couple of early trips weren't too bad and the later trips were actually pretty good with a good mixed bag. Good Bassing, amazing Bream, Couch's included, a run of flats and some monster Tope. I'm not too worried however as it has been bad before in my early days and what followed was the best fishing anyone has seen over there. Fingers Crossed for 2018.
Competitions this year have been very successful, The conger comp was a huge success and we finally managed to win it with a fish of 73lb For Rod Adamson to take the title over the three days.
The 5 day WIBAC (Weymouth international boat angling challenge) was once again a huge success with anglers coming from all over Europe to battle it out. Winner after the 5 day multi discipline was Jon Law from wales who walked away with a cool £3000 for his efforts. Once again we were on a roll and Managed to clinch Top Boat for the week.
The support to us all here in Weymouth has just been superb this year and exciting opportunities lie ahead for us here. We thank all who continue to support our wonderful port and long may it continue!
Tight Lines,
Lyle
Pictured is Keith Newton with the best Turbot of the year so far 21lb 10oz -
08/03/2017
Fishing Report by stuart cross
8 Mar 2017 by stuart cross
Managed to sneak out in a tiny weather window on tuesday with Lyle. Must be honest thought it was going to be a lot rougher than it was, good call lyle. A couple of hours traveling and were ready to do battle with that 20lb pollack lyle keeps telling me about. [I think shes called poppy] Some of you have most probably fished with me and my dad Bri, if you have you will know i am by far a better angler than him for he is quite simply rubbish. He lands an odd fish here and there but they are normally very small.It must have been a solar eclipse because he did actually land one more than me. Obviously mine were bigger but i suppose i have to be nice sometimes and let him think he won. (family politics and all that) Trevor Lockyer landed a coalfish on the second drift which i think went 10lb, a cracking fish by any ones standard.Bri romped away early the scores being 3-1 but lyle was quick to help by being 'otherwise engaged' with the net as number 4 escaped boat side, i think it was something to do with the £10 i gave him.! A smallish tide and coming up to slack did not see the fish rise up in the water, instead they were mainly under 20 turns. The new tide came but it was hard work, a couple of moves and my rod slams over i,m glad i had my reel serviced as this could be poppy. I gain line and lose it quicker but manage to control the mighty beast. In the meantime Bri's rod seems to be a little bent as well (normally the wreck) but he seems to have caught a blind pollack. Trying to steal the lime light he lands a15lb+ fish but my fish is still diving (stand clear dear daddy let the master have some room) but the dives are getting shorter and less powerful then i can see leader. After lyle fails to knock it off the hook shes on the deck i have a bigger one than you i tell dad, his face beaming with two great fish on the boat. A tad over 17lb means poppy is still out there none the less a great fish. It was a good fun day with good company with everyone catching fish, thanks Lyle. Final scores Bri 8 Stu 7 I didn't lose i came second.!! Photo on Lyles facebook page. PS Bri keeps the scores in his book but he seems to write in pencil, something fishy going on here i believe................
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01/2017
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
Jan 2017 by Lyle Stantiford
Happy New Year to you all and Tight Lines for 2017
A quick note to wish all our customers old and new a very Happy New Year and a massive thank you for your support throughout 2016.
It was a bit of a funny year at times but it gave us the opportunity to try some different things, some of which were very successful and we look forward to developing in 2017.
To those of you that have booked already for 2017 thanks very much, for those that haven't take a look at the calendar and see what takes your fancy. If there is nothing there that suits your diary or takes your fancy then please get in touch and we will see what we can do.
Throughout Jan, Feb and March we will be offering a bit of a fun competition for the BIGGEST POLLACK. £2 in the pot per angler for the period and biggest Pollack over the three months will take the money simples!! It's optional to enter but will make for a bit of fun!
There are still a couple of spaces on the Supanova & Meerkat specimen league and a chance to win £1000 cash. Check out the calendar for more info or drop me a line.
2016 fish of the year has to be Steve Juggins' New British Record Undulate Ray of 22b 13oz, well done Steve!!!
Any enquiries are welcome please call/text 07976876667 gufferslim@hotmail.co.uk
The Pollack are coming!!!!
Tight Lines,
Lyle -
10/2016
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
Oct 2016 by Lyle Stantiford
Since the last report things have been fairly hectic.
August was fairly slow on the fishing front to be honest apart from anchoring on the wrecks where plenty of Bream could be found for those on squid baits and a steady run of decent pollack and the odd Bass falling to live Mackerel.
Congers for those that wanted to target them were plentiful and Tope as you swing away from the wreck proved a bit of fun. Plenty of blown off trips in August! What more can you expect when the kids are off school.
September gathered pace quickly and saw us complete our final 2 runs to Alderney, Fishing was patchy but Bass, Bream, Pollack, Tope, Brill and Turbot all featured. In Weymouth Turbot and Brill fishing has been frantic although mostly small fish there has been the odd good Brill around to 9lb, The small fish certainly Bodes well for the coming seasons. Bream fishing was good and has got better and better as the weeks have gone by with some cracking fish around, with the best numbers of fish over alb I have seen for a very long time. Kidney Banks have fished for Blonde rays fairly steadily but the shortage of squid for bait hasn't helped this. Bass have been few and far between and what we have found has mostly been small.
The remainder of October and into November should see continued decent Bream and Turbot fishing, improving Bass fishing and the arrival of everyones favourite the ATLANTIC SQUID!!
Thanks to all for continuing to make Weymouth what it is and offering the finest fleet in the UK your support and custom. We all appreciate it!!
Tight Lines,
Lyle -
07/2016
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
Jul 2016 by Lyle Stantiford
Well I must admit I have been a bit rubbish with keeping the reports up to date this year. The weather was patchy in April with no decent runs of days at sea. When we did get out the Pollack fishing was steady with some nice fish coming to a variety of lures. Towards the end of April saw a really good run of Turbot on the shambles. Some of the best numbers I have ever seen. 20 fish in a day was not uncommon. Most fish were small and were returned but a couple of decent fish each day combined with loads of bites was enough to keep the customers interested.
As soon as May came the onslaught of days began, this year the majority of the time the weather was kind meaning we managed to complete all of our Channel Islands trips which displayed some of the best flatty fishing I have ever seen along with other trips over showing the worst. Thats just fishing I Suppose. Inshore in Weymouth the Shambles continued to fish well and as you would have guessed as we weren't allowed to retain them a glut of Bass turned up on the scene, everywhere we went Bass, Bass, Bass!! we had a couple of lovely days returning all the Bass we hooked, but this isn't for everyone. Last May and June saw the best Cod fishing the south coast has ever seen. This year it hasn't been quite so good but with some much better quality fish around keeping the anglers on their toes when they hook that decent fish close to the wreck. The fewer numbers of Cod have meant the Pollack have had a chance this summer. Some beautiful summer specimens have come up in the high doubles. If these fish had been landed in the winter then they would be well over 20lb. This bodes well for a good winter season on the Pollack Hopefully.
At the time of writing we have had 5 windy days which has been the longest break since mid April. Inshore in the last week the Mackerel have finally arrived in good numbers long may they stay!!! Tope and Bream are coming in higher numbers and we are now allowed to keep a Bass for tea!!!!
Thanks to all for their continued support to Weymouth, long may you keep coming and enjoying some great days out from the best port in the country.
Pictured is Mervyn Bishop from Cheltenham with an 18lb Turbot that was returned alive. This is one of 6 double figure Turbot that have been boated and released alive on channel islands trips this year. Hats off to you Merv and the other lads.
Tight Lines,
Lyle -
03/2016
Fishing Report by Lyle Stantiford
Mar 2016 by Lyle Stantiford
Well.......... March Thankfully bought a change in the relentless winds we have seen throughout late 15 early 16. AT times we managed to string together 5 or 6 days on the trot!
The fishing Mid Channel has been excellent with great numbers of Pollack and some crackers too!! The fish are beginning to spawn which is about right for this time of year. This normally signals the arrival of the first few Ling and this should Pick up pace throughout April and into May. The inshore fishing has been good for Blonde Rays, The first Turbot trip recently was by no means frantic but we did manage a Nice fish for Bob from Oxford which opened our account for 2016.
Fingers crossed the Plaice and Turbot will now begin to pick up pace and by the end of the month we may start to see the first few Cod.
Thanks to all who travelled to Weymouth in March and made the best of the good weather days. Keep on coming folks and all the guys in Weymouth will show you what the best port in the country can offer!
Pictured is Keith Boseley with a Coalfish, first for us this year, have heard reports of a few more from the port so next time you are wrecking you never know!!
Tight Lines,
Lyle
