Latest Fishing Reports: Cornwall
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21/07/2023
Fishing Report by Nigel Hodge
on Seawatch 1 (Falmouth, Cornwall)
21 Jul 2023 by Nigel Hodge
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As we head towards the start of the Bluefin Tuna season I am pleased to have spotted our first Bluefin yesterday here at Falmouth Bay.
One large individual smashing through bait, and only visible for a short period.
With the CHART program now well established, the 3rd season has seen very few changes other than budget restrictions from DEFRA which in turn has resulted in
reduced training and only the existing vessels being able to participate in the 2023 fishery.
This I am sure was a blow to those vessels wishing to get onboard, and will only add to the all ready growing groups of unlicensed vessels who are eager to hook into these amazing fish.
For those of you that are looking to venture out this year unlicensed I would ask you to consider the following before committing, I need to repeat " Consider" as I don't want my ear chewed off by the keyboard warriors that simply insist on non compliance regardless after half a shandy.
1 Fish welfare, if your going to return it safe and well learn about the fish first, everything you need to know is on line, bother to read it !
2 Gear Up - Go big if you can afford it ( We've all been caught with our pants down )
3 Have a game plan
4. Have a crew and practise the drill ( It can get Ugly )
5. Use end tackle that's built for the job ( Home made shit will break )
6. Expect the unexpected ( Each fish writes its own story )
7. Before you lob one in your van to feed your village consider, temperature control, correct bleeding, parasites and mercury levels to name a few, all of which will give you the shits or at worse kill you !
Alternatively book on one of the 25 Uk CHART vessels and enjoy a days fishing and a massive learning curve, we are all still learning about these amazing animals so come and join us on the journey.
All of the above is not a confession in anyway of a promotion to an illegal fishery, however those of you reading this will acknowledge knowing a few chumps that get it wrong every time so lets hope we can
uniform the fishery together and that the teams working hard with DEFRA to obtain an open fishery for all can make it happen without too much bad press from illegal fishery in the interim.
Regards
Nigel
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07/07/2023
Fishing Report by Nigel Hodge
on Seawatch 1 (Falmouth, Cornwall)
7 Jul 2023 by Nigel Hodge
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Bluefin Tuna ( CHART 2023)
Seawatch will be continuing its CEFAS / DEFRA licensed catch tag and release fishery for Buefin Tuna throughout the 2023 season.
Offering a World class fishery here on our door step at Falmouth form mid August through to mid December.
Last season we landed one of the biggest Bluefin in the program at a whopping 810lb estimate by in water measurement before tag and release.
If you have yet to tick the box and land one of these iconic fish then get in touch and lets get you in the hot seat !
Day trips from Mylor Harbour ( www.mylor.com)
Pontoon Access / Easy parking
We are a local Cornish Family run Buisness with fishing in our blood celebrating 24 years of Charter this season.
If your looking for a no nonsense excellent days fishing then give us a call.
Regards Nigel & Jack Hodge View Boats Page
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08/09/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin Wyatt
on Obsession (Mevagissey, Cornwall)
8 Sep 2019 by Kevin Wyatt
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What a dream day on the black bream Sunday 8 th of September departed at 8 am from Brixham headed out to our chosen wreck .Anchor down and bang bream from the off total of 52 caught 4 over the 4lb mark 20 plus over the 3lb mark and the remainder 1.5lb -2lb mark .top rod was Phil with bream to 4lb-10oz we also had conger to around 25lb and hundreds of pouting.We were pestered by Sharks all day with 7 sightings and them grabbing the fish coming up so shark rod out over the side with a live pouting and 20 minutes later the first hooked and landed a small porgi about 45lb was quickly landed measured photographed and returned to fight another day,rod rebaited and back out an hour later another run this time a porgi of 91lb quickly returned.Then Bill had one take his bait when fishing for conger after a brief fight it broke loose,never mind Bill always another day.A good day was had by all . There is still time to catch that big black bream so call the team and get your spot.
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02/09/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin Wyatt
on Obsession (Mevagissey, Cornwall)
2 Sep 2019 by Kevin Wyatt
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Hi it’s lee here the skipper of obsession the month of August has been very good we have had some good shark trips with not as many sharks as last year but made up for it with sizeable sharks up to 5 sharks on average with one exceptional blue shark of 168LB and seeing hand fulls of blue fin tuna here and there nice to see there making a comeback we have also had some very good bream fishing in August with good numbers to the boat the skerries bank has been fishing ok to for the plaice and the odd bass and rays the wrecks have been producing eels and good size ling we still have dates available for September 2019 and the rest of the year we are taking bookings for 2020 summer and don’t forget we have this winter pollack season 2019/2020 still dates available for that . That was a very Quick rundown On the month of August Tight lines and will hope to hear from you Thanks lee and Kevin and the obsession team .
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19/07/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin Wyatt
on Obsession (Mevagissey, Cornwall)
19 Jul 2019 by Kevin Wyatt
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Hello it’s lee here The month of July report We started off down in looe in Cornwall winning the shark festival which was a very good outcome seen some nice sharks whilst down in the Cornish waters . after the festival we headed back to Brixham had a shark trip out of Brixham which was a fantastic day had some very nice sharks couple over 100 lb mark 10 sharks in total range in different sizes very good start to the shark season .On the wrecking side of stuff The inshore wrecks have been very good on the Conger eels seeing around 20 to 30 a day and chucking up the odd black bream .The last week the skerries bank has been fishing very well on the plaice Just yesterday we had a nice 4 pound plaice come to the boat nice to see and a turbot lots of Plaice between the pound and 2 pound mark but a bit plumper this time of year and the odd free pounder . On the blonde Ray front down the Skerries Bank been a bit slow due to commercial fishing pressure netting hopefully that will pick up again it normally takes a week or so to pick up. The fishing conditions have been very good to us we had some very good hits on the mackerel in the bay But have been very thin on the ground the last week .The bass have just turned up and this Month so have that to offer but still only a one fish per person day unfortunately due to the regulations we hope to be running a few more bream trips this year on rough ground But As you all know we can turn our hand to anything and try and fit you all in and different types of fishing to cater for you all take care and hope to hear from you all soon tight lines .thanks lee
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24/02/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin Wyatt
on Obsession (Mevagissey, Cornwall)
24 Feb 2019 by Kevin Wyatt
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Great day out yesterday Saturday 24 th Feb on Obsession out of Brixham a slow start with the first 4 wrecks only producing a few small numbers of fish the Lee dropped on a wreck after the tide had turned and bang fish on all around the boat with some great pollack to 15lb and many many doubles coming over the side a good day was had by all .If you want some action ring the Obsession crew and get booked in .Obsession the home of big uns and whoppers well done Lee a great skipper.
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24/02/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin Wyatt
on Obsession (Mevagissey, Cornwall)
24 Feb 2019 by Kevin Wyatt
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Great day out yesterday Saturday 24 th Feb on Obsession out of Brixham a slow start with the first 4 wrecks only producing a few small numbers of fish the Lee dropped on a wreck after the tide had turned and bang fish on all around the boat with some great pollack to 15lb and many many doubles coming over the side a good day was had by all .If you want some action ring the Obsession crew and get booked in .Obsession the home of big uns and whoppers well done Lee a great skipper.
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17/02/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin Wyatt
on Obsession (Mevagissey, Cornwall)
17 Feb 2019 by Kevin Wyatt
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Hello it's skipper lee williams here ,yesterday skerries trip was ok a typical winters in shore day we had blond rays to 22LB ,spure dogs , smooth hounds, dog fish , whiting, gurnard, and a scallop lol , with the forecast not so good and the wrecks heverly netted we opted for an in shore trip instead the Welsh party of 10 anglers was kept busy for most of the day keep an eye on cbuk for our next trips thank lee.
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09/02/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin Wyatt
on Obsession (Mevagissey, Cornwall)
9 Feb 2019 by Kevin Wyatt
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Hi it's skipper lee williams here the start to 2019 has not been the best with a slow start to the pollack season we are now in to February and we are just starting to see some pollack on a couple of wrecks off the south Devon coasts with the average Pollack so far being around 12 LB when the weather gods let us out we have also been doing a few mid week in shore bait trips hoping to find an illusive cod but they dont seem to be around but we're still catching some nice size whiting, pout ,dog fish fishing local in the bay because of numbers on the boat still looking to get a few more in the middle of the week trips to try some futher a field trips to more prospus grounds i will keep you posted on the pollack front hopefully we will see a few more yet keep your eyes peeled on here and cbuk look forward to seeing you all in 2019 thanks lee.
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10/10/2018
Fishing Report by Kevin Wyatt
on Obsession (Mevagissey, Cornwall)
10 Oct 2018 by Kevin Wyatt
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hi guys are sharking this year has been amazing with lots of pesrsonl bests being boated ,so it is one to remember for next years new sharking season ,also some excllent days on the banks with the big blond rays, tope ,, bull huss ,,placie ,which is still going strong,, plus the usual suspects on the wrecks , plenty of good ling ,an conger eels ,, dont forget to get your selfs booked on as soon as posibil as this is very popular, not to forget this comeing pollock season there are some good fresh fish showing on the wrecks already ,, also the bass fishing has been amazing with up to 60 to 70 bass on the better tides \\ we can now take one bass per person at the moment ,,,,obsession is the true home of biguns and whoppers .
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