Latest Fishing Reports: Yorkshire and the Humber
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07/05/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
7 May 2025 by Andy Savage
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After a really enjoyable day species hunting yesterday; today we had a day on the wrecks. The anglers were a mixed group with wildly differing angling experience; from first time boat fishing, to hundreds of days spent at sea! With a dinky 4.4m tide and light winds forecast, I hoped we could get the full day in on the wrecks.
With the water starting to clear up a bit, I chose to try some of the inshore wrecks first and see if any new residents had arrived. If this failed I planned to push out a bit further, as I don’t like to run out a long way unnecessarily.
After a bit of instruction for the lads on my hire tackle and a half hour steam, we dropped onto the first wreck of the day. Most lads went in with a Squid bait on a muppet trace start off with. Thankfully it took less than a minute before a couple of rods were in and a couple of Codling were pulled aboard. To summarise a bit; the first wreck fished well for an hour with multiple fish each run. Steve Mason taking the best Codling at 6lb 8oz and everyone getting off the mark.
Once sport slowed a little we moved on to the next wreck (and that was the pattern of the day). The stamp of Codling were nice today, with most fish in the 3-4lb range and some lovely bright white fish in amongst the wreck residents. Really positive signs at last. We wreck hopped all day, some were more productive than others, but they all did fish.
Two anglers are definitely worthy of mention today. Antanas Jarosius was on my hire tackle and his first time wrecking at Whitby. I showed him what to do once and he fished like a pro all day. I was genuinely impressed with his consistency. He put together a lovely box of fish and on the second wreck of the day took a beautiful Cod of 11lb 8oz….top angling.
Ian Kellock is part of the furniture on Sea Urchin and he had a really decent day, fishing mainly with Shads. It’s great to see that when Ian gets a few, other anglers are willing to give them a try.
Today was the best days wrecking to date this year, with everyone getting a few and some nice fish amongst them.
The lads were all brilliant company and I thoroughly enjoyed it myself. Massive well done to everyone.
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View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 24/05/2025 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 2View details Mon 26/05/2025 1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.37m Luke Staniland - x 2 Alan Lawson - x 3 John Hutchinson - x 3View details Wed 11/06/2025 5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.09m Ali Clelland-Ball - x 1 Derek Coulson - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1View details 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 1View details 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 4View details Fri 27/06/2025 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.51m Toby Plotzitzka - x 1 Joe Clough - x 1 Dave Kent - x 3View details 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 2View details Tue 01/07/2025 Summer Festival 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.11m Andy Burrell - x 1 Alan - x 5View details Wed 02/07/2025 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 1View details Mon 07/07/2025 Summer Festival 2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.52m Alan - x 7 Steve Whitaker - x 1View details -
06/05/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
6 May 2025 by Andy Savage
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After some moderate Northerlies over the bank holiday weekend, I wasn’t 100% convinced about having a run out today.
A group of lads from the Civil Service Sports Club had come from far and wide and booked the boat for the day to have a Species Hunt and with them already being in Whitby, we obviously decided to give it a go.
Today wasn’t about trying to catch the usual suspects of just Cod and Ling. Each fish caught was recorded and allocated points. The more species of fish caught; the more points gained. Most points overall would be declared the winner.
We set off with a short run to some rough ground around some wrecks at three miles to get the day going. I didn’t know if the water would be clear enough after the weekend, but surprisingly, it wasn’t too bad. The lads got stuck straight in and started picking up plenty of fish each drift, keeping me busy recording them. We drifted the ground for a couple of hours and everyone started to build their scoresheet up. This style of fishing requires good preparation to excel. Lots of rigs pre-tied, some with beads, some with bling, some looking more like Christmas Trees! It was brilliant to see so many different tactics being used. These boys knew their stuff…
Throughout the course of the day, we tried fishing hard inside, three miles, five miles and then a couple of wrecks to finish. As expected, hard inside wasn’t very good, but we caught consistently everywhere else. Nothing enormous was landed, but that wasn’t the aim of the day. A 10lb Cod scored the same points as a 10oz Codling.
Having recorded all the fish, I knew it was fairly close between John Wright and Andy Kaczmarczyk, and while organiser Gareth totted things up on the way back in, it turned out that they actually drew, with 175 points each, which is pretty rare in this kind of event.
To put a few stats on the day…. Total fish landed between the eight anglers was 240 fish, consisting of 14 different species. Codling, Ling, Haddock, Pollock, Coalfish, Mackerel, Plaice, Dab, Gurnard, Scorpion Fish, Wrasse, Whiting, Pouting & Poor Cod.
I love these type of days and the lads were all fantastic company. Well done lads, brilliant angling View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 24/05/2025 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 2View details Mon 26/05/2025 1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.37m Luke Staniland - x 2 Alan Lawson - x 3 John Hutchinson - x 3View details Wed 11/06/2025 5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.09m Ali Clelland-Ball - x 1 Derek Coulson - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1View details 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 1View details 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 4View details Fri 27/06/2025 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.51m Toby Plotzitzka - x 1 Joe Clough - x 1 Dave Kent - x 3View details 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 2View details Tue 01/07/2025 Summer Festival 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.11m Andy Burrell - x 1 Alan - x 5View details Wed 02/07/2025 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 1View details Mon 07/07/2025 Summer Festival 2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.52m Alan - x 7 Steve Whitaker - x 1View details -
23/04/2025
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
23 Apr 2025 by Rich Ward
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Yesterday’s team were a mixed group of lads travelling from as far afield as Brighton!
Forecasts were perfect again and because we had had a good day on the grounds the day before we opted for the same type of fishing again.
The fish were a bit finicky to start off and remained a bit like that for the best part of the day.
Squid remains the best way of catching for us at the moment and that was the way again yesterday.
John from Brighton had a reasonable day himself working a baited Hokkai trace and finished up with around 10 fish himself which anybody would be happy with.
I worked a shad all day and managed to pluck around 7 Codling out as did our crewman Fergus. A few of them undersized and returned.
My old mate Bill Barraclough from Barnsley was working the bait and boxed a half dozen.
A great day with plenty of sunshine and banter as is always the case on the Shy-Torque!
Cheers for now
Rich
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Room for a couple more tomorrow if anyone fancies a ride out before the big tides come back. View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilityMon 12/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 5.1m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Thu 15/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 5.05m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Sun 18/05/2025 2 Spaces 10 Hours Offshore wrecking trip. 4.85m tide. Warwick M 3. Steve B 2. Marek 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Mon 19/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.6m tide. Room for 9 anglers. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Wed 21/05/2025 1 Space 10 Hours Offshore wrecking trip. 4.6m tide. Room for 1 angler Chris Siddle 1. Dave O 1. Bryan S 1. Nabs 3. Mal G 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Thu 12/06/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours Need 2 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 5.0m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Individuals welcome. Pete Tamms 1. Al S 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Mon 16/06/2025 8 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 4.9m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Individuals welcome. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Fri 20/06/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours Need 1 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 4.9m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Individuals welcome. Eric Dividson 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 22/06/2025 3 Spaces 10 Hours Offshore trip. 4.9m tide. Room for 3. Steve B 2. Abid S 2. Kane B 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sat 28/06/2025 4 Spaces 10 Hours SUMMER COMPETITION STARTS. Room for 4. 5.3m. Big cash prizes! Rob Hardwick 1. Marcin 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details -
22/04/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
22 Apr 2025 by Andy Savage
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Two day report aboard Sea Urchin…. With the forecast giving fairly light SE winds with a small neap tide on Monday, we opted to run North and try a couple of wrecks. As we ran to the first wreck, I couldn’t help noticing that the conditions were not as I expected. There was a bit of breeze and when we reached our destination, the first drift gave a couple of small Codling, but the lines were streaming.
We tried three different wrecks and caught nothing other than an odd Pouting. I’m still not sure if it was the fact there were no fish on the wrecks, or the streaming lines that made the fishing so poor. A change of plan was needed!
We ran out to the five mile ground for a couple of drifts and caught one small Haddock. I was now getting fed up with the lack of sport, so we pushed straight out to the nine mile ground and spent the remainder of the day drifting that. There were plenty of bites out there, but the average stamp of fish was small, with the majority chucked back (although they were probably in size, as 35cm is ridiculously small for keeping a Codling). It was far from the day I hoped to deliver for the lads.
Today was a better weather day, with the forecast being more accurate. Very light SW winds greeted us as we ran south to try a few wrecks. First stop at 12 miles saw a steady 45 minutes fishing. With a few fish each drift of mainly Codling, I was optimistic for what the rest of the day might hold. We ran on another five miles to the next wreck and bang, we caught next to nothing!
The water was as clear as I’ve seen it anywhere this year and you could see the fish come up from a long way down. We tried another two wrecks for the same result and I then admitted defeat and we started to nose our way back home, stopping on a few wrecks on the way.
We gathered a few fish here and there and Gary Rowstron caught the first Mackerel of the year. Other than that, it was another disappointing day. The anglers have been fantastic, which makes me more annoyed when things don’t go to plan.
I make no secret of the fact that I don’t like Spring fishing, you can be zero or hero every day. I’ve been zero the last two days….sorry boys. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 24/05/2025 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 2View details Mon 26/05/2025 1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.37m Luke Staniland - x 2 Alan Lawson - x 3 John Hutchinson - x 3View details Wed 11/06/2025 5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.09m Ali Clelland-Ball - x 1 Derek Coulson - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1View details 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 1View details 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 4View details Fri 27/06/2025 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.51m Toby Plotzitzka - x 1 Joe Clough - x 1 Dave Kent - x 3View details 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 2View details Tue 01/07/2025 Summer Festival 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.11m Andy Burrell - x 1 Alan - x 5View details Wed 02/07/2025 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 1View details Mon 07/07/2025 Summer Festival 2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.52m Alan - x 7 Steve Whitaker - x 1View details -
21/04/2025
Fishing Report by Lee Smith
on Mary Ellen ll (Scarborough, North Yorkshire)
21 Apr 2025 by Lee Smith
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We had a 8 hour wrecking trip Monday 21st April we had a good day weather was spot on to stay on it all day we had a few nice codling between 2lb to 5lb mark had a good pollock about 3lb a lot of pounting haddock and a big wrasse we had a lot off haddock under size so there got returned back to the sea same a some undersized codling which also got returned to the sea was a good day with a set of fantastic customers aboard so any one fancy it please don’t hesitate to get on the phone to us you won’t be disappointed we sail from Scarborough thanks lads for a great day
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View Full Charter AvailabilityMon 12/05/2025 View details Thu 15/05/2025 9 Spaces Wrecking.View details Sat 24/05/2025 4 Spaces Wrecking. Cod / Ling / Pollock.View details Sun 25/05/2025 6 Spaces 07:30-15:30
Wrecking.View details Sun 25/05/2025 6 Spaces 15:30-19:30
4 hours.View details Sat 31/05/2025 6 Spaces 07:30-11:30
Wrecking rough ground.View details Sat 31/05/2025 7 Spaces 11:30-19:30
8 hours wrecking. Cod / Ling / Pollock.View details Sun 01/06/2025 7 Spaces Wrecking.View details Mon 02/06/2025 6 Spaces Wrecking. Cod / Ling / Pollock.View details Wed 18/06/2025 8 Spaces Wrecking. Cod.View details -
22/04/2025
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
22 Apr 2025 by Rich Ward
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It’s always nice to get to sea and not have to race around everywhere looking for the “Big one” in the competitions.
Yesterday’s trip was very relaxing for us and we had a great day playing around on the relatively inshore marks.
A drop on a small piece of wreckage just 5 miles off to start the day where the lads took a couple of Codling and a couple of Haddock.
Then a drop on the nearby ground which proved rubbish!
We moved another couple of miles further off to a wreck at the North end of the 7 mile where the lads took another half a dozen Codling.
They weren’t suicidal but they were biting which was good.
Mostly coming up on the baited rigs.
As that wreck dried up we moved again.
This time we ran back out to the area where we’d found a good picking the day before but before that we dropped on another small wreck.
Good move Wardy! ��
It kept us going for a good 2-3 hours and the lads plucked around 40 fish from it.
Nothing big but some nice steady action.
When we had milked that one we finished off on the previous days ground and the fish were committing themselves fully.
On one drift we took over 15 fish, but unfortunately we had landed in the kindergarden and only kept 2 or 3!!
That continued for the rest of the day.
Up and down the drift another half a dozen drifts and the day was done and with the devils SE breeze picking up it was time to head off home.
Unlike the day previous where I had been knocking the fish out on the shads and sidewinders, I couldn’t click a fish and the majority came up on the squid baited rigs.
Andy Chesham who hadn’t been to sea since he was a young lad out fishing everyone!
Fergus explained that you must pay out your line to maintain contact with the bottom and don’t “jig” baited rigs!
He ended up with 15 or so himself.
A better tally on the count with a good 80+ fish to keep.
A cracking day at sea again with good company. Young Fergus offering his services and filleting away all the way back to harbour.
We have a few spaces left this Thursday if anyone fancies joining us.
Cheers
Rich.
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Shy-Torque III
View Full Charter AvailabilityMon 12/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 5.1m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Thu 15/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 5.05m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Sun 18/05/2025 2 Spaces 10 Hours Offshore wrecking trip. 4.85m tide. Warwick M 3. Steve B 2. Marek 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Mon 19/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.6m tide. Room for 9 anglers. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Wed 21/05/2025 1 Space 10 Hours Offshore wrecking trip. 4.6m tide. Room for 1 angler Chris Siddle 1. Dave O 1. Bryan S 1. Nabs 3. Mal G 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Thu 12/06/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours Need 2 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 5.0m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Individuals welcome. Pete Tamms 1. Al S 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Mon 16/06/2025 8 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 4.9m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Individuals welcome. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Fri 20/06/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours Need 1 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 4.9m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Individuals welcome. Eric Dividson 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 22/06/2025 3 Spaces 10 Hours Offshore trip. 4.9m tide. Room for 3. Steve B 2. Abid S 2. Kane B 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sat 28/06/2025 4 Spaces 10 Hours SUMMER COMPETITION STARTS. Room for 4. 5.3m. Big cash prizes! Rob Hardwick 1. Marcin 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details -
20/04/2025
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
on Mistress (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
20 Apr 2025 by Rich Cope
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It was the last day of the festival yesterday, I had a plan.......
It's been hard to nail down a settled spell with weather to run to a group of wrecks a little over 30 miles away, but we got it yesterday. I've not managed to get out that way since last September so expectations were running high!
Did we catch fish? Oh yes we caught fish, some nice ones too! but not quite big enough to win the spring festival!
We visited 4 wrecks 2 fished better than others, we manged every rod in on one drift some manged 2 drops that drift too.
There didn't seem to be any favourite methods, shads and bait traces took equal amounts of fish.
Everywhere we went we were just picking steady away 1-3 fish a drift, once the ebb came through the fishing unfortunately died on us. There were some spectacular marks on the sounder which always makes me question if there was enough tide or drift to get the fish really fired up. Our lines were perfectly vertical on both side of the boat all day.
With a good run home required we set off back to whitby at 1420 and hit the pier ends at 1645.
Thanks again to all the anglers taking part in the spring festival, thanks to all our sponsors, Simon Page at Billy Wilson, Jill Blackburn and sandy at the Middle Earth Tavern and also The station.
Well done to Toby for catching winner with Andy on Sea Urchin.
Our next big summer competition runs 28/6/25 - 20/7/25
If you're interested in a trip with me please give me a call on 07977 436903, if you can't get hold of me please give me a text message or WhatsApp and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Tight lines - Rich View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 20/05/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.6m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Wed 21/05/2025 4 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.6m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Thu 22/05/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours 4.7m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Thu 05/06/2025 1 Space 10 Hours 4.3m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Fri 06/06/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp 4.3m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Mon 23/06/2025 5 Spaces 10 Hours 4.9m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sun 29/06/2025 6 Spaces £30.00pp Mackerel.View details Mon 30/06/2025 8 Spaces £30.00pp Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Mackerel.View details Mon 07/07/2025 3 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.5m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Wed 23/07/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 5.0m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details -
21/04/2025
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
21 Apr 2025 by Rich Ward
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Yesterday was the last day of this years Spring Festival here at Whitby and as it was almost 2 weeks ago since we sailed, we were very happy to be getting out.
The leading fish up to yesterday was one of just over 8 lbs, so we were hopeful that with the tides being perfect for wrecking and the winds being light, there was half a chance of finding that winning fish.
We ran offshore to one of our favourite wrecks just over 17 miles off where we’d fished ok a couple of weeks back.
The fish were interested and the first 4 or 5 drifts produced over 20 fish, with the best going around 9.5lbs.
Not a big one but big enough to take the lead (if nobody else came in with a better one)
We kept our fingers crossed!
The day panned out really nice, with the lads taking fish everywhere we stopped after that, including the grounds a bit more local to the harbour.
A few of them taking “double ups” on the baited rigs too.
Things are maybe starting to show signs of improving a bit closer in at last.
I tried a couple of shads on the ground too which caught fish. The water clearing out nicely now.
At the weigh in we popped our fish on the scales which registered 9lb 5.5oz which took the lead (for 10 minutes!)
At the last knock, another Ling came to the scales at 11lb which pipped us!
Ah well, not to worry. Shaun from Cumbria was well pleased with his day and his 12 fish caught. His Ling taking 2nd place overall. Well done to him.
Aside the weather being pants for most of the competition, it ended with a bit of a flurry yesterday and all the contenders had a great day.
Our tally for the day would be over 70 to keep along with the other chuck backs.
Thanks to everyone who booked with us in the competition and we will see you in the Summer one.
Cheers
Rich.
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Shy-Torque III
View Full Charter AvailabilityMon 12/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 5.1m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Thu 15/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 5.05m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Sun 18/05/2025 2 Spaces 10 Hours Offshore wrecking trip. 4.85m tide. Warwick M 3. Steve B 2. Marek 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Mon 19/05/2025 9 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.6m tide. Room for 9 anglers. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Wed 21/05/2025 1 Space 10 Hours Offshore wrecking trip. 4.6m tide. Room for 1 angler Chris Siddle 1. Dave O 1. Bryan S 1. Nabs 3. Mal G 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Haddock / Pollock.View details Thu 12/06/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours Need 2 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 5.0m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Individuals welcome. Pete Tamms 1. Al S 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Mon 16/06/2025 8 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 4.9m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Individuals welcome. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Fri 20/06/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours Need 1 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 4.9m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Individuals welcome. Eric Dividson 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 22/06/2025 3 Spaces 10 Hours Offshore trip. 4.9m tide. Room for 3. Steve B 2. Abid S 2. Kane B 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sat 28/06/2025 4 Spaces 10 Hours SUMMER COMPETITION STARTS. Room for 4. 5.3m. Big cash prizes! Rob Hardwick 1. Marcin 3. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.View details -
20/04/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
20 Apr 2025 by Andy Savage
Report on-board Sea Urchin IIl
It’s been a while…..what with a family holiday and pants weather etc; but the wind finally eased back a bit and we got the chance to have a run out today.
As it was a tiny 4.4m neap tide, wrecking was the order of the day. With it being a Sunday and seven other Charter boats in action, finding offshore wrecks in range wasn’t easy. Once I knew where everyone else was headed, I opted to push tide and head North to some wrecks at 20-25 miles. I’m not keen on running out that far, but it was definitely going to be the best option to find a few fish in the clearer water.
We arrived at the first wreck around 0930hrs and I noted that it was marking a lot of feed around it. Hopefully the predators would be in amongst them. Thankfully after a long steam we got amongst some fish for a good few drifts. All Codling, with eight fish being the best drift and a nice stamp with mainly 3-5lb fish. After a hour, things had really slowed down, so I opted to push on another five miles.
Arriving at a small wreck just before slack water, the drift was very slow and it appeared the Pouting were feeding but the Cod weren’t. Almost bang on slack Toby Plotzitzka hooked a fish that put a little bend in his 80lb Class Rod! To be fair I hadn’t a clue that it was a bit better sized fish, but in fairly short order he wrestled up a nice Ling of 11lb 2oz! Once the tide Ebb tide got away, the Codling came back on the feed and we fished away steadily for another hour or so, taking fish every drift. As expected, muppet bait traces dominated, baited with Squid or Mackerel (Frozen). No surprise the Ling came to Mackerel….
A lovely group of lads who fished well and everyone got a few fish. At this time of year, I’d class that as a decent enough day…..shame the steam took so long. A massive thanks to everyone for coming, you were great company. Big thanks to my son Will, who was on crewing duties.
Also, massive congratulations to Toby who’s Ling also took first prize and £1000 in the WCSA Spring Competition. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
View Full Charter AvailabilitySat 24/05/2025 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 2View details Mon 26/05/2025 1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.37m Luke Staniland - x 2 Alan Lawson - x 3 John Hutchinson - x 3View details Wed 11/06/2025 5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.09m Ali Clelland-Ball - x 1 Derek Coulson - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1View details 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 1View details 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 4View details Fri 27/06/2025 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.51m Toby Plotzitzka - x 1 Joe Clough - x 1 Dave Kent - x 3View details 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 2View details Tue 01/07/2025 Summer Festival 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.11m Andy Burrell - x 1 Alan - x 5View details Wed 02/07/2025 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 1View details Mon 07/07/2025 Summer Festival 2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.52m Alan - x 7 Steve Whitaker - x 1View details -
11/04/2025
Fishing Report by Rich Cope
on Mistress (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
11 Apr 2025 by Rich Cope
Report on-board Mistress
It's been an absolutely stunning day at sea today.
We sailed with only a few lads onboard and I hoped we might rake a picking inshore but all we could muster was a few pouting each spot until we reached a wreck at 13 mile.
We picked away and managed half a dozen keepers codlings, until the pouting fest started again.
I had a natter with the lads and they agreed to chuck a few extra quid in the fuel kitty so we could get a bit closer to Denmark!
It was a good move we got to our 1st offshore mark and got a really good hour on the shads and hokkai rigs getting every rod in every pass through.
As it dried up we tried a couple other mrk finishing on a high on another Wreck getting most rods in every pass plus a couple of double shots on the hokkai rigs.
We didnt tally up a total but we'd plenty of cod and pollock to keep with even more throwbacks backs not keeping anything under 45cm the best going over 8lb for Rob.
If you're interested in a trip with me, please give me a call on 07977 436903 if you can't get hold of me please drop me a text message or WhatsApp and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Tight lines Rich View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Mistress
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 20/05/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.6m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Wed 21/05/2025 4 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.6m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Thu 22/05/2025 7 Spaces 10 Hours 4.7m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Thu 05/06/2025 1 Space 10 Hours 4.3m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Fri 06/06/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp 4.3m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Mon 23/06/2025 5 Spaces 10 Hours 4.9m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Sun 29/06/2025 6 Spaces £30.00pp Mackerel.View details Mon 30/06/2025 8 Spaces £30.00pp Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Mackerel.View details Mon 07/07/2025 3 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 4.5m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details Wed 23/07/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £70.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. 5.0m Tide - wreck/ground inshore.View details
