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02/06/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
2 Jun 2013 by Rich Ward
02.06.2013.
Happy days!!! The water is finally clearing on the inside!!
Today we started on the ground on the 9 mile and basically sat there all day. A bit jowelly to start the day but as the tide eased so did the breeze making for a lovely day at sea.
Codling and Pollack on the ground taking both the shad and the bait. Between 40 and fish for the day so all in all not too bad.
Lets hope that is the end of the dreaded "bloom" and we start to see it picking up on the more inner marks here at Whitby too. Indications are pointing in the right direction now. Here's hoping!!
John Wilson is pictured with a couple of his fish. -
06/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
Jun 2013 by Rich Ward
01.06.2013.
My old mate Nigel Hall and his mates joined us today from Richmondshire. They were joined by another couple of regulars on the boat from West Yorks, Graham Stansfield and Dave Taylor.
After the previous days result we went straight back to the "Wall" and fished pretty much the same as the day before.
No record breakers and no vast quantity but a steady picking resulted in around the 50 fish mark again. Twenty of these being Pollack to around 6lb.
Nigel ended up with 8 Cod and a Pollack. The best fish of the day fell to Dave Taylor from Bradford, a Cod of 6lb 6oz.
Dave is pictured. -
31/05/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
31 May 2013 by Rich Ward
31.05.2013.
Bob Boyce and his group from Blackpool joined us today for their annual trip out of Whitby.
The coloured water still hindering the fishing on the inside marks here at Whitby, so we all had a chat about it and the decision was made to have a run offshore (yet again!!)
A couple of passes over a wreck on route produced nothing at all for the lads so we steamed on back to the "Wall"
After a steady 5 hours fishing the lads had managed a very respectful 50 fish. I say respectful, as some of the boats working the inside marks were returning without seeing a cod on board at all !
A very foggy day to say the least but the sea state was perfect. No sun tans but a very enjoyable day !
The lads are pictured with some of their fish, the best cod today going to John Elrick at exactly 10lbs. -
27/05/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
27 May 2013 by Rich Ward
26.05.13.
Another mixed party today with our regular Polish group from Nottingham amongst the group.
After one of the biggest seas I can remember seeing on Thursday/Friday this week there was only one place to go to get a result yesterday. Yes it was another run out to the "Wall"
Fortunately with the water being so much deeper out there and the ground so much harder the storms seldom affect the clarity there.
We were listening to the lads working inside again with reports of how quite the fishing was due to mucky water. It was like Gin on the Wall luckily!!
Still nothing big showing yet with our best fish being a ling of 7lb. Plenty of codling though with our final count up at the end of the day being around 45.
In reality a good day really after the storm.
Pictured is one of our Polish chaps, Chris from Nottingham. -
19/05/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
19 May 2013 by Rich Ward
Last Saturday saw the fleet at Whitby tied up yet again for bad weather, however we did manage to sail on a flat calmer on the Sunday.
Ian Nolleth from Glossopdale SAC and his team joined the boat on their annual trip to the North East on Sunday.
We started out working the ground on the 9 mile and picked steadily for the first 2 or 3 hours. The water appearing to be completely rid of the algea at last. How wrong could I be!! At 12.30 p.m the water started to green up yet again and completely put the mockers on the job. Sadly we could only manage another half dozen fish after lunch but the lads were happy enough with their mornings efforts. After a count up of 38 cod, 2 ling and a handful of pouting we decided to make for home at 3.30. Ben winning the personal count with 8 cod, 3 whiting and a couple of pouting. A very enjoyable day. Cheers lads.
Darryl winning the sweep on the boat with a cod of 7lb 4oz.
Darryl is pictured. -
17/05/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
17 May 2013 by Rich Ward
16.05.2013.
This time of the year we really should be reporting on the fishing every day. But sadly it seems that the weather gods are still fighting each other up there and not dishing out any good stuff.
A window here and there is all we're getting at the moment.
A mixed group on the boat on Thursday.
I must admit I was full of high expectations after the last weekend with codling showing on the ground on the 5, 7 and 9 mile. Water clearing and all that...........
Thursday saw the water returning to the murky green again :-(((
We started on the 9 mile for just a couple of codling so we moved out to 3 wrecks 18 - 20 mile off and managed around 20 or so fish ( not good for the distance )
We decided to drop back into the 9 mile for the ebb tide and the water had cleared a little from the morning. The lads had another dozen fish on the shad there.
All in all an enjoyable day with some lovely weather too.
The lads are pictured with a few of their fish. -
06/05/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
6 May 2013 by Rich Ward
06.06.13.
A mixed group today from as far afield as Ramsbottom to Bedale and thank goodness for that strip of ground 27 miles from shore!!
Yes, it was yet another run back out to that ground locally known as the "Wall"
The VHF on channel 10 was alive with talk of "doom and gloom" from the lads working inshore.
My idea is that if you have the boat and the pace to get to the better grounds / wrecks well offshore then use it! Ok it's a steam to get there, but when you are often rewarded with a good days sport then it has to be done. It breaks my heart when I get the fuel bill at the end of the month but if it means that my lads are in with a good chance of fish then we have to do it!!
Dermot Faye from Bedale was the top lad on the boat with a good bag of fish. His second drop of the day netted him a treble. Nothing big though unfortunately.
Again, another fantastic day both weather wise and company wise.
Cheers lads!
Dermot is pictured. -
05/05/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
5 May 2013 by Rich Ward
05.05.13.
Gary Hurling and his lads from Boston Lincs had their first trip of the year today. Once they had boarded I informed them what the inshore fishing had been like for some of the charter fleet here over the last few days.
I suggested that we returned to the "Wall" where we had been getting the best results of any of the boats on the last few trips
Gary said it was a no brainer and we went straight there. With the weather being on our side again ( a beautiful flat calmer ) surely we were destined for top results today!!
A steady picking of fish from the start with the size mark being slightly better than on the last visit out there.
The lads were well chuffed with their catch. The hard work really paying off with a good selection of fish ranging from a Tub Gurnard just short of 2lb ( of which I've never seen one as big for years ) to Cod to 12lbs.
Fantastic weather for the lads making for another good days sport on the Shy-Torque III
Pictured is Trevor Crunkhorn with his best Cod of the day. -
26/04/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
26 Apr 2013 by Rich Ward
26.04 13.
Rob Smith and his team joined us board the boat on the 26th April.
With the fishing here at Whitby being somewhat "patchy" shall we say on the inner marks, we have been working offshore to try and find the fish.
We cruised out to a couple of wrecks on the 20 mile stream for very little and decided that we would go to the ground that can usually save the day. That being the "Wall"
Judging by what the other lads were catching inside us this had definately proved to be a good move indeed.
By close of play the lads had gathered a few fish each for the table. 40 or so fish for the boat. Sadly no monsters but a nice few Codling, Pollack and Coalie to the 5lb mark.
Great weather and a great team of lads making the day very enjoyable for all.
Pictured is Ray from South Shields. -
26/04/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
26 Apr 2013 by Rich Ward
A group of lads from around the North East joined us yesterday. The fishing was far from easy but we did manage to find a few in the end.
We steamed out to 3 wrecks 18 miles NE of Whitby to start the day and pulled around 25 fish off them. Nothing of any real size though. We had a couple of drops on the 9 mile ground on our return and had half a dozen more codling there, which is very encouraging!!
One of the lads actually managed a treble on one drop!! A major improvement on the last couple of months. Things are finally starting to go in the right direction and the Algea seems to be thinning out at long last. This Winter seems to have been never ending!!
The big fishing is literally just around the corner here at Whitby. Have a look at the availability calendar and give me a call for a chat anytime.
Pictured is Andy from Thornaby with one of his codling.
Happy fishing
Rich
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