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12/08/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
12 Aug 2012 by Rich Ward
The neap tides here at Whitby this last few days have produced some good fishing indeed. The cod have been a little elusive at times, however when we have come across them we have been landing some quality fish to just short of 12lbs.
Sadly the wind has drawn round to the South Easterly quarter again and has hindered us big time!! Looks like it's stuck there for a couple of days too :-(((((
Pictured is Rich Priest from Lancaster with a nice cod of 11lb 8oz.
More reports when it calms a bit.
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11/08/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
11 Aug 2012 by Rich Ward
This week has again seen some good days angling aboard the boat.
Yesterday another mixed group joined us from Lancaster Leeds and Halifax. A fairly slow start to the day but by dinner time we were seeing some good quality fish coming aboard.
Rich Priest from Lancaster found the best cod of the day at 11.5lbs and his mate Billy Tennant from Lancaster had the best ling of the day at 14.5lbs which was his PB.
Great company as usual. A really enjoyable day.
Pictured is Billy with his ling.
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09/08/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
9 Aug 2012 by Rich Ward
Another cracking days fishing aboard the boat today with a mixed group of lads from as far afield as Chesterfield and Newcastle.
The day started with some hectic mackerel fishing at the bell. Enough to supply the bait rigs all day long after just one drift!! Good to see the bait flying on board as quickly as that again. Long may it last.
We started the bottom fishing on a patch of ground just 4 miles East of the piers with a good start. Five fish to 10lb on the first drift. Sadly each drift after that went downhill as the tide strengthened and the drift was up to 1.7 knots.
After a little deliberation we decided to have a very steady steam to a group of wrecks some 14 miles off shore giving the tide time to slow a bit. Bingo!! With a good load of mackerel processed for the kill on the bait traces we started hammering the fish out. Granted, 80% were of the ling variety but what a cracking 3 hours sport with fish to just over 14lbs. Pete Tamms from Leeds did have what looked like a belting fish on but sadly lost it!! Ah well maybe to be captured by tomorrows team.
Pictured is Dr Ash Bandela from Newcastle with the best fish today at just over 15lbs.
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08/08/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
8 Aug 2012 by Rich Ward
August has started really well for us here at Whitby both with the weather and with the fishing.
Yesterday and today we have been shark fishing on the Shy-Torque, sadly with no fish showing again.
A mate of mine told me yesterday that the Icelandic fleet have taken some 500,000 tonnes of mackerel from the sea up there over the last 3 months. This has to have a massive impact on the way the sharks are feeding and is probably the main reason we have yet to boat one this year. That is one Hell of a lot of fish!!!!
The lads have however have had some good fishing on the ground whilst waiting for the big boy with plenty of small codling to 7lbs and an odd half decent ling popping up, the best going a shade over 14lbs for Peter Bloom from Pickering.
The weather is set to stay settled for the next few days here and with the tides falling to neaps again from tomorrow we should be seeing some good sport.
Pictured is Peter Bloom who looks after the seal and sea lions at Flamingo Land theme park.
His personal best to date at 14lb 3oz.
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01/08/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
1 Aug 2012 by Rich Ward
The competition dates for the Whitby Charter Skippers Association have now been set for 2013.
The dates are as follows :-
Spring comp - 6th April - 21st April Inc.
Summer comp - 22nd June - 14th July Inc.
Late Summer comp - 14th Sept - 29th Sept Inc.
The cash prizes for the competitions has yet to be arranged but hopefully we will be offering the same as this year which again were very impressive !!!
Get your places booked early as they are already starting to go !!!
Tides are available for 2013 and are shown on the Shy-Torque availability calendar on this site and also
www.shy-torque2000.com.
If you require a full set of tides for Whitby 2013 please send me your details to my email address at : richardward384@yahoo.co.uk
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31/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
31 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
Yesterday we decided to have a run off to 3 wrecks in a group on the 20 mile mark.
They let us down somewhat with only 20 - 30 fish in total off them. However the cod we had off them were a good stamp with the best fish being 9lb. After we had picked them clean we ran back into the ground on the 9 mile and finished off nicely with another 30 or so cod before the wind drew round to the South East and spoiled things!
With 30 minutes back at the bell bouy for the lads to gather the some lovely fresh mackerel for the plate we called it at 4 p.m as the breeze was very fresh by then!
Pictured is Carl Farrar from Wakefield with a nice cod 0f 9lbs
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30/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
30 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
This week has seen some steady fishing board the boat so far.
On Monday a mixed group from the North East joined us and enjoyed some great summer weather along with some great summer fishing!
The lads decided it would be an idea to have a boat sweep and £5.00 per man was agreed. With a full 12 complement on board a £60.00 bonus was on offer! Up until 2 p.m the best fish on the boat was a nice cod of 7lb 9oz ( nothing startling! ) Then, Chris Maltby from Darlington brought a nice ling of 11lb aboard which held out till close of play. Trip paid for plus a couple of pints!! Well done Chris.
The lads ended up with a nice bag of fish each.
The lads are back aboard the boat this next month. I will push them for a £10.00 per man sweep next time!!
Pictured is Chris Maltby from Darlington.
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27/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
27 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
With the conditions settled and a sea like a mill pond we decided to open the taps and run to a couple of wrecks well offshore on Friday with some cracking results!
The shads fished well with the water being as clear as Gin. However the best fish on the day was that of Fred Mallander. A cracking cod of 16lb 5oz which took a cocktail of fresh mackerel and squid.
Happy anglers all round with fab conditions and a good bag of fish each.
Pictured is Fred with his cod. -
26/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
26 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
Chris Dalby from Chesterfield joined us on the boat on Thursday and out fished everyone including me ( and that's not allowed !!! )
The fishing in the morning was slow to say the least but after the change of tide things picked up and the ground on the 9 mile produced some cracking cod to just over 15lbs. Best ling on the day was just under 12lbs.
The baited Hokkais and cocktail rigs are still outfishing any artificial lures at the moment.
Pictured is Chris Dalby with his cod caught on a single hook bait rig. -
26/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
26 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
There have been some cracking fishing this week aboard the Shy-Torque.
We sailed a little earlier to try a wreck some 24 miles off shore. We haven't been to it for some time and expectations were running high on the way out!
With just 8 lads on board there was a load of room and hopefully a load of fish on the wreck. Sadly there wasn't!! However with some perseverance we managed to pull around 40 fish from it over a couple of hours so not too bad. Biggest fish was a 14lb ling caught by Nigel Hall from Richmond. He also had an 11lb cod on the same drop!
Pictured is Nigel with his double.
