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21/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
21 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
Today saw the weather almost on the "perfect" side for a good cruise off shore and as the tides are fairly big at the moment we had a conflab before we sailed!
The lads all agreed that a trip to the "wall" was in order . With the remnants of the Northerly swell left from yesterday and after a 27 mile steam we arrived at 9.0.am and began the hunt.
Fishing was a little slow to begin with over slack but as the tide got moving on the ebb the fish started flying aboard! Again, the clarity is playing a major role in how we are succeeding on the day and the best tactic today again was the baited Hokkai traces.
The shads and artificials are catching but not as well as the bait.
A long steam out there but nearly always worth it !!!
If you fancy a trip to the "wall" yourselves let me know when you are making your enquiries.
Pictured is Lee Taylor from Liverpool with his best cod of the day at 9lb.
Wherever you are fishing may your lines be tight!!!
Rich -
20/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
20 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
Plenty of mixed groups just lately on the Shy-Torque.
A split group of lads from Liverpool and Silsden nr Skipton joined us the other day and enjoyed a really good days sport on the rough ground on the 9 mile. Plenty of codling and ling to around the 10lb mark.
Most of the fish being taken on the baited Hokkai traces again today. Hokkai tipped with squid and fresh mackerel doing the job. An indication that the water below isn't as clear as on the surface. Continuing Northerly swells hindering the clarity on the bottom at the moment.
Pictured is Chris Atkinson from Silsden nr Skipton North Yorks with a nice cod of 9lbs. -
18/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
18 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
The crew on the Shy-Torque today were again a mixed lot from all over the place, as far afield as Scotland!!
The ground fishing proved the best for these lads today and we managed to gather a fine selection of both cod and ling. Nothing of any real size, however there were a few ( what looked like ) better fish hooked and lost through too much heavy "pumping" !
With a good number of mackerel showing at the bouy this morning this was to be the best bait today with the lads tipping the hokkai traces.
Pictured is Dave Bowman, a mate of mine from Liverton Mines, Cleveland.
Rich -
16/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
16 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
A mixed group of lads enjoyed an unusually settled day at sea today on the Shy-Torque. Sea conditions were good but the stuff from upstairs hit us yet again. A proper oilskin day !!
It seemed like we were on a species hunt without realising it with 9 different species on board throughout the day.
Nothing much of any great size today, however the lads did enjoy boating plenty of codling to just over 8lbs and a good number of ling to just over 10lbs.
Best methods today were without doubt the Hokkai traces tipped with squid or mackerel.
Pictured is Mick Long with a nice haddock.
Tight lines
Rich. -
15/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
15 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
Since the end of the Summer comp the lads sailing with us on the Shy-Torque have been seeing some good catches.
The ground and wrecks within 5 miles have been producing some lovely cod and ling with the best fish this last week being cod to 12lbs and ling to 13lbs. Our bigger fish all coming off the ground!
Pictured is Stuart Spinks from Beverley East Yorkshire with a lovely Whitby cod for his tea tonight!!! -
09/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
9 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
Whitby's Summer angling festival came to a close yesterday.
With only 3 days lost for bad weather, it proved to be yet another fantastic event with a lot of quality fish landed over the 3 weeks.
Congratulations to my good mate Pete Rose on this years win with his 22lb cod. Well done mate!!!
Here's looking forward to the late Summer competition in September. 8th - 23rd inc.
We still have a few days left in this one so give me a ring or drop an email to get a place.
Tight lines
Rich -
06/07/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
6 Jul 2012 by Rich Ward
The 2012 Summer festival is coming to a close now here at Whitby with just 2 days left to grab the 5 grand 1st prize along with various other big cash prizes!!!
Anglers on the Shy Torque have been enjoying some cracking fishing over the last 2 weeks or so ,with good number of daily prize winners thrown in. In fact we currently have more daily prizes on the board than any of the other boats who have entered!!
The big one is still eluding us, however we have had some very big fish on the lines which could have been contenders. Our best to press being a cod just short of 16lbs.
We are currently holding 1st place in the ladies section, 3rd place in the ling section and 1st and 2nd places in the species category.
If the weather for the last 2 days stays kind to us then who knows..........we might still have a chance of finding him!!! (or her )
Pictured is Lee Smith from York with his daily prize winning cod just short of 16lbs.
Tight lines
Rich -
20/06/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
20 Jun 2012 by Rich Ward
Six good mates joined us on the Shy-Torque yesterday and fished the first of their 4 days with us in the Summer competition.
A proper summers day here at Whitby with a flat calm sea meant we could have a good run out to the "Wall" in search of the big one!
The lads had a good bag of fish each, with the heaviest fish of the day being caught by Big Sam Anderson from Beverley. His cod weighed in at 14lb 5oz and won the boat sweep of £160.00 plus a daily cash prize of £30.00 which we all made a big dent in when we reached the pub at tea time !! Cheers Sam !!
Sadly the weather here today has taken a big turn for the worse and the competition has been cancelled for the day. The lads will be back next Wednesday for their next two days where we will endeavour to find the winner again.
Pictured from the left are Big Sam from Beverley, Gary from Whitby and Mark from Scarborough.
Happy fishing lads and good luck to one and all in Whitby's biggest competition of the year !
Rich. -
15/06/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
15 Jun 2012 by Rich Ward
Well, it's that time of year again here at Whitby.
Tomorrow is the start of the Summer angling festival and the punters are queuing up for a slice of the massive prize money and rods and reels that are on offer.
The forecast is looking a little more settled than of late for the next few days so lets hope we can get some good fishing in for you all and try and catch you a fish that might be worth a whopping £5000.00 !!!
Good luck to all of you who are entering !!
Pictured is last years Summer competition winner John Wilcock with his 26lb ling caught aboard the Shy-Torque which won the £5000.00 1st prize. John is here again this year for the full 3 weeks hoping he can find the fish to get him his hat trick of £5000.00 wins!!!!!!! Good luck John !!! -
13/06/2012
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
13 Jun 2012 by Rich Ward
Craig Welford and a few of his mates from Gala Casinos in Teeside joined us on the Shy Torque today.
Sadly the weather wasn't too good this morning, the wind blowing from the North yet again!! The fishing was a little slow to start but as the breeze slowly eased the fishing quickly increased!! The lads only turned up as a 6 team and unfortunately 3 of these fell victims to the old "mal de mer" !! After a couple of hours steady cod fishing the other 3 decided it only fair to return to port. What gentlemen !!!!!!!!
Pictured is Craig Welford with his best cod of 10lbs.
