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  • 15/05/2016 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    15 May 2016 by Philip Higgins

    The weaker tides along allowed boats to venture out to the deeper marks but we choose to go hunting the bigger bream off the Purbecks which in hindsight was not a good move as we were catching Bream in good numbers before we decided to go for the big fish, we anchored a usually prolific mark off of Dancing Ledge only to catch small Bream, dogfish etc the only good fish we had was a 13lb 4ozs Starry Smoothhound for Mike Lee a new PB. The next couple of trips produced many Bream for the anglers who missed many more as the fish were not in a feeding mood. to the credit of the anglers 95% of the catch was returned. I have plenty of individual trips coming up for Bream and Cod trips so please call for more info
    Philip Higgins

  • 08/05/2016 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    8 May 2016 by Philip Higgins

    At last sun shine and flat seas a charter skippers dream day at the office, although the tides were very big we choose to go off to the mid channel wreck marks seeking cod and pollack, on arrival our drift speed was 3.2 knots we were into good size pollack and as the tide eased cod came aboard the best being 20lb 8ozs by Conn Bratcher, this continued all through slack and the start of the ebb which came back with a vengeance the fishing stopped at 3kts we stayed a little longer and when our drift speed hit 4.8knots we decided to retire and watch the nations favourite underdogs lift the premier league trophy.
    Sunday was a more gentle day with lots of bream and several strings of mackeral whilst sat at anchor, the bream fishing is excellent , if you like fishing for bream then now is your chance to have a great sporting day on them.

  • 17/04/2016 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    17 Apr 2016 by Philip Higgins

    Last weekend saw the Bream start to feed and coming aboard in better numbers with double shots as well along with these we had Gars, Herring, Gurnards, Plaice, Dabs , Rays in all 13 species which for this time of year is not bad, with the warmer weather coming this will easily be beaten.

  • 13/04/2016 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    13 Apr 2016 by Philip Higgins

    Wreck fishing from Poole is superb at the moment with plenty of Pollack in all sizes on the wreck and a few cod showing as well. Yesterday in superb conditions we hit the wrecks to the south of Poole and were rewarded in big numbers of pollack and our 1st Mackeral of the year then as we anchored for the slack water a pod of small Dolphins surrounded the boat and played then a large naval vessel passed close by and the 4 helicopters from the vessel circled us giving the guys some awesome pictures, the fishing was not that good over the slack but the displays made up for that

  • 03/04/2016 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    3 Apr 2016 by Philip Higgins

    April has arrived and the fishing is improving, Saturday we ventured out to the wrecks in somewhat challenging conditions and were rewarded with good size Pollack from the start this continued all day with the best going to the skipper 16lb and a 15lb 1ozs Pollack being landed by Dave Colcough and as a bonus we found the Cod as well. Sunday we decided to go Turbot / Plaice fishing again in difficult conditions the wind kept veering making drifts awkward but we did manage to land 4 and drop at least 3 the best being a 12lb Turbot for Tony Partridge sadly we did not land a Plaice- next time. Plenty more specialist trips coming up please call for details

  • 20/03/2016 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    20 Mar 2016 by Philip Higgins

    Last Sunday with unsettled conditions we changed our scheduled offshore trip to a local Plaice trip, the morning was a struggle with only a couple of small Plaice and a few small whiting being landed the most exciting part of the morning was watching a baby dolphin play, this was driving me suicidal so after numerous cups of tea a decision to either go catch a few dogfish or retire to the comforts of the pub, (I know what my choice was) so after a vote we choose plan A, anchoring 3 miles off and almost immediately anglers joked they had bites what was happening was the favourite and and small to medium whiting came aboard in good numbers followed by Plaice, Smoothhounds, Dabs, Rays and off course our target the Dogfish in all 8 different species and over 100 fish of varying sizes. This completely transformed the day from being a disaster to an enjoyable afternoon. If the conditions had been more favourable I am sure we would have landed even more fish. Glad they did not go with my choice !!!!!

  • 15/03/2016 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    15 Mar 2016 by Philip Higgins

    Now the warmer weather is starting to arrive the plaice have shown up , catches are improving each trip and the best so far is 1lb 12ozs, all the Plaice have been returned.

  • 04/03/2016 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    4 Mar 2016 by Philip Higgins

    Feb 2016
    As we are approaching spring the sun is starting to get some warmth in it's rays, the fishing through Feb was good on the days you could get to sea with lots of congers, small whiting, Rays and some good size Spurdogs. Check out the latest video posted and see if you star in it, it is not about the biggest fish caught more about the enjoyment and pleasures of fishing.

  • 06/02/2016 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    6 Feb 2016 by Philip Higgins

    Hi
    Due to the weather we have suffered this winter the fishing has been limited to last minute weather windows during these the fishing has been extremely good with good catches of Ray's, Congers, Spurdogs and plenty of Whiting . The Flounder fishing inside Poole Harbour has exceeded expectations not in size but the quantities have been good, doing your homework on tides and having local bait seems to be the key to success.
    As we look forward to the coming months inshore the Plaice will arrive in March and the sporting Black Bream soon after, offshore the wrecks will start to produce good size Pollack followed by everyone's favourite the Cod in May, during these periods heading to the banks will produce Turbot and Brill.
    To avoid missing out as the diary fills up give me a call to secure the dates of your choice, the schedules shown are not always up to date so a call is advisable.
    Tight lines

  • 20/01/2016 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    20 Jan 2016 by Philip Higgins

    At last the cold weather is here and the Flounder fishing has seen some superb catches with the best being 36 in a day, the fish containing spawn are all being returned. Channels, Cod, Congers, Ray's and Spurdog continue to dominate the catches outside the harbour and on the weaker tides the fishing has been exceptional. The outer banks produce some great fishing now until the end of February during what is normally a quiet period inshore, so why not try something different and go for a big Ray or a possible record breaking Spurdog.

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