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  • 20/01/2018 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    20 Jan 2018 by Philip Higgins

    Hi and welcome to the New Year, the weather has restricted fishing to just a few odd days . The fishing outside the Harbour has remained steady with the Whiting getting smaller but still plentiful these are bolstered by some good Rays and Congers which seem to be on the small side, on one such trip recently we landed all 5 Rays ( Thornback, Blonde, Small Eyed, Spotted and a cracking 18lb 6ozs Undulate) further off to sea there have been some good Spurdogs, Rays, Bull Huss and Eels for those willing to travel the extra distance.

  • 10/01/2018 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    10 Jan 2018 by Philip Higgins

    On a perfect day, warm sunny and without any wind we did our last Flounder trip of the year the tide was perfect. After feeding the crabs for an hour with only one bite which the angler missed we noticed a couple of seals working their way around the Harbour and circling around us they seemed to be having the same success as we were so after a quick move then another 2 moves and still no Flounders we decided to change tactics and go outside for a few fish. We landed a few Channel Whiting and the usual suspects. At least the fishing outside the Harbour proved successful and saved our day

  • 21/12/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    21 Dec 2017 by Philip Higgins

    Whiting are still the main target but after a recent run of Turbot they seem to be centre of attention at the moment.
    If you fancy fishing over the Christmas period please call.
    Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
    Philip Higgins

  • 06/12/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    6 Dec 2017 by Philip Higgins

    As the 1st of the winter gales hits home it is catch up time and a look back at the last couple of weeks, the whiting fishing was superb with lots of fish coming on board every trip, the best went to Dave Addison at 4lb 2ozs. The Cod have remained very hard to find and we have yet to see one the winter but have made up for it with other fine fish Spurdogs to 16lb, Smoothhounds to 12lb, plenty of Rays Congers and a bonus Gurnard weighing 4lb 7 ozs but the best fish fell to Gannets AC anglers whilst fishing for Whiting as the wind increased forcing a move to shelter to fish for Rays we landed 2 Turbot weighing 11lb 4 ozs and 10lb 2 ozs both coming to anglers who had never caught them before. We have started our winter Flounder league and thanks again to bad weather we have only ventured into the shallows once on probably one of the finest winters day you could be afloat it was mirror calm with a hard frost offering stunning views and photographs and after a while we managed to find a few small Flounders, plenty of small Bass but none of us really cared about the fishing as the Harbour looked so beautiful and the wildlife was very active.
    Over the Christmas period I have plenty of singles trips running so if you fancy a day fishing please call
    Wishing all my friends and friends I have yet to meet A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
    Philip Higgins

  • 19/11/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    19 Nov 2017 by Philip Higgins

    Last week allowed us to be fishing every day, throughout the week we were hopeful of catching that illusive Cod but for me this season it still remains illusive but plenty of good fish were caught each day. We took a gamble on what turned out to be the calmest and sunniest of days and go Flounder fishing and to for our efforts we were rewarded with loads of little Bass and a few Flounders. The rest of the week saw us out in the bay fishing spots all the way to the Needles where we landed plenty of Congers, Channels and dogfish. Over the week the weather seemed to deteriorate forcing us to seek shelter on Saturday after a good morning fishing for Whiting and what a stroke of good fortune that turned out to be as we landed 2 double figure Turbot for the Gannets Angling club. Sunday's forecast was near perfect and was more like a summers day with flat seas and loads of sunshine and plenty of fish, the whiting were hitting the baits big time with the biggest being 4lb 2ozs and as a bonus Ian Honeyman landed a big Tub Gurnard along with many Congers, Rays and more dogfish.
    All the best
    Philip Higgins

  • 27/10/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    27 Oct 2017 by Philip Higgins

    As the summer species depart it is good to see the arrival of the Channel Whiting in good numbers and excellent quality for this early in the season. London based angler JJ bought his family and business partner for a day out and boated many good Whiting and several other species. As a bit of fun we went squid fishing for the 1st time not really knowing how to fish for them and as the sunset over the harbour we started to land a few and we only managed to get ‘inked’ once which caused a laugh , as the darkness drew in we kept catching squid and ended up with 1/2 a bucket full not bad for our 1st attempt. Join me on these trips and enjoy a day afloat fishing amongst good company.

  • 14/10/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    14 Oct 2017 by Philip Higgins

    Poole continues to enjoy some excellent Plaice fishing in and outside of the Harbour with fish being caught to 4lb along with plenty of Garfish action, local angler Keith set a new PB when he landed an Octopus in very shallow water. Last weekend we ventured out to the wrecks in search of big Black Bream and hoping to see a Red Bream, drifting over the wrecks proved fruitless but once at anchor the fishing took off with Bream to 5lb 4ozs coming aboard all day until the tide got going again, over slack water Tope came on the feed. Sadly we did not see a Red Bream. Soon we will be heading out seeking those big winter Cod, if you would like to join me on one of these trips please call.
    all the best
    Philip Higgins

  • 04/10/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    4 Oct 2017 by Philip Higgins

    Rays still dominate the inshore fishing on the outer banks with plenty of Undulates and Small Eyed Rays being caught closer inshore along the piers Plaice ,Gurnards, Bream and the sought after Trigger Fish remain the main focus and if your are lucky a Turbot or Codlng can be landed, towards the eastern marks of the beaches good size Bream are being caught in good numbers.

  • 18/09/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    18 Sep 2017 by Philip Higgins

    Hi
    After the success of the weekend Trigger fishing the planned trip to head west for Rays, Tope and Congers it was decided as these species would still be around in a couple of weeks time to take advantage of the superb Trigger fishing available so the Christchurch Angling Centre team geared up for mega light fishing and were soon rewarded with Plaice after Plaice, England shore angler Toby did not have the best of starts as he stood watching everyone else landing fish while he could not buy a bite. As the fish kept coming the time was fast approaching to put the anchor in for Triggers as they would start to feed soon. Julian was 1st to land a Trigger quickly followed by another double shot of Triggers ( not seen before this weekend now have 2 for the record) this was special for Julian as he had never caught one before then not to be out done Toby found his mojo landing lots of bream and finally his 1st Trigger and as a bream was lifted out of the water another Trigger followed the bottom bait which we left just below the surface and the Trigger swam around the bait mouthing it and just playing to our amusement before swimming off. Some good tides coming up for those big big Bream on the offshore marks this time of year so come and join us for some out of the box fishing.
    All the best
    Phil

  • 16/09/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    16 Sep 2017 by Philip Higgins

    Instead of doing Ray fishing during the slack tides we gambled and choose to hunt for the illusive Trigger Fish as the Marden Edwards group had not landed any between them, after a slow start Chris landed a new boat record of a Trigger double shot then Graeme not to be out done landed 5 Triggers on the trot, the organiser Pete Evans got in on the act followed by Simon Rushent in total we had 11 Triggers, lots of Plaice Bream and Gurnards.
    In all it was a great days fishing and as the tides build for next week more Trigger action to follow (hopefully)

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