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18/07/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
18 Jul 2025 by Scott Belbin
We had a lovely 4 hour trip when Liam and his family and friends joined us the other day. We had some cracking hounds, nice bass and even some baby tope. It's always great to see the the kids getting stuck in. I love seeing everyone enjoyed the experience regardless of age or gender. The weather was spot on too so who could ask for more.
We have spaces for short trips, general trips, offshore trips and even tuna trips for groups and individuals over the coming months so please get in touch.
Next spaces
21/07- 2 spaces @ £60pp
24/07- 7 spaces @ £60pp
01/07- offshore bass fishing 1 space @ £115
06/08- 8 spaces @ £60pp
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information -
14/07/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
14 Jul 2025 by Scott Belbin
With calm seas, roasting hot weather and some cracking bass fishing could we want for anything else? Well perhaps some of the lads could have used some more clothes by the looks of it but other than that we had another great day aboard Galloper. Richards group haven't always been blessed with good weather on their annual trip so who can blame them for making the most of it.
As well as the bass we had several hounds and even some thornback rays.
Fingers crossed there's plenty more where they came from over the coming weeks.
We have spaces for groups and individuals for offshore trips, general trips and shorts trips.
Next spaces
21/07- 5 spaces @ £60pp
24/07- 8 spaces @ £60pp
03/08- offshore bass fishing 4 spaces @ £115pp
06/08- 8 spaces @ £60pp
18/08- offshore bass 2 spaces @ £115pp
Not all dates advertised. Please call 07956411428 for more information -
12/07/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
12 Jul 2025 by Scott Belbin
Unexpectedly available tomorrow for full day or shorter trips. The concert we were going to has been cancelled. We have plenty of sheltered marks and a big catamaran so there's no risk of me cancelling. Please call 07956411528
We've had a lovely mixed bag of smooth-hounds and bass today with one or two baby tope and rays thrown in -
11/07/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
11 Jul 2025 by Scott Belbin
We've had some lovely fish over the last few trips. The weather has been spot on too so that makes life easier. From 4 hour trips to offshore trips bass have been out main target and they have been improving in numbers with the tides. There seems to be a huge amount of schoolies on the whitebait after this calm spell which makes for some good sport. In between the bass we've seen, smooth-hounds, rays and baby tope with other species featuring too.
We have spaces over the coming weeks for groups and individuals for various types of trips. Please get in touch if you are interested. I'm still trying to make dates work for our tuna fishing in Falmouth. They are pretty limited but I might release some more once these are booked up. Please get in touch if you are interested.
Next spaces
21/07- 6 spaces £60pp
24/06- 6 spaces @ £60pp
31/07- 1 space @ £115pp
03/08- offshore bass £115pp
Not all dates advertised.
please call 07956411528 for more information -
09/07/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
9 Jul 2025 by Scott Belbin
As many of you know by now one of my favourite things about sea fishing is the variety of fish. We can have an idea but we never know for sure what will come up next.
Just look at some of the fish we've had the last week for example. Many of which other local boats aren't seeing at all!
Jon surprised himself twice the other day with a decent codling and a cracking wrasse in between the countless bass, scad, mackerel and Launce.
Before that Paul's group maneged not one but 4 conger eels one morning! We've even had a little plaice and another stingray in between all the bass, hounds, tope, dogfish, thorn-backs, pouting ect.
The Thames estuary isn't known for producing a huge variety of fish so I'm pleased to see so much and it keeps it interesting for me too.
We have spaces for general trips, offshore bass fishing, 4hr trips and land of no fish trips which regularly produce species like black bream, greater weaver and other species too. Please get in touch for more information
Next spaces
21/07-8 spaces @ £60pp
22/07- boat available
24/07- boat available
28/07- boat available
31/07- offshore bass fishing 4 spaces @ £115pp
01/08 boat available
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information -
07/07/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
7 Jul 2025 by Scott Belbin
That's a wrap for our tope season. It looks like a bumper year for tope throughout the country and that includes Essex.
Targeting one specific species can often mean it's hit and miss. Particularly when that species is an apex predator (so there's fewer of them) but when it goes well it's hard to beat uptide fishing for tope. These not-so mini sharks are different gravy to anything else you will catch when uptiding.
I often say that the great thing about Essex is the average stamp is 35-45lb and the potential is for much bigger too.
We don't often get huge numbers but the fish we catch are worth the effort.
I was lucky enough to have a few single angler exclusive boat hires for tope this year. I feel even more pressure to find fish and justify their financial investment with me but thankfully it worked out very well for nick and Barry on their trips.
Barry gilders has tope fished the last few seasons (4 year 3 weeks) and often watched others catching fish while he missed the tope but smiled throughout. This year he got his tope, first a small 12-15lb fish, then a 47lb male then crowned it off with a female of 67lb!!
Nicks trip was memorable too with his pb smashed with a fish of 57lb one of 11 he caught that day and lost 6 more!! The previous day John's group had 11 tope as well and lost 8!
There's far too many others to mention but I do want to mention my mate Wayne. He fished on my charter boats for nearly 20 years and loved his tope fished. Last year he sadly passed away although he broke his pb tope just weeks before hand.
He left his tackle to us and I thought it would be fitting to use his rods and reels for tope this year. They accounted for the vast majority of fish this year. I'm sure he was watching over us. Hopefully we did him proud though I wish he could have joined us.
With the tope done we are concentrating on the bass fishing offshore and continue with the general trips inshore. If you want to join us please call 07956411528
Next spaces
08/07- 6 spaces @ £60pp
21/08- 8 spaces @ £60pp
31/07- offshore bass fishing 7 spaces @ £115pp
03/08-offshore bass fishing 4 spaces @ £115pp
Not all dates advertised please call for more information -
03/07/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
3 Jul 2025 by Scott Belbin
There's certainly some lovely bass coming out this year and Gordon managed to sneak out this one yesterday.
I'm offshore today with no signal but I do still have spaces tomorrow on an offshore bass trip departing at 7 from brightlingsea Essex.
Please call or message 07956411528 for more information and I'll get back to you as soon as I have signal.
Next spaces
04/07- £100pp offshore bass trip
05/07- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp
08/07- general trip 6 spaces @ £60pp
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30/06/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
30 Jun 2025 by Scott Belbin
Great news, we've just had the email confirmation that we have successfully secured a permit for recreational bluefin tuna again this year. We have a few bookings already pencilled in to confirm but still have dates and spaces available. If you want to join us this year please send me a message to let me know you are interested and if you would like individual spaces or to book the boat. we are planning to head down there from 26/08-03/10 currently though we might add more dates if these fill fast enough.
We are lucky enough to be able to offer several options to catch them with the fighting chair and 4 outfits for that, stand up gear or heavy spinning gear if we believe you are capable enough.
It's best to contact me on 07956411528
I must say I'm really looking forward to it and hopefully you are too. -
29/06/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
29 Jun 2025 by Scott Belbin
I thought I'd better post some pictures from our general trips rather than keep posting just bass.
Of course we been catching plenty of other stuff too from pouting and dogfish through to tope and stingrays mixed in with the bass, hounds and thornback rays on our general trips.
The weather has been fantastic too so smiles all round. This hot weather has seen a few more stingrays showing too. I really do enjoy fishing when we don't know what might come up next. It's one of the great attractions of sea angling to me.
It's also nice to have a run of general trips in between as they are generally more relaxed and less taxing than the long days offshore chasing bass and tope day after day (not that I want it any other way).
I have a couple of spaces on our last tope trips of the year this week as well as spaces offshore bass fishing.
Next spaces are
01/07- boat available for groups
02/07- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp
04/07- offshore bass fishing 5 spaces
05/07- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp
08/07- 6 spaces @ £60pp
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information -
25/06/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
25 Jun 2025 by Scott Belbin
The bass continue to hit the deck of the Galloper. They must be easy to catch coz even this numpty in the yellow wellies can manage to get them in between making tea and talking rubbish.
On our general trips there's been loads of hounds around and some decent tish too. There's still a bit of variety in the form of dogfish, pouting, whiting, tope, stingrays and more to be caught on our general trips and even more variety offshore.
With the fishing and weather playing ball we are very busy but have some availability for individuals and groups in the coming weeks.
Next spaces
27/06- 1 space @ £60pp
01/07- boat available for general or offshore trip
02/07- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp
04/07- offshore bass fishing 6 spaces @ £115pp
05/07- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp
08/07- 6 spaces @ £60pp
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information
