Latest Fishing Reports: Scotland
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26/05/2019
Fishing Report by DEREK ANDERSON
on Oceanic & Sagittarius (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
26 May 2019 by DEREK ANDERSON
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Well another FANTASTIC weekend on Sagittarius with best results 12 miles from Eyemouth,local inshore stuff had its ups & downs with no drift at times making it hard to find the fish,sidewinders seemed great with baites doing fair ,we also had Nigel from the Edinburgh Evening News out Sunday morning & he loved his morning out .
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19/05/2019
Fishing Report by DEREK ANDERSON
on Oceanic & Sagittarius (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
19 May 2019 by DEREK ANDERSON
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Well it was a hectic weekend,most anglers on the cod with a few sea sick on Saturday best angler 14 keepers,on Sunday weather was better with best angler 23 fish only keeping 6 for the pan tight lines: Needing a trip give us a call we go that extra mile
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05/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
May 2019 by Kevin McKie
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Our Skate fishing charters have now come to an end, we are now getting ready to fish for everything other than Skate.
Over the next three weeks we will be fishing way off shore to see what other true fishing potential the west coast of Scotland has to offer.
These trips are very weather dependent and we mite catch the odd Skate as a by-catch when targeting much bigger species.
During the last two weeks of Skate fishing we have had a few slow days with just 3 to 7 Skate a day, as well as amazing days with up to 27 Skate in a day.
A group of lads from the Wirral done very well with 45 Skate over two days there best day was 27 to 199lb with 14 over 100lb, the following day they had 18 Skate to 202lb!!
Bernie Foreshaw from Liverpool and Paul Simpkins from the Wirral both had the biggest Skate over the last two weeks cracking fish of 202lb each, Paul’s Skate was in a bad way with two very big white scars on its wings and a rope around its tail.
We removed the rope from its tail but sadly it was through to the bone and was ready to drop off.
Adam Loftus from the Wirral also had a cracking Skate of 201lb.
Allen Rimmer from the Wirral was the lucky angler to catch our 600th Skate of the season!!
We have also caught one skate with a bite out of its wing and was still bleeding on the deck and we also had a very big Skate (199lb) with a deformed spine and humped back (check out the photos).
There has been some very big Thornback rays caught on the Skate baits most are 12lb to 13lb but we did get a cracking one of 16lb 8oz (the photo doesn’t do it justice).
We have now caught a total of 641 Skate for the season so far with 44 over the magic 200lb mark!!!!
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Scotland)
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12/05/2019
Fishing Report by DEREK ANDERSON
on Oceanic & Sagittarius (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
12 May 2019 by DEREK ANDERSON
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Great weather at the weekend with Sagittarius having great results as far east as Spittal Hirst,best angler on Saturday 17 keepers & on Sunday 14 keepers with some nice sized fish aboard tight lines
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05/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
May 2019 by Kevin McKie
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During the last week the Skate fishing has been truly amazing.
The best day was when Garry Streeter brought his lads up for just one day all the way from Swansea.
They caught a record breaking 37 Skate in one day with the biggest going 198lb, them lads worked there socks off well deserved!!
Biggest Skate this week was caught by Mark Granger with a cracking Skate of 213lb, his lads from South Wales landed 45 Skate over two days with the best day seeing 30 landed!!
Matthew Hart caught a cracking Skate of 210lb with his lads from London, Essex, South Wales, Bristol and Durham, they landed 53 Skate over two days with there best day seeing 28 landed.
I must say a massive thanks to the lads who have been willing to try for much bigger fish than Skate when we have had good weather.
Its only a matter of time before all the hard work pays off and the fishing in Scotland gets a very welcome surprise.
We have now caught a total of 518 Skate for the season so far with 41 over the magic 200lb mark!
To be honest I thought we would be lucky to catch more than 350 in the 3 months we are here, but we still have over a month to go so hopefully the fishing continues to be good.
Please note if you are booked on with us over the next month make sure you bring a minimum of 30kg of bait per day, or if you are booked as individuals you need a minimum of 5kg per day, we have had a few days where we have nearly ran out of bait!!
Sadly we are fully booked but if you want to get in on the action give Buoy Alba Charters a call on 07854 888293 and Davie will put you on the Skate.
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Scotland)
07999628511.
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28/04/2019
Fishing Report by DEREK ANDERSON
on Oceanic & Sagittarius (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
28 Apr 2019 by DEREK ANDERSON
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Well what a great weekend on Sagittarius with over 300 fish for Saturday & Sunday great to see the fish moving inshore again
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04/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Apr 2019 by Kevin McKie
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The fishing this week has been extremely good and extremely bad.
On one of the days we managed to catch 32 Skate to 208lb! With 2 over 200lb, 13 over 100lb, total weight was 3219lb with an average weight of over 100lb!!!
On that day we had our first quadruple skate hook up and three triple skate hook ups, it could possibly be the most Common Skate caught in one day ever!!!
Louis Cooper from Kent had the biggest Skate of 208lb, followed by Nigel Mclouchlin from Reading with a Skate of 205lb, this was Nigel’s first ever Skate!
Then when the weather has not been in our favour we have had to fish sheltered marks catching only one to four Skate per trip.
On another day the weather was much better so we went back to our honey hole and we managed 19 Skate to 202lb, 1 over 200lb and 9 over 100lb.
The biggest Skate went to Dan Dixson from Manchester with a 202lb Skate that was his first ever Skate.
At the moment putting the miles in and finding new marks is paying off big time.
As we move into May we will start to target the off shore wrecks, reefs, banks and deep holes.
There are some very keen lads booked on with us who are hoping to get good weather, so they can get the chance to target even bigger things than Skate.
This takes our total to 351 Skate for the season so far with 39 over the magic 200lb mark!
We have still managed to have no blank days but sadly after catching 300 Skate we had four lads who never managed to catch Skate on the days they where fishing with us.
Sadly we are fully booked but if you want to get in on the action give Buoy Alba Charters a call on 07854 888293 and Davie will put you on the Skate.
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Scotland)
07999628511.
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20/04/2019
Fishing Report by DEREK ANDERSON
on Oceanic & Sagittarius (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
20 Apr 2019 by DEREK ANDERSON
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Well the weather was nice at the weekend & fishing was excellent cod,pollock & coley spaces most weekends for small groups etc
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04/2019
Fishing Report by Kevin McKie
on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)
Apr 2019 by Kevin McKie
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It’s been great to have sometime off with the family lately, even got chance to let Indie-Rose have ago of the boat for the first time, she is a natural Skipper ha ha.
The fishing continues to be good, catching up to 12 Skate per day, biggest has been 213lb caught by Damian Owens from the Wirral.
Top rod goes to 84 year old Malcolme Metcalfe from Preston he caught three Skate the biggest 182lb in 640ft of water!
His biggest fish before the skate was a 70lb blues shark he caught 30 years ago, I hope I am still fishing at his age well done Malcolme.
This just goes to show how good Shimano fishing tackle is and top quality black magic harnesses.
On some days lads have wanted to catch just one Skate each then target Blackmouth Dogfish and Spurs for different species hunts they are involved in on Facebook.
With the weather being so good we have been out trying new marks again, some of these marks have produced lots of male Skate, sometimes up to 8 males a day, we normally only get the odd male Skate here and there so it’s a very welcoming sign.
This takes our total to 294 Skate for the season so far with 36 over the magic 200lb mark!
We have still managed to have no blank days and everyone has caught Skate, not sure how much longer this will last but we are feeling very lucky so far.
Sadly we are fully booked but if you want to get in on the action give Buoy Alba Charters a call on 07854 888293 and Davie will put you on the Skate.
Kevin Mckie
Size Matters (Scotland)
07999628511.
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12/04/2019
Fishing Report by DEREK ANDERSON
on Oceanic & Sagittarius (Eyemouth, Scottish Borders)
12 Apr 2019 by DEREK ANDERSON
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Well no fishing this weekend 13th/14th as Easterly winds are here again we have spaces Easter19th to 21st cheers
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