Latest Fishing Reports: Wales
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03/2013
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Mar 2013 by Gethyn Owen
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The weather this weekend made for a challenging time for the lads aboard My Way. Erratic fishing saw, dogs, dabs, whiting and codling come aboard My Way in single double and triple shots, only for the following hour to slow down, forcing another move to seek out fish.
Huss and small ray helped bulk up the species count along with a few additional mini specie and a solitary plaice; thankfully some pretty unprintable banter and great food help ease the hardship of the bitterly cold east wind that forced us all to cover up behind big coats and hats all day long.
On reflection, a great weekend with a good bunch of anglers …. Roll on the summer!
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03/2013
Fishing Report by Jack Thomas
on Incentive (Colwyn Bay, Conwy)
Mar 2013 by Jack Thomas
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Since putting the boat back in the water 2 weeks ago the wind hasnt stopped blowing from the east so we have had to cancel all but one trip. Hopefully april will give us a break in the weather and let us get out there to catch some fish!
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30/03/2013
Fishing Report by Tim Harrison
on 3 Fishes (New Quay, Ceredigion)
30 Mar 2013 by Tim Harrison
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The bass season starts in mid April here on the West Wales coast and we'll be on 'em from then onwards. I'm expecting a slow start as the water warms through May with the fishing rapidly improving through June to a peak by mid August. The Makkies will show on 1st May and from then onwards we will be able to chase large packs of Tope that always follow the fish. Breaming will be May onwards and this year I'm expecting to boat a massive huss! www.facebook.com/bassfishingtrips will keep you updated on what we are on. Best regards, Tim Harrison Pro Bass Guide and Sea Angler Magazine feature writer.
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20/03/2013
Fishing Report by David Hancock
on Excel 2 (Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire)
20 Mar 2013 by David Hancock
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Good numbers of Thornbacks starting to show on The Sands and inshore.
Big pollock showing on the wrecks, the cod will be there any day soon.
As the water temp rises then the bass will show inshore on crab and worm baits.
All winter maintenance jobs done, looking forward to a great season.
Look through the gallery for fish we've caught recently and last season,
No Bullshit, just results !
Remember 4 or more and I'll go, £160 (4x£40) and we're off !
Keep it tight,
Dave.
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17/03/2013
Fishing Report by Steve Andrews
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
17 Mar 2013 by Steve Andrews
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St Patricks day saw the relaunch of the Supreme after her winter refit already to go for the 2013 season .
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15/03/2013
Fishing Report by Stuart Denman
on Ebony May (Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire)
15 Mar 2013 by Stuart Denman
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Another Season about to start first forays out to the marks, show promise herring sprat and flatfish are abundant along with the inevitable LSD.
The odd thornback plus plenty of smoothhound and spurdogs available if you have crab, or squid catching the odd one or two. The Mackerel are starting to show up but very patchy, they should improve day by day.
Easter just around the corner if the weather improves will fish daily from now on. View Boats Page
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05/03/2013
Fishing Report by Mark Dolben
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
5 Mar 2013 by Mark Dolben
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I've just spent two days aboard my way targeting spurdogs in the Holyhead deeps.
Ok the first day it just wasn't happening for me and at one point I was nicknamed the doggie king lol,
That's not to say it was only dogs that came to the boat,the other lads enjoying some superb action landing some cracking Spurs and Huss most well in to double figers.
Then it was a move in shore for a spot of general fishing in the afternoon and the boat was kept busy with ray's, Huss,polock,cod,whiteing, oh and plenty more dogs for me! I think it was because I stuck it out all day with big fish baits hopeing for a better fish and it just wasnt my day and the dogs were to quick, but that's fishing!
On the second day it was touch and go if we would make it out to the deeps, the wind had picked up a fair bit from the flat calm Sunny day before but in the end it was decided it would be safe enough as the wind was not forecast to get any stronger to make the trip.
This time we steamed out to a different mark up to the north, and it was on the way out that I remembered something Gethyn had noticed and commented the day before the two biggest spurs came on identical rigs and bait.
So I nipped in to the wheel house and Gethyn sorted me out with some of the rigs wich he ties himself and some advice on how best to set the hook and bait to use the end result was my first ever and new personal best spurdog a cracking fish well into double figers and the biggest fish of the day, I was absolutely made up and will remember the day for a long time to come, a big thank you to Gethyn for his advice and lesson learnt (again) Always listen to the skipper he KNOWS WHAT HE'S ON ABOUT!!
After that it was more of the same and a harty dinner of sausage black pudding and baked bean sandwiches (ooh there good!)
We steamed back in for some more general fishing in the afternoon,where we enjoyed another good mixed bag of fish.
So i would just like to say that I can't recommend a trip on My way enough great fishing good food a good bit of banter with the crew and a skipper that knows what he's on about.
I had a great couple of days and can't Waite till next time.
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07/03/2013
Fishing Report by Gareth williams
on Spindrift New Dawn (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
7 Mar 2013 by Gareth williams
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Fishing This Week On Spindrift Charters Was Adam Thomas From Emmerdale, Very Enjoyable Day With Adam And His Friends, Lots Of Dog Fish, Huss And Herrings Caught.
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26/02/2013
Fishing Report by Mark Dolben
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
26 Feb 2013 by Mark Dolben
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Had another good day aboard my way with plenty of fish coming to the boat, we tried several different marks picking up fish as we went we had 5 different species in all, cod, polock ,whiteing, bull huss, and dogs keeping us busy all day nothing huge but it was just nice to be out fishing and in the sun!!
Ok the wind was a bit chilly but with the hot drinks and the sausage sandwichs coming from the wheel house we hardly noticed cheers gethyn!
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02/2013
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Feb 2013 by Gethyn Owen
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Fortunately for us, My Ways re-launch earlier this month appears to have coincided with a spell of reasonable weather that has allowed us to sail quite regular. Having only launched 11 days ago, we have sailed on 7 occasions, each day though with greatly varying results.
Over the weekend of 16th 17th the forecasted wind has shown light southerly winds decreasing, however each day the constant wind speed remained in the high teens, often gusting well over 20mph, undeterred and with shelter from the southerly direction we managed to sail and catch a good number of fish from a variety of species.
The fishing although, consistent for February from Anglesey, remains hard work at times and a number of moves around the bay are required in the day to keep the anglers catching throughout our time afloat. There are a fair number of coalies swimming around Holyhead, with an average size of 2lb. Not the biggest but great sport on light tackle and a welcome change from the ever present dogfish and small whiting, coalfish are not too common neither, so it was nice to see a few lads catch their first coalie with us.
Another first was Tom from Wrexham who managed a first ray by way of a small thornback on a patch of mud not far from Holyhead Breakwater. Fishing was similar to the previous weekend with dogs, whiting and dabs making up the bulk of most anglers hauls with the addition of a few other species such as huss, thornbacks, codling and coalfish making the odd appearance.
By 19th, the weather had settled to barely a ripple on the water and with small tides and light winds we had decided on an early sail and a journey out to Holyhead Deep in search of some early spurdog fishing. Normally we see the odd few this early, but tend to leave our spurdog adventures till the middle of March. However with some of our crew having never caught a spurdog before, our trip had these hard fighting small sharks as our main priority.
Thankfully, we managed to land a few, with the majority going into double figures, Bryn Jones and Ricky Thomas were both able to record their first ever spurdog and Harry Hudson, who’d not caught a spur for a decade or two, managed to snare a couple including the heaviest of the day at 14lb.
Fishing alongside and not directly into a wreck for the spurdog, Ricky also tried a big mackerel bait ledgered on the bottom and managed to tick off another target of his for 2013, a conger eel. It was just a small eel, but satisfying in being a first. Sadly though he did get snapped on later in the day by something a lot bigger!
So far an excellent start to 2013, hopefully good weather and great fishing will bless us all for 2013.
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