Latest Fishing Reports: Wales
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21/07/2012
Fishing Report by Steve Andrews
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
21 Jul 2012 by Steve Andrews
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Lads n dads n daughters day cracking start to the day red hot sunshine and blue sky couldn't get any better could it ?
The fishing was very steady with non stop mackerel ,tub gurnards ,dabs,whiting,dogs ,and a nice 9lb thornback.
We had a fantastic display from the red arrows while we were out to top the day off.
No other skippers info was used in writing this report.
NO GIMMICKS , NO BULL ,JUST RESULTS
Steve
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13/07/2012
Fishing Report by richard lowe
on Goldilocks (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
13 Jul 2012 by richard lowe
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Greetings fellow anglers and everyone else. the weather was awful as you all know we sailed out of rhyl on a ten hour with the infamous skipperr gwynie andrews from myn y don souls on board missed the r off to remain pc. myself partaking in my 60th birthday celebrations i know i look 70. bob the legend muirhead, wyn parry , hippy reid, stevie quinn, and frank the manc, We were fishing for the Skid Row challenge cup which frank the manc won but was reluctant to accept the accolade. we had a great laugh as we always do good food and plenty of fish. i had a good run on huss caught 5 on same whiting bait lost it to a gannet goin for my 6th. caught quite a few species scorpians,scads,dabs,whiting,codling, three types gurnard the list is endless as usual thanx for a great time gwyn
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20/07/2012
Fishing Report by Steve Andrews
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
20 Jul 2012 by Steve Andrews
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Out today for the first time in a week following some very windy weather so we didn't know what to expect 5hour general fishing trip to ease back into it onboard today were a group from Liverpool.
Anchored up in 50ft water and the mackerel started straight away and stayed with us all trip.
A mix of other species were caught to keep everybody amused including dabs,dogs,whiting,tub gurnard,and a couple of weavers.
Just into the trip one of the lads got a hook in his finger and was very brave :) lol I had a look and decided that I wouldn't be removing it so left him to decide what he wanted to do leave it in until we returned to harbour or he could take it out himself which he opted to do luckily there wasn't much of a barb he did scream a little when he pulled it out pmsl.
Young Jack came good during the trip after feeling a bit under the weather at the start and I'm sure he will sleep well tonight .
NO OTHER SKIPPERS INFO WAS USED IN WRITING THIS REPORT
NO GIMMICKS , NO BULL, JUST RESULTS
Steve View Boats Page
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07/2012
Fishing Report by Aaron Smith
on Bad Boyz VI (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Jul 2012 by Aaron Smith
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Fishing inshore this last week due to the weather not being the best.
The bay is producing plenty of Rays and Huss with a few smothies still around and the odd Tope run here and there.
The last weekend saw a big competion organised by my self and a local angler Goeff, A great turn out with 35 poeple attending which required 4 boats.
Most were knew to the sport which is fantastic to see and have the pleasure of tutoring them through the day.
The winning prize was £180 to the heavyest fish which ended to be the first fish caught on the day a lovely 12lb blonde ray.
A superb result and to be shceduled for similar time next year and fingeres crossed to possibly increase to yet another boat.
Over the weekend we had in excess of 30 rays mostly being Spotted rays with some small Blondes and the first ever Cuckoo ray aboard the boat.
Plenty of Huss made an aperence with many other smaller species.
Best spot on the day was a certain position only known to myself which produced a fantastic 12 species at anchor.
Couple of days off know then start on the wrecks and Spurdogs from wednesday onwards.
Fes individual spaces availble so call us or find us on facebook here ; http://www.facebook.com/BadBoyzCharters
Tight lines Aaron View Boats Page
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07/2012
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Jul 2012 by Gethyn Owen
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Some nice settled weather in the middle of June and we were joined aboard My Way by a group of lads from Shropshire. The group had been fishing only a handful of times previously and were now keen to sample some of the fishing that Holyhead had to offer but in particular the smoothhound.
Conditions were not perfect for the hounds with late June being a little hit & miss for hounds in any great number. We started the day at anchor general fishing and the lads earned their strips catching dogs, whiting, codling, gurnards and dabs etc. 2 and 3 at a time, the odd bull huss and a couple small spotted rays joining. Once the tide was good for a try on the hounds, all the rigs were changed over to single running ledgers with prime fresh peeler crab as the number one bait.
It wasn’t long before we had the first run and after a tense 15minute battle the lads saw a quality double figure smoothhound netted at the side of the boat. We managed a few hounds during the few hours we tried for them with trip organiser Steve also getting in on the act with this 11lb specimen.
With Holyhead Marina not being tidal we are able to sail whatever time of day suits the anglers best, naturally taking into account tides and strengths to help out for a good day. Most of our sail times range between 8 and 10am. One morning though a nice an early 7am sail was required, to allow us to make the LW slack in Holyhead Deep. We could have sailed a little later and steamed straight to our chosen mark, but decided to break the journey down with an earlier sail and a fish for wrasse, pollack and mackerel along the way.
With the potential of only catching double figure fish Holyhead Deep is a great draw for many anglers. Huss, spurdog and tope are the usual suspects and it is always recommended that everyone tackles up on the big side, and goes all out to land specimen sharks. There are other species to be had, whiting, dogs and grey gurnards the most prolific, but these are also achievable inshore, no point in missing out when in the deeps.
We had 2 groups of individuals and regulars aboard My Way, Graham with family and friends from Chester and Dave with fishing colleagues from Urmston Sea Anglers. No one was to leave disappointed with the quality of the fishing they were to experience, with double figure bull huss and spurdogs averaging 12lb coming to the side of My Way with extreme regularity. You know the fishing is good and hectic when spurs fast approaching 14lb are being t-barred at the side of the boat with no call of a new PB.
Following the Streaked Gurnard featured in our last report, I didn’t think we’d have another first aboard My Way for a long while, but I was proved wrong by Scottish International angler George Bell. Whilst drifting under the cliffs of South Stack lighthouse George hooked into what could only be best described as a dead weight, calls of octopus and rock echoed around the boat until Georges catch broke the surface, an Anglerfish. Normally found in much deeper and colder water, this fish weighing at around 3lb was certainly lost at sea!
The general fishing around Holyhead and Trearddur bays has been improving daily and also as the wind and rain allows. Drifting has seen plenty of ballan wrasse and small pollack, the ballan wrasse growing in size with a few fish now reaching the 3lb mark and proving once again to be excellent sport on light gear. As we reach August and into September 4 to 5 lb wrasse will feeding well. Mackerel are as patchy as ever and nowhere near as reliable as we would like them to be. We managed the first of the black bream of the year recently for Stevie from Melthan & District SAC. We don’t get many through the year from Holyhead and most average at only 1lb in weight, never the less they are a welcome sight and especially for Steve who was fishing the clubs match and received additional points for species.
To target rays with any form of consistency requires a good steam around the coast to popular marks such as Rhosneigr and Ty Croes. However most trips into either Holyhead or Trearddur bay lately are seeing anglers land rays aboard My Way fairly regular; with a few days seeing a dozen rays landed aboard the boat. Small spotted rays are the most abundant with some thornbacks and blonde rays making up the catches.
Other species making regular appearances include the ever present dogfish, along with whiting, codling, grey, red and tub gurnards plus many more including bull huss ranging from 8oz to 14lb in weight. Some of the rougher inshore marks are throwing up congers, great straps for the area averaging 15lb in weight. View Boats Page
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12/07/2012
Fishing Report by David Phillips
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
12 Jul 2012 by David Phillips
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Second trip of the year with Steve and it was going to be tough to follow our first trip, but Steve took us out to a wreck We caught a number of decent size cod as well as a variety of other species and as usual Steve was on hand with his expert guidence, the brews, and the butties, not to mention pitching in with the banta with the lads, cheers Steve another great day!
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12/07/2012
Fishing Report by Steve Andrews
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
12 Jul 2012 by Steve Andrews
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Weather and small tides in our favour so I decided to head off to a couple of inshore marks.
1st and only mark a dozen cod to 7lb
some nice ling to 10 lb various other bits and pieces a cracking day had by all
no other skippers info used in writing this report
NO GIMMICKS , NO BULL JUST RESULTS
TIGHT LINES Steve View Boats Page
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10/07/2012
Fishing Report by Nigel Conlon
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
10 Jul 2012 by Nigel Conlon
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A group of us pen-pushers had a good days fishing with Steve on Tuesday. Thought we were going to have a rough day and threats of a shortened trip faced us. Still when we cleared the river mouth and got settled we picked up the mackerel-mostly joey size but ideal baits. Then after a rough ride further out all eased up on anchor and the fish started coming, in fact they kept on coming with. Tope, Ray, Huss, Dogs, Gurnards, Whiting, Dab's and even a squid. In fact it was the best day I have had on the Huss which mostly ran to near double figures with squid baits working best. All in all we must have had near 800 fish, nearly all returned, were kept entertained by gannets and a skewer picking up discarded bait, and of course Steve not only keeping the match totals, supplying copious amounts of tea, butties and pasties but giving out rigs tips and advice when he was not netting the Tope and Huss. Can’t wait to get out again with Steve on Supreme!
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10/07/2012
Fishing Report by Eric Robinson
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
10 Jul 2012 by Eric Robinson
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The annual Revenue & Customs North West Regional Boat fishing comp was held on10th July 2012 hosted by Steve Andrews on Supreme.
By a stroke of luck the rain that was forecast did not materialise. The direction of the freshening wind was kind to the anglers aboard who enjoyed comfortable conditions whilst fishing the mark selected by the skipper after stopping off for Mackerel which was in plentiful both on the drift and whilst anchored up.
The fishing was steady throughout the day keeping the competitors busy. Getting through the Whiting that seemed to plague some of us, was a problem but everyone managed to secure good species count that were punctuated by some very large Huss, and individual captures of decent sized Thornback Ray and Tope. Scoring fish appeared on a frequent basis. Despite being kept busy with the steady stream of scores being called out, Steve was able to confirm each report and keep us in tea and snacks. He is a multitasking genius.
The Gurnard turned up late in the day - just before we were due to put back in and the outcome of the competition was very close run thing. Those who had done well as expected and those who did less well celebrated the success of another brilliant days fishing in great company.
Great credit is due to all of the participants who gave their all to make the day the success that it was, and to our skipper for making it all possible. View Boats Page
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10/07/2012
Fishing Report by Steve Andrews
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
10 Jul 2012 by Steve Andrews
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Cracking day today on a species comp with 8 anglers onboard forecast was ok and off we went heading for the Constable bank quick drift provided plenty of Mackerel for bait.
We then moved off and got the anchor down,plenty of fish from the off ,usual suspects Dabs,Whiting,Lsd,some big Huss,Tub Gurnard,Grey Gurnard,Thornback Ray ,Tope and a solitary Squid .
The lads were great company and we certainly had a lot of laughs .
No other skippers info was used in writing this report.
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