Latest Fishing Reports: United Kingdom
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06/2009
Fishing Report by Glen Milligan
on Wight Huntress III (Portsmouth, Hampshire)
Jun 2009 by Glen Milligan
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Hi all
For a long time I have been waiting for early June to arrive as I love BIG Tope and thats what this time of year is all about. A recent trip around the Isle of Wight produced a bumper session with BIG tope attacking all of the rods at the same time! Here's a pic of the first two fish of the session weighing 50lb and 45lb. Great fishing, it must be as close to big game fishing as we come as these fish take their searing runs tearing line from the reel! Great Stuff! If you fancy some of this action then look for a smallish tide and ring me for details.
On these trips we can also go for Pollack, Conger and Bass, does it get any better????
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05/06/2009
Fishing Report by Frank Shaw
on Falmouth Sea Fishing (Falmouth, Cornwall)
5 Jun 2009 by Frank Shaw
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I have to admit, I couldn’t have hoped for a better start to the season aboard Carrick Lee. The kind weather and healthy work schedule have allowed us to take full advantage of the ongoing restrictions of commercial cod fishing.
The lack of nets in mid channel, have allowed the cod and Pollack shoals to regenerate and this has had a massive impact on our own catches.
From the early days of February this year, we have regularly caught more than 30 cod and Pollack in a days fishing.
Our biggest cod to date was a massive 32lb caught by Tony Ellis 18 April. We have also managed 3 other cod of over 28lb and a 16lb Pollack.
Most of the cod have been taken on artificial baits, such as white or blue 5” shads, jelly worms or side winders and the good old pirks and feathers. Our sponsors Tronix (UK) Ltd supply strung muppets in five different colours and they are great.
Slowly the season is changing and the summer weather will bring the bass, bream and conger on to feed.
Both Guy and my self look forward to the summer aboard Carrick Lee, and we now offer a varied range of trips for our customers. As well as our usual day trips, we do 4.30pm-10.30pm evening bass trips and special trips for stag parties.
Hope to see you this year. View Boats Page
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01/06/2009
Fishing Report by Steve Andrews
on Supreme (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
1 Jun 2009 by Steve Andrews
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now June is here the fishing has improved a great deal,with plenty of big mackeral,dabs,whiting,coddling,big tub , red and grey gurnard ,smoothhoumd both common and starry ,a few bass have also been caught check out the pics,thornback rays have started to show more being caught this year than in the previous 3 years ,there are a lot of big bullhuss being caught biggest so far 15lb 3oz,there have been a few small tope caught but nothing over 5lb but they wont be far away if the weather settles down again
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31/05/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
31 May 2009 by Colin Penny
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MAY REPORT - The offshore wreck fishing was superb for cod in particular and was also good for pollack and ling.A few bass also showed up.The Shambles Bank was consistant for good size Turbot with many personal bests being caught.The inshore reefs and banks produced Tope,Conger,Rays,Black Bream,Bull Huss,Cod etc.The May West Country trip was a success with plenty of good fish being caught and a good assortment of species including a golden grey mullet.The Flamer species count for 2009 is now 35.Flamer Fish of the Month for May was awarded to Wayne Frapple for his 4Ib 8oz Black Bream.
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06/2009
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
Jun 2009 by Gethyn Owen
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As May drew to a close our attentions turned to the influx of quality sized smoothhounds on offer.
For what we lack in numbers aboard My Way (a normal day averaging 15) they certainly make up in size, with the catches to date averaging the 12lb mark, with the best fish landed topping the scales at 19lb. that said, 2 definite 20lb+ smoothies were dropped on the surface – too light hook lengths or simply me too slow with the net.
I argue the first case!
The smoothie fishing however has slowed down the last week with the change in the weather. Hopefully the NE east blow we are currently experiencing will help bring them back on the feed, that said, armed with hundreds of quality welsh fresh peeler, a smoothie assault is on the cards fairly soon.
Fishing has continued to be brisk, with additional to the smoothies, ballans plus plenty of cuckoo wrasse, huss, dabs, whiting, pollack etc and the wonderful north Wales Tiger Shark, aka the dogfish all in abundance to add to a trip.
Ray numbers are on the up however seeing boxes being landed at the marina yesterday may soon put paid to that, some people have no shame; never the less we’ll strive to put our guys on to the fish.
Fingers crossed for coming weeks and settled weather and great fishing for you all. View Boats Page
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30/05/2009
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
30 May 2009 by Bob Marshall
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Plenty of species available inshore now with Smoothounds, Bass & Thornbacks along with quality Whiting. The offshore wreck fishing remains good with plenty of Cod to double figures along with Pollack and Bass.
The fishing in the Thames estuary remains top class with quality Thornbacks along with Smoothounds to 15lb.
The dreaded may weed has now gone, this should improve the Mackerel fishing that is often difficult here due to the coloured water.
The quality Whiting we are catching at the moment are unusual at this time of year, we usually see them late summer, we are also catching them offshore on the Mackerel feathers.
Large shoals of school Bass heading up the estuary, here one minute gone the next. View Boats Page
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05/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Baker
on Sally Ann Jo (Weymouth, Dorset)
May 2009 by Colin Baker
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Yesterday, 30th May, saw the best bream to the boat this year, a fish of 4lb 10oz to Lionel from Holland. It was his first bream, caught on his first drop of the day, before most others had tackled up! That’s the way to start, but difficult to repeat. The rest of the lads did their best to beat him and though they had fish all day and a number of double hits of bream up to 3lb couldn’t do so. The month has been good with a variety of species including tope, smoothounds, pollack, cod, some huge garfish, bass, even topknots and cuttlefish to mention a few. The weekend just gone saw mackerel around in reasonable numbers and a good showing of joeys amongst them so next month should see bass over the wrecks and reefs to livebaits. Looking forward to next month with more good bream, bass, tope and hounds inshore and for those wanting to travel cod, pollack and bass on the drift and conger etc at anchor on the wrecks.
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05/2009
Fishing Report by Alex kweller
on Predator (Poole, Dorset)
May 2009 by Alex kweller
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I was fortunate enough to be on board Andrew Allsop's new Evolution 30 (White Water) which was launched by Breaksea Boats, fitted with an Iveco NEF 420hp engine, the performance exceeded my expectations; with 650 litres of fuel and six onboard it achieved 30 knots!
Predator II will have the same Iveco NEF 420hp engine and will be lauched at the end of July. I still have limited weekend dates in August & September for either whole boat charters or individuals. View Boats Page
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28/05/2009
Fishing Report by Allan Skinner
on JFK TWO (Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
28 May 2009 by Allan Skinner
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had a crackin day out today. flat calm seas warm and sunny.cleared the tyne peirs for 7.45am. headed to the first wreck in hope of mackrel, [normally in by now but slightly late this season]. imediaterly a couple of rods double over into fish. however it was obvious from the bend and pulling motion these were bigger than macrkel, sure enougth two plump cod at 3 and 4 pounds lay on the deck. perfect white bellied cod. [nice clesn run cod]
another pass and another couple of simalar cod.then one lone mackrel. the first this season. and as it happens the only mackrel of the day. set off to the next wreck. again a fish or two almost every drift with cod and ling to about 7lbs.
a steady stream of fish coming over the gunnel.this pattern of fishing continued as we worked our way steaderly offshore. with a cod of 14.5lbs coming aboard several ling into double figures. then over the slack water a lovely ling of 16.5lbs followed quickly by a pollack of 10lbs both to the same lucky angler. all in all a crackin day afloat just the 1.5 hours steam home and to do it all again tommorrow are well?? View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD JFK TWO
Fri 10/05/2024 4 Spaces 9.5 Hours £65.00pp wrecking. Cod / Ling (Common) / Haddock / Pollock.View details Sun 12/05/2024 8 Spaces 9.5 Hours £65.00pp wrecking. Cod / Haddock / Pollock.View details Wed 15/05/2024 4 Spaces 9.5 Hours £65.00pp wrecking. Cod / Ling (Common) / Haddock / Pollock.View details -
29/05/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
29 May 2009 by Colin Penny
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MICK LINGS IN A TURBOT - Mick and his crew decided to go wrecking instead of doing the intended flatty trip.A steady stream of cod,pollack and a bass had been caught by the afternoon.So the next target was ling.Some ling had started to be caught up to 15Ib when Mick's rod bent into a fish which we assumed was a ling.What a surprise when a big turbot was landed.Bearing in mind Mick had not caught a fish all day up to that point and had been getting a bit of *iss taking from his mates.The turbot weighed 16Ib 12oz and the successful bait was whole calamari squid.
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