Latest Fishing Reports: United Kingdom

  • 18/07/2014 Fishing Report by Paul Kilpatrick on Sea Otter 2 (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    18 Jul 2014 by Paul Kilpatrick

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    SEA- OTTER 2 WINS THE £5000 GRAND SUMMER FESTIVAL 1ST PRIZE

    Gary Read walks away with £5000 in cash well done gary well deserved mate another cracking summer festival probably the best angling festival in uk to press .

    Gary Read with his £5000 ling.

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  • 16/07/2014 Fishing Report by Sam Cumming on Silver Spray II (Poole, Dorset)

    16 Jul 2014 by Sam Cumming

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    It’s been back to back trips down here in Poole for the last month; the weather has been faultless with only a few days rest taken due to the odd puff of wind. It’s that time of year now where everything is in full swing and we are spoilt for choice as to what we fish for. The only thing that aren’t playing ball, as I’m sure many other ports are experiencing round the country, are the mackerel. Some days we are spending up to 2 hours feathering to get enough to go bass fishing for a few hours. There seems to be an abundance of small scad out on the sand in Poole Bay which is helping fill the gap when we want to go fishing with live baits. The one place mackerel have been in abundance for me this year is over in Alderney, all around the Island and down on the fishing grounds we have no trouble getting bait. In early July Graham Kent and his mates did a 5-day trip over to the rock with Silver Spray II and had a brilliant time. Rather than just sticking on the flats for 3 days straight we tried our hand at a bit of everything and we were rewarded with a variety of species including tope, bull huss, conger, bass, turbot, brill, cod, ling, pollock to name but a few. The top fish of the trip for me was Andrew Dunne’s turbot of 20lb 4oz. A brilliant turbot by anyone’s standards made even better by the fact he caught it on bass gear whilst we were drifting at 4 knots in over 100 feet of water. The fish gave a fight like I’ve never seen from a flattie before and took over 10 minutes to get to the boat appearing and then disappearing from view several times in the process. Alderney is certainly renowned for being a destination where anglers can catch themselves some monster fish and not many anglers have spent as much time hunting one down in that area as my Dad, Andy Cumming. On a recent trip to the Island with his Wife for some golf and relaxation he somehow managed to sneak in an afternoon on the banks onboard Silver Spray I. After a good day on the flats he was just packing his gear up when his Diawa Saltist 12-20 rod bent over the rail with a cracking bite. After a struggle lasting around 15 minutes Andy’s wife Alison netted a colossal turbot which I weighed for him back in Brae harbour at 31lb 8oz. I’ve seen god knows how many fish of all shapes and sizes on my travels in commercial and charter fishing but I have never seen anything of that enormity, a true fish of a life time.
    Sam Cumming
    Silver Spray II

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  • 07/2014 Fishing Report by Rich Cope on Mistress (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    Jul 2014 by Rich Cope

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    Fishing the last week has been up and down, we have seen some cracking fish boated, towards the end of the festival Keith Bywater from Rotherham hooked something very good, and the way it was stripping line and lunging I had an incling it was a Halibut from the start, we set the drag fairly light as keith fought with is fish.

    I was hoping for a big one, but not this time sadly, i went 15lb on the boat scales, not a monster but equally a fish of a lifetime as not many are caught. well done Keith!

    The spring tides we have just experienced (biggest of the year) have given mixed results with us having to work hard for our fish, some days better than others, the better anglers still leaving with decent bags. never the less still finding a few for the rest of the lads. It should improve as the tides ease again

    Pictured is Keith with his Halibut

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  • 16/07/2014 Fishing Report by Richie Brownson on Four Reasons (Conwy, Conwy)

    16 Jul 2014 by Richie Brownson

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    Well a good show of Mackerel about, Some nice size Tope being pulled in, also some nice double figure bass around, season it starting to come on well now .

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  • 16/07/2014 Fishing Report by Colin Graham on Blueye 2 (Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

    16 Jul 2014 by Colin Graham

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    afternoon, Blueye2 this morning on short 5hr trip on the ground and inshore wrecks had cod up to 8lbs and ling up to 13lbs. Still a lot tide today dropping off towards the weekend. Lets see what tonight evening trip brings. Last two weeks we fished well on average day trip 40 - 116 keepers cod ling pollock. Jed richer son in the pic holding some his fish

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  • 15/07/2014 Fishing Report by Nick Gough on Skylark (Scarborough, North Yorkshire)

    15 Jul 2014 by Nick Gough

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    Great days Fishing on the Land rock today,

    had a great stamp of cod and Pollock over the 5lb mark with loads of size mops put back.
    heaviest fish today was a 9lb 8oz Pollock.

    just had trouble getting through the mass of mackerel and mops to get to them.

    (Photo the Chris Clark and his sons catch, in a 6 hour trip).

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  • 07/2014 Fishing Report by Colin Penny on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)

    Jul 2014 by Colin Penny

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    JULY 2014 - Some good size Plaice have been caught on Flamer IV recently with lots Personal Best being set and broken. Trevor Madden broke his Personal Best by 6oz with a 5Ib 8oz Plaice.Trevor was using 8Ib class tackle with a short single hook trace and size 2/0 Sakuma stinger Hook,the trace had lots of coloured attractor beads on. The successful bait was ragworm and a strip of Ammo squid.

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  • 15/07/2014 Fishing Report by Bob Marshall on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)

    15 Jul 2014 by Bob Marshall

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    Still good fishing to be had with some quality fish although sometimes some effort required to catch them. We have landed some nice Bass on the long distance trips along with huge Mackerel over 2lb. Yesterday Scotts group had it tough with more wind than was forcast but all landed fish with Andy catching the Bass pictured on live sandeel.
    A few Codling to pirks and feathers at the edge of the banks and Plaice higher up the bank.
    Inshore fishing producing some nice fiesty Hounds, Skate & Mackerel.
    Now we are hoping for the arrival inshore of the large Bass, fish to over 12lb can be caught off Ramsgate. This can be a waiting game using large mackerel baits but the reward being a fish of a lifetime makes it worthwhile for the lucky angler who sticks it out.
    Pic shows Andys Bass on a rough day!

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  • 07/07/2014 Fishing Report by Roy Smith on SWN Y MOR (Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey)

    7 Jul 2014 by Roy Smith

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    Hi wreck fishing still a bit quite although some quite large pollack caught to 12lbs will put on pictures later in week also cod to 5lbs but not showing in quantity yet, high tides comming up so offshore wrecking from19th July on better tides. Mackerel still a problem inshore but more plentiful 20 miles out. Tope have arrived inshore largest 38lbs will post pictures with cod and pollack later. I,ve changed boat for a 40foot aqua star loads more space and comfort pictures to follow, let's hope the mackerel come to improve all round fishing cheers Roy

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  • 11/07/2014 Fishing Report by dominic wilson on Dawn Venture (Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway)

    11 Jul 2014 by dominic wilson

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    had alan and his lads out today,mackerel were very scarce(only 1 caught!),some small codling,whiting and coalfish but some good huss (15lb,12lb,10lb,9lb,2x7lb and several at 5lb)

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