Latest Fishing Reports: United Kingdom
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17/08/2013
Fishing Report by Nigel Storey
on Sunbeam III (Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk)
17 Aug 2013 by Nigel Storey
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Sat 17th Aug- tide trip only today mackerel are still about picking up some good size fish now .....
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15/08/2013
Fishing Report by Nigel Storey
on Sunbeam III (Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk)
15 Aug 2013 by Nigel Storey
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Thurs 15th and Fri 16th August- 2 good trips, nice 2am starts both days out to look at some wrecks with both days bringing in some lovely cod in good numbers variety of sizes and plenty of big fish the biggest topping 18lb - also lots of big ling on the wrecks good bunch of guys both days - HAPPY DAYS
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01/08/2013
Fishing Report by Dave Builth
on Upholder (Amble, Northumberland)
1 Aug 2013 by Dave Builth
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August (early)Catch Report 2013
August has started with some good size cod and Pollock the average size Codling being kept is between 3lb to 6lb ,on some trips there have been more Pollock caught by some Angler than Codlings, best being caught by John Turner and weighed in at 10lb (see photo ) but there have be quite a few Pollock between 6lb to 8lb.
One Angler from Hawick had a nice Pollock of 9lb off one of the wrecks .Fire tail jelly worms and shads fished on long flowing traces seem to be the most successful .
There’s still some decent cod being caught off the rough ground best being around the 10lb mark.
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16/08/2013
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
16 Aug 2013 by Gethyn Owen
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The weather gods tried to steal August 16th from us, however with no Holyhead Deep we decided upon a species hunt from 3 favourite marks around the bay instead. Here is a brief report on how it went ...
A strong SW wind had us battling a lumpy sea towards the North Stack area to start our day on the drift with wrasse and maybe some small pollack our intended targets. On the drift Menai Bridge angler Mark Dolben was proving a worthy opponent for the wrasse family adding numerous ballans, goldsinny and cuckoo wrasse to his impressive tally of fish for the first hour.
A few mackerel came to the boat throughout the day, sadly not in any decent amount, just the odd couple now and then. Arron Miles form Holyhead was also catching a plentiful amount of ballan wrasse before he scaled down his gear after mini species and was duly rewarded by this small rock goby. We also added corkwing, pollack
As the speed of our drift slowed down so did the fishing so it was time to move over to the mussel beds.
We went to a mark around a mile further west than we normally go, making use of the neap tide and fishing a mark deeper than normal. We did though struggle for fish! Were as normally it is one after another, single, double and triple shots of dogs, whiting dabs gurnard etc. along with the odd huss and ray, we were getting only the odd fish now and then with only one triple hook up of dogs.
Something was amiss! The reason would become apparent later, but we did manage to add dab, dogfish, dragonet & small huss.
Holyhead bay in August there is always a good chance of a big tope if you're prepared to sit out with a big bait ignoring all the smaller species. Mark though wanted a tope and was determined to give it his best through our anchor on the mussel beds. Fortunately he was rewarded an hour into the anchor, with a first tope and awesome PB level of 48lb 7oz, Mark also followed this tope up with an other mid 30lber. Arron Miles landed another personal best of 46lb.
We ended the day inshore where we managed to add a few smoothies, poor cod and codling to our species tally.
So from a gloomy start to the day we had a great day inshore species hunting , enjoyed by all onboard.
16 species, not bad for a change of plan ...
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01/08/2013
Fishing Report by Dave Builth
on Upholder (Amble, Northumberland)
1 Aug 2013 by Dave Builth
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August (early)Catch Report 2013
August has started with some good size cod and Pollock the average size Codling being kept is between 3lb to 6lb ,on some trips there have been more Pollock caught by some Angler than Codlings, best being caught by John Turner and weighed in at 10lb (see photo ) but there have be quite a few Pollock between 6lb to 8lb.
One Angler from Hawick had a nice Pollock of 9lb off one of the wrecks .Fire tail jelly worms and shads fished on long flowing traces seem to be the most successful .
There’s still some decent cod being caught off the rough ground best being around the 10lb mark.
For more photos and catch reports go to www.ambleboatcharter.com View Boats Page
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16/08/2013
Fishing Report by Mark Dolben
on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)
16 Aug 2013 by Mark Dolben
Report on-board My Way 2
Well after one of the best days fishing I have ever had I felt I had to write a report and tell you all about it so here goes.
It all started with a last minute booking after seeing on the My Way website (well worth a look www.goangling.co.uk) there was a space due to a cancellation at 9:30 pm the night before! It was a quick call to Gethyn and and I was booked on. Happy days!.
It was a 9am sail and we were greeted at the dock by Gethyn and his lad H on a nice sunny morning. What a difference a day makes . The day before it was blowing 30-40 mph and absolutely lashing it down which had scupper end Gethyn's original plan of a trip out to the deeps, the swell out there would be too big after the weather the previous day.It was going to be a day of species hunting inshore.
With everyone briefed on what to expect we set off to the first mark of the day, target pollock and wrasse on light gear rigs where size 1 down to size 8 hooks (for the mini species) and light spinning rods and sensor tips of which there is a great selection and top quality on board for the crew to try out or you can bring your own which I did. But Gethyn asked if I fancied a go with one of his tronixpro hto rods that he is giving away every month as prizes and boy I'm glad I did! Withh balanced gear like this an 8 oz wrase gives a good account of itself and if you hook a 2-3lb fish you've got a battle on your hands! Great fun!
It wasn't long before the the first fish of the day were hitting the deck, plenty of colourful little wrase in the shape of Ballan,cuckoo,corkwing, and my first ever goldsinney wrase. Beautiful little fish,pollock, mackerel, rock goby's Really good fun on the light gear and a very enjoyable start to the day. After that it was kettle on as we steamed out a little further to the second mark of the day, the mussel beds where some of the crew carried on with the light tackle approach, taking a selection of fish, cod,gurnard,Huss,poor cod,whiteing,dab,and dogs but there was only one thing on my mind. Tope!!
I lost what felt like a nice fish about this time last year that spat the hook after a couple of minutes (gutted) as I have been hoping and trying to bag my first tope with out success for a couple of years. On my last trip out to the deeps with Myway plenty of tope came aboard but to other anglers.Frustrating, but you can't complain too much when you're landing double figure spurdogs and bullhuss! lol
Any way Gethyn and I felt there was a chance so I baited up with fresh mackerel just snippingg off the tail fin to stop it spinning in the tide. Out it went and I sat back to wait it out. After an hour or so with no luck and the other guys having a ball pulling up double and triple shots of fish I was thinking it might not happen and I should join in on the fun with the others and it was just as Gethyn was commenting on the lack of whiteing that are usually quite prolific on this mark it happened! Like the scene out of jaws the rod tip twitched, the reel clicked once...twice and then screamed. I jumped up, grabbed the rod, flipped the reel in to gear. The rod arched over and it was fish on and what could only be an angry tope that was on its first blistering run absolutely smoking line from the reel!
I got a couple of turns back and it went again and then again and as I was gaining bit of line I thought disaster had struck again. I felt the line ping (must have been over one of the fins) and slack line. No, weight at all. I was gutted and started to reel as fast as i could to get another bait out for another go and bang! bang ! it was still on and it took off again ripping line off the reel. The fish must have charged the boat and with a mix of relief and adrenalin I got back into the fight. After another 5 minutes the tope began to tire and we got the first glimpse of it and it was huge. The biggest fish I have ever seen, let alone caught! Another few minutes and it was ready for the net. Gethyn slipped the net under the tope and it was mine! We laid it down on the deck and I was in awe, a truly impressive creature!!
She weighed in at 48lb7oz . What a fish! A few photos and we slipped her back and wached her disappear back into the depths, awesome!!
After that some of the crew wanted to get in on the action, gearing up with more fresh mackerel. It wasn't long before Arron was in to one that led us a merry dance, swimming under the boat and tangling with 5 other anglers but he kept his cool and with a bit of quick thinking and Gethyn's handy work with the scissors we had another tope on the deck 46lb, Well done mate! Another 5 minutes and it was my turn again,another cracker 30 to 35lb. I couldn't believe it. Amazing!
Then it was time for a spot of lunch (sausage, black pud and bean butties) mmmmmm!! And a move to the last mark of the day to have a go for smooth hounds of which we picked up a few in the 5-8lb range along with some other bits and pieces and some nice codling for tea, all taken on crab baits. All too soon it was time to head for home but what a cracking day and I would like to thank Gethyn and his lad H for the best day's fishing I've ever had. Cheers guys!
It goes without saying I would highly recommend a trip on Myway no matter what your age or ability. Top quality bait and tackle, rods, reels (not the battered rubbish you get on most charter boats) hand tied rigs, plenty of tea and coffee and mmm those butties! All supplied by a really knowledgable skipper who is only too happy to help. You really can't go wrong booking a day out on this boat. Just check out their web site at www.goangling.co.uk. Well, that's all for now can't Wait for next time! View Boats Page
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07/2013
Fishing Report by Dave Builth
on Upholder (Amble, Northumberland)
Jul 2013 by Dave Builth
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Catch Report July 2013
July 2013 has been a memorable month for many anglers for achieving their personal best catches.
It started on July the 5th with Lee Campbell on his first ever boat trip landing a fine Ling of 14lb on baited daylights (see photo ).
July 6th, No great numbers of fish were caught on this day but Tony Crawford from Carlisle boated a 13lb Cod which was his personal best ever cod beating his Cod of last year of 11 ½ lb, (see photo).
Andrew Mackie boated his personal best on the same trip a 15lb ling which was caught on a mackerel strip fished on a single hook on a flowing trace (see photo ).
July 7th was another memorable day for Rick Fisher from Beverley North Yorkshire when he caught his personal best fish ever a 12lb 10 oz Ling (see photo).
July 12th The Northern Powergrid SAC fished a points competition which was won as normal by John Golding with a mixed bag of Codlings Pouting, wrasse and coal fish. Heaviest fish was caught by Kevin Garside a fine 14lb Cod which is the best Cod caught on the Upholder so far this year (see Photo). Best Specimen was awarded to P Hunter with a 6lb Pollock.
The Rough ground fishing has been very good this year with an exceptional Ling 0f 12 ½ lb being caught by Ian Ragg and a Cod of 12 ½ lb being caught by Martin Marshall and yes the 12 1/2lb Cod was Martins personal best ever Cod. View Boats Page
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16/08/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
16 Aug 2013 by Rich Ward
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16.08.2013.
A new team of lads to the boat today.
Matt Haylett and some of his workmates from Blackpool constabulary joined us for their first ever trip out of Whitby.
We fished some local ground marks on the 3 and 4 mile and had a steady days fishing from start to finish with a good picking of cod and ling. No big fish today but plenty for the table. Best tactic on the day was baited daylights.
Matt and the lads are back again with us later on in the year.
Pictured is Andy Sargeant with one of his fish.
Regards
Rich. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Shy-Torque III
View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 12/05/2024 10 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Room for 10 anglers. 5.0m. Reasonable tide. Individuals very welcome. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Mon 13/05/2024 10 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 10 anglers. 4.8m. Good tide. Individuals very welcome. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Tue 14/05/2024 4 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 4 anglers. 4.5m. Excellent tide. Individuals very welcome. Dave G 2. Al W 1. Mark G 2. Brian Q 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Wed 15/05/2024 1 Space 10 Hours Room for 1 angler. 4.3m. Excellent tide. Chris Siddle 1. John Webb 2. John Wysoczanski 2. Will Bird 1. Al Sutcliffe 1. Mark Gosling 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Thu 16/05/2024 9 Spaces 10 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Room for 9 anglers. 4.4m. Excellent tide. Individuals very welcome. Bil B 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sat 18/05/2024 10 Hours Excellent wrecking tide. 4.4m. Alex Choy 8. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 26/05/2024 6 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 6 anglers. 5.2m. Ok tide. Individuals very welcome. Jamie S 2. Tony 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Wed 12/06/2024 9 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 9 anglers. Reasonable tide. 4.75m Will sail with just 4 anglers. Paul McSparron 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Fri 14/06/2024 2 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 2 after cancellation. Excellent tide 4.4m. Paul Brid 1. Al Sutcliffe 1. John Wysoczanski 1. Dave Oswin 2. Chris Siddle 1. Ivan 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Tue 18/06/2024 5 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 5 anglers. Excellent wrecking tide. 4.5m. Mike McCulley 1. Rob Moore 3. Der W 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details -
15/08/2013
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
15 Aug 2013 by Rich Ward
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15.08.2013.
David Laine and Nigel Hall and a couple of their mates joined us on Thursday this week for their second sharking trip of 2013.
The weather forecast was sadly too bad for us to get to our usual ground to try for them and we were resrtricted to fishing the 12 mile ground. We positioned the boat near to one of the wrecks on the ground and began our quest.
Sadly no sharks turned up for the boys but they did have a cracking days sport with the light gear.
They ended up with around 150 flatties and a handful of haddock, gurnard and whiting. I don't think I've ever seen as many flatties in one session!!
The lads are back again for their last shark trip on the 11th September so here's hoping on that day.
David with one of his haddock.
Cheers
Rich View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Shy-Torque III
View Full Charter AvailabilitySun 12/05/2024 10 Spaces 10 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Room for 10 anglers. 5.0m. Reasonable tide. Individuals very welcome. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Mon 13/05/2024 10 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 10 anglers. 4.8m. Good tide. Individuals very welcome. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Tue 14/05/2024 4 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 4 anglers. 4.5m. Excellent tide. Individuals very welcome. Dave G 2. Al W 1. Mark G 2. Brian Q 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Wed 15/05/2024 1 Space 10 Hours Room for 1 angler. 4.3m. Excellent tide. Chris Siddle 1. John Webb 2. John Wysoczanski 2. Will Bird 1. Al Sutcliffe 1. Mark Gosling 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Thu 16/05/2024 9 Spaces 10 Hours Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Room for 9 anglers. 4.4m. Excellent tide. Individuals very welcome. Bil B 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Sat 18/05/2024 10 Hours Excellent wrecking tide. 4.4m. Alex Choy 8. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 26/05/2024 6 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 6 anglers. 5.2m. Ok tide. Individuals very welcome. Jamie S 2. Tony 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Wed 12/06/2024 9 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 9 anglers. Reasonable tide. 4.75m Will sail with just 4 anglers. Paul McSparron 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Fri 14/06/2024 2 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 2 after cancellation. Excellent tide 4.4m. Paul Brid 1. Al Sutcliffe 1. John Wysoczanski 1. Dave Oswin 2. Chris Siddle 1. Ivan 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.View details Tue 18/06/2024 5 Spaces 10 Hours Room for 5 anglers. Excellent wrecking tide. 4.5m. Mike McCulley 1. Rob Moore 3. Der W 1. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Mackerel / Pollock.View details -
08/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Aug 2013 by Colin Penny
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FLAMER IV FISHY NEWS AUGUST 2013 - Pictured is Darren Latimer age 27 from Sussex, with the Undulate Ray weighing 13Ib 8oz he landed while fishing at anchor on a bank. Darren was using his dads new Atrico X Power rod.Darren was using a flowing trace and 6/0 hook baited with a Mackerel flapper.The Ray was realeased alive.Darren also caught a 10Ib Bull Huss.During the same trip lots of Tope were caught keeping the action on the go. Lately the Reef/Bank Action has produced many good Rays and Tope along with Bull Huss,Congers and Bream. SO DON'T MISS OUT.
THE NEXT REEF/BANK TRIPS ON FLAMER IV WITH PLACES AVAILABLE ARE August 21st,22nd,25th,also there are Places available on Bream and Plaice trips on August 24th and 27th. View Boats Page
