Charter Boat: Galloper
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Boat and Skipper Details
We have recently purchased a blyth 33 catamaran powered by two 8.2litre doosan engines capable of cruising 16-18knts with a flat out speed over 23knts. the blyth catamaran is a fast modern boat comfortable both at anchor and under steam. She has some indoor seating a toilet accessible at deck level and spray cover to keep you drier and more comfortable. we have a live well on deck and seating for more than 10 people on deck.
with a beam of 5 meters there is loads of deck room even with 10 anglers on board.
WE ARE AVAILABLE TO TAKE BOOKINGS 7 DAYS A WEEKS 12 MONTHS OF THE YEAR
most trips run from 6-7.30am untill 16.00-17.00 at night although if you book the boat we can arrange times around you. we also offer night trips from 1600-12.30am at night and evening trips in the river from 1600-2000hrs in the estuary. these are available upon request and we can arrange trips to suit your requirements.
we have hire tackle available with penn fixed spool reels at £10 per rod per day.
for further information available dates, gallery, weekly reports and more please visit my website www.essexseafishing.co.uk
I have fished since I could hold a rod and grew up aboard my dads charter boats in the 90's. as I got older I took my Orkney longliner out and my dads boats when I got the chance. I am obsessed with fishing I have no other real hobbies and just about any free time I have is devoted to fishing related activities. This may sound a bit sad but as I enjoy all kinds of fishing I have little time for anything else. My real passion is for sea angling but if I had more time I would like to spend a little more time fresh water fishing aswell. the first 'Galloper' was bought by myself and my dad back in 2007.she was a brinkliner 28 and kept me busy for a couple of years. My wife stacey and i bought the second 'Galloper' back in march 2009 she was an aquastar 33 and we ran her untill 2013 when we bought our evolution 33 also named 'galloper' and the evolution did very well over the next six and a half years.
early in 2019 we bought a blyth 33 and spent 10 months completely overhauling her to bring her up to the standard we like to give our customers. the bltyh catamaran is a vary stable and spacious platform which is very popular with the anglers for her speed, room and stability.
i look forward to many good trips aboard her over the coming years. Although I'm only in my 30'sI have plenty of experience as a skipper as before all of this i was running my dads boats since I got my Yachtmasters Offshore licence when I was 17 so I HAVE NOW BEEN A QUALIFIED CHARTER SKIPPER FOR OVER 20 YEARS before that I was taking his boat out with my grandad or brothers or friends whenever I could. I like to think that all of this along with many holidays spent fishing other venues has helped make me one of the most experienced skippers around.
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Upcoming Individual Spaces on Galloper
| Sun 28/09/2025 | 1 Space | 12 Hours | £325.00pp |
Bluefin Tuna.
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| Mon 29/09/2025 | 1 Space | 12 Hours | £325.00pp |
Bluefin Tuna.
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| Sat 04/10/2025 | 1 Space | 10 Hours | £60.00pp |
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| Sun 05/10/2025 | 4 Spaces | £60.00pp |
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| Thu 16/10/2025 | £115.00pp |
Offshore bass fishing
Bass.
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| Sun 19/10/2025 | 9 Spaces | 10 Hours | £60.00pp |
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| Sat 01/11/2025 | 6 Spaces | £115.00pp |
Offshore bass fishing
Bass.
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| Sat 08/11/2025 | 7 Spaces | £60.00pp |
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| Fri 14/11/2025 | 7 Spaces | 12 Hours | £115.00pp |
Offshore bass fishing
Bass.
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| Sat 15/11/2025 | 1 Space | 12 Hours | £115.00pp |
Offshore bass fishing
Bass.
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| Sat 29/11/2025 | 7 Spaces | 12 Hours | £115.00pp |
Bass.
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| Sat 06/12/2025 | 7 Spaces | £60.00pp |
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| Sat 13/12/2025 | 4 Spaces | 12 Hours | £100.00pp |
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Reviews
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Aaron Stevens (24/04/2021)
First time out with scot and had an amazing day ! Very professional and aware or everything happening throughout the day,
Ready to help and assisted at a secondary notice!
The boat was spotless and he had no problems finding the fish ! 5 starts well earnt ! Will be back !Skippers Reponse: cheers Aaron, glad you had a nice day. look forwards to seeing you again.
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Nick Hills (24/11/2019)
Another great days fishing aboard Galloper with Thornbacks and whiting plus a pb for Kaz! Cheers Scott see you next week (don’t forget my worms)
Skippers Reponse: glad you enjoyed it nick. see you at the weekend.
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Nick Hills (03/11/2019)
Thanks Scott fantastic days fishing on your new boat. Can’t wait for the next trip out with the boys.
Skippers Reponse: glad you enjoyed it nick, nice to see you getting back into it. see you next time.
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Greg Mallia (07/04/2019)
Excellent Skipper went with two non fisherman friends and he could not do enough to help them, which let me get on with my fishing. Mind you think I should have got some help as they caught more than me.
Skippers Reponse: i'm glad you enjoyed your day Greg. thank you for taking the time to review your experience. best leave the others behind next time!!
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Simon Lewis (11/11/2018)
We had a fantastic day out fishing with Scott. Very friendly and extremely helpful to us novices. Coffee and tea served regularly throughout the day. All in all, one brilliant day and will definitely be going again.
Cheers Scott, you made my mates 60th birthday present a memorable one
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Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 48 Species have been caught onboard Galloper, including: Anchovy | Ballan Wrasse | Bass | Black Goby | Black Sea Bream | Blonde Ray | Blue Shark | Blue Skate | Bluefin Tuna | Brill | Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) | Cod | Common Skate | Conger Eel | Dab | Dover Sole | European Eel | Five bearded rockling | Garfish | Greater Weever | Grey Gurnard | Haddock | Herring | Lesser Spotted Dogfish | Lesser Weever | Lobster | Mackerel | Pilchard | Plaice | Pollock | Porbeagle | Red Gurnard | Scad | Shore Rockling | Smooth-hound | Sole (Common) | Spider Crab | Spotted Ray | Spurdog | Starry Smooth-hound | Stingray (Common) | Thin-Lipped Grey Mullet | Thornback Ray | Tompot Blenny | Tope | Tub Gurnard | Turbot | Whiting
Latest Catches 1,426 photos uploaded
2 oz Thin-Lipped Grey Mullet
23-Aug-2025
2 oz Tope
16-Jul-2025
2 oz Tope
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2 oz Tope
16-Jul-2025
2 oz Tope
16-Jul-2025
2 oz Tope
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2 oz Bass
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22-Jun-2025Latest Fishing Reports and News
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16/09/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
16 Sep 2025 by Scott Belbin
We might be chasing tuna currently but it won't be long before we are back in Essex chasing those autumn bass. The first couple of months of our offshore bass season were prolific and this bodes well for the autumn run when the bass are feeding hard. We will be targeting bass offshore on most tides throughout October and November and even early December. On a range of methods from lures and lives on the drift to worms at anchor depending on conditions.
We have availability for general trips too.
Not all available dates advertised
Next available dates
04/10- 1 space @ £60pp
05/10- 4 spaces @ £60pp
16/10 - offshore bass fishing 7 spaces @ £100pp
19/10 - 8 spaces @ £60pp
26/10- offshore bass fishing boat available for individuals
Please call 07956411528 for more information and other available dates
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01/09/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
1 Sep 2025 by Scott Belbin
We've enjoyed our first few days joining the tuna party down in Cornwall. The journey down was far from flat calm but but Galloper powered down there regardless. We made great time and got the tides just about perfect. For a huge chunk of the trip the big doosans were pushing us along at 18-20knt and so we did the journey in 20hrs.
Although the weather wasn't perfect for our first few trips and we had to work for the fish but we managed to put the lads on a few and got off to a great start. Falmouth did us proud offering the shelter and the fishing we needed. Let's hope we the rest of the season is as kind to us.
Thanks to those who have already joined us. Alex you made the trip down and the first few days easier and Barry for your help (including the grapes). I can't wait to share the rest of the adventure with those who are joining us over the next few weeks.
I have one individual space left for the 12/09 other than that I'm currently fully booked for the rest of the season.
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21/08/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
21 Aug 2025 by Scott Belbin
Walking down to Galloper this morning and seeing the outriggers set up really gets me excited ahead of our tuna fishing. We start next week and I can't wait to join the party.
I'm really grateful about how quickly our dates have filled up this year. Everyone from last year has booked again for this year so hopefully we offered a great experience. we added a load of extra dates this year too most are full however we currently have the following availability for tuna fishing from Falmouth. These dates have been offered to people but it's first come first served if you want to join us.
Available dates for tuna from Falmouth
29/08- boat available
12/09- 1 space @ £260
23/09- boat available
Of course all tackle included with a fighting chair and outfits, standup outfits and spinning and popping gear.
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19/08/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
19 Aug 2025 by Scott Belbin
Finally I have a spare minute to get an update on here. It's been very hectic lately with cracking weather and great fishing I've been flat out. In-between that I'm preparing everything for tuna fishing which w start next week!!
Thankfully there isn't too much to do as we set most things up last year. Just the usual boat prep and maintenance, things like new leaders on the reels and a few additional outfits to set up for popping and spinning ect.
While I was servicing the engines the mullet were begging to be caught so while I waited for a filter to drain I had a few casts and soon nicked one of the greedy thinlips. Not to be outshone Stanley was desperate to catch a mullet too so the next day (and about 20 bass later) he had one from the shore! You can see how pleased he was.
In just a few days time we will leave these Essex bone fish, the hounds and bass behind to chase big game fish in Cornwall again. We're looking forward to chasing monsters and making dreams come true again.
Most of our tuna season is now full however I have two days remaining currently
29/08- boat available for tuna fishing from Falmouth
23/09- boat available for tuna fishing from Falmouth
I have offered these to several people however it's a first come first served basis so please get in touch if you want to join us.
We can offer standup outfits, chair outfits and spinning gear.
Please call 07956411528 for more information
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10/08/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
10 Aug 2025 by Scott Belbin
We had a lovely group out the other day, a mixed bag of regulars and beginners with some lovely weather too. I think the likes of Alex and Steve enjoyed a change from being offshore too. There were some decent fish showing amongst them with a few around the double figure mark. Martin even snuck a tub gurnard out as a little bonus.
We should have a nice run on the hounds again over the next few weeks before the majority leave the inshore grounds.
The bass will hang around offshore until December though.
I have limited availability before I head to Cornwall for the tuna and plenty of availablity for the autumn bass and more when I return.
Next spaces
17/08- land of no fish £115pp
21/08- Clacton air show 3 spaces @ £60pp
24/08- 3 spaces @ £60pp
25/08- boat available
29/08- boat available for tuna fishing from Falmouth
05/09- boat available for tuna fishing from Falmouth
22/09- boat available for tuna fishing from Falmouth
23/09- boat available for tuna fishing from Falmouth
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information
