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
| Sat 16/08/2025 | 1 Space | 12 Hours | £115.00pp |
Bass.
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| Sun 17/08/2025 | 3 Spaces | 12 Hours | £115.00pp |
Bass / Brill / Greater Weever / Grey Gurnard / Lesser Spotted Dogfish.
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| Thu 21/08/2025 | 10 Spaces | £60.00pp |
Clacton air show
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| Sat 11/10/2025 | 3 Spaces | 12 Hours | £100.00pp |
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| Sat 25/10/2025 | 1 Space | 12 Hours | £100.00pp |
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| Sat 15/11/2025 | 1 Space | 12 Hours | £100.00pp |
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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: 47 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) | Thornback Ray | Tompot Blenny | Tope | Tub Gurnard | Turbot | Whiting
Latest Catches 1,425 photos uploaded
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15-Jun-2025Latest Fishing Reports and News
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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 -
08/08/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
8 Aug 2025 by Scott Belbin
We had a break from the bass fishing offshore the other day. After seeing quite a lot over the past few weeks some of us might have overdosed on bass.
We planned a run off to 'the land of no fish ' where we can catch anything and everything.
To be honest it was a bit nautical out there but the forecast was to decrease.
Considering the conditions we we comfortable and able to fish nicely.
Mackerel are normally abundant off there but I reckon the weather had broken them up a bit. Thankfully we found enough for bait and a few jumbos for dinner too.
The bottom fishing could have been better to start with. We had some gurnards throughout the day. Mostly tubs but a decent red gurnard for Stanley too.
The lads were very pleased to see several dogfish though as I think they have been missing them lately!
Over slack we tried a different mark and had pouting, scad, mackerel and whiting. The conditions weren't really ideal for here though as the drift was too fast.
Once the tide was back underway we decided to go a little further to another area for a few drifts. With the turn of the tide came the sunshine and the wind dropped away.
We had a few lovely drifts on this mark catching lots of greater weaver fish, gurnard, mackerel and more including a cuttlefish for Kevin. We didn't get the turbot we hoped for but everything felt right. We were tempted to put another drift in but instead decided to head home and stop for bass on the way. The wreck we stopped on was alive with them and in two short drifts we had our quota to end a lovely day.
I'm hoping to head off there again soon. This is a great place for different species and although things like the greater weaver are common there anything is possible. We've had all sorts over the years.
If you want to join us for a trip like this, general trip, offshore bass from brightlingsea or even tuna fishing from Falmouth please get in touch.
Next spaces
17/08- land of no fish -5 spaces @ £115pp
18/08- offshore bass 1 space @ £115pp
21/08- Clacton air show 4 spaces @ £60pp
24/08- 7 spaces @ £60pp
25/08- boat available
Not all dates advertised
Please call 07956411528 for more information -
06/08/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
6 Aug 2025 by Scott Belbin
We've still been seeing some cracking bass offshore recently. These two came on worm baits but we had some on lures too. Fish ranging from undersized to these lovely fish on this trip and a few other bits and bobs too including hounds. The tides are building nicely again now and I look forward to finding more bass, hounds and more over the coming weeks.
Next spaces are tomorrow then I have nothing available for a few days
Next spaces
07/08-5 spaces @ £60pp
13/08- boat available
15/08- boat available
17/08- land of no fish 5 spaces @ £115pp
18/08- offshore bass 1 space @ £115pp
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information -
04/08/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
4 Aug 2025 by Scott Belbin
Thought I'd best do a quick tuna reminder while I'm on a inshore trip today. Most of our dates went very quickly and Im currently waiting for a few people to come back to me but I currently have the following dates left from Falmouth.
We can offer you a great setup for these amazing fish with all the usual stuff plus some advantages such as
A fighting chair and 4 x 130lb class chair outfits
The stability and seakeeping of a large catamaran
4 x 80-130lb class standup outfits
As well as Popping and spinning gear
Galloper also boasts 1m heigh rails all around her and lots of access around the wheelhouse.
Remaining dates from Falmouth
29/08
04/09
07/09
22/09
23/09
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31/07/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
31 Jul 2025 by Scott Belbin
There's still been great numbers of bass on both offshore and general trips lately. Although we're getting really good numbers on the general trips of course the offshore ones are producing great numbers of fish on lures and baits.
I've got spaces for offshore bass trips from tomorrow and spaces on general trips next week and availability next month.
We have a few days left for our tuna season in Falmouth too.
Next spaces as follows
01/08- offshore bass fishing 4 spaces @ £115pp
03/08- offshore bass fishing 1 space @ £115pp
04/08- 6 spaces @ £60pp
07/08- 6 spaces @ £60pp
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information
