Charter Boat: Mistress

Boat and Skipper Details

Licensed For: up to 8 passengers
Code Of Practice: 60 Miles
Hours: 10hr / 12hr / Multiple Days Trips
Type of Fishing: Inshore & Offshore Wreck (Drifting and Anchoring) & Reef, Winter Uptiding, Shark Fishing, Species Hunts & Evening/ Night Trips
Tackle Available: Yes - Contact Skipper
Bait Available: Yes - Contact Skipper
Boat Specification: Fast Offshore 105
Facilities: Tea/ Coffee, Toilet facilities available,
Additional Description:

Mistress has been sponsored by Daiwa from the beginning of 2013. Daiwa have kindly given us a selection of their excellent, quality tackle for our anglers to try.

Mistress is a Fast Offshore 105 powered by a brand new 420hp Iveco NEF67 Turbo Diesel engine. Giving her a top speed of well over 20 knots. Therefore we can get to all those fishing marks inshore fast or push offshore if we really need to.

Mistress & Skipper Rich are licensed and Insured to carry 12 passengers and 2 crew, allowing us to operate within 60 miles of Whitby, all year round. **We have chosen to limit our trips to maximum of 8 passengers, purely to give everyone more space, and less chance of tangled lines. It gives me more time and space to assist everyone too.**

There is plenty of space onboard Mistress and ample seating is provided for our anglers’ comfort whilst cruising. There is a large bait & filleting station fitted which will also hold up to 12 fishing rods. Rod rests are also fitted to the rails for our anglers use.

Mistress has been fitted with the absolute very latest navigation equipment, we have the latest platinum cards in out plotters and a Maxsea TZ 3D bottom mapping plotter, Giving pin-point accuracy when locating wrecks or prominent fish holding features on the many reefs we fish here at Whitby.

Trips are generally 10 hours in length,
The shorter 2 & 3 trips may be catered for during the evenings throughout the summer, with us offering specialist light gear trips and will require a minimum of 6 anglers and also 6 hour night uptiding trips in winter.

Mistress Skipper Rich Cope's Photo
About the Skipper:

I Have been boat angling since I was 7 years old, and I'm keener now than I ever have been! I have over 25 years of local knowledge and experience of the wrecks, reefs and fishing grounds here at Whitby, I am 100% committed to my charters and give 110% effort every time. Im friendly & patient and always at hand to give guidance, assistance and advice.

I take a pride in my boat and the service I provide. All hire tackle is top quality Daiwa multipliers filled with braid line coupled to matching well balanced Daiwa rods.

*** Whitby Charter Skippers Association 2023 Competition Dates ***
Spring Competition - 18/4/2 - 4/5/2
Summer Festival - 27/6/2 - 19/7/2
Late Summer - 29/8/2 - 13/

RNLI charity match 14/6/2

These events are extremely popular, please book early and get the best tides!!!!

Follow Mistress on Facebook - Mistress Sea Angling Charters &
Twitter @MistressFishing

Contact me by
PHONING 07977 436903 or
E-MAIL seafishingwhitby@hotmail.co.uk for bookings, - All the best, Rich

NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR 2023 - BOOK EARLY TO GET THE BEST TIDES!!!

This Charter has been listed as Suitable for Diving Trips. Contact the Skipper for full details.

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Reviews

Summary:

5-star 156
4-star 1
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  • 5-star peter mccullagh (16/11/2023)

    Had an uptiding trip On the Mistress, with Rich, the skipper doing a very efficient job of getting us to the fish moving from mark to mark depending on the tide and currents and putting us on the fish. With some of the guys better than others at extracting the cod (and pouting) Always very helpful and attentative with the lesser experienced anglers.Everyone went home happy.

    Skippers Reponse: Thanks for your review mate, I look forward to seeing you again soon, all the very best, Rich

  • 5-star peter mccullagh (15/04/2021)

    First trip out since lockdown last year... boy was I looking forward to it. Bitterly cold in the morning before we set off but a beautiful day it turnd out to be.The water still hadn't cleared so we went uptiding and we all caught fish. some people using a "lasso " method...., he did say the pennel hook was in its mouth..I caught my usual pouting and as usual went back to grow into a record fish then I won't mind catching it. I am booked for the summer festival in July but I'll bet I am back onboard with Rich before then ( If I can get a booking !) Can't wait for the shadding.

    Skippers Reponse: Thanks peter, i enjoyed my 1st day back too, made better by the quality gents we had onboard! I look forward to seeing you soon mate, and we'll defo get that insure light line trip going this year!

  • 5-star Natalie Day (02/09/2019)

    We had a fantastic morning with Rich saw 9 Whales and caught some mackerel on the way back Brilliant thank you

  • 5-star Natalie Day (02/09/2019)

    Memorable fantastic day

  • 5-star Alex Murray (19/03/2019)

    THE best charter out of Whitby. There is no one else I would go with. Rich never fails to put us on the fish.

    Skippers Reponse: Thanks Alex, always a pleasure having you fish with us, see you again soon mate.

Bait & Tackle

Latest Catches 757 photos uploaded

Andy Simpson

6 lb 6 oz Cod

14-Nov-2023
Iain Robb

6 lb 14 oz Cod

14-Nov-2023
Paul Whiting

10 lb 12 oz Cod

15-Apr-2023
Adam Feetenby

4 lb 8 oz Cod

12-Mar-2023
Rob Cunningham

7 lb Cod

12-Mar-2023
Lee Durrant

6 lb 12 oz Cod

12-Mar-2023
Alan Keys

12 lb Cod

12-Mar-2023
Rob Gilling

4 lb Cod

7-Feb-2023
Paul Pierrepont

10 lb 8 oz Cod

28-Dec-2020
Ken wood from Malton

5 oz Short-spined Sea Scorpion

23-Jan-2020
Ken wood from Malton

5 lb Cod

23-Jan-2020
Bob from Mablethorpe

6 lb Cod

23-Jan-2020
Alan from akworth

4 lb 7 oz Cod

24-Jan-2020
Nick Feno from Guisborough

5 lb Cod

19-Jan-2020
Martin Hoole from akworth

4 lb 7 oz Coalfish (Coley/Saithe)

24-Jan-2020
Ash from Leicester

6 lb 7 oz Cod

25-Jan-2020

Latest Fishing Reports and News

  • 28/02/2024 Fishing Report by Rich Cope

    28 Feb 2024 by Rich Cope

    1st day back at sea today for 2024.

    Having seen recent reports from the other local skippers, I had a feeling it was going to be hard work. It was!

    As always we moved plenty hitting some of my favourite marks, litterally taking one or two a mark before moving on, eventually as the flood bent through later in the trip, we managed a few small flurries of fish.

    Mistress regular Rob from york get the best 2 fish of the day both bouncing 7½/8lb on the boat scales, his mate Dan got another nice fish 5/6lb. The rest of the catch was made up of the usual mops, pout, whiting and a solitary doggo.

    A tough day but some nice fish to show for our efforts.

    If you fancy a trip with me, give me a call on 07977 436 903 if you can't get through please leave a text or WhatsApp and I'll get back to you ASAP

    Tight lines Rich

  • 02/12/2023 Fishing Report by Rich Cope

    2 Dec 2023 by Rich Cope

    Today was the last day in the WCSA Winter Uptide Competition.

    Sadly we lost 6 days to bad weather so only 3 days fished,
    Saturday 2nd, saw us venture a good way south to a few spots i visit when conditions are right.

    We managed some very nice cod with a couple over 7lb and a nice ling of 8lb 6oz for Mistress regular Rob Gilling from Middlesbrough, who has taken 1st place this year!
    Well done mate!

    I'd also like to extend a huge thankyou to everyone taking part in this years competition, without your continued support we wouldnt be able to.hold these events.

    I hope you all have a great Christmas and new year.

    If you fancy joining me for a trip, please give me a call on 07977 436 903 if you can't get through please leave a text or WhatsApp and I'll get back to you ASAP.

    Tight lines Rich

  • 17/11/2023 Fishing Report by Rich Cope

    17 Nov 2023 by Rich Cope

    We managed another nice day at sea yesterday, making the most of the settled weather.

    We covered some miles yesterday heading to some ground we havent been near since last winter, so hopes were high for some good fishing. I'd been plagued by an absolute walrus of a seal the previous day too which also swayed my decision to head the other way!

    The tide was just starting to run as we arrived and we got off to a slow start, despite moving about we were only taking a handful of bits each stop with the odd better fish thrown in.

    I used the last of the ebb to run back north for the start of the flood, which turned out to.be a good decision!.
    The last 2 and half hours fished well for us, with everybody getting some sport.

    We counted up 40-50 fish for the day, only keeping the 3-5lb stuff, lots of tid codlings returned again.
    I'm hoping the bigger ones will start showing once the water cools a bit further.

    If you fancy joining me for a trip, please give me a call on 07977 436 903, if you cant get through please leave a text or WhatsApp and I'll get back to you ASAP

    Tight lines Rich

  • 16/11/2023 Fishing Report by Rich Cope

    16 Nov 2023 by Rich Cope

    What a great few days of settled weather we're having at the minute!

    We sailed again yesterday with a handful of regulars, the tide took a bit of time in getting going, but once it did we settled in for some great sport.

    The lads all picked away steady keeping a few each of the better stamp of fish and returning plenty.

    Squid and worm being the most popular bait, but cart and squid cocktail taking a few too.

    Coming up we've the WCSA uptide festival, initially it booked up straight away, but in the last couple of days weve had some cancelled spots,
    So:
    25/11 - 1 place available
    1/12 - 1 place available
    2/12 - 3 places available

    If you fancy joining me for a trip, give me a call on 07977 436 903, if you cant get through please leave a text or WhatsApp message and I'll get back to you ASAP!

    Tight lines Rich

  • 14/11/2023 Fishing Report by Rich Cope

    14 Nov 2023 by Rich Cope

    Yesterday saw a new event here at whitby. Rich Ward owner/skipper of Shy Torque, put together a few boats in organising a multiple county police uptide/downtide/side plopping competition.

    It was meant to.be over 2 days, but sadly we lost the 1st day to weather, and quite a few anglers dropped out, the 4 boats, Alliance, ourselves, Sea urchin 3 and Shy Torque all sailed on the 2nd day with 4 or 5 anglers a piece in a growing sea.

    We had to work hard as the fish werent biting as hard as we'd expect on such a good tide, we moved plenty as bites dried up. Luckily it paid of for us, we had winner Iain Robb aboard who managed to boat 10 nice Cod, and a couple of other bits to amass 1191 points.
    Iain also got the biggest fish of the day at a shade under 7lb.
    We had others in the 5lb and 6lb bracket too. There were plenty of just size fish that were returned.

    All in all a very nice relaxed day at sea,

    If you fancy a trip with me over the winter period, give me a call on 07977 436 903, if you cant get through please leave a text or WhatsApp and I'll get back to you ASAP.

    Tight lines Rich